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Show Predict An Increase In Students Prediction of at least an 8 percent per-cent increase in the student body of the Utah State Agricultural college for the 1940-41 year which opens September 27, was made on Saturday by W. H. Bell, registrar. Facts and Figures used by Registrar Reg-istrar Bell in his pre-registration estimate were taken from his records re-cords which show an average of 8 per cent increase in enrollment at the state school every year for lieve that the annual 8 percenl Increase will be put on the booki again this year," Mr. Bell said "To date we have an Increase ol 8 percent over last year in the number of transcripts filed in my office by new and former students." stud-ents." College officials also cited as an indication of a healthy growth for the student body, the Increased Increas-ed Interest in courses directly connected con-nected with the national defense program which have been greatly augumented recently by federal appropriations, and the fact that the government is encouraging the young men to finish their collegiate colleg-iate year even though they may be in line for conscription. They 1 1 or university which grants a de-! de-! gree in arts or science, to pursue . a course of instruction, satisfac-'. satisfac-'. tory completion of which is pres-i pres-i cribed by such college or univer-' univer-' sity at a prerequisite to either of such degrees, shall upon his request, re-quest, be deferred from induction into the land or naval forces for such training and service until the end of such academic year, but in no event later than July 1. 19-41." 19-41." "This provision ' clearly Indicates that Uncle. Sam wants trained men to fill important positions in many branches of government," one official commented. the past 16 years. last year 3393 students enrolled, making a 256 percent increase over the 1923-24 figures or a jump from 152 students stud-ents in the 16 year period. "We have every reason to be- speciticaJly called attention to Section Sec-tion 5 of the selective service mea-who, mea-who, during the year 1940, enter-sure enter-sure which states: '"Any person ed upon attendance for the academic aca-demic year 1940-41 at any college Mrs. Josep'i Gyllenskog returned return-ed home Sunday after spending the past two weeks in Brigham City at the home - ', her daughter, Mrs. Don Johnson and other relatives. |