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The Daily Nebraskan
Tuesday, October 10, 1961
High Draft Rejection Figures
May Boost Student Induction
(Ed. note: The following
story was received by the
Daily Nebraskan through the
campus news exchange pro
gram from the Chicago Ma
roon. We feel that the con
tent of this story should be
brought to the attention of
students on this campus as
well as other campuses
across the country because
of the possibility that being
a student may no longer ex
empt a male from induction
via the draft.)
By Gene Vinogradoff
and Ken Pierce
(Special to the Daily Nebras
kan from the Chicago Maroon)
Washington ' More than
60 of the men being called
up under the greatly in
creased draft quotas of the
last few months are now be
ing rejected.
This fact may cause the Se
lective Service system to ex
haust its pool of 1,600,000 1-A
men over twenty-two years of
age within the current fiscal
year. If this happens, young'
er men or those not now clas
sified as 1-A may have to be
drafted. '
The current rejection rate
of 60 is almost 20 higher
than the predicted rate ac
cording to Colonel Daniel
Omer, deputy director of the
Selective Service system.
Omer said men are being
rejected for both physical and
psychological reasons. He said
that about 40 of those be
ing rejected could not pass
one of the several physical
examinations given during the
induction process.
Low Intelligence
The other 60 of the re
jected men are being turned
down for mental disturbances
or low intelligence.
The factor throwing off the
predicted rate of rejection is
the intelligence tests, Omer
said.
In wartime, men had to
score only above the tenth
percentile on the induction IQ
test to be accepted. In the
late 1950's, this minimum was
raised to the thirtieth per
centile. Under the increased
draft calls of the last few
months, less intelligent men
are being sooner than men of
high intelligence because
more of them are working in
fields closely related to the
national defense.
The reason for the raising
of the minimum percentile on
the tests, Omer said, was that
men of the lowest percentile
had been going into the Army
and not to the Navy or the
Air Force. This occurred be
cause men of higher intelli
gence who knew they were
going to be drafted volun
teered for one of the latter
two services.
Higher Intelligence
With the thirtieth IQ mini
mum, Omer explained, the
Army gets more men of high
er intelligence. He said there
is little chance that the pres
ent rejection rate will cause
the minimum percentile to be
lowered to its old level.
Rather, he said, the Army
will want to draft men of high
er intelligence who are not
classified as 1-A or who are
under twenty-two years of
age.
Omer said it is "impossible
to predict accurately which
categories of non 1-4 men
will be called first if the pres
ent pool is exhausted.
He added, however, that the
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i first men called would prob
ably be men in occupational
categories who are now de
ferred but not exempted. Stu
dents would fall in this cate
gory. 1-A Fathers
It would also be possible to
draft 1-A fathers who are now
deferred by local board po
licy, Omer said. But, he said,
it has been the policy of the
Selective Service system for
many years to avoid drafting
fathers for as long as pos
sible. Because of the lenient po
licy towards fathers, said Om
er, it is most likely that any
additional men needed for the
draft would come from oc
cupational groups to which de
ferments are now being
granted.
Omer said no men would
have to be classified 1-A who
are now classified differently
until near the end of this fis
cal year (the fiscal year ends
July 1, 1962).
The first change to get new
men will be in the age levels
of those drafted, Omer pre
dicted. He said it is quite
likely that 1-A men who are
Nebraska
Selective Service
Lt. Gen. Guv N- Wen
ninger (USAF Ret.), State
Director of Selective Serv
ice for Nebraska told the
Daily Nebraskan that he
felt the state would have
no trouble in meeting its
quotas in the near future.
Nebraska's quota for Oc
tober is 119; November,
136.
Gen. Henninger said that
the high rate of volunteers
accounts for the relatively
low draft rate. He antici
pated no change in the fu
ture which would affect stu
dents in the state as
indicated in the story from
the Chicago Maroon.
twenty-one years old "will be
called before the fiscal year
ends. Currentlv onlv a verv
few twenty-one year olds are
called.
No Change
On the controversial subiect
of the draft status of Peace
corpsmen, Omer aid there
has "been absolutely no
change" in the Selective Serv
ice system policy of deferring
them while they are serving
in the corps.
He said the case of Charles
S. Kamen, 21, of Miami, who
was ordered to report for in
duction processing while train
ing for a Peace corps mission
of the Phillipines, did not in-,
dicate a chanee in this do-
licy. He said Kamen had not
been accepted bv the corns
when he was drafted.
Kamen was rejected bv the
Peace c ns last week after
he had mpleted his train
ing program. The Peace corps
declined to comment on the
reasons prompting them to
reject him, but said the fact
that he had been called for
Induction did not influence
them.
Omer explained that the Se
lective Service system itself
does not have the power to or
der anyone's deferment. If a
man is drafted and wants to
appeal, he must file an ap
peal within ten days with the
local board which ordered
him to report for induction
processing.
The national director of the
selective service system can
not order the local board to
grant an appeal.
State Board
If the local board denies his
appeal, the man can appeal
within ten days to the state
appeal board. This board
composed of five men, is also
autonomous.
If the state board rejects
the appeal but does so in a
split vote, the man can then
appeal to the Presidential or
national selective service ap
peals board. This board is the
final authority on all appeals.
The Presidential board, like
the other two, functions inde
pently of the Selective Service
system. It is a direct repre
sentative of the President and
is therefore not subject to the
rulings or policies of the di
rector of selective service.
Omer stated 'that either he
or Hershey will volunteer to
handle the appeal of any mem
ber of the Peace corps who is
drafted.
He said Hershey has al
ready issued a memorandum
to the more than four thous
and local boards asking them
to defer members of the Peace
corps until they have com
pleted their service.
Mathis Sings
October 17
At Pershing
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Johnny Mathis, one of the
top male singers in the coun
try, will be headlined at 8
p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at
Pershing Memorial Auditor
ium.
All seats for the show will
be reserved, and tickets are
now on sale at the Pershing
Box Office. They are priced
at $3, $2.50, and $2.00.
Johnny Mathis, whose al
bum "Portrait of Johnny" hit
the best seller lists a few
days after it was released,
will be accompanied by the
Johnny Cook Orchestra.
Mathis, who sings popular
classics and jazz, was recent
ly voted the top male singer
of the year by teenagers, al
though Mathis has 'never re
corded a rock'n roll song.
According to Johnny, "I
I want my audience to cling to
every word 1 sing, so the
songs have got to say some
thing. That is why I can not
stand rock'n roll. I sing the
popular classics and 1 like
jazz, but none of that slam
bang stuff."
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6Y9 Conference
Convenes Friday
Members of the YWCA and
YMCA in this district will at
tend the "Y" District Con
ference at Camp Brewster on
Oct- 13-14.
Centered on the theme,
"Why Opportunity or Why
Obligation", the retreat will
consist of business sessions,
discussion groups, and a pan
el discussion moderated by
Dr. Ray Knapp, professor in
the Education department.
The conference will center
around reports by students
who did special projects this
summer.
Chips
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also increase the employ
ment of the state consider
ing the influx of tavern op
erators and decrease the
accident rate of the state
with the termination of mi
grations to Kansas, South
Dakota, and Colorado by
pre-adult youth.
The "more beer" plan
would be rather difficult to
put across to the elders of
the state. But a beer ven
dor bearing the sticker
"Anyone using this machine
who is under the age of
twenty-one is guilty of vio
lating State of Nebraska li
quor laws and is subject to
. . . " could be put into
use. Then the law could be
ignored in much the same
way that the 18-year old
cigarette ruling is at the
present time.
These two solutions for
the Farm Problem should
at least hint at the value
of "Chips".
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Fulbright Applications Due;
Over 700 Grants Available
Applications for more than
700 Fulbright scholarships for
graduate study or research
in 31 countries in Europe,
Latin America and the Asia
Pacific area will be accepted
until Nov. 1.
All applications for Inter
American Cultural Conven
tions (IAAC) , awards and
awards for study in Ireland
under the Scholarship Ex
change Program between the
U.S. and Ireland have the
same Nov. 1 deadline.
A Fulbright recipient will
receive tuition, maintenance
and round-trip travel fare.
Terms of awards to Ireland
are the same as those for
Fulbright grants. The IAAC
scholarships cover transpor
tation, tuition and partial
maintenance costs.
Fulbright Travel Grants to
supplement maintenance and
tuition scholarships awarded
from other sources are also
available to American stu
dents receiving awards for
study and or for research in
universities in Austria, Den
mark, France, Germany, Is
rael, Italy and the Nether
lands. These graduate student pro
grams are administered for
the U.S. Department of State
by the Institute of Interna
tional Relations.
Requirements for the schol
arship programs are:
1. U.S. citizenship at time
of application.
2. A bachelor's degree or
its equivalent before the be
ginning date of the award.
3. Knowledge of the lan
guage of the host country.
4. Good health.
In addition a demonstrated
capacity for independent
study and a good academic
record are expected. Prefer
Nebraska Center
Hosts Institute
An atomic energy confer-
anna nna sif tViA fii.ef rt lie
I kind in the state, will be held
at the Nebraska Center for
Continuing Education, Oct. 16
17. A group of speakers will be
on hand to inform midwestern
er on the application of atom
ic energy for peace-time use
in food processing, medicine,
public power and science.
The two day institute is
jointly sponsored by Gov.
Frank Morrison, Consumers
Public Power and the Federal
Atomic Energy Commission.
Among the speakers will be
J. B. Cochran, assistant su
perintendent at the Hallam
nuclear power plant; Joseph
F. Ross, University of Cali
fornia Medical Center; Dr.
Howard Teas of the Puerto
Rico Nuclear Center; John L.
Kuranz, Nuclear Chicago Corporation.
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nniter 35 vears of age who
have not previously lived, or
studied abroad.
For further information the
University scholarship office
may be contacted. Others
may write to the Information
and Counseling Division, In
stitute of International Edu
cation, 800 Second Avenue,
New York 17, New York.
Requests for application
forms, must be postmarked
before Oct. 15 with the com
pleted applications submitted
by Nov. 1.
New Method
Used to Select
12 Tassels
Twelve new Tassels have
been selected by a method
recently incorporated in the
Tassel constitution. Member
ship is no longer bound by
having to choose a representa
tive from each house on cam
pus.
This new method was ap
proved by the Student Coun
cil in the form of an amend
ment. It states that 25 of
Tassel membership must be
affiliated, 25 unaffiliated,
and the remainder may be
either.
Formerly, two girls from
each sorority house attended
a tea which was held at the
residence of the current Tas
sel president. As many inde
pendents could come as were
interested. Then one from
each house and an equal num
ber of independents were
chosen to be Tassels.
The Tassels are now chosen
from interviews held twice a
year, once in the fall for up
perclassmen and once In the
spring for freshmen. New
members are chosen on
school spirit and Interest.
At the recent fall inter
views twelve girls were chos
en. Connie Hageman, Sigma
Kappa; Billie Speis, Alpha
Omicron Pi; Susie Pierce,
Kappa Kappa Gamma; Cindy
Tinan. Kappa Kappa Gam
ma; Roberta Hines, Gamma
Phi Beta; Gretch Bottom,
Alpha Phi.
Cindy Bellows, Alpha Chi
Omega; Julie Berner, Alpha
Xi Delta; Maureen Frolick,
Kappa Alpha Theta; Bonnie
Wahl, Freddie Hall; Nadene
Newton, Fedde Hall; Mryna
McKinney, YWCA; Jane
Hobbs, Alpha Xi Delta.
The freshman Kernals have
also been organized a little
differently this year. They
are divided into squads with
a Tassel as squad leader.
These squads sit together at
games and meet to oractica
yells with their leader.
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