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New Draft Deferment Boosts Studying, Survey Reveals
College students are studying harder and their morale is higher as a result of the draft deferment examinations ordered by selective service, a survey shows.
But the survey also shows that many prominent persons, including college presidents, are opposed to the plan as "undemocratic."
A spot check of more than a dozen schools showed the deferment exam have snapped male students out of a "don't-give-a-damn" attitude and started them working in the hope they'll be able to finish their studies.
An official at Southern California university said since the order went out for the tests, to be given starting Saturday, May 23 to more than one
million male college and graduate students, "there is no more hysteria but a feeling of security on the campus."
Plain-spoken opponents of the plan include Harvard university Pres James B. Conant, Princeton university Pres Harold W. Dodds, and Sen Henry Cabot Lodge, (R.-Mass.).
Dr. Conant bitterly attacked the nation's draft policy in an interview on a radio program, recommending "The suspension of selective service
and the substitution of universal military service.
"The deferring of college students appears to establish a pattern in which boys who can afford to continue their education are given special privileges," Dr. Conant said.
President Dobbs called it an undemocratic policy setting up collegians as a privileged class and misrepresenting "their basic patriotism and willingness to serve."
Senator Lodge called it "undemocratic and unfair" and asked that the plan be rescinded.
At Grand Rapids, Mich., one local draft board suspended operations in protest against the plan, saying it is contrary to American standards."
Speaking in favor of it, however,
was Byron H. Atkinson, coordinator
of veterans affairs at the University
of California at Los Angeles. He
"Iil Conquistatori" will be the fourth production of the Fraser theater dramatic season at the University. It is a modern play based on experiences of American liberation forces in Rome after World War II.
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GI's In Post-War Italy Depicted In Next Play
The play has been adapted in dramatic form by Prof. Allen Crafton, chairman of the department of speech and drama, from a recent novel.
It is scheduled to be given Wednesday, April 25, through Saturday, April 28, and will be co-directed by Mrs. Frances Feist, instructor in speech, and Professor Crafton.
The story concerns the Robordoni family of Liberated Rome and Edward, an American soldier who enters their resort in search of a girl to ease his loneliness.
Pan-Hellenic Group Elects Officers
Virginia Thomson, business junior, has been elected president of the Pan-Hellenic council. Also elected were Janice Manuel, vice-president; Jane Floyd, treasurer; and Sally Young, secretary.
The Pan-Hellenic and Inter-Fraternity councils will meet Saturday, April 17, to discuss "the effect the new freshman housing will have on the social life at KU."
Pan-Hellenic council is a national women's governing organization. It functions on any campus that has more than one national sorority. Thirteen sororities are represented in the University Pan-Hellenic council.
To Edward, the finding of such a girl seems a simple thing at first, but he finds the entanglements which follow to be the most powerful and complicated experience of his life.
The part of Edward will be played by Harold Harvey, instructor of speech and drama. The co-lead of Lisa, the Italian girl, will be played by Marjorie Courtney, veteran of many K.U. dramatic productions.
Other members of the speech and drama faculty who will participate are Professor Crafton, and Gene Courtney, Thomas Shay, and Tom Rea, instructors in speech, Miss Jeannette Cass, associate professor of music theory, will also have a role. Student actors include Kathryn Peters, fine arts junior, and Carla Haber, College sophomore.
Special interest has been aroused in the production, since its first performance will be at K.U. Dramatization of the novel was completed by Professor Crafton two years ago, but its performance has been held until this semester when its significance might be most appreciated and its execution done with the maximum skill of an experienced cast.
said it is a "splendid move" that will result in "round pegs for round holes" and in the long run produce better unisslized men for service.
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Dr. Robert N. Montgomery, president of the Ohio College association and head of Muskingum college, said the tests are for "the total welfare of the country." He pointed out the exams are for deferment only—not complete exemption.
Final Draft Say To Local Boards
925 Mass.
Washington (U.P.)-The house voted today to give local draft boards the final say on who is deferred to go to college.
Regardless of who is right, most
The boards could not be required to defer anyone solely on the basis of forthcoming nationwide college deferment tests.
Rep. Paul K. Jilday (D. Tex) who sponsored the proposal as an amendment to a pending draft and universal military training bill, said it would not prohibit the tests which already have been scheduled!
This would mean that each draft board can use its own judgment on college deferments. It can disregard the test scores if it so desires.
Students who make a score of 70 or better on the tests will be entitled to consideration by their local boards for deferment to start another college year. Such deferments will not be mandatory even if the Kilday amendment becomes law. But draft officials said they expect most local boards to follow the national pattern.
The Kilday amendment was approved after brief debate.
In today's first test the administration beat down, 186 to 116, a motion by Rep. Charles H. Elston (R.-O.) to put a three-year limit on any U.M.T. plan that may later go into effect.
Eighty-eight per cent of the veterans' requests filed in December 1950, to make a second change in training under the G.I. Bill were approved by the Veterans Administration.
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schools reported the students definitely were studying harder.
The Rev. E. C. McHugh, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at John Carroll, said he's noticed "a
definite upturn in morale. . . only natural, since the students did not know where to turn before when there was no definitely stated policy."
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