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Show Page 10 $ Should My Child Go To College? by Virginia Swenson practicing social skills are Reprinted from the Granite Home-SchoInterchange. With high school graduation out of the way, the question of whether a child should go to college is one each parent will ask ol himself. financial pressures or a tempting job offer cause him to take a job rather than continue in school? Will an Will early marriage influence the decision? Will vocational training help him meet his goals more effectively than a broad general education? Can the richness of college experience be compensated for reading and through travel? Too, how much influnce do parents have on their child's decision, and how flexible must self-directe- presented It is a good financial investment for most CAN AFFORD TO SEND TO COLLEGE OR I MY CHILD VOCATIONAL SCHOOL? published tuition and fees for the school 1972-7vary widely, but year seem to average much less than national averages of from $1,637 for students commuting to public two-yea- r institutions to $3,279 per year for resident students at private four-yea- r institutions. IN UTAH, During their high school years, students have time and opportunity to identify their career interests and qualifications. Most schools offer a career guidance workshop or help from qualified counselors. From such counselors and workshops students can obtain information about demands of the job market. It is nine-mont- h 3 $5 - $50 - Bridgerland Area Vocational Center considerations: they felt she just couldn't compete academically. This attitude was transmitted to Jill, so she failed to take some of the courses required for college entrance. Toward the end of the her junior year in high school, she excelled in speech and drama, her academic grades improved, she had a strong desire to go on to Southern Utah State College. She made it - but it required picking up an extra unit in algebra and other adjustments she could have made earlier, or avoided altogether. Her brother, John, had always excelled academically. His parents started a "college account" for him when he as promoted from junior high, to which he added his summer work earnings. But, in his senior year his part-tim- e employer made him such an attractive offer of a fulltime job upon graduation that he decided that college wasn't that important for him. Plans should remain flexible investigation through the years should precede a final cooperative decision by parents and the young predicted that 80 percent of all jobs in the future will require less than four years of college, so a are: It's expensive It'stime consuming $175 training, but not necessarily work toward a college post-high-scho- There are many excellent schools in this area offering specialized training - schools which prepare for employment a business, cosmetology, data processing, and many other fields. Parents can encourage and worry, but they shouldn't make the big decision. All colleges have unhappy frustrated students who are there only to fulfill Mom and Dad's dream. The best you can do is investigate possibilities and alternatives with your young adult you can to help finance the training he or she chooses. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education gives this advice for people facing the important decision of whether to go to and prepare - if - college: Make the decision carefully, also weighing alternatives that can lead to satisfying and rewarding careers. Seek broad training in college instead of specializing unless, of course, there is one overriding career objective to be reached. Choose a career carefully. -- g experience Training for an occupation or a vocation is available Many opportunities for N. Y, 10019, who has a computerized comprehensive listing of scholarships - including those available for students not at the top of their class. Talent Search has an office - Be realistic about the future earning potential and job opportunities that bring. college the fish youre after. Sevier Vail ey- - - 405 - Dixie, Snow and College of Eastern Utah, Weber State and Southern Utah State and Utah Technical Colleges - Utah State 480 $438 University and Univeristy of Utah $600 - Brigham Young University and LDS Business College $1290 Varied - Westminster College Stevens Henager - Business College Board and room on campus for nine months range from about $700 to $900. Students who commute usually save 12 to 18 percent. can Who is eligible for financial aid? Any student who needs financial aid can usually get it. Grade point average is usually a consideration. Marks from the ninth grade on are included in the calculation. Students ranking in the top 3 percent of their graduating class are awarded By VIRGIL WARD - - later jobhunt. It's - university but in need of necessary funds. in experience that will help in the life-enrichin- President,- Scholarship Search, 7 West 51st Street, New York City, about available scholarships. - Write to "The Financial Aid Technical College $300 degree. The young man or woman might be more interested in working or starting a family. Take a break between high Job prospects for some college graduates are not altogether school and college, or between semesters in college to try out rosy. possible career interests or get BUT a st assists students wishing to enter the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center student may plan for some person involved. Some of the factors involved ask about federal loan. Funds for this year for the latter two were recently signed into law. - Write to S. Robert Freede, low-intere- Ask the school counselor - -- but much thought and schools under In addition to asking for scholarship information, request a federal grant for needy at the University of Utah and When Jill was in the 9th grade, the Watsons decided they would auditory perception problems, than 250,000 and grants are available across the nation - valued at more than $450 million. Many are never applied for.' Millions of dollars in scholarship money is never used. If financial aid is needed, the student or the parent should some of the not hope for a college education for her. With her visual and What scholarships and other financial aid are available? scholarships, fellowships, loans, plans be? One family's experience Office'' at the consideration. students and More d illustrates consideration. Other considerations are as varied as the institutions which offer financial aid. Honors-at-Entranc- e scholarships witout consideration of financial need at many Utah colleges. Financial need, based on a "Confidential Statement" by the parents is often a determining factor. Excellence in a specific field often qualifies a student for a departmental scholarship. Citizenship is sometimes a SPAWNING SEASON GOOD TIME TO FISII usually Spawning season is a from March to July to And don t fish. time good worry about endangering any species. Anglers take only 25 percent of the available fish. The rest die from pollution, are caught by other animals or die of old age. An important exception, however, is stream fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass. For good results during the spawning season, fish the brush piles, stumps and sticks along the banks. Bass Buster scorpions and beetle spins are lures. Cast luie particu-larl- y effective to this the of a edge covered y Virgil Ward bank and begravel gin the retrieve with short twitches of the rod tip. Wait a few seconds after each movement. Keep the slack out of your line and be ready to set the hook instantly. If your line is slack, you can lose a prize fish. Sometimes moving the lure quickly through the water pays off nicely. After casting, pull it about two feet, let it set, and then repeat the action. Do this three or four times, then hold up for about 30 seconds. Be sure to keep your eye on the water at all times, be ready, and dont forget to set the hook When fishing a lake for the first time, start by getting the essential facts on the place and then correlate them with what you already know about Lets take bass as an example. If youre fishing a reservoir, get a topographical map to learn the terrain under water. This map will reveal such water covered structures as creek beds, old streams, roads, and so forth. Next, take a water temperature gauge and a sonar depth finder to the spot youve selected. The temperature gauge enables you to find the right depth for the fish and the sonar tells you what the immediate subsurface looks like. You can use these tools anytime, of course, but they are especially important the first time you fish a reservoir. Dear Virgil, Could you please tell me the proper way to fish a black jig with pork eel and what the best spots would be to use this combination? Larry Litchfield San Mateo, Calif . Dear Larry, rocky points and are good spots to use the black jig with pork eel. Cast out your lure letting it settle to the bottom until the line goes slack. Sneak it along the bottom with the slowest possible retrieve. Often a bass will pick it up from behind and slowly work his way up to the head of the eel. If this happens, you will feel a series of slow tugging jerks as he works along the pork. Dont strike yet. But as soon as the tug-ginstop set the hook hard and fast or the fishll spit it out. Other times, a fish will take the entire lure in his mouth. Youll feel your line momentarily slacken or you may notice that your line is curving to the side. Set the hook at once. Like everything else with fishing experience is going to be your best teacher. Virgil Ward Deep, drop-of- fs gs thr e Virgil Ward, world and national freshwater fishing champion, is seen weekly on the Championship Fishing TV series. Send your questions to Virgil Ward, P.O. Box 6, Mankato, Minn. 56001. me |