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lucation (including junior colli ), for the duration of I 3. 1 1m ncy, in <n-<\ry thai the training of students for national ervicc i a b< h itcd, o TK \- , i /• i , . plvheii c 1,1 National ( ommittci on Education and Defense and the Unit- . s,al • Office of Education Wartime ( mm ;ion be requested to a emblL l,,<1 ' publish a >unts of chanj s mad by educational in itution in thlfi for inten M of war service. [ () ( 1 - ' lit be awarded only to individuals, upon the compl ion of thejl. , • 1 ,tuatl0 rvi . who shall apply to the institution for this credit and who shall m e e | n •h i as as the institution may prescribe. In cases in which deg *& V 1. ( oi distinct advantag< to students in the rvice, it is recognized that som "H( ra lc] rture from tin's practice, on an individual basis, may be justified. 11. All coll( iiid universities take such steps as will be n < arJ>resid< to bring each individual student to his highest po< ibh level of ph tion ai

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12. The general application of the principle of sel tive ser pomp< n;il( promi i the most effective means for the placement of the individual iif ordance with his capacity to serve national needs and with the le< One disturbance of basic social institutions. 13. The S<1 ctive :rvice Sys m be requ< d to make adequate pn onsid bl visions for the deferment of bona fide premedical students in coll who tentative admi sion to an appro\ 1 medical school has already been ; ur )lished nan} u: m the basis of the i >mpletion of not h > than two y of coll* c 14. The Selective Service System be requ< ted to mak imilar pr P ' r v visions for the deferment of bona fide predental studen in colh .• n tentative admi ion to an approved dental :hool has already 1 n assur dcr on th< basis of the >mpletion of not 1 than two \ « of coll . educatK nlrmt 15. The Selective Service System be requ d to make provision f " nlrmt the deferment of bona fide prclhcolofjical studem in coll r tiniverf , , n ;i who have b n approved by their appropria < clesiastical authori' ' ' l 16. Tinj- ctive Service System be urged to issu< a directive calling' ' attention of state directors and local selective service 1 ards to this n ( ] , r t 1 th< consequent necessity of providing occupational deferment ' ''; ted individuals pui ling graduate work.

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