Youngest Off To College

Posted by Barbara Pytel Aug 31, 2008

Every parent of an 18 or 19 year old knows that Mr. Know It All from The Bullwinkle Show not only lives on but resides with them in their home. The teen is now an expert on everything under the sun. I am so fortunate to have someone so brilliant living under my roof because I no longer know how to drive, how to get to Wal-Mart by the proper route, no longer know how to park a car properly, select insane music, and can no longer be trusted with a lawn mower. Mr. Know It All holds all knowledge at our house.

Good Days Are Over

Unfortunately, I no longer have the comfort of living with a genius because he went off to college. Actually, he is very lucky to have found a one of a kind college in the center of Kansas. It was difficult to think of him being 425 miles and three states away, but I am very confident it is worth it.

McPherson College

The college my son is attending is the only four year car restoration program in the world. It sits in the center of Kansas surrounded by wheat fields, sorgum, cattle, soybeans and an oil refinery. If you check your baking flour label, chances are good that your flour came from Salina, Kansas about 30 miles away.

Who ever named the college was probably not a creative right-brained person since it is named McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas in McPherson County. However, it is a stroke of genius to turn a two-year restoration program into the only 4-year program in the world. It caught the eye of Jay Leno who openly promotes the program on television.

While many parents have strong concerns about sending a child off to college, this college helps with that.

• No girls in the boys dorm.
• No boys in the girls dorm.
• No cigarettes, chewing tobacco or gambling.
• Mandatory weekly check-in with faculty. While he did look a little frightened when I left, he's in good hands. It was a very quiet trip home.