MED SCHOOL MAY TAKE '44

Requirements for acceptance at the Medical School have not been changed, Dr. Worth Hale, assistant Dean of Admissions, said yesterday, adding that an increasing proportion of third year college men will be taken in the next two classes, and that some two year men might be taken as well.

Stating that the Medical School still wants quality rather than quantity, Dean Hale said that although Sophomores might apply, they would have to be in the upper third of their class, and that very few were generally taken. Third year men are becoming more numerous, as the draft slashes at the ranks of men with degrees.

Students Apply for Commissions

Medical students, however, are not draft-deferred merely because they are in school. The third and fourth year students have been making application for Army and Navy commissions, with the understanding that they could finish their work before joining the forces. First and second year men are doing the same more and more, since they also are eligible to apply for a commission.

An appreciable jump in the number of applications for the Medical School was noticed, though there has been no time yet to calculate the rise. The July class is already filled out, unless there should be some unforeseen vacancies. It was noticed, however, that third year men accounted for much of the increase.

After this July, the next class will start in March, 1943, applications for which will be received by the Dean's Office of the Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston after May 1. These applications may be made until December of this year, as the plans now stand. The letter should include the applicant's year in college when he asks for a blank.