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LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
One of the growing problems at
Highacres is student parking con
ditions. Many gripes are being
heard from students as well as
faculty members, concerning the
issuing of permits and the manner
in which the cars are parked by the
drivers.
Perhaps we should publish a
manual of correct parking proced
ures for the drivers who think that
the yellow line should be directly
underneath the car. Also, someone
should tell certain drivers that the
areas without lines are traffic zones
for moving vehicles - not their re
served parking spaces.
The State Police should move the
Driving Center to our upper lot.
It is one of the finest obstacle
courses in the area, complete with
empty booze bottles and mis-parked
cars.
It has been said that the freshmen
were issued permits to park in the
lower lot,-while sophomores were
issued stickers for the upper lot.
Yet, some lucky freshmen are hold
ers of upper lot permits. It ap
pears to us that the lower lot stick
ers are given to the drivers who
buy their permits first, while the
ones who purchase their permits
later receive upper lot stickers.
We think that the present system
of parking is unfair to some. We
suggest that the school remedy the
situation by abolishing the upper
lower lot classification. One stick
er should be used for both lots,
enabling all to have a chance at
parking in the upper lot. During the
early periods, there are many spaces
in the upper lot, yet, many are
forced to walk up the mountain to
school.
When this proposed new system
was explained to one of the faculty
members, he remarked that the
abolition of lot classification
FACULTY-STUDENT
COMMITTEE MEETS
TO DISCUSS
MID-TERM GRADES
In recent weeks there has been a
growing controversy on our campus
concerning the necessity and value
of the mid-term grading system at
Highacres. The basic complaint
of some students and faculty has
stemmed from the conviction that
these grades, which are given at
the end of each five week period,
are either meaningless when com
pared to the final grade or are not
really a precise, accurate evalu
ation of progress.
As a result of this controversy,
Dr. Staudenneier arranged to have
a committee of both faculty and
students meet to discuss the pro
blem and to air contrasting view
points. Those faculty members
attending were Mr. Aurand, Mr.
Bobby, Mr. Defina, Mr. Mattern,
Mr. Parkin, Mr. Paul and Dr. Stau
denmeier. The students present
were John Barletta, Lia Ciotola,
Sal DeFazio, John Gallagher,
George Kashi and Alexa Timko.
Mr. Kostas was also present to
express his views on the subject,
as administrator. The meeting
took place on Feb. 22, 1968, in
M-208 at 3:30 P.M.
Although there was a strong feel
ing that there is something lacking
in our present system, there was an
equally strong feeling that to do
would undoubtedly result in mass
confusion every day. We maintain
that after the first week of classes
there should not be any cause for
confusion, since the students will
be following the same schedule
each week. They should know by
Highacres Collegian
away with the entire system would
harm the student rather than help
him. As is mentioned above, the
cons for this argument centered
around the fact that mid-term grades
are considered by many to be an
ineffective means of judging pro
gress. On the other hand, there
were those who were convinced
that mid-term grades are essential
for the students as a means of de
termining their progress by the
fifth week.
After an hour and a half of what
at times became a rather heated
debate, the meeting was adjourned
with one possible solution suggest
ed. This solution was to abolish
the A, B, and C grades. The D and
F grades, it was reasoned, are
still imperative for the student who
is failing or close to failing a
course.
Dr. Staudenmeier is now preparing
a student survey to determine ex
actly what the entire student body
attitude is on the mid-term question,
and, also, wether they are for or
against the suggested solution.
This survey may serve as a pre
lude to stronger action or may in
dicate that the majority of students
prefer to maintain the present sys
tem.
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Robert Fogarty