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Bennetton, Baker Drawn In DraftStudents Picked Unknown Due to Registration at HomeThe draft registration numbers of two members of the Union faculty were drawn from' an ancient goldfish bowl on the stage of a Washington Government auditorium. It was impossible to find out how many students were also drawn in the draft because many had not gotten their numbers from home. None of the Schenectady papers listed a local Union student for the first November call.Professor Norman A. Bennetton’s number of 3048 was in the 64 capsule drawn. Mr. Henry A. Baker, instructor in Social Studies, was picked near the end of the drawings. His number was 2541.Exemptions ExpectedSheets will be sent those whose numbers were picked in the draft on which they will be asked to answer questions. Local draft boards will consider the answers and make their replies to application for exemption. They will also classify those drafted from the information submitted.Dr. Bennetton said “certainly an exemption in discussing his case. He has dependents and was married last summer. Mr. Baker believed that he would be placed in a deferred classification and would not have to go this November. He, too, has dependents including his wife.n
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Schenectady Concordiensis
Schenectady, New York, US
Fri, Nov 01, 1940
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