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Narrow Enrollment

There seemed to exist a general
recognition that the University
needed to maintain a high level of
out of state enrollment. It was only
questioned why that enrollment
was restricted to so few states.
There also existed a general
consensus that such policies were
beyond the purview of the
legislature. Moreover there seemed
to exist support for the idea that
the University could fulfill the
responsibility it maintains as its
own by better use of its branch
institutions thereby improving the
over-all quality of education
throughout the state.

Although the administration has
embarked on an impressive
campaign to encourage support for
its policies several important
questions remain unanswered. If
the University is expanding to
provide for the large numbers of
applicants in 1980 what will be
done with the excess when in 1987
the college-age population returns
to the same size as in 1971?
(Science. Vol. 172. P133-4)