Students: How to Keep 2-S

Some 1,750,000 college men got the word last week from the Selective Service System on how they can retain their coveted 2-S draft deferments—and Director Lewis B. Hershey made it sound easy. If they choose to take standard college qualification tests to be offered by Selective Service in May and June, undergraduates need only score 70 out of a possible 100. If they fail or shun the tests, freshmen must rank in the top half of the men in their class, sophomores in the top two-thirds, juniors in the top three-fourths. Graduate students must score 80 on the tests or...