University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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PreaCollege Representatives jmm CUNIJ'I'I' CLARE Rn'ugr St. Hdem Comm! Represemmivcs PRE COLLEGE

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Freshman Fireworks At The Polls

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The Pre-College Division LEFT TO REGHT. First Row-Waidamar Waugh. Richard Woodside, David Shackley. SECOND ROWhClare Ripley, Richard Redmond, Frank Collins, Richard Gallant, Robert Romano. THIRD ROWhDonald Baade, John Conley, George McCubrey. Henry Willette, The Pre-College Program Our present lJrc-collegt: courses had their origin in 19-15 when large numbers uI Maine veterans put down their weapons and turned again to tthuok Imm- ing, in an effort to resume the studies which the war had, of necessity, inter- rupted. Although some returned to the high schools, many found that their needs would be better served by enrolling in our Refresher Courses, :15 they were then called. These courses were, and Lomiuuc t0 IJU, actclcmtutl. enabling the mmv petcnt and more mature veteran to earn, in one amnester, credits equivalent to a year's work in high school. Such acceleration permits the veteran to par- tially compensate l'ur the loss 01'5c1100Iittg occasional hy hi3: yxtrs at service in the armed terms, and 11150 thecamse 0f iLs grcatcr demands upon his ability and seriousness, 01 purposQ offers him a challenge which would be hard to duplicate on any other secondary school level. IL has been our observation that. this t'hzlllcngc has been stlcccssi'ully met by many at our llt'c-cnllcgc students. In addition L0 important academic bet'tel'its, thc Prc-C'Jollcgc Pl'Ogl'ilill ollcrs its student a valuable foretastc of college environment. They have the oppor- tunity to share, without discrimination, in all the social activities 01' the college Stutlcnts, :md to participate in the important deliberations 01 Lhc Student Cmttr cil. As long as any real need for it exists. it is likciy that the Pre-Coilegc Program wiil continue in torce, either in its present 101m or, if tlecmccl advisable, in the form 01 a lull year at 1101141cuelcx'ated college prcputory work.