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Show Summer enrollment highest ever at college CEDAR CITY -Summer quarter enrollment at Southern Utah State College is the highest ever, the result college officials say of the wide variety of academic courses, special conferences con-ferences and workshops being offered. Academic head count is up 60 students or 12 percent over last summer's sum-mer's figures according to Ward S. Robb, college registrar, but that's only part of the story. "In addition to SUSC's 561 regular students, another 3,500 persons have been on campus to date this usmmer for various other activities," Phillip C. Carter, assistant vice president for academic programs, said. "They've attended cheerleading and football camps, the college's Second Annual Reading Conference, and a number of other activities, ac-tivities, from the new and highly successful Distinguished Lecture Series to special programs planned to coincide with the Utah Shakespearean Festival." Over 30,000 persons will attend the Utah Shakespearean Festival this summer and many of them, Dr. Carter said, will take advantage of the short workshops and seminars offered during their stay. According to summer quarter statistics there are 209 freshmen, 83 sophomores, 88 juniors and 181 seniors attending SUSC. Another 113 enrolled in the SUSC-Utah SUSC-Utah State University Cooperative Masters Program and are counted on USU rolls. "Enrollment in the graduate program is up this year also," Carter said, "and will be somewhat higher after an upcoming workshop on school supervisory practices." "Academic enrollment has been especially good in a fine arts block for elementary teachers offered earlier this summer, in the concentrated con-centrated organic and inorganic chemistry programs, and in the archeological field school," he said. A major thrust of the SUSC program this summer has been to offer something of interest for everyone. "The Southern Utah Fine Arts Festival was a great success," Carter said, "with several recital hall productions played to capacity crowds." Sponsored jointly by SUSC and the Utah Arts Council, the festival with its very popular Children's Yard is planned to be an annual affair. Elderhostel, a national educational program for senior citizens, is now underway at SUSC. "This summer has been especially well planned for all ages, from Elderhostel programs in the liberal arts and sciences to the Arts Festival face-painting and hands-on activities for the youngsters," the assistant vice president said. The total number of campus . visitors will be increased with upcoming offerings that include a secondElderhostel section, Aug. 8-14; Institute In-stitute for Gifted and Talented Students, Aug. 16-20; Soccer Academy of the West, Aug. 1-6 and 8-13; 8-13; Improvement of School Systems Program on Energy-Water, Aug. 9-13; 9-13; Lifetime Sports: Health and Recreation Workshop, Aug. 9-20; and a Micro Computer |