Evening star., 1950-08-10
Draft Deferment
Possible for Top
Co||egeStudents
SeIective Service
Lists 3 Conditions;
More Camps to Open
By George Beveridqe

Top scholastic college students
who have finished at least one
year of college and plan to con-
tinue their education this fall may
be considered for draft defer
ment, under a new Selective Serv-
ice System decision.
In other developments in the
fast-moving military manpower
picture:
l. The Army is planning imme-
diate reopening of five more
training camps, with total Ca
pacity of 101, 800 men. This was
viewed as a strong indication that
the Defense Department plans to
call up more National Guard and
reserve units, with a possibility
that some of the Guard forces may
be of division size.
2. High draft officials, with a
look at present manpower pools,
voiced new concern over the high
rejection of men sent to the Army
for examinations.
Three Conditions Set.
The new ruling on college stu
dents authorizes local draft boards
to consider requests for defer
ment from students to meet three
cYNaoiHa oaY1dif;npc
The conditions are that they
have finished at least one year Of
a full-time course. that they
ranked scholastically in the up
per half of their class and that
they have showed intentions
prior to August /, of enrolling in
a full time course this fall.
The regulations. however, are
temporary. designed to clarity the
situation for students planning tc
continue their education. Also
they are not mandatory, but mere
ly permit draft boards to con-
slider granting deferments if they
think it advisable.
District draft officials said they
had not yet received copies of the
new authorization.
Existing regulations provide thai
a student who is actually attend.
ing school may be deferred unit
the end of the scholastic year, but
he would be subject to call before
his course of study.
In addition to full-time under.
graduate students. full time grad
uate students may be considered
as having met the conditions, pro-
vided they ranked among the up.
per half of their classes during
their last undergraduate year o.
full-time instruction.
May Be Reconsidered.
Draft registrarits who meet tht
three conditions and already have
been ordered to report for Undue.
ton may be, reconsidered if theil
local boards so decide, the Selec.
tive Service announcement said.
The Army's expanding training
program calls for reopening these
five installations: Camp Rucker
Daleville, Ala. 25,000-man capac.
ity; Camp Stewart, Hinesville
Ga, 1890: Camp Roberts, San
Miguel, Calf, $4,000; Camr
Mccoy, Sparta, Wis, $1,000, and
Camp Edwards, North Falmouth
Mass, 10000.
Emphasis on recall probably
will center on units of non-divi-
sional size to fill out the training
centers, and Army officials stressed
that summonses to larger units arr
dependent on manpower needs o1
the international situation.
The concern of draft officials
over high rejection rates of mer
sent for examinations is highest
over. the large turn down because
of failure to pass the new military
mental tests, which were not IL
force during World War II.
While there are no immediate
plans to tighten present exemp-
ton and deferment policies, draft
heads fear they may run into
trouble if increased calls for man.
power are passed along.
Meanwhile, District draft Off
ciais expect to know by Wednes-
day the September date on which
the first District draftees will be
ordered for induction. While
September has been mentioned
as the probable date, officials saiC
the exact time cannot be set until
reports are in from all Is Local
boards on what men are available
Virginia officials set September
S for the first group of "a induc-
tees to report for active duty
None will be from the Washing
ton area.
The Army's examining station
at Arlington Farms handled 10i
District men yesterday from
boards /, 3 and IA. Another II
did not appear. The 108 included
several who failed to report fol
earlier examinations.
In recruiting yesterday, The
Army and Air Force tentativeiJ
accepted 80 of 81 applicants. The
Navy took seven of 13 applicants
and the Marine Corps took five Of
33 applicants, and re-enlisted two
B. R. Fleming Is, Named