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Show Utah's Master Plan For Higher Education Moving Utah's Master Plan for Higher High-er Education is in its final stage of development, according accord-ing to Dr. Merle E. Allen, director dir-ector of the Utah Coordrinating Council of Higher Education. The Council is preparing a booklet summarizing the basic goals to be sought and the action act-ion necessary to attain them, in an effort to stimulate public discussion of the issues, Dr. Allen said. Such discussion is expected to help the Council shape its recommendation to the 1969 Legislature, he added. Recognizing that all of Utah's Ut-ah's public colleges and universities uni-versities will be affected by the recommendations to be made in the Master Plan, Dr. Allen has asked the presidents of these institutions to organize discussions centered in each institution. It is anticipated that faculties, citizens' advisory advis-ory committees, and interest groups in each area can study the issues, express opinions, (Continued on page 4) Higher Education (Contniued from page 1) and offer suggestions for the final plan. Dr. Allen observed that the plan has been under study for more than two years and has involved professionals and lay citizens who have contributed thousands of man-hours to the project. Its acceptance by the Legislature as a blueprint for action in this vitally important area, he said, will require broad public support. It is anticipated that activities activit-ies involving the public will begin be-gin in November under the direction dir-ection of each college and uni- sssssssssssssssssssssss |