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echnician North Carolina State University'sStudent‘Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXlV, Number a Wednesday, October 26, 19oz Raleigh, North Carolina Phone 737-2411,-2412 Standards high CCCO provides for students in non-registrants new vet program with information by Jeffrey lander “When you think about veterinary by Clay Crooeh the Internal Revenue Service. has Staff Writer medicine as we do as being such a Staff Writer planned to “release only 200 names broad field now. the prospect of hav- and addresses to the selective service The School of Veterinary Medicine ing. for example. someone with an State students who have failed to out of all those men who don't respond at State has completed one year/of agronomy degree. or a chemistry or, complete their draft registration. now to the warning letters." Egger in- operation and is beginning its second somebody with a computer science; I Photo COURZSy 0' School 0' veiemlary Mugging have an organization they can turn to (hated thatit seemed .unlikely" the year with a new class of40 students — degree1s very exciting to us." Howard Freshman Joe Gordon. sophomore taurle Ennis, Dean Terrence Curtin, and luck for information and counseling. Justice Department would prosecute students who went through an exten- said. Griffin (left to rlght)observe one of the audio-visual materials given to the SVM. The Central Committee for Cons more than that number. BOOB" sive admissions process. Along with the application. by the Pltmon-Moore Company cientious Objectors. the nation's According to the government'a Standards of admission to the students are asked "to write an largest draft counseling agency. is try- general accounting office. over 700.000 School of Veterinary Medicine include autobiography. "It serves a useful pur- deemed unable to compete successful- 5 years in undergraduate school and 4 ing to provide'as much information as men have not registered. At this time. a 2.75 cumulative GPA on all courses pose to the selection committee. It ly in the school is given sn'interview. years in professional school. An possible to men of draft age only eight people have been indicted and a “C" or better on all courses re- often serves as the basis for the inter The interview is conducted by a undergraduate degree is not required "it is important that these men are for refusal to register. quired by the school for admission. view," Howard said. member of the selection committee for entrance to the SVM ifall other re kept informed. so they can make “People who receive these warning “We have said that we would not Three recommendations are re- and a member of the faculty of the quirements are met. Approximately educated decisions." said Jim Feldman letters. or who have questions concer- look seriously at applicants with quired along with the application as SVM. “The thrust of the interview'is 43 percent of all veterinarians na— staff attorney for the CCCO. “We feel ning non-registration clearly need under a 2.75 cumulative GPA." said well; Howard said. “We rsk for one to find out the humane qualities of the tionally do not have an undergrlduate the CCCO can provide relevant and more information." Feldman said. Donald Howard. associate dean for recommendation to come mom a non- student. They (the interviewers) degree. said Howard. reliable factual information." “The CCCO can give them the help Academic Affairs of the School of related veterinarian because when never get to see the transcript of the “A person with a degree in In a recent press conference. the they-need." Veterinary Medicine. Howard said. our students come into the program student." Howard said. “The inter~ veterinary medicine is second only to CCCO charged the selective services The organization has started a list that special consideration may be and are in class literally 88 hours of a view is an informal interchange of a person in human medicine in job op- with wasting taxpayers' money by of people interested in non- given to a student with a GPA under 40 hour week. and then are faced with ideas and thoughts." portunities." Howard said. planning to mail a quarter of a million registration issues and sends out 2.75 only if other factors justified such 4 to 8 hours of studying every night. The tough admissions standards at letters to suspected “non-registrants" regular bulletins on developments consideration. However. only one stu- that dedication has to be there." ’ the SVM are evident in the profile of in an effort to enforce the Nationwide that might affect those individuals dent with an undergraduate GPA of Another factor influencing admis- the admitted class of 1982— 104 ap- Vet school receives registration order. who are not registered. under 2.75 has been admitted to the sion is a profile of the student's non- plicants out of 125 were granted inter- “The only people who have been In addition to sending out periodic. school in its two years of operation. academic record. “We are interested views; 40 out of the 104 interviewed audio-visual aids charged with failure to register so far. information on non-registration. the Howard said. in taking in not only those that are were accepted into the program. The have been those men who have turned C000 counsels individuals concerning There are 52 hours of required academically skilled. but those that go average cumulative GPA State's School of Veterinary themselves in." said Feldman. “Warn- specific problems and helps non courses that must be completed before beyond that. and have a fairly good (undergraduate) of this class is 8.58 Medicine recently received a large ing letters have been sent by the registrants find lawyers. entering the SVM at State. “We fail citizenship background." Howard said. "We're in the business of trying to number of audio-visual aids dealing Justice Department to some non- The CCCO was formed in 1948 and second from the bottom (nationally) in The school is looking for students graduate everybody that we take in at with a broad range ofclinically related registrants who'have been turned into has a network of 2.500 counselors the number of course requirements to who. after graduation. will be able to admission time. Nationally. the attri~ instructional items. The new the government by private in- around the country who aid in- apply.” Howard said. be in the Rotary Club and have a prac- tion rate for professional students in materiasl are available to students in dividuals. dividuals on the draft. registration There is no baccalaureate degree tice. or be a leader in the church and veterinary medicine is below 2 per- the AudioVisual center of the School “The federal courts handle about and conscientious objection. requirement for admission to the have a practice. We are looking for cent." Howard said. of Veterinary Medicine. 30.000 cases a year. at the time." said The CCCO also helps people in the SVM. This means that any degree is potential leaders. Howard said. Most veterinarians spend 7 to 9 The new facilities are a fraction of Feldman. “So far only eight of these military who need discharges and does acceptable if the courses required for The interview is the final stage of years in school before earninga doctor the recently upgraded Veterinary cases have involved non-registrants. pro-enlistment counseling. admission to the SVM are completed. of veterinary medicine degree 8 to There is no way the courts can handle Pre-enlistment counseling is an at- the admissions process. No one who is Medicine program at State. hundreds of thousands of new cases.", tempt by members of the CCCO staff The names of suspected draft to tell people who are considering resistors are being obtained by the military service the other side of the NROTC classes will begin-at State government by matching selective story. “We want them to know that service registration list with files pro there is another angle of the story vided ~by the Social Security Ad- from that which is given in the recruit by Louis Manes "The Navy is very interested in equivalent of 10 semester-hour credits ministration. The Internal Revenue ment ads." said Fieldman. Staff Writer State because of its excellence in in naval science. and must participate technical and engineering training." in st-sea training and other military Service then mails the letters. Anyone needing more information The Naval Reserve Officers' Train- Koster said. Chapel Hill has no school drills. Uniforms. room and board. and The first mailing has been sent to on these and other related subjects ing Corps is looking for welloqualified. of engineering. and "we need well a stipend are provided. over 33.000 men. can contact the CCCO at 2208 South highly motivated. technically trained trained people" to handle the highly Based on performance at NSI. A CCCO news release reported Street. Philadaiphia. Pa. 19146 or call young people. Capt. A.M. Koster said. sophisticated equipment. students may or may not be recom- Roscoe L. Egger Jr.. commissioner of (215) 545-4620. Koster is a professor of naval science The NROTC program at State is mended for the twoyear NROTC at UNC-CH. and commanding officer designed mainly for freshmen. who scholarship program. of the local NROTC. are required to attend the new The program will pay for tuition. all Polly shows Hunt favored “Because of our needs. NROTC will classes. A course for interested textbooks. labs and other instruc begin offering its educational program sophomores may be offered as well. tional fees. and grant of 8100 per at State starting next semester." All courses will be prerequisites for month stipend.

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