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Reasons Why
College Enrollment Down
BY RICHARD HILL
The rate of decrease in
enrollment at West Georgia has
been of great concern to school
officials. This year, however,
enrollment has risen slightly
over last year to 5524, but has
tailed to reach the 6114 peak of
fall. 1971. There are four
reasons for this fluctuation,
which is occurring also at other
state colleges.
One of the causes for the
decline in enrollment at the
college is the end of the draft.
No longer are men 18 years of
age or older required to stay in
school to obtain the 2-S student
deferment draft classification.
Men attending college to
obtain the 2-S student defer
ment were a major contribution
to the inflated enrollment. Since
the end of the draft, enrollment
has fallen.
Also contributing to the
enrollment decline is the fact
that many high schools have
become comprehensive high
schools. Several counties in the
state have passed local bond
issues providing funds for new
high school facilities which
incorporate a vocational
technical division along with the
academic departments.
For those students who wish
to pursue a trade as their
career, the vocational division
of the comprehensive high
school provides the necessary
background and training for
Smith Elected
West Georgian
Editor In Chief
BY NANCY BADERTSCHER
The Board of Student
Publications held its quarterly
meeting Tuesday voting in
acclamation for editor and
managing editor of The West
Georgian and reviewing the
progress of the Chieftain, the
college yearbook.
Accepting a letter of
resignation from Allen Gunter,
present editor of The West
Georgian, the board accepted
the application of Carey Smith,
managing editor, for the
position. Miss Smith was the
only applicant and her
nomination was unanimously
accepted by board members
The board received only one
application for the position of
managing editor. This came
from Gunter whose nomination
was discussed and also ac
cepted by the board.
In other business, the board
accepted the nomination of
John Murch as editor of the
Chieftain. Murch had been
unofficially appointed editor by
Buell Cobb, yearbook advisor,
following the resignation of
Sandra Holcomb at the
beginning of the quarter.
Murch gave an account of the
finances of the Chieftain and
stated that this year’s book will
contain full color. He also noted
an increase in the jiumber of
students who had their pictures
made.
A discussion arose regarding
the charging of SSO to Greek
organizations for an additional
page in the Chieftain. The
reasons for this were stated by
Cobb and Murch as the
decrease in ad sales and the
recent budget cuts. The
organizations are allowed one
page in the yearbook and the fee
is charged for the optional
additional page.
students to enter the job market
upon graduation from high
school.
For those students who do not
have a comprehensive high
school in their area, vocational
schools, both public and
private, provide training in
specialized areas beyond the
high school These schools often
supplant a college academic
course of study.
There has also been an em
phasis on vocational education
requiring two years of training
or less and a de-emphasis on
academic programs which
require four years of study
beyond the high school level.
This change in priorities has
contributed to the declining
enrollment.
Two year community colleges
attracted some students who
would have normally enrolled in
a four year college. The colleges
usually have lower tuition fees
than do the four year colleges,
and often students can live at
home and commute to school,
thus reducing the cost even
more.
The increasing cost of college
may also be a factor in the drop
in attendance. Ten years ago,
the fees for attending WGC
were $75 per quarter. The price
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of a meal ticket was $l2O, and
the cost of a dormitory room
was $75 per quarter, with a $25
charge for a private room.
Presently matriculation fees
are $l4B per quarter. A dor
mitory room is $l4O with an
additional SSO for a private
room The price of a meal ticket
is SIBO The total cost for at
tending the college in 1964, not
including books or other ex
penses, was $270 per quarter
The cost is now $468, making an
increase of $l9B per quarter
over the 1964 cost.
Also a contributing factor to
the decline is the bad publicity
West Georgia received about
the use of drugs. The results of a
study, released by the Board of
Regents, named West Georgia
as the college with the largest
use of drugs in the university
system The publicity of raids
contributed to the fall in at
tendance.
Many parents allegedly
discouraged their children from
attending West Georgia after
the much publicized and quoted
drug survey was released.
Some students who were
already enrolled at West
Georgia transferred to other
schools, losing credit in some
cases.
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vance and $4.50 at the door.
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