Carroll College - Hilltopper Yearbook (Helena, MT)

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 Why did you choose Montana? ... because of the scenery. I was tired of the big cities and all the pollution. Well, I came from the midwest and right off 1 fell in love with the mountains. Simply because 1 was born here and I have lived in Western Montana since then. I'll never leave. Beats me. I miss die metro areas, but its a good feeling to get up in the morning and stare at miles and miles of mountains and valleys. This is the way people were meant to live.

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Name a particular advantage for coming to a small, resident-centered college. For some it is because the small college can offer a more personalized atmosphere in the classroom. There are no graduate students to fill in for absent professors who may show up to class on occasion via closed circuit T; V. TTie head of the department is not locked away in the library writing a book or seeking refuge in the lab to do private research. Classes are generally quite small. Most faculty members at Carroll have devoted their lives to quality education, many times for less money than they could obtain elsewhere. Another advantage is the quality of dorm living. It is true that Saga Foods at Carroll is not often featured in Good Housekeeping or that Saint Charles is in need of some drastic renovation. No one can deny that dorm life can be a painful experience for many, and there are those who can never adjust, hiding themselves away from the rest of the community. Many leave Carroll for other schools, seeking a Utopian type situation if they are unable to cope with our own school's problems. And some leave because they can not find anything that Carroll has to offer them, for it may merely not exist. But there is an awesome, powerful aspect to dorm living, the atmosphere where lifelong friends are met, where people learn to live with the eccentricities of others. We learn to love, to share, and persevere. We find those willing to share our joys, hopes, and sufferings of each day, those with whom we can laugh and cry. By taking a few frightening steps on our own, we open ourselves to communication. No, dorm life will never be Utopia, but in the Christian, striving atmosphere of Carroll, it yearns for perfection.