Cochise College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Douglas, AZ)

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I Dale Leiendeckel. cams a Symbol of hard work, the di- Families and friends attended the seventh annual commencement exercises plomal open skies this year. A reception after graduation aided Jerri Davis and other graduates in forgetting the formal atmosphere of pomp and circumstance.

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1 X, Martin Behnke conducted the CC Choir as they sang Come Soon, by Johannes Brahms, and This Day, by Anton Dvorak. moment forward Cochise will become a memorable part of the past for these graduating sophs.

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communication, comments and j Q17 .Ion Alexander '. . .regaining independence and individuality. Jon Alexander, marine vet who has been attending Co- chise for two years, was interviewed on the subject of a veteran coming back to civilian life and school. Concerning troubles of adjusting to civilian life Jon of- fered, Integrating into civilian society meant regaining independence and iindividuality. Also, it meant regain- ing an incentive to move ahead, as opposed to stagnation of effort on an individual basis developed during military service. The unity of military society, as opposed to the diversity of civilian society, became the greatest barrier to overcome. On the academic side I have encountered no real pro- blems, noted Alexander about his adjustment to school. He continued, Mathematics is my field of weakest retention and has required a greater effort than most oth- er subjects. In the total college experience I believe the com- campus community muter misses much of what is happening on campus since he is not as deeply involved with campus problems as his resident peers. This is not to say there are not advantages to living off campus, but some learning experience is missed. I might add that living off campus in an environment not geared towards the academic has frequently made homework difficult. Jon has the feeling that fewer years between college and high school would have helped him as a student. As to the advice Alexander would give a vet' thinking of going back to school, he stated, First I would not give him the impression that going back to school is a must. If he had made up his mind that school was for him, I would advise that he go back to school as soon as possible after he was discharged. Also, I would advise him to take the classes that he had been successful in during high school and not take too great a load his first semester. About how CC could help the veteran more, Alex- ander remarked, The faculty here at Cochise has al- ways been willing to help me with any problem. Most of the teachers appreciate that the majority of the vets are older and more interested in getting down to learning. Since veteran's counseling has been initiated this year, I can't think of anything further the school could do for vets in particular. I can think of one thing that would help vets, and that is for the government to give them more money, Jon commented. Jon feels that being a veteran has helped him in school. I can say this because when I look at my high school transcripts I know I would have 'blown the show' if I'd gone directly to college. Perhaps being a vet isn't as im- portant as being older and, as I have stated before, ready to learn. To the thought that being older than most girls on campus made it hard for his social life, he retorted, Hlfl date campus girls I'm afraid of being thought 'a dirty old man,' and if I don't, I'm afraid I'll be thought of as arrogant, aloof, or possibly worse, sort of 'damned if you do and damned ifyou don't.'