Show Junior College Colleg Plans Still On I Hopes for a junior college in inthe inthe inthe the south Davis area are not dead dead yet WE ARE THE only Wasatch front county in Utah that doesn't have a college There are going to be junior colleges some some- where We want the first one here Rod Shumway told the city council of Bountiful Wednesday evening Reviewing events of the past two or three years Mr l Shumway Shumway Shumway Shum Shum- way said first talk was to put a junior college along with the new Trade Tech building THERE IS still a possibility the name will be changed to Trade College Classes would still be 75 vocational with perhaps some English and math necessary for the v vocation 0 cat ion courses We have a site picked out in the south Davis area he continued continued continued contin contin- located north of Valley Music Hall The school board now has 25 acres it will sell for forthe forthe forthe the junior college Other land landowners landowners landowners owners have agreed to sell to tomake tomake tomake make the necessary 55 acres GOVERNOR Ramp Rampton ton has driven from South in Salt Lake City noting the ease of getting to this site Dr Jay Campbell junior college planner planner planner plan plan- ner for the state education board has Dr Bells Bell's support for the site A bill to start action is being drawn up Rep Robert Arbuckle will help in the Legislature Mr Shumway said BUT THE University of Utah opposes the bill Officials from that institution say they can bandle handle handle han ban dle students with the return of Ft Douglas land The TheU U J just doesn't have the facilities ties ies he said Right now many students are being taught by tv Others seldom seldom seldom sel sel- sel- sel dom see their professors BESIDES WE have enough graduates just from Bountiful and Viewmont High Schools to support a junior college he said We would like Bountiful and other communities to set up groups to study and support the college If Bountiful has land it can trade for a site this would help Or if there are residents residents res res- who will donate land or money we would like to know IF THE COLLEGE were ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved Bountiful and Davis County would not have to provide provide provide pro pro- vide financial support to operate operate operate oper oper- ate it Mayor Mayo Morris said It would be supported by bythe bythe bythe the state Such a school is coming he continued With the large number number number num num- ber of children now in public schools in the county a junior college will be necessary IF IT TAKES more state taxes well we'll have to have them he said C Councilman I man Lloyd Guest noted education tends to become monolithic empire building AS UNIVERSITIES become larger students just become faces They dont don't get the personal personal personal per per- attention they need Junior colleges are probably less costly costly costly cost cost- ly than the monolithic ties |