Presbyterian College - Pac Sac Yearbook (Clinton, SC)

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p. C. has been my home for four years. There have been times when I loved it and times when I ve hated it. The Time I loved are when I ' ve been in close communi- cation with faculty or other students. On P. C. campus there is the opportunity within the student community to know, really know people. Relationships of this kind which I ' ve found meaningful are with the Volunteer Programs, d orm friends, classes, and off-campus trips. At times I contribute these relationships to the small campus, but a small campus has negative effects on the student community. One of these effects is the label- ing of students; meaning that within your first year or so on the P. C. campus you are assigned to groups and people associate you with a group personality and not as an individual. Another aspect of this campus is its friendliness ' — yes, students usually do speak to everyone, but often it is a false or forced friendliness. The faculty-student community has been one of the most rewarding experiences 1 have encountered. There is a chance for every student, if he is willing, to come to know one or more professors as a person. There are some truly genuine and very personable faculty mem- bers who I believe are interested in students as indivi- duals and not as mechanical people to be programmed. My experiences with faculty members have allowed me to be better prepared for the adult world and allowed me to grow intellectually and emotionally. Now to the administration-student community — when taking it as a whole, most students see it as the enemy. Separately and individually there are more positive feelings. Administrative actions and attitudes have not always pleased the students and has disillusioned many — here is where apathy enters into the picture. Students will relate that P. C. campus is apathetic — in fact it breeds apathy. This seems to be centered in the administration, but it is very hard to narrow down a problem like this. The place of the college in the Clinton community is vital. If P. C. wasn ' t in Clinton, a lot of establishments would close. The volunteer programs and fraternities reach almost every socio-economic level in Clinton. Many rare experiences are presented to the Clinton community. Usually people are very friendly, but a few always have to remark about how rich you must be because you go to P. C. P. C. can be a place to grow in many ways, but you have to push yourself and look under rocks sometimes to find this. A feeling of stagnation over rules many at times, and there is only to be heard the old saying if I ever get out of this place. All most want is to be able to get out in the world to try out unused responsi- bilities. We all may wish we were back at good ol ' P. C. ten years from now and that will only come with time. Kathy Newton, 1973 COMMUNITY 21