Principal's Comments By A. H. GLENESK FOR THE second time in as many months, the college has been rebuffed in its attempt to find a site for a campus. First of all, the North Vancouver District Council ruled against the Capilano Dam site because it wanted the land for residential development. The North Vancouver City Council Committee offered the same reason in turning down our request for consideration of the Tempe property. It is something of o paradox that the college, which is extremely successful in its academic endeavours, should have so much difficulty finding a suitable site. MANY OF the most difficult problems that a young college faces — transferability with the universities, building up an outstanding faculty, attracting a high calibre of student — are rapidly being solved. But the prospect of a permanent home seems still to be a long way off. Municipal councils in their reaction to our requests for land seem to dwell on the negative aspects of a college — such as traffic, lack of tax revenue, possible inconvenience to local residents by students, and so on. Perhaps they should pause for a moment to consider the positive aspects. ESTABLISHMENT of a college inevitably increases property values in an area. It provides not only a centre of learning for young people and adults, but it is also a cultural centre for anyone wishing to pursue their interests in this field. Most important of all, of course, is the higher educational opportunities that the college opens up for all members of the community, both young and old. | believe that the different municipalities within our college district should be vying with one another in an attempt to attract the college, because there is absolutely no doubt that in the years to come, the community in which the main complex is located will have a tremendous pride in the facility. COMMUNITY service and continuing education courses for adults are absolutely vital to the future of our community. Cultural programs for adults, vocational training, courses for careers and transfer courses for universities are with us now, They are not “around the corner’. We ore faced with providing a good facility in the immediate future to meet the needs of the North Shore and Howe Sound. Like a hospital, it is a public service. Would we locate a hospital on the extreme perimeter of the need, or where the service is most needed? The College Council should have an overwhelming support of new plans soon to be announced following talks with the Depart- ment of Education. INFORMATION about the college, speakers on college affairs, and the opportunity to become involved in college classes is offered to every adult. Anyone may sit in, by arrange- ment, in the college classes without charge if auditing a course. College for adults is a big part of our community. The location of a college site is paramount to bringing post- secondary educational services to our school districts and continuing educational opportunities into focus for the North Shore! Summer session u College summer session courses have been limited to five subjects following. can- cellation of a number of courses d ” sufficient registration. r way regular four months e this heavier load to two subjects. othematics, which mG students will c work. Studen More than 100 students have sign for the summer session, reports reg Tim Hollick-Kenyon, insufficient registratio “While the summer sessidl not high, we believe that it is need, particularly for studesas take catch-up courses, in pre Fall enrolment at university,” Glenesk. The summer term runs for two months, with students taking instruction in each course oat the rate of 134 hours daily — half of the time normally required. This meons that over the two-month period Interest in college grows Secondary school students in the college dis- trict are showing an increasing interest in the programs offered by Capilano College. Counsellors from the college have visited 11 secondary schools in the college region this spring to meet with students and dis- cuss offerings. “lam finding that, as the college becomes more established ond better known, more and more students are considering attending in preference to the universities,” says registrar Tim Hollick-Kenyon. “One important factor is the tuition costs, which are about half those of universities, and another is the proximity to home. "The fact that those on the academic pro- grams can easily transfer to universities, providing they have the mecessary pre- requisities, is all the proof that our young people need that our first and second-year courses are equal to those offered by uni- versities.”’ Harold Kirchner, assistant dean, career programs, says he, too, is noting increasing interest on the part of young people. “Surprisingly, some of the young people still do not know that they may attend the college with any kind of high school grad- uation or even with two course deficiencies”, he said. "The college is open to any high school gradute or adult who can benefit from the courses offered.”