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DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, March" 27, I94f
The college student
and national defense
(t.l)ITOR'S OTE: Dr. lirotcn it executive secretary of
the sultcommittee on military affairs of the national commit
ter on education and defense, as veil at secretary of the suit
committee on education of the joint army and nary committee
on wlfare and recreation. At the recent national defense
conference of college and university pretidents in V ashing
ton. Dr. Itrourn discussed the tcork of campus defense coun
cil. In the present series of stones, he explains for student
the manner in tchich national defense it affecting college life.)
By DR. FRANCIS J
BROWN.
TJy thre is a so'err.r. under
time on every college and univer
sity campus. At the recer.t con
ference r,t collere administrators
without careful concern fcr the
best interest of t.tal defense, there
will be a serious lcs to the ra
tion. Selective service regulations
provide for the occupational defer
ment of the ir.1ivirf':ftl .-.. nr.
there vss frequent mention, not of paring for an occur-ation essen-
j:ue:r;C. cut or "campus jit- tial to the "national
ten, - There is still laughter and
'swi.-.g' - as there should be but
even casual conversation after
class in the student's build.ng. and
around the fraternity dinner table
is often interspersed with ques
t.ons questions that are recur
rently uppermost in the mLnd of
every student:
How we you classified?
Do you thmk ought to volun
teer? Will the army use my special
trailing ?
When will tose who weren't 21
last October come into the draft?
Should I ccme back to school at
a I net fall?
What can women do toward na
tional defense?
tior.s are sskM Ln all
r students, like the
i h c'
sincentv.
faculty and the administration,
want l j aid ration a, defense. They
hive t.'j desire to evade responsi
bil.tv nor to .-h:rk the cr - rtur.it v
of s-'-rv:,,..
Thee are. nevertheless, d.fficult
c iest:'.r.s. Some the $t'jdr.U will
hve to decide f-r himself; ethers
can be answered only as plans de
velop and as decisions are made.
For a'.;, the answers must be ten
tative as no one can predict the
everts of the next few months.
Classification by
draft boards
Everyone who registered last
October wirTeventualfy be class
ified by his local draft board.
Altho men will be called in the
order in which their numbers
were drawn, the time at which a
particular number will be called
will vary with the local board.
A man who has number 812 may
have ah-eady been -called" in
one area, and in another, may
not receive his notice to report
for several weeks or months.
This is inevitable. The quota of
draftees is prorated statistically
for each area. However, there
are two variables which determ
ine the time when registrant
832 will be called: the number
of rnen preceding him who are
deferred, and the number who
volunteer, since each board is
given credit" for every volun
teer registered.
Thre are four major classifica
tions. Cass IV. deferred because
of mental or physical condition;
class III. deferred because of de
penJr.ts. class II. deferred be
cause of occupational status; and
cU:s.s I. eligible for service. In
the ia.-t are the student classifica
tions. I-D. eligible or unrestricted
STV10. and I-E, restricted service,
at the end of the current academic
year.
Draft boards are instructed to
look for these factors in the order
named A father of two children
who is a "necessary" man in an
essential industry, but who is phys
ically disabled would be placed in
class IV since this is the first basis
for deferment.
In the case of students, many
draft boards have not followed
this policy. Since it is manda
tory, if the student requests it.
to place him in class I D or I E,
the boards have frequently
granted this classification with
out appraising other factors.
Each student so classified will
be reclassified prior to induc
tion. The recent decision by
national selective headquarters
requiring the reclassification of
students originally placed in
class 1-0 or l-E is extremely
important, for it compels the
Iocs board to determine for
each student individually wheth
er he shall be classified in l-A
or I l-A. For the most part,
students who are physically and
mentally fit will then be placed
in class l-A and called for in
duction at the end of the schoof
year.
or interest and who is potentially
a "necessary" man.
The subcommittee on military
afairs of the national committee on
education and defense and the na
tional academy of sciences have
attempted to identify some of the
professional fields essential to ra
tional defense. They include:
medicine, der.tistrj;. and pharm
acy; biology, bacteriology, and any
ctheV rrar.ri of biol-nca! science
which, bears directly i:"n prob
lems of med.cir.e or the public
health or safety; chemistry: phys
ics; geology and geophysics, in
cluding meteor -ilogy. hydrology,
and cartography; er.iineerir.e. in
cluding civil, electr.c-il chemical,
mechanical, agricultural, sanitary,
and mir.ine.
The local board has f ill respon
sibility, subject to appeal, for de
termining who is "r.ect-ssary" and
therefore, eligible for class II de
ferment However, the draft board
as well as the institution and the
student have the responsibility of
insuring a continuous supply r,f
trained men in essential fields
No student should request oc
cupational determent simply on
the basis of personal conveni
ence. The decision should be
made only after carefully think
ing thru two questions: Is the
field for which I am preparing
essential to the national health,
sa'ety, or interest? Have I ad
vanced far enough, and do I
possess qualifications making
me potentially a necesasry man
in this field? The faculty mem
ber who has been given the re
sponsibility of advising students
on selective service questions
will be of genuine assistance in
making the decision. In many
institutions. when deferment
seems wise, the university cffi
ciaF endorses the student's re
quest by a letter to his local
board.
Theologian talks
at open meeting
about evolution
Dr. Theodore Graebner. of the
Concordia Theological Seminary
in St. Louis, will speak on "Evo
lution, a Scientific Appraisal" Fri
day at S p. m . before a meeting
sponsored by the Lutheran asso
ciation. The talk, to be given in social
sciences auditorium, is open to all
students and faculty members, j
Dr. Graebner is a charter member
of the Missouri Academy of '
Science, the Victoria Institute of 1
Great Britain, and the Philosophy!
Gro-p of St. Louis. j
Follies- 1
(Continued from Page 1.) j
at the first elimination contest a
al health, safety, month, ago at whuh 19 sorority
and barb organizations vied for ,
the honor ot appearing in the
Follies.
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QilO)jUD) & '
Theta skit.
Kappa Alpha Theta's skit shows
a girls conscription camp and fea
tures an original song; Pi Beta
Phi will give a take-off on the
university appropriations; Delta
Gamma intends to present a show
similar to "Winnie the Pooh";
Delta Delta Delta will give
Utopia in the Study Hall"; and
Chi Omega will dramatize the
qualities necessary for the ideal
coed.
In the curtain acts S.gma Delta
Tau is presenting the life of a
college coed; F.osa Bouton Hall
will present an act about strife
and victory, and Dorothy and
Marge Cla:k. the Kappa twins,
will give the Kappa Kappa Gam
ma's musical act.
Krause is commentator.
Dame Fashion. Marge Krause
Wellinger. will be commentator
for the show, and Ben Alice Day.
who is ;n charge of presentation,
promises that it will be different.
EDO candidates are:
Betty Muler. Alpha Chi
Omega": Dorothy Latsch. Alpha
Omicron Pi; Gloria Hanson. Chi
Omega: Helen Roberson, Delta
Delta Delta; Ann Beard, Kappa
Alpha Theta; Marianne Goffe,
Kppa Delta; Ruth Hult; Phi Mu;
Sylvia Epstein; Sigma Delta Tau;
Dorothy Stotts. Carrie Belle Ray
mond hall: Frances Drenguis,
Love Memorial.
Virginia Clark. Northwest hall
of Raymond Hall; Doreen Fisher,
Wilson hall: Pat Prime. Alpha
Phi; Annette Bierr.baum. Alpha Xi
Delta; Bette Rathburn. Delta
Gamma: Maxme Hoffman. Gam
ma Phi Beta: Suzanne Woodruff,
Kappa Kappa Gamma: Marge
Owen. Phi Beta Phi, and Ruth Ann
Sheldon, home ec association.
Local board
policies rar
One cause of "campus jitters"
is the wide variance m th decis
ions of local boards regard. r.g stu
dents. Two roommates of junior
standing in the same medical
school were classified fcv d.;'fere-,t
draft boards Altho th-v were
practically of equal ability, or
was give I-D status and required
to report for service at th end of
the present school year; the other.
n-A status permitting him to con
tinue his professional training.
This is unfortunate, but there are
approximately 6 5'i local draft
boards, and the draft machinery
is only now getting irtj high gear.
Many of the inconsistencies in
draft board decisions will undoubt
edly be ironed out as def.mte pol
icies are developed.
The subcommittee on nviitary
affairs is making a national sur
vey of draft board decisions re
garding college students. The
results to date indicate that it
may be unw.se to wait for the
slow process of trial and error
to correct present inconsisten
cies. There are two alternatives:
for national se'ective service
Headquarters to issue definite
regulations listing essential oc
cupations, or for Congress to
enact legislation requiring de
- ferment of selected individuals
in essential defense fields.
The subcommittee, representing
the college and university associa
tions embracing all recognized in
stitutions of higher learning, is
giving earnest study to this entire
problem. In the very near future
there may be a more predictable
answer to the questionHow
should college students be classi
fied by local draft boards? An an
swer that will be in the best inter
ests of both immediate and long-'
range defense needs. j
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Seniors and graduates who
may be interested in account
ing, banking, or secretarial
work are invited to meet P. M.
Mayer, personnel director for
the Farm Credit Administra
tion of Omaha, according to
Prof. T. T. Bullock. Mr. Mayer
will be here tomorrow. Group
meetings held at 9 a. m. and
1 :30 p. m.
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