Higher education goes to war : the impact of World War II on the University of Virginia, 1992.

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Higher education goes to war : the impact of World War II on the University of Virginia, 1992.

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Wagoner's essay, co-authored with Robert L. Baxter, discusses the change in attitude on the Grounds from pacificism to preparedness, mentioning the Civil Air Patrol, the "Dawn" and "Dusk" Patrols, accelerated degree program, Naval Flight Preparatory School, and Army Pre-Meteorological School. Faculty contributions mentioned include the 8th Evacuation Hospital unit, the School of Military Government, military research, storage for Library of Congress documents, and course offerings pertinent to the national interest. Student life topics include enrollment drop and non-traditional students, subsequent change in the "Cavalier image," effect on varsity athletics, social life including fraternities, the honor system particularly the conflict over the "unwritten Navy tradition of the false muster," student politics (independent students under Henry Howell challenging traditionalists led by J. Harry Michael) and reduction in student publications. The article concludes with a look on the war's effect on post war education.

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