European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 16, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 education freshmen pursuing financial payoff College study says school can put a person into some hairy West Germany is learning the ins and situations As june Brown has Learned outs of hair braiding on a mannequin in the Junior at Ramstein High school Linda Moore s cosmetology course. Frankfurt Middle school cultivates growing interest in new science elective Washington a entering col lege freshmen Are getting less Aid fro the Federal government and Are increasingly interested in making their educations pay off in cold Cash according to Survey of More than 300,000 students. The annual Survey nonetheless found that students entering College in 1988 were More Likely than their 1987 counterparts to want to pursue graduate study despite the financial obstacles. And although students Are More inter ested in making Money they seem Les interested in business careers As a Means of reaching that goal the Survey said. The findings released last week by the american Council on education and the higher education research Institute at the University of California at los an Geles Are based on questionnaires filled out by 308,007 freshmen entering 585two and four year colleges and universities. The results were adjusted to reflect the total population of 1.64 million first time full time entering students and have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage Points. Only 15.6 percent of freshmen enter ing school last fall received Pell Grants the government s major Aid program for Low and Middle income students the Survey found. That was the lowest level since the Survey began 23 years ago endless than half the 31.5 percent who received Pell Grants in 1980. Freshman participation in other Feder Al Aid programs also fell while student reported greater Reliance on family contributions savings Loans and institutional Grants. The amount of Pell Grant Aid awarded to students actually Rose nearly 57 per cent from 1980 to 1988, or 17 percent taking inflation into account according to the College Board a new York based lobbying group. But during the same period the Aid was More sharply aimed at the  students Many of whom shun College in favor of vocational schools that teach cosmetology Art drama Auto mechanics business skills or other trades. Victoria Tripp an education depart ment spokeswoman said 11 percent of Ell Money went to vocational students in 1980, compared with 27 percent in1988. That figure will increase to one third in the Early 1990s," she  Money is targeted to those Stu dents and there has been a proliferation of those  despite the falloff in College Aid a re Cord proportion of freshmen said they were interested in pursuing advanced de Grees 58.7 percent compared with 48.3 percent in 1980. The rising degree aspirations suggest that a growing proportion of students feel the Bachelor s degree will not be inadequate credential in the Job Market during the next decade and into the nex Century said Kenneth c. Green associate director of the Survey. In line with that a record 72.6 percent of the freshmen indicated making More Money was a very important Factor i their decision to attend College. By con Trast the proportion who said they were going to College to gain a general Educa Tion declined for the 11th straight year to 60.1 percent. Examining personal habits the Survey also found that a 22-year decline in smoking May be reversing itself. In 1966,16.6 percent of the freshmen said they were frequent smokers. That fell steadily to 8.9 percent in 1987, but Rose to 10.1percent among those entering College last fall. A record High percentage of freshmen 10.5 percent said they frequently Felt depressed while there was no real change in those rating their emotional health As above average 56.1 percent As opposed to 56.8 percent in 1987. Survey director Alexander Astin of Cla said the Survey revealed several potential sources of increased stress for students including concern about paying for College increased interest in advanced degrees and tougher Competition for admission to selective institutions. By Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Frankfurt West Germany learning can mean getting Down and dirty at Frankfurt Middle school. For two class periods each Day 30 Stu dents can be found up to their elbows in Sod and assorted greenery As part of ornamental horticulture class under the direction of science teacher Renee Miller. We planted stuff in window boxes in planters near the doors and on the play ground said Wendy Horton 13. It was  it s also Messy but one of Horton classmates figures that s something that goes with the territory. I Don t have nails so i Don t get dirt under them said Collice Logan 12,timidly showing her bitten but clean fingernails. Bobbie Viets 13, said that what comes out makes the dirty work pay off. Want to have the ability to teach other people about different plants and the ruse. They add so much to our lives Beauty food decoration and they make the soil  the beginning of the 1988 school earmarked the first time that the 45-minute class has been offered at the school. This is so much better than a regular science class because we get to touch things and do things with our hands said Lucreatia Williams 12. There in t As much Reading As other classes  but despite required course work that includes Reading filmstrips and Fiel trips ornamental horticulture does not replace required science courses. The elective is one of eight offered at the school. Not All the students have found every thing about the course to their liking especially the real world knowledge whatnot everyone is As enthusiastic about watching a Garden grow As they. People have put Oil in some of the outdoor planters and killed the plants Ronald Whaley 13, said while redesign ing an overcrowded pot. We be found Candy canes in some of the dirt  but school principal Catherine Ake said that students can profit in More than just educational ways if the Green ing of Frankfurt Middle school continues. We want the students to make a prof it on this she said. The plan is to sell arrangements at the school store and on a bigger scale terrariums to offices on Drake Cavern. We re going to try to get some arrangements ready for Valentine s Day that translates into another month of dirty work ahead. Is Brenda Hoster teacher Renee Miller left instructs students Bernard Valenzuela cent Erand Ron Ald Whaley in practical planting outside the school