Deep Springs is unusual college. It is high in the White Mountains in California,  not in a college Town. The campus is a group of weather-beaten ranch (U.S. large farm) buildings, with no beautiful classroom structures. The only college-like thing about Deep Springs is its library. Students can study from the 17,000 books twenty-four  hours a day. The library is never crowed -- Deep Springs'  student body is only twenty-four well-qualified young man. In addition, there are only five full time professors. These teachers believe in the idea of Deep Springs. They need to believe in it! they do not get much money. In fact, their salaries are about $9,000 a year plus room and board. The school gives the young teachers (as well as the students) something more important then money.

        "There is no place like Deep Spings," says Ned Serling. a second - year student from New York State. "Most colleges today are much the same, but Deep Springs is not afraid to be different." Serling says that student at his college are in a situation quiet unlike any other school. Students are there to learn, and they cannot run away from problems. There is no palace to escape to!"

       At most colleges, students can close their books and go to a movie. They can go out to restaurants or to parties. What Deep Springs students do is entirely different.