Repository: UIHistories Project: Student Regulations - Undergraduates - 1947 (Jan) [PAGE 7]

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The dean of the college may excuse from the re quired physical education such students, as are doing manual labor or present other legitimate reasons; he may also give permission to defer physical education for the current yean MILITARY 13. Of Whom Required All male students, except those specifically exempted below, must register in military, and unless properly excused, must take the full basic course (first two years) therein, whether they intend to graduate or not. The classes of students exempted below may take military work, if they so desire, by registering for it, except that no student who is not a citizen of the United States and no student who holds a Reserve Corps Commission or a Certificate entitling him to a Reserve Commission, will be permitted to so register. Exemptions: a. Students over 22 years of age when entering the University. b. Students entering the University with Junior standing. c. Students who are not citizens of the United States. d. Students who have had two years of military work in other Senior Units of the R. O. T. C. and who can present certificates that they have successfully completed such two years' course. e. Students holding Commissions in the Reserve Corps, United States Army, or certificates of eligibility for such commissions. f. Students who are found physically disqualified to perform the military work, such disability to be certified to by the University Health Officer. g. In order that athletes may comply with the general University requirement as to Military Traintrtg, and also may be eligible to pursue the advanced course in the Reserve Officers* Training Corps, receiving the financial benefits and preparation for leadership accruing thereto, the following will govern: Members of varsity teams hall be excused from basic miliary training periods when absences are due to actual conflict with practice >e ions, ont-of-town trips, or home games of the teams to which they belong; and will not he required to make up such absences. Such absences shall be reported to the Commandant by the Secretary of the ( tmmttttt on Student Affair^ in accordance ith Univei tv lulc pei faining t > noiip ah rice . < All varsity athletes taking basic Military Training will n i mallv ifffiHcr for ^ Hon < Inch do not int. fere with » uilar pi lice hours for the rt con cerned, and which Ho not meet on da> nortnalh lied for athletic competition* with other universit Special cases in whirh a conflict in unavoidable will

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