[Letter from Fred Harrington to University's Students, May 20, 1964] Page: 2 of 4
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With a good share of the people of the state supporting expansion, and their
representatives in the Capitol reflecting this attitude with stepped-up appro-
priations, the state Coordinating Committee for Higher Education has in
development a master plan for Wisconsin that will provide post-high school
educational opportunities in this state at a level never before contemplated.
It involves expansion of the Vocational and Technical Schools, the State
Colleges, and the University, all geared to future demand. Key to handling
continuously increasing enrollments is provision for expanding existing
institutions, adding more University Centers where freshman-sophomore
work is offered, establishing somewhat similar branch campuses of the
State Colleges, and developing junior and senior year work in at least two
parts of the state where we now have University Centers, the Racine-Kenosha
area and the Green Bay-Fox Valley area.
The Coordinating Committee has estimated total University enrollments of
78, 183 by 1973, with 52, 183 on the Madison campus alone. We believe the
total estimate is reasonable, but we expect to influence University growth
to the point where the 1973 Madison enrollment will be somewhat less than
50, 000. Our hope is to do this by improving opportunities elsewhere in the
state, rather than by telling qualified Wisconsin high school graduates that
they cannot come to Madison.
This year, the University's total enrollment is 10 per cent greater than last,
but the Madison campus enrollment is up close to 12 per cent. While a happy
share of the increase was due to higher student retention rates -- we get
better students every year -- there were greater-than-average increases
in new freshmen and graduate students, and in non-residents of Wisconsin.
The latter fact -- increasing non-resident enrollments, particularly on the
Madison campus -- has not escaped public notice. Wisconsin residents
generally recognize the value of a cosmopolitan student body, are aware
that out-of-state tuitions pay the full instructional cost, at least at the
freshman-sophomore level. Yet, there is growing feeling here that some
other states are not providing their share of public higher education, and
some facts do back up that feeling. We do not wish to reduce cur presi-t
ratio of out-of-state freshmen, but to maintain it for next year we already
have been forced to suspend processing their applications for admission.
We are anxious for alumni who live outside Wisconsin and plan to send their
children here in future years to know this, and to apply early. For we are
working in a number of directions toward giving special attention to the
children of Wisconsin alumni as college admission becomes a more difficult
problem to all young people. The Wisconsin Alumnus magazine will report
these developments as they are settled, and if you do not now receive it, you
can get a free subscription by joining the Wisconsin Alumni Association. I
find some things about the University myself from the Alumnus each month;
if you are interested in Wisconsin I recommend it highly.
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