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Show Junior Colleges Theme Lecture DALLAS, Texas (CPS) California Cali-fornia has one of the most progressive pro-gressive junior college systems in the nation. TODAY THE system encompasses encom-passes 84 per cent of all freshman fresh-man and sophomore students in California public higher education, educa-tion, and estimates for future enrollments range as high as 90 per cent of all entering students. Bill Priest, speaking at the 45th annual convention of the American Association of Junior Colleges, does not believe, however, how-ever, that junior colleges will eliminate the first two years at regular institutions. PRIEST, FORMER president of American River Junior College Col-lege in Sacramento, California, explained that "freshman and sophomore classes are needed on four-year campuses to create the proper atmosphere.'' Status is one of the greatst barriers the junior college has to hurdle, Priest said. "MOTHERS AND fathers want their children to go to their alma mater and this hurts us. Clark Kerr, president of the University of California, had to assure his alumni 'there will always be a freshman class at Gal.' " Student identity, a smaller size and open channels of communication communi-cation are advantages which the junior college, however, has over a college or university, Priest said. HE ALSO CITED the advantages advan-tages brought by the legislation which regulates the founding o' junior colleges. |