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Show Febi ory9, 1966 COLLEGE WESTMINSTER Vol. XIII, No. 13 A by Mike OKeefe The prospect of being drafted is CCUN Brings Fisher Howe Fisher Howe, Foreign Service Officer and diplomat hi residence at the University of Utah, spoke here Wednesday, on "Perspective of Foreign Policy." The informal discussion, which was open to the public dealt with the historical development of the nations policy as well as current problems. The diplomat Is serving at the university this year under the Senior Fellow Program, an arrangement between the State Department and American universities. He participates in seminars and delivers lectures, and advises students who are interested in a Foreign Service career. He presently is taking a course In eom- Mr. Howe is a graduate of Harvard, a former member of the Office of Strategic Services which was a forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency, and has held embassy positions at TheHape, Netherlands, and Oslo, Norway, Petitions Due Petitions for Student Government offices are due torch 1, SGAC Vice President, Dick Paff announced today. Petitions are to be handed in to SGAC officers and must have 20 signatures. Candidates must have good social and academic standing and must have attended Westminster for two full semesters. A2.B GPA is required of every candidate. Primary elections will be on March 4, with the final elections March 11. Two ordrequired convocations wtu to acquaint students with 1360 candidates. - If, after all other criteria have been considered, some question remains as to whether or not the student should retain his deferment, the local board will attempt At this point, to evaluate his "attitude. several seemingly insignificant factors will be taken into consideration: Did the individual register at the proper time? Has he cooperated with the Board by reporting changes of address and information which would affect his draft status? Has he facing nearly all male college students. There Is concern and confusion about availability, deferment and general qualifications. In a series of articles beginning this week, The Parson will answer some of the questions and explain how Westminster students are affected. In the months ahead, as military manpower requirements continue to increase, local draft boards will be forced to revoke a number of deferments in order to meet their monthly quotas. Before the end of the current semester several procedures will be put into effect which, though not new, have been shelved since the end of the Korean War. These procedures will make it possible for Local Boards to separate more accurately those students who deserve a II-- S deferment to continue their education from those who are in college merely to maintain the deferment. The overall determination will be based on four separate but interdependent followed a , " well-direct- course of studies? ed The student may resent being Judged on the basis of such apparent trivialities, but when a choice must be made between otherwise equal Individuals, attitude must and will be the deciding factor. Although a number of Utah collegians will lose their deferments before the beginas a result ning of academic year 66-of thus tightening standards, no significant ehango will be brought about locally by the Selective Service College Qualification Test. Westminster, and other Utah colleges currently furnish local draft boards periodic reports of each deferred student's academic standing, and as long as this practice continues to be reliable, there should be no need to make use of other 67 criteria. The first is a minimum load requirement already in force. This is a prerequisite to deferment, and it involves nothing more than that the student carry a minimum of 13 semester-hour- s. Deferred students will be required to take the Selective Service College Qualification Test. This, like ail other achievement-type tests, has been the subject of considerable controversy in that it tends to discriminate against liberal arts students in favor of those with a sound background in science, mathematics, and engineering. It should not be feared too much, however, because other criteria carry equal or greater weight with the local board considering individual cases. Greatest consideration will be given a class standing. It is argued that this does not provide a universally accurate indication of a students performance because of varying competition among classes and schools, but it is considered the best available indicator of a given students performance in a particular college, The Draft Board cannot concern itself vlth potential as it assumes .that anyone admitted to college on a competitive basis has the ability to excel. Both objective selection methods Qualification Test and Class Standing Curve are intended to determine a students actual performance I.t relation to other students in a comparable academic circumstances. ti km criteria. However, all deferred students will be required to take the exam in case its use becomes necessary in the future. Journalism Offered Journalism will soon be a legal, creditearning course at WG Dr. C.C, MacDonald, Academic VP announced recently. Beginning with the 1066 fall semester, one hour of credit will be given for work specifically with the Parson and The Etonian. The class will be a part of the English Department but will net count toward filling the English requirement, Amaximum of four Journalism hours may be obtained. Byron Sims, Director of Public Relations, will be responsible for setting requirements for the course. r . Polgar . Watch for Polgar, hypnotist and mentalist, who will be here March 8 at 8 p.m. The show will be In Payne Gymnasium free of charge. |