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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1968
Page
13
A campus policy debate centers on graduate student numbers and draft guidelines. Proponents urge adjustments to admissions and service requirements to address overcapacity and resource strain at the university.
A House Education subcommittee urged President Johnson to act on immediate changes after educators warned current policies could reduce graduate enrollments by as much as six percent. The bipartisan panel moved after hearing testimony that proposed drafts would depopulate graduate schools and cripple the trainer pipeline.
Hearing room discussion centers on ending deferments for graduate students under the draft law. Critics warn the change could trigger widespread conscription, targeting older students and potentially straining university staffing. Figures cited describe 226000 graduate students as affected while concerns grow over impacts on higher education and vocational fields.
Dr. Gerald W. Thomas, dean of agriculture and Texas Tech executive vice president, warned of a manpower crisis in farming and forestry. He said fierce brainpower competition could threaten U S food supplies and noted 2.4 million retirements across farm and forest industries, over a third of the national workforce. The issue demands recruitment and a better image of agriculture as a career.
A high ranking official acknowledged that some American aid commodities sent to Vietnam are diverted into Communist held zones. Rutherford Poot of AID said preventing all diversions is impractical and cited weak data. A Cambridge consultant outlined possible routes and recommended river and checkpoint monitoring to estimate volumes.
The Division of Church and Community Strategy of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies assists California Baptists Northern California in a one year survey to set priorities for the coming decade. The survey aims to study American Baptist work in the region with support from The Directors of American Baptist Churches of Northern California.
Mereditie Willson plans marriage to Miss Hosemary Patricia Sullivan in California. Sullivan, a motion picture studio secretary, will wed Willson, the county’s third marriage for Willson and her first. They obtained a license and set the ceremony for February.
The Texas Tech board of directors will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Union. A proposal to rename the School of Agriculture to the School of Agricultural Sciences may be discussed, as suggested by Dean Gerald Thomas. Other items include building plans, dorm vacancy issues, and a report from ICASALS director Thadis Box.
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