Students split on draft
By JOHN GANGI
The Associated Press announced yesterday that the National Commission on Selective Service will make a recommendation to President Johnson next week calling for a lottery draft.
This system will be a partial lottery in which college students will not be drafted. However, after graduation, they will also be placed in the pool.
The primary targets of this draft system will be 18 and 19-year-old youths and they will be drafted first.
AP SOURCES say the reasons for the lottery are to renovate the present system; to eliminate uncertainties of 18 and 19-year-old youths; and to solve the inequities of the present draft system.
For college students the present system works on a combination of factors. The most important are the student's grades and his test score in the Selective Service Examination.
The boards will classify the student on this information, but the process varies among the 4.000 nation boards.
Physical examinations for resident college students in Kansas are being postponed until summer. However, this move was motivated by economic factors and should not be viewed as a step towards drastic changes, one source said.
Services planned for day of prayer
February 19th has been proclaimed by the National Council of Churches as World Day of Prayer. Because it is an ecumenical event, special student services will be held at the American Baptist Center for all campus religious groups.
John Graber, associate professor of religion and chaplain of the Baptist Center, said supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. immediately followed by the standard service decided upon by the Council.
Guest speaker will be Mrs. Amina Bose, India graduate student. Her topic will be "Humanizing the University."
Skahan may play ball
With Spring not too far around the corner, the baseball season will soon be with us. And much to the relief of coach Floyd Temple. Bob Skahan will be out in centerfield, that is if his knee agrees with him. Skahan was injured in the Oklahoma State-KU football game. He has been up and around for a few weeks now, getting into shape for the Spring season.
MRS. CORDELL, Lawrence Selective Service Board clerk, said there has been some talk of changes, but she does not think these are feasible. She said "I think that they are far-fetched."
One of the lottery's aims, according to AP sources, is to quell the student protests over the draft. However, student reactions to the possibilities of a lottery are varied.
Larry Fritter, Kansas City senior, said, "It is hard to say that it is better." Fritter, who said he dislikes gambling games, said, "It depends on what the individual thinks of chances."
Roger McDanield, Osborne senior, is against the lottery type of draft. He said it was not a solution to the faults in the present system. He said, "If you happen to be lucky you can get out of it completely."
DAVE BOAL, Pittsburgh, Pa., senior, took an opposite view from McDaneld's. "The lottery system would make the draft more equal," he said.
Rick Wallace, St. Louis senior, said, "A lottery system can only be fair if there are no exemptions." His view was shared by another student, who wished to remain anonymous. He said, "Equal rights mean equal duties."
Now you're on the track. (Wouldn't you rather be with No. 1?)
According to Steve Sharttrain, Bonner Springs junior, the lottery would be merely an unsuccessful attempt to find an effective system. He said, "There won't ever be a system that will satisfy everyone."
Jay Barrish, Kansas City senior, said the ideal solution was to have no system at all; a belief that was shared by a number of other students.
HOWEVER, if he had to choose between the two systems, Barrish would choose the lottery. "In terms of equality the lottery is much fairer," he said.
Representing the more extreme view was a student who preferred to remain anonymous. He said, "There are as many inequities in the lottery system as in any other type of system. The whole system should be abolished."
Whatever the reader's view may be, the Selective Service reminds all eligibles that today is the last day for applying for the Selective Service Exam. Also, if you are not yet 18, contact the local draft board on your 18th birthday, or within five days thereafter.
Deadline set
Registration deadline for the next three college draft deferment tests is 5 p.m. Friday. All students who want a school deferment should apply before that time at the Selective Service Board office, $927\frac{1}{2}$ Mass. St. The three tests are scheduled for Mar. 11 and 31, and April 8.
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Friday, February 10, 1867
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