Soviet Students Help Restore Own Colleges

A Report On Higher Education in the Soviet Union stresses that, despite the restoration of 127 colleges after enemy occupation, and the building of 52 new ones, there are still not enough graduates for the country's needs; 454,000 students will be attending college this session, and it is proposed to increase these to 600,000.

It has become a tradition of long standing among Soviet students to help prepare their premises for the new year. This year the Moscow Institute for Electrical Engineers prepared over 500 beds for the dormitories and helped cabinet-makers fashion tables, wardrobes and other furniture. Students of the Leningrad Polytechnic, whose building was damaged by artillery bombardments, are learning building trades, and under the guidance of experienced masters are working to restore the college.