High Point University - Zenith Yearbook (High Point, NC)

Page 22 text:

Colonial architecture, the tow- er of Roberts Hall, the erection of new buildings- these are some of the elements that comprint outer view of HPC, what outsider sees in a pa; A drive down Montlieu Av may give the outsider a basic impression of the physii ities of HPC, while a newspaper article about the Golden Decade Development Program may tray HPC as a college on the move toward a higher quality of education. In any case, the outsider makes casual judgments about HPC, a college with which he has had little or no per experience. An outsider may have a general idea of HPC as merely a four year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Methodist Church, or he may judge HPC by the actions of one single student he happens to know. Some people receive their only knowledge of HPC from what other people say about it. Regardless of the way an outsider receives his impressions of HPC, he receives only a surface view. He is limited in the possible depth of his perception of HPC life. The public image of HPC is very important in its future, however, for this outer view can sometimes result in a better inner atmosphere, enticing more qual- ified students to apply to HPC each ye

Page 24 text:

a changing campus • When the outsider passes HPC he is confronted by a campus in constant change. Each year the campus sheds its summer dress when autumn arrives and later watches winter snows melt into days of spring fever. Since HPC opened its doors in 1924, this cycle of campus atmosphere has repeated itself again and again. High Point city residents have watched the campus change its face through the seasons year after year. It has been obvious to any observer, however, that HPC is changing in other more signifi- cant ways. Since its inception in 1964, the Golden ' Decade Development Program has mani- fested itself forcefully and con- structively. New structures con- tinue to emerge, contrasting the older buildings surrounding them, seemingly placing tradition and progress side by side. As the College continues to unfold for the public its new achieve- ments, it shows an impetus which will promote HPC as a college in motion for years to 9fe ( r Seasons 1 4 t •««•» » ' ■■■• w ■ Students and professors, especially in the science departments, find the fall days perfect for constructive field trips (above). The temporary dormancy of such educational outings, brought about by the cold winter weather, is suggested by the icicle formations along the rail- ings outside Haworth Hall (right). 20