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i will bo still more casualtj , ••• some >< r lie uncertain of th< ir plans lr s of 1 e fortun< of war. Of the ^,000, 31 per cent recommen ed temporary taoceleration, 36 uer cent think it ought to be per nt, 26 cent 1 • a Lnst it, and 5 r>er cent exprcr no oinion. An fr vaently qualified with such remarks as: "If done ^ efficient instruction." Those for an acceleret pro1 the veteran -ants to lose no time in catching it ) ation and establishing himself in civilian life: "...At ti 9 is of the essence and f* .ily re iponsibilitie will ate an early resumption of earning power." Some s * the Jho n them how fast the average nan can learn ar. that cc p re has been too leisurely in the past: "In C-.I, instruction, - are forced to cover in six weeks what would orally take months to learn...and we do it there must be a waste of ti some lere in college." The opponents to acceleration are eaually positi- in ir opinions: "College should be a maturing period"; "The rimary en 3 of a college education cannot be achieved in an bly line program"; "We need the summers to earn money to itt the rest of the year." Two groups especially opnose erl ace lerat on -- older graduates and those who have bee. t : A T Progra s. As to curricula (question 3), the men are thinking long stlnctly vocational liner. Interesting: trends ar^ shown r the number intending to change their curricula,- about 10 per . t,- 1 d in the de and for refresher course , althov h 3 ab( " the latter were not listed on the question: ire. With "he e • tion of a Lzeable group namir li ' most of * , z 3 :ate ' he will take a different pre ram upon : tui J liver ity are planning to make us of their A, - tr< C ge of 1 licine and Engineering, ar >arti : rt t of Aeronautical Engineerin , are att ti: t t he short, Intensive refre ler course is in de • 3 ' com of this tyue to brir th 1 up to d . oc oatior. fi Ld . any doctors, tists, ay they have had no chance to practic ir ii: for ral year- and ar completelj r : l i n e d rev "; "I \ 1 a 1 y : rjQ i i fie] ." A f« indlvj als d \ 00 11 Id l i e , eoon >mio, ai oc v . >til othe3 , f 00 ' ' tr: 1 the! 1.* l| i"Help r 1 0 America" :