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Deferment for
College Students?
The phrase is almost trite. But it s one of those
trite phrases that will bear considerable thought
nd discussion. How many times have you heard.
Tm going to study law. IF THE ARMY DOESN'T
GET ME," or "IF MY DRAFT NUMBER DOESN'T
COME UP I'm going to med school in the fall."
Students up north, in the south, here in the mid
dle west are just as concerned about it as those in
the east. This deferment business has no geographi
cal limitations. And now even educators seem to
be getting interested in the problem.
In a prepared address for the public and the
draft boards, the presidents of three colleges stated:
-The national committee of education and de
fense secured from the national headquarters of the
selective service system an amendment, with the
full effect of the law, providing for the postpone
ment of induction for any person for whom in the
judgment of the local board, immediate induction
would create an unusual individual hardship.
"While this amendment is stated in general
terms, it provides the basis for preventing the in
terruption of a student's education during a semes
ter or college year.
"It has been officially interpreted to include as
cause of such hardship ... 'to compete a course
of training or instruction.'
"We hope selective service boards will be will
ing to grant students the opportunity of completing
the semester's work or the year's work on which
they have embarked.
"These students are not claiming exemption
from selective service but merely a postponement
of a few months."
Immediately, the Minnesota state director of
selective service made the statement that blanket
deferment of college stuoents was out of the ques
tion. 'However, individual draft boards will give
every consideration for a stay of induction to per
mit individual students to complete a quarter or a
semester of scnool work," he added.
Thus, although educator and soldier like to
bark at each other in public, in effect they agree
on this point: that college students need not be
lecklessly taken from their studies in the middle
of a school year.
To many it does not seem exactly "cricket" to
give college students the nod just because they are
college students. Perhaps one reason that registra
tion in American colleges and universities is keep
ing pace this year is that there are many who feel
enrollment in a university will give them deferment.
The Georgia selective service headquarters
seemed to have found one solution when it recom
mended that college students be deferred as long
as they "maintain a standard of academic work
which is satisfactory to the college and to the local
board."
This suggestion has met with considerable
approbation in many quarters, but it is difficult to
say whether indefinite deferment should be granted
even a straight-A student. However, it would not
Kern too strict to consider grades in determining
whether a student should be allowed to finish out
his school year.
Paul E. Svoboda,
(M. E.)
Behind the News
By David Thompson
Who Likes War?
Having been thoroughly excluded from the dis
cussion held after ex-Congressman Luckey's speech
at the "America First" fiasco Thursday night. I am
going to make this column the vehicle of my
commentary.
Mr. Luckey, both diiectly and by implication,
stated that one man, namely Franklin "Delanie"
Roosevelt, was by his exclusive action bringing us
into this war. and that by so doing he was setting
up a totalitarian form of government in this coun
try. He denied the right of the president to do this
and stated that only congress had the constitutional
power to do so. My answer to that is this. Who,
if not congress, passed the lease-lend bill, gave the
president the emergency powers he utilizes, and will
repeal the neutrality act of 1937 if it is to be
repealed ?
This far congress has gone and may go in the
line of legislation. If we are then drawn into a
"state of war" because of the administration of
congressional legislation, such as the lease-lend bill,
it will be due, not to the president, but rather to
German acts of outlawry. A subject, I might men
tion, that was entirely excluded from the discussion
Thursday night.
Another statement made by the speakers at
the meeting was that SO'i of the American people
weie against war. This figure was allegedly reached
as a result of a nationwide poll. For that matter
100'. of the American people are against war, for
none of us likes war. It is a terrible thing which
we would all just as soon avoid under normal cir
cumstances. However, my question as to how that
inquiry was asked, whether it was stated in such
a manner as to say "in case Britain cannot win the
war without our active participation' or whether
it was just a general "against the war" question,
was adeptly "beaten around the bush" and for
gotten. Obviously a majority of the American people
would be in favor of our staying out of the war
as long as they felt Britain could win it with our
material aid and did not need active participation
on our part to keep Germany from gaining a deci
sive victory. Nevertheless, 60' of the American
people do not favor our staying out of this war
in case our doing so would let the Axis defeat
Britain.
It was refreshing to me that the members of
the student body in particular, and the general pub
lic represented at the meeting, whether interven
tionist or not, were wide enough awake to see that
they did not belong in the "America First" camp.
In regard to this local committee, one can truth
fully say that it is not even a legitimate isolation
ist organization.
SojciaL ShflfL Qui.
By June Jamieson
1. First home game of the '41
football season will be held next
Saturday. What does one wear
and are there any special tradi
tions attached to the first game?
Depending upon the weather,
wear clothes that will be comfort
able and still mark you as an
outstanding person in the thou
sands that will crowd the stadium.
A hat is a necessity, not because
attire is more formal, but because
the sun shines directly upon the
student side of the oval (if the
sun shines at all). There are tra-
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By Uoydrne Kernhaw
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First Christian.
Sunday at 9:45 there are three
classes open to students. Dr. B. C.
Hendricks wil speak to the fresh
men on the "Discovery of Jesus."
Mrs. C. E. Rosenquist will speak
to the upper-classmen on the "Bi
ble and Social Living." "Christian
Imperative" will be Fenner King's
topic for graduate students. The
fellowship hour will start at 5:00
with a worship program and a
discussion group.
First Plymouth Congregational.
Holy Communion' wil be includ
ed in the 1100 Sunday service.
The monthly youth supper will
start at 6:00. At 7:00, Mrs. Rich
ard W. Smith will lead discussion
groups for the Sunday evening
club's Vespers for young people.
Dr. W. S. Wegner teaches the
9:45 Keystone class. World Com
munion service will start at 11:00.
At 6:30 the young people's group
will meet.
Russell Gets
New Position
Prof Goes to Michigan S.
To Teach Psychology
Dr. George W. Russell, instruc
tion in psychology at the univer
sity has announced his resignation
in order to accept an appointment
as instructor in psychology at
Michigan State College of Agii
culture and Applied Science, East
Lansing, Mich.
Marvin J. Herbert, a graduate
of Olivet College at Olivet. Mich.,
is taking over Dr. Russell's intro
ductory courses at the university
for the present semester, w hile hi
advanced classes are being taught
by Prof. Charles M. Harsh.
Still in the limelight in alumni activities are
plans for this year's homecoming which will be
highlighted by the Nebraska -Indiana game on the
IMh. Planning special homecoming leunions are th
ATO's and the Delts. As a part of their home
coming program, the Alumni association will hold
its annual homecoming meeting of the national
board of directors on Oct. 17. The college of den
tistry will hold its third annual reunion this yeai
and the Mortar Board's annual luncheon will be
the feature of their homecoming plans.
As the first in a series of Lincoln Alumni
nights to be held at the Union this winter, an "all
out" party will be held in the Union ballroom Fri
day night. Oct. 6. There will be a university
speaker, and a buffet supper and dancing will also
be features of the party.
An activity of the Alumni association, which
is somewhat unique, is the football tabloid, pub
lished the Monday following each game, and mailed
to Nebraska alumni all over the world. It is the
only publication of its kind in existence. Speaking
of-football, the Kansas City alumni hold regular
Monday quarterback meetings at the Savoy.
According to Elsworth DuTenu, alumni secre
tary, there are hundreds of Nebraska alumni from
Chicago and Milwaukee planning to attend the
Minnesota game
Colleges Seek
Method to Get
More Students
Has anyone any ideas alxiiit
how to get students, now that the
draft has roblied many universi
ties of some of their male jwipula
tion ?
According to the Associated Col
lege Press, Dr. Raymond Walter,
president of the University ot Cin
cinnati repot Is that numerous in
stitutions, "including prominent
eastern colleges for men," have
conducted promotions! en mpaigns
and waived limitations on the sire
of freshman classes to offset the
losses in upper (lass enrollment.
Maybe that is the way to soNe
the problem.
Pershing Rifles
To Meet Tuesday
Pershing Rifles will hold a
meeting in room 208 Nebraska
hall Tuesday. All men in the train
ing unit are to report. A second
trynut will lie held for these who
could not try out previously.
A list of new pledges will
published Thursday.
The army's new "shirt pot ket "
food rations 12-ounte, condensed
meals were developed by Dr. An
cel Keys of the University of
Minnesota.
The present City College of Nv
York whs established by the Mat
legislature 94 years ago.
ditions which say that you must
identify yourself as a whole-hearted
Cornhusker in other words,
wear a feather or some combina
tion of the scarlet and .cream.
Bring along a voice.
2. House parties and open
houses will accompany the begin
ning of football season. Street or
school clothes?
If you're going to a house party,
find out the nature and theme of
the party. Go in costume if you
like, or dress as you feel most at
home. There are so many people
dashing in and out that it prob
ably won't make much difference
to anyone except your date. Open
houses call for the clothes you
wore to the game because there is
hardly time to go home and
change.
3. What is the Farmer's Formal
and what does one do?
Farmer's Formal is an annual
party given by students at ag col
lege. It is informal, to say the
least-overalls, cords, slacks and
skirts and sweaters all with
some mark of identification for
the farmer factory are in keep
ing with this occasion. You will
dance, see entertainments and
have lots of fun in general.
4. Is there a way to improve
introductions at hour dances?
How are they managed?
Of course, it's taken for granted
that you know all the rules of
presenting the hoy to the girl and
the girl to the housemother, so
we'll go op from there. Make sure
that you get the name right the
first time you meet the boy and
repeat it to be sure that you
have it. Then, if you can still re
member it and the names of the
members of your own organiza
tion, you re doing well. No one
really expects you to remember
his name and will be not at all em
ianassed if you have to ask him
again. Just tro.it it as a topic of
conversation, and remember that
your partner is doing the same for
you.
lien t son Speaks
On Defense
At Omaha Meet
NeJs A. Eengtson, dean of the
junior division, will speak on
"Latin America and Hemisphere
Defense" Oct. 19, at Joslyn Me
morial in Omaha. He spent about
three years in Latin America.
According to Professor Eengt
son, the talk will deal primarily
with Iatin American civilization
iind the geographic concept of
problems of hemisphere unity and
defense.
Ist spring Dr. Bengtson pave
a series of talks to local clubs on
a similar subject.
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