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Show Zion Park becomes SummerClassroom Zion National Park, a summer-time paradise for outdoor entusiasts, has been designed as a classroom this season for a series of nature-oriented nature-oriented field seminars. There are still a few vacancies left for participants par-ticipants in week-long sessions dealing with botany, zoology, photography, art or geology which are being sponsored by the Zion National History Association Southern Utah State College, and Zion National Park. Eight of the seminars will be held at Zion Park; a Breaks with full facilities located 23 miles to the west in Cedar City," Cloward said. The summer schedule includes: Botany--a study of the trees, shrubs and flowers in Zion and the surrounding area, June 13-17. Ornithology--the structure identification, ecology, and life histories of birds, particularly par-ticularly those found in Zion National Park, June 20-24. Natural History of Animals-identification Animals-identification , habits, food distribution, and other features of common Utah animals, including collection and preperation of specimens. June 27 -July 1. Herpetology-the classification, life histories, habits and distribution or reptiles and amphibians, July 5-9. Community Ecology--a study of the community concept, basic ecological principles and sampling techniques of population, July 11-15. Field Botany (Cedar Breaks)--a study of the trees , shrubs and flowers at Cedar Breaks and the surrounding area, July 18-22. Introduction to Photography-covers the essentials of photography as a communication medium, includes the processing and development of film, July 18-23. 18-23. Oil Painting and water-colors-creative painting approaches stressing pictorial pic-torial structures and materials. July 26-30. Geology of southern Utah-with Utah-with emphasis placed on the geological evolution of the Zion Park area. August 1-5. botany course will be offered at Cedar Breaks National Monument. The first session--a botany course-began June 13. Applications for the following eight seminars may be obtained by contacting con-tacting the SUSC School of Continuing Education, Cedar City, Utah 84720. Interested persons may also register by meeting at 8 a.m. at the Zion Park Old Inn the first morning of each Zion seminar, or at the Cedar Breaks Visitors Center at 9 a.m. for the Cedar Breaks seminar. "Participants have the option of taking each seminar for three hours SUSC credit or as non-credit course. The fee is $46 if credit is desired and $25 if it is taken on a non-credit basis," reports McRay Howard, dean of the SUSC School of Continuing Education. "each seminar will be taught by a member of the SUSC faculty, geared to the interests and abilities of the group of members, and designed to best combine the panoramic wonders of Zion with innovative educational training," he said. "Since each applicant is responsible for his or her own food and lodging, the seminars provide an ex- cellent opportunity for a restful vacation in the Park. Both cabin-type accomodations ac-comodations and camping facilities are available at Zion. Some camp grounds are available at Cedar |