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by Jane Owens
"Shave and haircut" is a request seldom heard by barbers
anymore, accordinq to Albert Howard, president of the
corporation which owns the Lincoln Barber College.
One result of the trend for longer men's hair styles is a
national decline in barber college enrollment, the president
said.
Enrollment at Lincoln Barber College has dropped 50 per
cent since 1971, Howard noted. Ten students currently are
enrolled at the school, which was established in 1960. The
Lincoln school is the only accredited barber's college in
Nebraska.
The corporation once operated a second barber's college in
Omaha which had a capacity enrollment of 20 students. The
school was forced to close last August because of an
enrollment decline.
"The big reason our enrollment has dropped is because
long-haired men have less need for regular barbers and an
increased need for hair-stylists. When the public couldn't find
stylists, they just stopped getting haircuts," Howard said.
The college's curriculum was changed in fall 1971 to keep
pace with current trends. Classes in men's hair-styling,
conditioning and tinting are currently offered. ;;
"We're taking a more scientific approach to hair-styling.
Our students now study the chemistry of hair and the effects
that various treatments can have on it."
Howard is optimistic about the school's future. All fall
classes are filled, and enrollment should reach a capacity of 20
by November, he said.
Nationally, more women are enrolling in barber colleges,
because girls seem to have a natural dexterity for working with
the longer styles," he said. Howard estimates that the school's
fall enrollment probably will be about 80 per cent female.
The need for barbers hasn't really decreased. "Barbers are
just experiencing a drastic role change," Howard said.
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daily nebraskan
monday, february 2G, 1973