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Draft

There's a red and black warning posted around the college, Exams, it explains, are just around the corner. There's another warning being carried by students. This one is sort of yellow and black and has something to do with induction classification.

The two are very closely related. A "New York Times" survey has stated the typical college attitude as, "why study to be a soldier?" This, of course, is an exaggeration of popular opinion, but nevertheless most students find a great deal of difficulty studying without knowing just where the hell they stand. This is not just a local problem. Mid-semester examinations are a nation-wide phenomenon.

The draft law has become a political football and it has been kicked around too long already. In their attempt to placate all factions, the politicians have ignored one very important consideration. College students represent a large share of those affected by the mobilization plans. They have little right to state what the Government should do with them once they are out of civilian life, but during the short period when they are still in college they have every right to the limited security which the future can offer them.

Draft laws are not far away. It is not too much to ask the Washington warriors to move just a little faster than they usually do. Let's finish our civilian life with a little peace of mind.

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