Evening star., 1950-10-08
College Officials Ask
Proper Student Draft
.Deferment Policies
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

colleges and universities yester-
saay asked for a proper student
draft deferment policy and meas
ures to permit the institutions to
continue their training of youth
and their basic research.
Faced with reduced enrollments
and higher costs simultaneously
with increased demands from the
Defense Department for research,
the educators came to Washing
ton at the call of the American
Council on Education. More than
! 200 delegates attended the two
,, day conference, ending yesterday
Some 400 were college presidents.
The conference was held in the
|. Chamber of Commerce Auditor
iun.
At the final sessions, the group
pledged all the faculties, stu
dents, administrative organiza-
!. tions and physical facilities" to
whatever service President Tru-
man demanded. To carry forward
! this pledge, the following basic
recommendations were adapted:
/. It is imperative that op-
portunities for high education for
. those of superior ability be sub
! stantially increased.
2. A properly guarded student
deferment policy is in the ma
! tional interest. Such defermenI
! from military service should be
] based On the individuals ability
| and there should be an obligation
! for the deferred students to serve
the armed forces or the Nation
on completion of their courses.
I Survey Facilities Urged.
4 g.. A detailed survey of the IA
! Fcilities of the colleges and univer-
sites should be undertaken as
ssoon as practicable.
Z. 4. It is imperative that if a pro-
gram of priorities and ALLEGATION
of materials is set up at some
future date, the educational in
stitutions be given a high priority
level so they can continue their
training work.
5. Basic research in all fields must
continue, and universities must
undertake an increasing amount
of applied research of military
interest.
6. Colleges and universities
must assume their full RESPONSE
bilities as community and educa-
tional leaders in the program of
civil defense.
7. The principles of democracy
must be emphasized by the insti-
tutions both among the Ameri-
can people and to other people
of the world.
DR.. ZSOk Outlines Problems.
8. The American Council of
Education must continue study of
all the topics relating to colleges
and universities in the emergency
and participate actively in ma
tional planning concerning the
relationships between higher edu-
cation and the Federal Govern
ment.
DR.. George F. zook retiring
president of the council. 0utlined
these problems facing colleges and
universities when he delivered the
final address of the session,
Dr.. zook will leave The Ameri-
can Council on Educatien at the
end of this year, after aE years
as president. His successor viii be
Arthur S. Adams. president of
the University Of New Hampshire.
Faculty Members Leaving.
DR.. Zook pointed out, that en-
rollment was dropping because of
the manpoWer demands of the
services and also warned about
J another daflger-the unequal dis
tribution of "high-levep talent.
Defense needs are draining off
and will continue to drain off
many faculty members from the
universities, he declared. Industry
long has been engaged in the
, same process and the problem is
growing more serious with schools,
, he added.
/ DR.. Zook advised the educators:
! I'VE must discard every doc
trine of isolation and insularity
and take on world point of view.
We must ask ourselves what part
we can and should play in this
new world drama.
1T means sharing our young
men and young women in their
most formative years with the
5. armed forces in some co-opera-
tive and. trust, thoroughly SYM
pathetic manner. 1t means we
should continue to supply the
wants of industry and government
with trained men and women.