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Gross Announces Policy
For Student Deferments
GROSS ANNOUNCES .. me
A policy on student deferments
has been issued to Selective Serv
jce Local Boards in Pennsylvania
by Henry M. Gross, State three
tor of Selective Service.
Gross explains that persons de
;re r r e d by reason of pursuing
courses of study in colleges will
„remain liable for induction for
...training and service until they
_,l3ecome 35' years of age.
The general policy, as outlined
ifi the directive, follows:
It is desirable that' deferment
'of all college students receive
'equitable consideration by all
"local boards irrespective of
;. - Course of study. In order to main
'lain uniform classification,' local
hoards should not grant a stu-1
dent deferment unless eligibility
is clearly established.
11-A (S) Classification
When the student meets the
. ;. requirements of the regulations
he may be placed in class 11-A
(S). After the scholastic year
"commences, local boards should
"..take steps to be certain that the
stpdent is acutally in attendance
;at the college.
.;; During the past year, nation
approximately 700,000 stu
•dents had their inductions post
poned. It is expected that the
present procedure to qualify stu
'dents will eliminate 200,000, leav
arg approximately 500,000 to be
considered for deferment during
;the corning year. This is a com
paratively small number con
!sidering the total registration of
over 11,000,000.
Categories Summarized
"The various categories of
students and the requirements
:for consideration for deferment
'are summarizecrbelow, the scho-
Jastic standing as certified by the
-college,' and the score on the Se
lective Service College Qualifi
cation Test following each cate
gory:
Studegtt in graduate school,
certificate from college, ne test
• College graduate, accepted for
post-graduate work, upper one
half of class, 75. .
Student in sth or 6th year of
5-6 year course, upper three
fourths elf class or 70.
Studer; in 4th year, completed
3 years, upper three-fourths of
Class or 70.
Student in 3d year, completed
2 years, upper two-thirds of class
or 70.
Student in 2d year, completed
Students Return to College
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1 year, upper one-half of class
or 70.
Students •of healing arts, 'in
professional colleges, must be
certified on Form 103 direct from
college to local boards. No test
score required.
Summary of Procedure:
A. Certification of scholastic
standing must be furnished by
the college.
B. Th e College Qualification
Test is optional and not a re
quirement.
C. Each student registrant
must be granted an original de
ferment as a •student if he has
entered upon an academic year
prior to the date of induction.
' D. Persons , who have been
postponed, or defred because
of attendance at schools and col
leges, will now be considered un
der the regulations. If not eligible
for continued deferment under
the present criteria, such a regis
trant may be inducted when
reached in sequence regardless of
his presence' in college at that
time.
E. In order to afford students,
who may be considered for oc
cupational deferment under. the
new criteria, the opportunity to
furnish , their local boards with
the necessary evidence of their
scholastic standing or their test
scores in the College Qualifi
cation Test, the issuance of an
order to report for induction, or
the induction of any such stu
dent will be postponed pending
receipt of such information but
in no case latpr than August 20,
1951.
Classification Reconsidered
F. Under the provisions of Se
lective Service regulations, the
local boards shall reopen and
consider anew the classification
of any student whose class stand
ing or test score 'meets the cri-
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teria set forth in Selective Serv
ice regulations;
Should the class standing • and
test score fail - to meet the criteria
Let forth in Selective Service
Regulations 1622.10 and 1622.10
(a). the local board is not re
quired to reopen the case.
G. After reopening and recon
sidering the case, a new SSS .
form must be, mailed to the regis
trant and SSS Form No. 111 to
the college.
New . Appeal ,Period
IL After, reopening and recon
sidering the case, .a new appeal
period must be allowed to both
the registrant and the college.
I. Students of the healing arts
in professional colleges • are not
required to take the qualification
test.
J. Students •of • healing arts in
professional colleges must be cer
tified direct from the college to
the local board. Undergraduate
students (pre-professional) of
healing ,arts should be considered
the same as other college students
unleSs this report from the col
lege is received.
K. All students, including pro
fessional students, deferred in
Class 11-A" will be identified as
Class 11-A (S). '
3X Announies
Semester Schddule
The Book ExChange Board
of Control has announced, the
following schedule for the op
eration of the BIC.
Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.in.. to noon:•.l to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30. a.m. to noon.
Milton Bernstein, chairman
of the board, said the )X will
open for , business Wednesday
morning.
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To All Studenfs,
Two Social areas, with equip
ment ranging from checker sets
to a modern snack - bar, are avail
able for the use of all College
students. The two ,areas, the TUB
And the West Dorm social loun
ges, are located at opposite ends
of the' campus.
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The TUB, or Temporary Union
Building, _ a USO, center during
the war years,,Was\PUrchased. by
the College to serve as a 'recre
ational area for students until
the Student Union building be
comes available. `lt' is, located,on
Shortlidge road behind the.
Three Lounges
The interior of the building is
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With Four Years at .
Penn State
ahead of you imims
AND . . .
A BALFOUR JEWELRY OFFICE
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on every campus-
Penn State Crested Jewelry
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Balfour's atP;n7hs:ate Athletic Store
Cathaum Theater. Bujidirt4
since .1926'
MONDAY,; ;6!:
divided into three lourlges arid
a dance floor. Twin lounges. , are
wing of ' the building.
There is ' a main , lounge \in the
front; and a -dance floor, and a
stage behind the lounge. T,h e
TUB's fountain is located• in' the
main lounge off to one side. -
Game roomS are ecitiipped
with checker sets, cards, p/hg
pong tables, and pin ball ma
chines.
Donovan Manager
The pride and joy of the facil
ities under the direction of the
manager f of the Student Union,
George Donovan, 'ar e. the West
Dorm - sociarlotinges.
Each of the three new dorms
have their own , lounge facilities,
but the ,main lounge aod the
ultra-modern snack bar •are found
in the West. Dorm'-dining ball.
one wing is a •spacious
lounge, equipped with a .grand
piano, 'leather furnishings, and, a
combination' radio -phonograph.
the main lounge, •is used as a
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