Show J ABBREVIATED SKIRT STEALS STUDENTS' STUDENTS ATTENTION CLAIM CLEVELAND 0 O. O Aug AuG 6 The G.-The The boy boyanc and anc girl of ot today atud study less intensively intensively ively than former generations In the opinion of ot Edward Elward T. T Downer registrar registrar regis regis- of Adelbert college Western Reserve Re Re- serve sero university Downer says this is due ue to the after aftereffects aftereffects effects of ot the war He cited cled the fact tha tot 1500 graduates of Cleveland CIC high schools who applied for tor en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance to Adelbert Adeibert college on only I 40 per percent percent percent cent or have havo been accepted Contributing factors factor Downer says are aro Jazz music and dancing short skirts freakish styles worn wor by girls bobbed hair hall and md automobile parties dl distract tract tho the students student's attention aten- aten atten atten- ion tion from his studies ton As soon as young oung people become adjusted to the new conditions and ancl customs are accepted as ds being I normal the thc student again will wi leach tho the tho higher prewar standard standard Downer stated I |