Show Birth of An Organization UNI ion UNI-TEC UNI TEC of Snow PROF By r MERRITT MERRITY BRADLEY 0 Chairman of the Industrial Industrial- Voc Technical fir val pl Division At a recent 4 ing g of the Citizens Citizens Citi Citi- zens Advisory Committee for Vocational Technical Education at Snow College a new name was chosen to represent and identify the committee the school and specifically the area of Vocational cal Education within the school and all citizens residing residing ing within the area served by Snow College The name UNI-TEC UNI w was a s chosen by an overwhelming majority majority ma ma- of committee members because of its abbreviated and concise presentation of a much lengthier description of the responsibility responsibility re reo re- re of the committee the school and the area served by the college There is much concern lately regarding the high percentage of unemployed in this country Yet the Manpower Research Council Council Coun Coun- cil says in its July 1966 report that 4 of the total number of jobs are unfilled because of lack of Vocational Technical training Here the percentages of unemployed unemployed and of unfilled jobs are about equal It seems that the ther r problem is bringing the two to to to- gether In other words training or possibly retraining individuals als to fill the vacancies in industry industry in in- services and The fact is that the gap is widening in place of narrowing It is estimated that 62 of the nations nation's workers are needed in inthe inthe inthe the Vocational Technical field of work yet less than 15 of those entering post high school education education tion intend to prepare themselves for this type of employment Instead Instead In In- stead 80 of those who continue contin contin- ue their education beyond high school intend to go out in the professions where only 23 of need need- our nations nation's employed are ed To correct this imbalance we must try to discover what magnet magnet mag mag- net is pulling 57 80 minus 23 of our prospective trainees away from the area of employment employment employment employ employ- ment where our society needs them most This attraction is pulling them away from the area of educational training where many of them would be most apt to succeed to an educational area where ere many of them are doomed doomed doom doom- ed to failure to become dropouts dropouts dropouts drop- drop outs and possibly unemployed If not unemployed certainly many will be inadequately prepared prepared pre pre- pared for the jobs they eventually eventually ally find This imbalance seems to have been brought about mainly by bythe bythe bythe the over glamorization of the professions and the poor image of the vocations The professions professions professions have become the Old Spice Cologne the New Blue Cheer while the vocations have been pushed to the background and become brand X Brand x X now needs a sponsor if we weare weare weare are to aid the prospective dropout dropout dropout drop drop- out before he or she has reached the point of total discouragement by trying to achieve in an educational educational educational area where achievement may be beyond capabilities The new sponsor for Vocational cal Education is UNI-TEC UNI United in Technical Technical- Vocational Education It is estimated estimated esti esti- mated that eight million new jobs will open up in this country country coup coun coun- try within the next five years Those who accept these jobs must be trained for them With a united effort the schools of America will find these people mostly youth identify them train them and aid them in finding finding finding find find- ing the job UNI-TEC UNI UNI TEC intends to accept a major share of the responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- in this area To do this it seems there are Li 1 I i J u s y yi i i of i y yina ina A ri y 4 f t New UNI-TEC UNI officers are left to right Director Floyd S. S Lasson and Jerry Wilkins three challenges confronting the area served by Snow College and the people who live therein Challenge one We must create a better image of Technical Vo Education in the eyes of boys and girls themselves paren parents and society in general The stigma that society in general general general gen gen- eral attributes to the vocational trades and the vocational tradesmen tradesmen trades trades- men appears to be one outstanding outstanding ing reason why youth avoid vocational vocational vo vo- vo training and parents advise advise ad ad- vise them against entering it Challenge one cannot be accomplished accomplished by one individual or organization organization organization or or- but should be the united effort of parents friends clubs churches and schools Challenge two is the responsibility responsibility of all who live in America America America Amer Amer- ica to demonstrate that a free democracy can recognize and solve its difficult problems without without without with with- out the use of force Dictators solve their problems of balance by choosing appropriate people and forcing them to train for forthe forthe forthe the needed employment areas Surely we can solve our problem problem problem lem of employment balance under under un un- un der the sunshine and blessing of freedom and liberty by offering volunteer inducements and volunteer vol vol- volunteer information trusting that society will make the needed de de- If challenge one and two are successfully met challenge three will not be difficult It is known by everyone that numerous scholarships are provided for the college-bound college students as inducements inducements induce induce- ments toward preparing themselves themselves them them- selves for the professions This is as it should be However there is an even greater need for scholarships scholarships scholarships schol schol- for the technical vocational vocational vocational voca voca- clerical and services- services bound students This group represents represents represents rep rep- resents 63 of the total employment employment employment employ employ- ment need and the students often often often of of- ten come from families of thelow the thelow thelow low income group The ability of any country to produce is closely allied with its system of education This is indicated in- in indicated indicated in in- by the Report of the Panel of Consultants on Vocational Vocational Voca Yoca- Education in 1963 The report report report re re- port continues Preparation of the individual for occupational competency through vocational education can be of unique assistance assistance assistance as as- to the national economy during this period of technological cal economic and social change Through the knowledge knowledge know know- ledge that we are helping our nation as well as one individual our contributions will be more given Scholarships and scholarship funds for this purpose should be contributed to Snow College UNI-TEC UNI Scholarship Fund and anda a receipt will be issued under that name Contributions for any amount will be graciously ac ac- The UNI-TEC UNI Advisory Committee Com Com- Committee includes Reed C. C Lasson Continued on page four TEC UNI-TEC Continued from page one manager of the First Security Bank branch in Mt Pleasant president Jerry Wilkins executive executive executive tive secretary Sanpete Industrial Development Committee vice president Mrs Nellie Ray Toone Snow College secretary Lee R R. R Thompson Snow College business manager treasurer Harry Mosher owner of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and ManU Mantl trailer manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- plants Vernon L. L Kunz cashier of the ManU Mantl City Bank Ralph Blackham manager manager man man- manager ager Moroni Feed Co Larry Stahle Stable publisher of the Ephraim Enterprise and ManU Mantl Messenger Messenger Messen Messen- ger Dr Kenneth Braithwaite Gunnison dentist Snow College director Dr Floyd S. S Holm and Prof Merritt Bradley Snow College This is UNI U represents represents represents YOU With you in UNI- UNI TEC success is assured |