Show college students speed studies to beat conscription EVANSTON ILL the increasing influence of the conscription act will have widespread effects on higher education according to dr shirley A enrin v prin director of northwestern ea uiA q itys summer session and university uni erdity r college because many students will not be able to complete a four year college course before they become eligible for selective service he said many will take three years intensive work including three summer sessions in order to get their degree before they become 21 years old since the average age of high school graduates is between 17 and 18 many students will wish to speed up their work to complete their basic college course before they have passed their twenty first birthday since the deferment of college students of draft age ends on july I 1 of this year students will not be able to predict their own status in the future this will undoubtedly have some effect on enrollment dr hamrin he predicted however thal Vass war is declared declare dp there will be no decrease in the number of students taking summer session work and little it if any in regular year registration particularly in the middle west he be explained there seems to be as much concern for the longtime long time view as for the seriousness of the present international situation students are planning to go on with their studies as long as circumstances allow in general he concluded 1 I look for practically no change in in enrollment roll ment figures this year however events between today and june 21 can change that outlook completely if we should get into the war colleges would be hard hit it if the outlook should become brighter we might well have the greatest year in our history surpassing record enrollment |