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outlook for
ackenzle's Adult Ed
"But, we have orne tu­
dents who register and fran -
ly that' the la t we e er ee
of them. In my view, and it's
clear as day, if omeone
registers in a program and
never bother to even attend
one class, th t indicate
something el e is going on
that doe n't even relate to our
program."
It i the taff' goal to ee
the same number of nrollee
at the end of the erne ter lh t
registered at the beginning of -
the se me ter .. Mackenzie
Adult Education is making a
difference in our community.
Patience, understanding,
encouragement is what the
taff at Mackenzie Adult
Education gives to ·its stu­
dents. In an interview with
Macke nz ie 's evening Prin­
cipal, Edward Ogul, he ex­
pres ed concerns and goals
for the pro ram. '
Ogul ha been with the
Detroit Board of Education
for 27 y . r and the gr ater
part of th e years were spent
in day programs. He wa
employed at Mackenzie
during 1966-1974;
Sou thea tern High School a
Department Head of English:
rd Ogol
and returned to Mackenzie in
the fall of 1986.
Mr. Ogul tate's "It is my
perception that thing have
gotten a lot better in terms of
building maintenance. I mean
tbere' till a way to go, It's
going to he awhile before we
really have building ihat :
look the way they should."
he f'cels there i no rea on
why th Detroit choot
hould not look like pleasant
places where people want to
he. Mackenzie's Staff tries to'
achieve this in the way they
trcat people. .
The building hould be a
neal, plea' nt , bright and
cheerful place. "We're ju t
now replacing light that
were badly needed in cl s -
room' where the light had
not been changed in a matter
of umpteen year ,� he said.
FIGHTI G (;RAJe'·
FET" the taff tries to make
. ure that it's cleaned up right
away so it doesn't give the
appearance that this is ac­
ceptable. They have had very
few problems as a re ult.
High turnover is another
prohlem. Adult Education
gets a high enrollment in the
fall, but hegin 10 ing stu­
dent. Mr. Ogul state that
part of it i jut the fact that
Adult Education is a situation
where th re "are no houn­
daries. "
In Adult Education people
can pre uy much go here
they want to go, in term of
location. In some instances
people decide that the
tran portation is not as good
as they hopetl it would be for
them. As a result they at­
tempt to look Cor omeplace,
perhap a little closer to their
home. perh p in some other
T ere,a Wat 0 (rlallt) assls
deDl, Martiaa Ce aDce.·
for
program, Ogul aid.
We get people who move.
There is a lot of movement in
the city. I can't begin to tell
you how many times we go to
our cards and we send letters
to students from last semester
and we get moved - for­
warding address. There is a
lot of movement Cor people
,