Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 7 Nov 1979, p. 17

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Record enrollment at Durham College . has a record enrollment this Fall. Not only is there a substan- tial increase in the number of students in first year, but enrollment in second and third year of the programs is up considerably. The College's total enroll- ment has increased by 14.5 percent. There are 1614 post-secondary students compared to 1410 at this time last year. In addition the Adult Training Division has an expected enrollment of 275. The largest increase is in the Business Division which shows a record increase of 23 percent with 808 students registered. The Technology Division has also had a- healthy increase of 16 per- cent with a total of 335 students. Health Sciences has a student enrollment of 228, an 8 percent increase over last year. Only Applied Arts has remained static with 243 students. Increases in student popu- lation are general at the Community Colleges this Fall. Durham College has the third highest percentage increase in the system. There are sixty-five hundred more post-second- ary students in the 22 Ontario Colleges than there were in 1978. In some colleges the classrooms, workshops, and labs are crowded, the cafe- terias are overflowing, and the parking lots full. Many young. people - who might have faced unemployment are preparing for rewarding careers. : The present tidal wave started in 1960 when 160,000 babies were born in Ontario. It was easy to see that in 1979 huge numbers of young people would want either employment or further edu- cation. It was impossible, however, to predict how many people would continue in the- educational system and what kind of education they would choose. As it turned out a highter propor- tion of the people leaving secondary school decided to continue their education and in a time of job shortage more of these opted for the colleges. NATIONAL Plant PX 14, one of National- NK's newest high-yielding hybrids. PX 14 has excellent seedling vigor. Single cross Excellent yields in grain or silage. Has excellent standability. PX 14 dries down fast. Very good stress tolerance and ear retention. Full dent 2800 Heat Units Call today NATIONAL-NK SEEDS LTD. Box 1207 Cambridge, Ontario Edmonton ® Winnipeg HYBRID CORN © FORAGES o SOYBEANS Area National-NK Dealers are JOHN SYSTMA: Port Perry 985-3238 ROBERT DE JONG: Nestleton 986-4782 ALLEN CURTIS: Whitby 668-8743 / For 'the September 1979 semester, Ontario's 22 coll- eges received over 135,000 applications for post- secondary career programs. iCTUre 'HomEs, Many peofle applied to more than one college and so it is difficult to say how many individuals this figure repre- sents. By the end of May it was quite clear, however, that thousands of young people who wanted a college education and could benefit from it would be turned Purchased Now WILL BE AT THE LOW Mortgage Rate in PerryGlen states OLIN od S124 City & Resort Convenience ............. Country Quiet! ALL LUXURY $ FULLY 3:14, (3) {0 Over 500 Picture Homes Built and Sold in2 Years ... one visit and you'll see why! Ad ER AEN AS PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., November 7, 1979 -- 17 Durham College away. The provincial govern- ment, for some time now, has been under heavy press- ure to reduce its deficit, but it managed in mid-June to make an emergency grant of seven million dollars to the colleges. a rv ¥ This beautiful new home area Is exclusively for Fully Detached Residences. (12 Styles) 1 MODELS OPEN: Weekdays - 1p.m.to8p.m. Weekends - 12 noon to 6 p.m. * NO TOWN HOUSES, SEMI's, LINKS OR CONDOMINIUMS. THE GAINSBOROUGH 2137 sq.ft. plus full basement. Like a Coun- try Mansion with stone front and sheltered arch, this 4-bedroom. 2-storey home con- firms the owner's good taste. Huge Master Suite has twin closets and private 4-piece Bathroom. Also has twin basin, 5-piece bath- room and a 2-piece washroom on the main floor next to side entry. Kitchen with nook. Large family room with fireplace and sliding glass doors to patio area. Lower level has fruit or wine cellar. 2 car garage. $79,995. TSR TTR ORG N OTC RTE TTT] LAKE SCUGOG with e ADVANTAGES e FEATURES e VALUES that no other builder offers ETE THE DALI 1975 sq.ft plus basement area. A beautiful side-split, 3-bedroom home. The upper level features 3 lovely bedrooms. The master bedroom 'has a frontal view with walk-in closet and private 3-piece bathroom with shower. The second bathroom is a 4-piece and serves the other bedrooms and there 1s an extra 2-piece washroom on the lower level. The main level has a spacious kitchen with nook convenient to large L-shaped dining-iving room. Oversize family room with fireplace. The basement level has laundry area and extra space with many future possibilities $73,995. * EASY TO REACH * Go north on Simcoe Street to Port Perry, west on 7A to junction of Queen Street and turn north directly east of Brewer's Retail Store - OR - Go north on Hwy 12 to Man- chester, then east on Hwy 7A (approx. 2 miles). Look for the big sign TORONTO 366-1915 . onward 728.9544 A order 995.730 647 Scugog Street Port Perry Ontario

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