Eighty-two per cent of the 150 undergraduates randomly surveyed yesterday said they are against reinstituting the draft, although 70 per cent said the nation's present volunteer armed forces would not be adequate in wartime.

While 17 per cent of the students polled said they would be willing to serve active duty, 21 per cent said they would not be willing to serve at all.

Earlier this week, the subcommittee on Military Personnel of the House Armed Services Committee held hearings on several proposals calling for new national draft registration practices.

The most controversial of the bills introduced in the House--H.R. 2206 introduced by Rep. Paul J. McCloskey Jr. (R-Cal.)--would require men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 to serve the country in a civilian, reserve or active capacity for at least two years.

Bills suggesting changes in draft registration are also pending on the Senate floor, following charges by Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.) that the nation's all volunteer forces are a "proven failure."

If the proposed draft bills should pass, most women surveyed said they would not be willing to serve active duty.

Erica Cohen '79 said she would not want to serve active duty, stating "most wars are fought for idiotic reasons and destroy more than they create."

Many women, however, said they would support a war by serving in a civilian corps.

"Required public service is good, but as for active duty, I'd consider myself a conscientious objector," Jessica S. Banthin '81 said yesterday.

Most men surveyed, however, would be willing to support a war in any capacity, but several held reservations depending on the nature of the war.

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"I'd serve the country if we were attacked, but not if we were in another situation like Vietnam," Douglas R. Mason '80 said yesterday.

Many other students cited the Vietnam war in their comments. "Vietnam horrifies people," Craig Gerhardt '79 said yesterday. "Most people are only willing to fight to defend American freedom," he added.

Students who said they felt the need for a draft cited many reasons.

"There is a serious problem now because there are not enough intelligent, college-educated people to operate the complex systems used in the armed forces now," Charles S. McNew '80, said yesterday.