Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-21
Veterans Get
Preference al
|karyIandU.
Girl Applicants
Discouraged by
New School Policy

Women students are being dis
couraged from entering Maryland
University's February semester to
release dormitory facilities for vet
Grams. an authorized university
source said today.
Rejecting the educational jam
caused by returning veterans
throughout the country, university
authorities have decided to accept
only above average" students-both
men and women-from among nom
veterans. The new rules do not
apply to students now enrolled.
Onlcials declared that registra-
ton is expected to be $500 by Feb
ruary, about 800 above the prewar
normal. Veterans entering total 300
men and women. This will bring
the total veterans enrolment to 600.
Acute Dormitory Shortage.
An acute" shortage of dormitofy
space has developed because a large
number Of students are living on the
campus, in contrast to prewar stand
ards when there was large group
living at home.
No guarantees will be made to
new women students for dormitory
rooms. However, tentative plans
have been made for construction of
new dormitory for women to be
completed in June, 1947.
Eight married veterans now are
housed in Greenbelt and other Fed
eral housing projects near the CAM
pus.
Washington universities have dis
closed constantly mounting enroll
ment, large proportion of it vet
Grams. But they predicted no diff
Guilty in providing accommodations.
G. w. Expects 11,00o.
George Washington University ex-
poets to reach its prewar peak Of
IL 900 full and part time students
with the new semester. About 500
veterans have applied for courses
starting In January. Four hundred
additional veterans began courses
there last term.
Dormitory space Is not available,
but one school official has been des-
ignated to find quarters for students
in private homes and apartment
houses. There will be no shortage,
however, in classroom space because
that utilized IN Government re-
search has been returned to prewar
use. Veterans are choosing courses
in the school Of Government pre-
dominantly, officials said
The university recently acquired
three brick houses which were COM
Ibined and now house the school of
pharmacy. located in the 210O block
H street NV.
G. U. Anticipates 1900.
Il Georgetown University, with q
/. prewar enrolment of 2,70o, expects
to have 1900 next semester. This
will include 500 veterans of whom
: $50 viii enter in January. There
Is sufficient dormitory space to bill
let students, including veterans who
signed up for courses largely in the
foreign service school. A spokes-
: man estimated that half the student
body Of that school were veterans
eager for careers abroad.
American University, with q pre-
war enrolment Of $500, expects to
have $500 students in January, of
whom about 200 are veterans. Dor
mitory space is plentiful.
1 Catholic University expects to re-
turn to normal with $500 students
registered in January, the same
total reached in 1910. OF these. 27O
will be veterans, 100 entering in
January. Arrangements have been
made to permit veterans to attend
courses without cost until they de-
eide upon careers they will follow.
Here, also, there will be no shortage
OF dormitory space.
The major problem in housing is
faced by Howard University. with
an enrolment of 1888 during 1910.
the university expects to have 5000
students this February, including
500 veterans, half of whom have
registered to begin next semester,
Because of limited dormitory space
the university is trying to find new
housing for students.