Page Four - Highacres Collegian, December 16, 1974
HIGHACRES
REVISITED
by Donna Marie Bayer
Highacres has changed
greatly in the past years, as
was clearly evidenced by the
views set forth by Ht. Joe
Ragno, who is now at Highacres
for his second time. Joe is
now a student in the two year
chemioal technology program.
He previously received a B.S.
in Forestry.
Joe first attended High
acres in the fall term of 1965
After two years at Highacres
he transferred to University
Park, where he remained for
three more years. He worked
for a year and was then draft
ed.
When asked about how
Highacres has changed in the
past years, Joe answered,
"It's about five times big
ger. When I was here, we
Just had the Student Union
Building, the Main Building,
the South Building, the
Memorial Building, and the
Book Store was used as chem
istry labs." He has also
noticed that there are a lot
more girls on campus. He
remembers that there were only
five hundred students on cam
pus at the time he first at
tended Highacres, and the
ratio of men to women was
four to one.
Joe has noted this time
around that there is a great
er permissiveness in classes
and relationships with pro
fessors. He sees them as
"more informal," still "order
ly," but much more infor
mal. He also stated that there
is not so much of a strict at
mosphere in relations to
cutting classes and other mat
ters.
Joe commented on the new it costs almost that much for
members of the faculty, and only one term.
on how many members of the " Joe ended the interview with,
It's enjoyable to get back to
school, " stating that a student
faculty who were addressed as
Mr. So-and-so, are now add- doesn't really appreciate edu-
When asked whether he has
ressed as Dr. So-and-So. cation until he is working and
finally realizes how little he
noted an increased interest in really knows.
student activities, Mr. Ragno
replied, "Well, there are more
activities now, but you don't
hear so much about them." He
noted that a smaller amount of
students, however, actually get
involved in only the activities
which interest them. "The Out
ing Club does their things, and
the Camera Club does their thing.
There were fewer activities when
I was here--but you just heard
more about them." He noted that
a number of the activities dur
ing his first term here were
somewhat boring. "There was a
Friday night dance...and that
was it."
Joe enjoys going to school
now more than he did in 1965,
because he feels there is a lot
less pressure, noting the larger
amount of students who were apply
ing, and the fewer number who
were being accepted, because
of the limited facilities at
Highacres.
Joe has also noticed that
the study load is easier for him
now, and he finds that actual
school work is less demanding
than he did in his first try
at college. Perhaps, he feels,
that this is because he has
gone to college and did it all
before.
When adked whether he pre
fers the environment of Univer
sity Park better or less than
Highacres, Joe replied, "I think
I'd prefer to be here, because
I don't like to walk that much.
University Park is easier aca
demically, because of the laze
...and the system." He noted
that scheduling at University
Park is more beneficial to
the student, mainly because of
the greater amount of courses
offered.
Joe also feels that there
are less distractions here and
that is it easier to study. He
noted the easy accessibility of
Highacres, comparing it to the
four-mile walk that he had to
classes at University Park every
day.
He mentioned that he could
go to school in 1964 for $390.00
per year tuition. Now, he notes,
WRITE ON !
Submissions for the New
Horizons Literary Magazine are
now being accepted by the Stu
dents for a Creative Society.
Each year the magazine pub
lishes examples of the talent
of the students of the High
acres campus, whether that
talent be in poetry writing,
short story, or art. Any stu
dent interested in joining
the staff of the magazine
should contact either Donald
Serfass or Donna Marie Barer,
Co-Editors.
Submissions should be
turned in to the Publica
tions Office in the game room
of the Commons. All submis
sions will be reviewed by the
members of the Editorial Board,
and the submissions judged
as most worthy by its members
will be published. The staff
would greatly appreciate it
if each submission itv turned
in in triplicate.
Classified and Personal Ads
cost 500 a line (30 spaces to
a line). Anyone wishing to use
this service must submit their
ads to the Publications Office
in the game room of the Commons