Page Tea - Blebeeree Collegian, DoseOber 8, 1974
AFTERNOON
WITH
THE
ADMINISTRATOR
by Joules Gorseley
Bighacres recently cele
brated it Fortieth anniver
sary concurrent with the ded
ication of the new physical
education building. Commemor
ation and dedication ceremonies
provided the matrices wherein
education utility was lauded,
prospects were optimistically
anticipated, and reminiscences
were shared and savored. In
the long run, the realization
of - 'hose prospects and the
creation of future nostalgic
ruminations will be the task
of the administrators, Often
Janissaries to education's
turks, the administration is
responsible and accountable
for education in operation,
thereby incurring ouch of the
wrath and little of the grat
itude of the system's wards,
For William Schneider, educa
tion administration has been
more than responsibility and
accountability. It has been
hard work, the system, per
sonal contribution...and...
people.
Mr. Schneider entered
education administration as a
counselor to the post-W.W. II
veterans seeking education un
der the GLIi, Bill. Working
for the Penn State office in
Pottsville, he tested and
counseled those veterans. Re-
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fleoting on today's veterans,
Mr. Schneider finds them to
be much the same as those he
encountered in that first as
signment. "They seemed to be
boner motivated and had more
direction than the average
student."
The Philadelphia Credit
Center at Swathmore came next.
Bore he vas involved in the
development of evening classes
for smrkers in private indms4
try, formerly employed by the
Wens* Department, who were
seeking a technical certifi
cation from Penn State, It
yes from this certification
program that the present as
sociate engineering *Woo woo
derived. "Penn,Stite and Pur
due 'sere in the forefront of
developing these prevails in
the East."
Mr. Schneider was then
assigned to the Righacres
campus as assistant Uric-
for in 1950. The student pop
ulation was then approximate
ly 300 students. It was while
serving in this capaCity that
the fine art of administration
revealed itself to his. The
principle revelations were
familiarity with the college
catologuelas an arbiter of
procedyre and - the necessity
of recognizing and antici-
pating changes in methods
ever-present in any procedural
When asked about factors
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or experience that led to his
selection of education satin
intuition as a career, Mr.
Schneider cited the influence
of a fon outstanding teachers
he had as_ a student in Potts,-
vine. "They were English and
history teachers. They devel
oped an awareness of Western
oivilisatiOn and a desire to
learn more."
Oharaotsriting adasation
administration as a "trauma.
dons field," he strong:U.
urged its consideration as
a career choice. Mt. Schnei
der also remarked that it may
best be preceeded by prior ex.'
perience as a teacher, to emo.
phaais* the "accidental na
ture" of administration. When
queried about the personal as
sets required in ,the field, he
stressed tge necessity of "lik
ing to talk to people.w . .
Looking toward the future,
hr. Schneider anticipated a
vigorous and comprehensive ex.
pension in the facilities and
services offered at the High.
acres campus. The equipment
and instructional service spec
ialties of the library system
will prdrvide the core of the
future campus. This systea of
information and resources will
be geared to satisfy such di
verse demands as the needs of
a housewife retuning to school
for a degree, to a busy engin
eer with a special interest in
various scientific esoterica.