DROP-OUT? Continued from Page 2 at least some part of our early life, if we are going to make it, ie. Live. Not in style, not without dirt under the fingernails, not without doubt ing whether life is worth all this. Oh sure, some get the job and the car and the redhead. I'm happy for them (although I always liked blondes). But the vast majority of graduates, you and me and the guy passing the pipe, are all sinking in the same boat. So, learn to swim. That means put more importance into learning about people and the asylum we call a world, than whether you get an A or B in Journalism 213. Business Eng lish 117 is fine although it doesn't mean much if you can't pay the rent. Does that mean one should drop out? Well, I think it might. The world,- your uni verse, will not change over night. This country has hit the end of the growth cycle, that is obvious. What is also alarmingly ev ident is that ; higher-educAt ion has not kept pace with the social climate. Now dig, Speech 200 is a "required course" if you plan to finish your college career at Penn State. Why? Why isn't "Filling out an In come Tax Form" made into some kind of five-week course that is mandatory? How about basic car repair? Who doesn't pay income tax or drive a car at least once in their life? Most college courses, right now at Penn State, will not help you to cope with the out side world. It doesn't matter what administrators and profes sors and trustees tell you. The intellectual-based courses are unrealistic for students who will be thrown out on a swelled, teaming, heartless job market. I do not want to leave Oz. I don't think you do either. You or I would be fools to want to leave. The parties, the friends, the good times are - tough to walk away from. So are your parents with their un yielding anxieties about drop ping out. To drop out a few terms, prepare some sort of fi- Continued on Page 4 is my hope you will con publishing this letter. It sider Its purpose is to publicly ex press my sincere appreciation to the Hazleton Penn State fam ily for its efforts toward the organization and success of the March of Dimes Hazleton Walk a-Thon. The relationship between the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter and Penn State Hazleton has been a rewarding one for both since 1973* This relationship has continued and has augmented itself in the planning and exe cution of the 1976 "Bicentenni al Walk." Before the glitter grows too bright, I'd like to add the relationship has not been without its problems; how ever, these have been resolved in a mature and rational man ner. A true debt of gratitude must be extended to your Stu dent Government and Ev Sinns. Having accepted the Walk as a BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joyce Barton... Editor in Chief Tim Mueller.... Executive Editor Kurt Nenstiel..Production Cathy Adair.... Business Dr v Mike Santulli...Adviser STAFF News: Mike Chamigo, Elliot Grossman, Brad McNab, Sharon Rupert, Joe Stepansky, Wendy Williams. Illustration: Jon Beazley. Photography: Brenda Binns, Rick Shema. The COLLEGIAN is located in the Publications Office in the Game Room of the Commons. The COLLEGIAN is a member of The Press Association of Commonwealth Campuses. Telephone num ber—4s4-6551• Unsigned editorials represent the offical opinion of the COLLEGIAN. Opinions expressed in bylined columns are those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the official views of the COLLEGIAN. Responsible comment invited. ■me mgnacres Collegian, May 18, 1976 - 3 Thank you, PSU project, the committee had lit tle idea as to what they had committed themselves. Coordin ator Steve Touzell and Commit tee heads soon became much the wiser for the experience. The March of Dimes and I personally have been quite de manding upon your time, your talents, your sense of duty and community spirit. Please for give my overbearing nature. Not once in my frequent visits to your campus was I met with discourtesy or without a smile. In closing: thank you Penn State; thank you Steve Touzell, Rose Ann Davidick, Steve Dader ko and all who had a piece of the action. You never lost your perspective, and you did a superb job under difficult conditions. Very truly yours, Brian D. Parry Executive Director NE Pa. Chapter, March of Dimes Letters to the Editor
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