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Show Dixie College Opens Monday With Smaller Enrolment Reported Boys' Proportion of Enrolment Far Higher Than Anticipated Pres. Glenn E. Snow introduced the faculty and the student body bfficers to the students in the opening assembly on Wednesday morning at the Dixie college. Students registered Monday, and classes began Tuesday. The first three days of registration regis-tration showed a marked decrease de-crease over last year in both the upper and lower divisions. The sophomore class, or prospective ' high school graduates, is the only group to hold its own. It was expected that there would be a shortage of boys in the upper division, but the boys available are making good use of their educational advantages; and the girls outnumber the boys by only four in the first three days of registration. The greatest unexpected un-expected drop is in the freshman class, the Woodward graduates of last spring. Only 21 students from Washington Wash-ington county have registered in the upper division, the remaining students coming from six other counties in Utah and from Arizona Ari-zona and Nevada. An analysis of the situation indicates in-dicates that while many of the prospective students are in the service or in essential defense jobs, a great many are out because be-cause of the mere lore of money or because they cannot see far enough into the future. It is possible, pos-sible, also, that others may feel that it is unpatriotic to go to school in these times. The following statement from War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt may be enlightening enlight-ening to students- who should be in school, also to their parents: For those of school age "Schooling "School-ing is of first importance; employment em-ployment secondary. School Youth Not Included "In-school youth should not be included in any employment plan when other sources of labor are available; employment of such youth should be proportionately curtailed as other labor becomes available. "All state and federal child labor la-bor and school attendance laws and regulations should be respected. re-spected. "Students under fourteen should not be employed as part of the labor force (i. e., in non-agricultural, commercial, or industrial work ) . "Students fourten and fifteen years old should not engage in any work that would preclude a regular and complete school schedule sched-ule of class work and study. "Students sixteen and seventeen seven-teen years old should not exceed four hours of employment on school days, 28 hours weekly during dur-ing school sessions and 48 hours when school is closed. No evening eve-ning employment beyond 10 p.m., should be allowed. "Work- and age certificates should be required, also consent of parents and evidence of physical physi-cal fitness. "The U. S. Employment Service should contact employers in the community, determine their job requirements, and examine work-incr work-incr conditions. A school repre sentative should follow up students stu-dents on the job to determine the probable effect of the work on school progress, health and well-being". well-being". The college faculty will conduct the assembly program given Friday Fri-day at 11 a. m. The public is invited. The opening of the college year will be in the nature of a dance Friday evening. Classes will hold their elections elec-tions next Wednesday, following which student officer vacancies will be filled. Not returning to school are: K. D. Williams, student stu-dent president, who is in the service; and Willard Stratton, Boys' club president,' who expects ex-pects to get his military call soon. |