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Show VOLUME XII - DIXIE COLLEGE NUMBER 14 - ST. GEORGE, UTAH FEBRUARY 84770 23, 1979 Institutional Council Approves Flight Degree, by Ralph Schriock At their monthly conferthe Dixie College Institutional Council unanimously approved of several proposals including the granting of Associate in Applied Science degrees for ence Friday, Metcalf athle D-D- ay ketb i ted 11 Chairman a anc , h D, 11 a Dixie innounced recently the appointment of Ron Metcalf as chairman of this years Dixie D College Day activities, scheduled for April 23 through 28, 1979. A sophmore at Dixie, Ron the son of President and tlrs. Kenneth Metcalf of St. last eorge He returned r 'tar from a mission or the L.D S. Church in icndai Japan and is now at the najoring m is yt te ill te for ; sic's am Col abili ucati n two-yea- Pc to College Special Chairman, Sue Burr, Events c Collt pre-me- College t ites Actne in student affairs at he college, Ron served as hairman of Dixie College lomecoming activities in he Fall and has since been ugiily successful as a member of the Dixie College cidec ty- 'oiensic Dt tj on j for ; i Jen,; ary, 14; 2. sect w by tj .vill n f ris aV ne dll coa be for J ace not require significant increased spending, but Flight students seeking the new degree would have to take Introduction to Aviation (AT 104), a newly created course. The Council also voted to apply for a $6,000.00 grant through the State Building Board for funds from the federal Title VI program. If granted, the money would be matched with college funds for the purchase of L Chairman Dernll Larkin addresses member of the Institutional Council instructional equipment for Education Committee of the the names withheld. the Fine Arts, Humanifies, State has Kerr told the Council he Legislature and Social Science Departapproved a 5 to 6 increase opposed the bill, claiming it ments. for colleges to coincide with would pose a morale Another application was the recent 7 increase on problem for administratapproved that will be direccollege operating expenses ors, and that it threatens ted to the U.S. Office of in Utah. individual privacy. from Education for funds Kerr also noted a Higher In other matters, the the National Science FounEducation Committee bill Council unanimously dation. If this application is that would allow the pubthe 1979-8approved approved, it, too, will be lishing of college adminisacademic calendar, nearly matched by the college, and trators salaries. The bill, a identical to this year s, and the funds used to purchase result of a lawsuit filed by a Dixies affirmative action for instructional equipment Weber State College news- program, a of nonpolicy the Division of Natural paper editor claiming the discrimination required for Science. right to such information, federal funding. The policy Also during the meeting, would allow salary publicity dictates active recruitment President Wm. Rolfe Kerr only if the salaries were of women and minorities for reported that the Higher published in categories with emplovment. ni by Ralph Schriock mzzer a training beyond general courses, the Council voted to provide Associate degrees in Professional flight. Previously, Dixie students training in the aviation field could only obtain an FAA license. The Councils proposal, which now must be approved by the Board of Regents, would 0 I ijorin ie g hat federal funds to purchase instructional equipment. Because of general drop in the number of student pilots who continue aviation Utah GOP Chairman Outlines Legislative Goals for Dixie Republicans lsasPutj eld Squad. professional Flight and Flight Management, the application for matching 1 folio" d tot I. tr. Addressing a Lincoln's birthday gathering of the Washington County Republican party, Utah GOP Chairman Robert Wright attacked Governor Mathe-son- s proposed sales tax elimination and outlined major Republican goals of this state legislative session, including passage of a 68.4 million dollar tax refund package. During the political dinner held in the Dixie College cafeteria, Wright sharply criticized the sales tax bill which, ironically, is support ed by conservative can Howard Jarvis ng sition 13 insufficient and ing or effective. Wright called fame-labeli- Republi- of Propoit not lastfor the groups support of the Republican legislators property tax refund bills, including one for a refund of 43 million dollars to property owners. Calling property tax the worst and meanest tax of all, Wright said that 9.2 million dollars would be returned directly to property owners if the bill passed. Also in the GOP package, according to Wright, is an an income bill, designed to grajat income tax-cred- tax credit for amounts equalling 25 of an individuals property tax. "Property tax is hurting everyone, Wright said. It hurts the young marrieds who cant afford to buy homes and it hurts the elderly on a fixed income." To relieve this burden, Wright also mentioned a GOP bill designed to' proreduce property gressively tax according to age. Other bills in the tax reduction package include Continued on page 1 |
