Evacuees Head for Eastern Schools

Students and Faculty Set Census Tomorrow To Aid Alien Students

As the first move in comprehensive program to help settle evacuated students in Eastern Colleges, a University Student-Faculty committee will conduct a campus census Wednesday of probable alien student evacuees, Robert O’Brien, assistant dean of arts and sciences, announced last night.
At the same time Dean O’Brien declared that the Western Defense Command had asked that American-Japanese students continue their studies at the University until the time for evacuation arrives.
Bounds extended
A conference of representatives from Pacific Coast universities met at the University of California last week, conferring with officials from headquarters of the Western Defense Commands on the problems of student evacuation. Military authorities granted an extension for alien students of the rule requiring Japanese to stay within five miles of their home.
A few Japanese students withdrew from the University last week and have already registered in Eastern colleges with the aid of the Student-Faculty committee, Dean O’Brien said. Those who left early are registered at the universities of Michigan, Minnesota, Idaho and Chicago. All Japanese in Pacific Coast military areas after next Sunday will have to go through the regular evacuation process.
Faculty Considered
The committee in cooperation with the army is studying the evacuation problem of American-Japanese faculty members at the University.
Draft status, work experience, nationality and approximate available funds of student aliens will be polled when the census blanks are distributed next Wednesday. Complete plans will be made at a Student-Faculty meeting at noon today.
Faculty members of the committee are Floyd Schmoe, instructor in forestry, Dean of Men Newhouse, Dean of Women May Dunn Ward, Jesse Steiner, professor of sociology, John Macki of the Far Eastern department, and Frank E. Goodnough of Wesley Foundation.
Student members of the committee are Joan Hatton, North Burn, Kenji Okuda, M.D. Woodbury, Ruth Haines and Hildur Coon.