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Show First College Meet Set out in force, we may not only be a significant pressure group, but the students may be able to elect their own delegates to state and national posts." Attending the convention, will be representatives from most Utah universities and small colleges including in-cluding Brigham Young University and Utah State University. University of Utah ASUU will host the first Utah College Convention, Conven-tion, to help train college students in the techniques of political action for higher education, said Jeff Swinton, chairman of the project. Scheduled for April 20, the Utah College Convention will bring together to-gether representatives from all Utah college campuses. The convention con-vention is "a means for training students how to go into mass meetings meet-ings and get themselves elected as delegates or get men who will support higher education as delegates," dele-gates," said Swinton. Show of Power The convention will be a show of effective student power ii a statewide state-wide program can be established, he said. Part of an idea by ASUU President Presi-dent John Kesler, the project aims at affecting local, state, and national na-tional policies for the cause of higher education. The convention was organized to train representatives to the ways of mass meetings so that they could teach others. Although the list of participants is not complete, faculty members and political dignitaries will help in the instruction. The convention, scheduled to last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include discussions on the need for united students, presentation of convention conven-tion goals, and discussion of problems prob-lems that students should have a voice in. "The convention," said Swinton, "gives a basis to start from the ground level instead of waiting until un-til officials have been elected and then start lobbying for education." Student Voice Needed Because of rising student interest in governmental policies on state and national levels, Swinton believes be-lieves that a need for student participation par-ticipation in policy making is imperative. im-perative. He saw immediate involvement not only with electing delegates from mass conventions but with presidential elections as well. President Kesler stated, "If students stu-dents can become organized and carry the message for higher education edu-cation to their mass meeetings, they may significantly influence both political parties." "If students," he continued, "turn |
