ll—The Highacres Collegian
Parking
still unsettled
The campus parking problem
has been a new issue since the
beginning of the fall term, but the
facts are still not straight in
many students' minds despite the
efforts of the Collegian staff to
keep students informed. Various
rumors have circulated, leaving
students uncertain as to which
explanation to believe. The truth
of the matter is: The issue is still
not settled.
Campus officials are doing
their best to make efficient use of
present parking space. Outside
security officers were hired in ad
dition to campus security officers
to regulate parking. The SGA
enacted a plan of offering reduc
ed parking permit fees and
reserved parking to carpoolers.
The SGA also discussed offering
reduced fees to students who
would volunteer to park in the
Laurel Mall parking lot and use a
shuttle bus service to and from
the campus; that plan has not yet
been put into action.
These plans to make the most
of present parking space have not
eliminated the problem,
however. More space is still need
ed. It is hoped that a new parking
lot will be built, but students have
heard conflicting stories about
the chances of Actually getting a
new lot. '
Near the beginning of the fall
term, SGA president Mike Ford
went to Dr. David, Campus
Director, to express the organiza
tion's concern about the over
crowding of the parking lots. Dr.
David informed Mike that he had
already submitted a proposal to
University Park officials that a
new parking lot be built to ac
commodate approximately 100
additional vehicles. Dr. David
was hoping that we would have a
new lot by the fail term of 1981.
Toward the end of October
three faculty senate members
were on campus for a meeting. At
that time the senate members
gave SGA members a conflicting
opinion that University Park
would not provide Highacres with
funds for a new lot. The reason
the faculty senate felt that a new
lot was out of the question was
that "projected enrollment for
1903-1904 is expected to drop by
20%, therefore alleviating the
present parking problem. This
drop would make the new lot ob
solete in four years." However,
the faculty senate members fail
ed to mention that student enroll
ment for this year was also ex-
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pected to drop; however,
Highacres has a record enroll
ment this year.
Despite the faculty senate
members' opinion, Dr. David still
maintains his previous stand. He
feels there is little doubt that
enrollment will decline over the
next ten years, but that the
decline will not be enough by
itself to get us out of the parking
problem. He commented that
"we have a problem here that
will be present in such magnitude
that, let's say, a 10% decline in
enrollment will not solve."
Some students have questioned
the use of their parking permit
fees. Dr. David said that only
about 10% of that money actually
goes toward maintenance of pre
sent lots and parking control. The
balance goes into a central pool
at University Park that has been
established expressly to pay for
construction of new lots and to
pay off the construction fees of
present lots. Dr. David is hoping
that we get some of the money in
that pool fora new lot.
The Campus Director feels that
the issue of whether or not we get
a new parking lot is "going to be
judged on its merits in relation to
the number of parking spaces
and cars we haveon. campus and
'other cainpuses who have park
ing problems" rather than being
judged mainly on financial basis.
He added, "I think we have a
good, strong case."
Before the decision is made,
the lot must be designed and the
price established. These actions
require University Park officials
to see the proposed site for the
lot. After the design and price are
established, the final decision is
made by the vice-president of the
university. Dr. David expects
judgment to be made before
spring, when the building season
starts. In the meantime, we will
have to depend on SGA plans for
the use of present parking space.
Date set for
by George P. Yanoshik
The first annual Miss Pocono
Scholarship Pageant, the official
preliminary of the Miss America
Pageant for young women from
Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne,
Monroe, and Schuylkill counties
will take place Saturday evening,
January 10, 1981 at 8 p.m. The
event which is co-sponsored by
the Panther Valley Chamber of
Commerce and the Pocono Moun
tains Vacation Bureau will be
staged at Stan Genetti's
Restaurant on Laurel Street in
Hazleton.
Gina Major, 21, a native of
Shavertown, Luzerne County,
will be on hand to crown the new
queen. Gina is the reigning. Miss
Panther Valley.
The Miss Pocono Pageant,
formerly the Miss Panther Valley
Pageant, will select a young
woman to represent the five
county area in the Miss Penn
sylvania Pageant conducted each
preparation for the state
pageant, the new Miss Pocono
will be competing for scholar
ships, wardrobe, and other prizes
valued at approximately $30,000
for the year of her reign at the
state level if victorious in Al
toona. She then has the opportuni
ty to travel to Atlantic City, N.J.,
next September to vie for the
crown of Miss America.
The Miss America Scholarship
Pageant awards over $2 million
Miss Pocono
annually to talented young
women across the nation at the
local, state, and national level. It
is the largest scholarship pageant
of its type inthe nation.
In the past seven years, Miss
Panther Valley and her co
contestants have been awarded
over ;12,000 in prizes at the local
and state levels. Of the seven
young women who have worn the
crown, five are college
graduates, one is a college
sophomore seeking a degree in
music education, and one owns
her own dance studio.
"A Miss America Pageant
Preliminary with its emphasis on
scholarships and promoting in
terest in the performing arts is
often a stepping stone for the
young women who compete for a
career in music, modeling, or ac
ting," said Robert L. Missmer,
pageant director. "It definitely
promotes interest in continued
education."
Although contestants for the
current pageant have already
been selected, entry forms and
information concerning next
year's pageant as well as ticket
availability and information for
this year's pageant is available
from George P. Yanoshik, Jr. on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays during the lunch period
in the COLLEGIAN office. Con
testant eligibility requirements
are as follows:
1.) The entrant must be single
and never married, divorced, or
have had a marriage annulled;
2.) She must not be or never
have been pregnant;
2.) She must be a high school
graduate between the ages of 17
and 26 by Labor Day in the year
of competition;
4.) She must be of good
character and possess poise, per
sonality, intelligence, and beau
tY:
Pageant
5.) She must possess and
display a talent routine not to ex
ceed two minutes and 50 seconds.
Her talent may be singing, danc
ing, dramatics, a musical instru
ment, creative poetry, dress
designing, gymnastics, etc. . . .
The talent may be either amateur
or professional;
6.) She must be a resident of
the local pageant area for six
months prior to the pageant or
she must be a college or universi
ty student in the area.
For additional pageant in
formation write to Mr. Missmer
at:
THE MISS POCONO
SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT
c/o Robert L. Missmer
R.D. 1, Lake Hauto
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
"I would like to emphasize that
there are no losers in any Miss
America Pageant Preliminary
competition," concluded Mr.
Missmer. "Even though only one
girl wins the title, every girl
entered makes new, interesting
friends, learns the value of tough
competition, and above all is
taught how to look and feel her
best."
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