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Show S BYU Offers War-Time Courses "The nation is looking to the colleges for military and technical tech-nical leadership," Dr. Franklin S. Harris, president of Brigham Young University, declared recently re-cently while making studies of the P3 institutions of higher learning can play in the war. As an example, he cited the quota of 802 reserve officers' enlistments en-listments which the Ninth Corps area commnadant allotted to BYU in the new program to provide thoroughly trained officers for army, navy, marines, and coast guard. "Significantly, the colleges may choose the curriculum, except for recommendations of mathematics, physics, and physical education, for this reserve officers' corps,'' Dr. Harris observed. "This indicates indi-cates how military leaders value college education as such in developing de-veloping the ability to act and lead quickly and wisely in critical criti-cal situations." The national crisis demand that most men of 'effective age, without with-out dependents, must be mobilized mobiliz-ed for some aspect of the war effort, Dr. Harris said. Young men and women of college caliber cali-ber will best serve the nation by getting as much specialized college col-lege work as possible before going go-ing into military service or war industry. War is causing colleges to change rapidly, he said- A major trend is toward a shorter, more intensive college course. This is achieved by reducing vacations, so that students go to school all year 'round, and by cutting out "frills". A new emphasis Is placed on health and physical education, mathematics, physical and biological sciences, business, and specific war courses. These trends are reflected at BYU by the all-year schedule, day and night classes in business, primary and secondary Civil Pilot Training, and other work. Heavy enrollment in these war courses is expected when autumn registration begins September 25. |