[Jewelry making - Article 00674] - Re: [Orchid] Closing metal jewelry program

[Margaret Malm]

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Hi, Judy.

    We ran into the same sort of problem with our classes at Dixie State
    Collete (St. George, Ut.)  Classes full to overfull. All doing well.
    Then the College decided they needed the space for a Dental
    Technician shop. There was noplace else for us to move. Our
    Instructor was assigned other classes to teach at that time. Etc.
    etc. So, with no warning -- we went in on the second day of class,
    for the semester -- we were told the class was cancelled. Period. We
    went back the next class day and bought a lot of the equipment and
    tools, and all the silver they had on hand.  We were NOT happy!, and
    put in a petition to the president of the College. Some of the class
    members are/were not without "prominence", or "political power", or
    whatever you want to call it, in St. George. A few days later, we
    were having class again, -- in the St. George Rec. Department's
    workshop. They don't have as much space or equipment, but we're
    gradually getting the equipment. A different (but experienced)
    instructor, too.  We mostly learn from each other, rather than the
    instructor, anyhow. At first it was still a credit course at Dixie;
    but after a year or two, when they started raising the tuition, we
    divorced ourselves from the College. So it is no longer a credit
    class at the College. But very few were students wanting to get class
    credit, anyhow. And we always have a waiting list of people wanting
    to get in. 

    Perhaps Verna's group can come up with some similar solution??  

Margaret

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