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College Library Receives Grant IJoom Foundation
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Nt.JC \\'l ll receive approximately $600 this .Year and whlle nmoun t» or tt will be >diVerted i nto holdings applicable to research, the bulk o f the funds wl II likely be spent in the area of literature >ant fiction. Mr. SOderUn g, in 1>rals!n!l tho
Pound a. tion •s
gcob.1 re,
I acllled Iha t It may prove to • mlftr vate other organizaUous and ind! victuals to n,sist area llbrarl es tn building nnd uAlll'adlni local library rac!li-
'ues.
The Junior College recel ved wonl thls week that it would be/tone o r several schools to ' recer ve funds for II bmry ex pendltures from Book Founda l!on, Inc., a new]s organ ized C'l!!ur d 'Alene corporation . ' 'i"he so le purpose or the . Foundation 111 to pro,1de supplementary funds for u i.,-artes in this area, with 1 f lhe i utent of bui !ding up the , book collect!uns or the par· tlcJPQt!ng libraries.
r PosrERs RESTRICTED
1 TO BU LLETIN BOARDS
, Jtecentb Dllecto r or Student • Affairs Riebe confronted the Student Board or Control with the problem of posters tearins: •a,(!a_,· the paint rrom the waJ Is. It was decided that large 4 ' by 8' bullcUn boards would be, pu t u1> in ,·arious locations 'in the new wing and bonlers s tripped close to the rei Ung fo r hanging surrnce, accord1 in¥ to Ru~i-ell Bruwn, studelll body president. Brown said student and facu ltv members must adhere 1 1<.1 this o r their posters will be removed. Pince them on the bulletin boards or thP border stripping near thtJ , c~ lln11 In the main bui ldinit o r the strippini: soon to be placed 1n the new wing .
tHl NWC IIVIIW Ca:rd1na\
VOLUME XIX, NO, 10
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
WEONCSPAY, FEBRUARY 2~. 196S
NIJC President Says Enrollment Will Have To Be Restricted 669 Are Enrolled Unless A New Source Of Revenue Is Found For Next Year At College For "North Idaho .Junior College, llnuled by 11vadable ph,.vsical facil!lies aM faculty mnnpower, nnd rnstricl.ed by a\'ailable monies, is ut a 'crossroads' under the impact of mpldl.Y rlMni: enrollmPnt,," said NIJC Presit1,,11t P. A. Chnstinason ln his scmJaununJ n,essage to lhe studenl bod~·. NIJC will be forced In the 1965·66 college year lo ptQbablv deny adrnlsslon lo man;soeking educartoa b<'yond u,e 12th grade, ~Ir. Chnstianson brou ¢it out. A lrcud.v :SJ.JC is bc,fdnntng to bulge at the seams. The rl'corcl ,•nroll· ment for J 91H-65 saw 7H register ln the fall. rtnd 669 for the se~-ond semester now und,:,r way. "'All SilUIS lJuinl to a shnl)') Increase ln enrollment next fall if nccomrnodatlons and funds are a ,111 lab le". Chris-
tlnnson $1Ud . Enmllments in nine Idaho insti lutlons of hli,:her "ducutlon are 20 per cent o,·er the enrollments estimated 1wo years ago by u,e Stanlnrd R~scar<'h Institut~ which $ur\"eyed higher eu~cntton for 1hr Slate of ldaho for the 1ef3:.:slat'Ure 1
President Chri.-s-
ta am;on said. ol 1n the fi\e northern crnmUes ol lthho lhNe wlll b<>," he said, "36 per cent more gmd11otes of high schools Jn ~!ny or 1965 thnn there were
Inst ,ear. statewide, the increase is e~pccted to be 30.6 per cent. These stud('nts must so somewhere f•H thl'i t posr hi 1'11 school lrain!ni:. rndcr the present svstcm, Idaho's insUtu Uons cannot a b;n rb them. /<!JC ...111 have to curtail rnrollm•nt ne~l fnll. \l'e du not ha ,·e the finunc,.,, to !.'ducat.e nore SIU• dents. This can mean only one thing. Man;' hi pi school ,naduolPS will be d•ni I'd the opportumty for post high school training." "Currenll) I 0,55S !dnhu st11dents nrc nttendmi: ltlahn collrge:;; 4,764 are ~llendlng college, ln other states. With oul-of-stalc• h1ltlon fees being raised all o,·er tile country and, with scholastic admission reQul r~ment.s being raised, rmnv ol those sludents no" receJvtng Uainlni:outside of lhc• State "-Ill be forced back on Idaho's own InstiLu llons. ·'In the interest or a good educational expenence !or our O\\n people, L I:, not deslrublo lo llmlt enrollment to Kootenai Councy studeats. A student's colleg~ experl~nc, ~hould include U1e opponunll\' or rubbing Plbows with students from othrr parts of our state and from othH ,antes, and wtere pos· slblc, lrorn omer c·iuntries. Enrollmt>nt could be curtn!led by uccepttn1; only tie upper
Second Semester
portions of our hllfh school ~radualin~ ciu,;s~. This , howe,·N, would dell.l CurlhN tralnlng to many gludents who ne!'d the training to Ii ,·e n sutlsfo.ctor) I.Cc. Enro Ument ulso could be c .. naa llld Vl'n· d(ecU•ely by sk;·rockel1ni: wttlon rate~. rtlis ls CPr· t.ninb· u11dus1 rab1e In thnl vou determine a swdent'S opportunl-'' for further tralnlng b.< lhc fl nnnclal condition or himself and his family. "The broadening or the t.11 base> "hich 16 provided ror ln the slx-<llslncr bill ~efou, Idaho':. legislature would enable :-I !JC to financ~ lh<' pro i;ram for all prospectl \'C students of our area for the romeeable ruture." Chrlsllanson eiplalned some of the oppos!Uon to the present b[I J stems from the fact thnt the assessment rate!< an the ,·nrtous rountle~ ,·ary from 1212 11cr cenl ,n Kootenai Count)' to approximateb· 30 per cent in B<,i~o County . Tic said thas is n serious defPCt in our tax!n& system 1n Idaho and shw!d be co rrPcled. T herP Is o bill under consldNatlon nt Uie p resent time which would
A count o! ... econd semester rtgl~tranb whr~ thr deadllne for enrcllln& p<1-~s"'1 on Feb. 15 shewed 669 srud~nts at1<·11dini: <:lasses. A )'ear ago tncrc were 60~ . the prenous u ll·llme rncuk for the second semc:;ter. In 1963 enrollment wn.« 527 for the sprtni: tPrm . Oolni: back still further, rroords show 380 registered in 1960, in 1001, -127 in I!)62. Last rall 7H were L'tl rolled a r :,; I JC. Th111 semes ter's total , s a drop of Just over 10 per cent. which IS Just about the a ,·era!le experienced at NIJC. comi:n red with a , . ...,, ago, howe\'Pr, the 66 9 !ntnl represenL, an lncreru;e o r nearly 11 per cenl.
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this si tuution .
The t>'i:tsunr 's o lf1ce bad not completed tub11latlon of reglstrntion slatlstics at the CIJP) deadline fur this Issue . A studs of the data will be covered In the next fssue o f The Rc,u,v.
BUDGET REQUESTS FOR ACTIVITIES DUE NOW
The
1\ll clubs and Ottlllnlzauons \\lshln~ IA) obtain budget,; fo r dance,; and other activities . ~houltl t;et t.hC'Jt requests 1n t , the Social :\cti vi lies Comm ttee right nway , ncconllng to HU.)' Hansen, chllrman .
current bill ror Juntor coll,.g,• dis triets hns lhe sup pc.rt of the Governor. Stat fi •aru of Educntion and PidSllJJ.: JUntor
collei:es.
. ADDITION TO EDMINSTER STUDENT UNION WILL INCLUDE DINING FACILITIES AND NEW BOOKSTORE '
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BOOK STORE -
AL>OITION
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'"• BASEMENT PLAN
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. 1i >rd wa" rPCl'i ved by the D<,nnat, "". H,,u,sint: Commlssiur. on f'eb. 12 lhat n Sl05,000 loan lrom the Huusan,: and
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Hume Fin anee A Aencv had been ap11ro1 ed. Th" loan wl!l be used to construct an nddi· ll on t,, Edmtnsr<1r Student
uruon which will be :eady to r use when classes s:a rt next fat I . The present dlnlng raclli· ues accommodate about 2JO; the ne•,1 addlUon wi 11 11ro,1 de
approx Ima tel; 24 0 additlona I dl nln~ accommodoll,,ns. Pro · vision is made ror mo,nble partitions whr ch will make ti poss! ble to dh!de the d!nln~ a reas into five se11arate rooms If necessa cy. A bru;cmcnt will provide a 2 5 x 61 bookstore lO rl'l)lncn the pre.sent I,! x 20 book· store. Th" ne" bookstor" will ennbl~ swdenls to \\nlk in aud serve thcmsel \'CS, There will be n s torage n rea ro r bo<iks and als,:· a came room, 18x34, In the hasem~nt, with entranct'>< from boUl norlh and south ,ides. A new entmnre is provided frum the sou lh sade or the wt ldlng. for both floors. Stud.,nts w 1U also be abln to enter both Ooors fo,rn the north and there w1 ll be an entrance rrorn the \\CSt.
Jn<..ludEd un 1he matn noor will be n J3x~ lounge -<llnlng room arnilablf• for small luncheon:;, o,·erall dlmcMlon!I ~, the oddltion .ire 9Gx-! I on each floor. or n total or 'i,557 ad· dltlon11I squn re feet or build· lua,. The loan fi gu r<, does not Urdud~ mo\'uble IU misll ln~-s. S0U1 bulldlng costs a nd runiJ.shlngg
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, 1u lh~ Student Sen1c~ f'ee 31, ! lricom•... from tho cafelNla anrl boobt.ore. The proJ r 1\111 lnvoh e no Lax or other 11, ~e iu11<1s . Architects for the proj...cl arc CullN, Gale, .\lnrtrll. Norne and oa,is, wtth of· fices In Coeu r d'Alene and spuknnt•, The l!On><mg Comm1si;1on plans to call ror bitls early lhb spring 11nd constructlon "' 1ll talte approxunateh 90 <ln, .