The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-27
Scholarship for
Former Service Men
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must send in notification Immediately
in order that provision may be made
for him at the university. 1t is hop
ed that eX-selvice men will notify
others SO that all who desire may
know of the opportunity.
The plan for distributing the Y.
M. c A money was formulated by
Edward L Wertheim, educational di-
rector of the New York West Side
Y M c A and is now in operation.
The following explanation of it's
workings has been sent out from the
national Y M C A headquarters.
"This scheme falls under four main
divisions, embracing series of schol-
arships in Y M C A schools, or tech
nical OF collegiate schools of recog-
nized standing; lectures on education
al subjects and matters of topical in
terest; occupational guidance and an
Amencanization program For this
purpose $2,000,000 remaining unex-
pended from the sum obtained
through the war drive, which was at
its height on Armistice day, has been
provided.
cat first the council was pelplex-
cd over the question of what was to
be done with this money. The edu-
cational program was suggested as
one which would be a continuation as
the work already begun in Europe.
and as the plan which would meet
with the wishes of the subscribers
could they be Individually consulted.
at was recognized that the major
problem confronting large numbers
of ex service men was satisfactorily
readjusted to changed economic and
social conditions 1t was also patent
that hundreds of thousands of SER
vice men had been forced to the rea.,
lization that they were handicapped
by the lack of education and voca-
tlonal training. They saw on all sides
that it was the man who had been
educated and trained who most rap.f
idly forged to the front. Returning
to civilian life they saw themselves
distanced by those who had taken
advantage of schooling and training
ad the Y NJ c A like many other
organizations of similar purpose
recognized that an enlarged field of
usefulness was before it and that the
association was at least partially
equipped to take up the new work
The plan adopted at the Detroit con.
vention is now in operation in New
York, and will soon become general
throughout the country
"Of the $2,000,000 appropriated,
$1,000,000 is for scholarships for gem
eral education in Y NJ C A schools
and other approved schools in cor
respondence courses to be conducted
by the United Y NJ C A schools, and
technical instruction in" recognized
schools, colleges and universities.
For the Y NJ c A courses, scholar
ship shall be for not more than 5000;
for technical training in a college or
university, the scholarship may be as,
much as $500, Y NJ C A schools al |
ready being in existence and the
technical branches in possession of |
and mechanical appliances
this part of the program was launch
ed first. Mr.. Wertheim had taken
advantage of the governments offer
to sell machine tools to technical in
situations at Is per cent of their
cost, and the West Side Y M C A
has now $4,000 worth of tools, lath-
es, drill presses, planners and other
appliances, and in
struction in their use is now pro-
ceeding.
"The fund appropriated for schol-,
arships will be allotted to states on
The basis of $50 per 1000 inhabitants,
and in the same proportion division
will be made among the cities, coun-
lies, or other geographical divisions
which may be selected as distributing
lnits. The money will be disbursed
IN the basis of monthly reports from
oeal Y. M. &C. ADMITS showing work
lone, and it now available. 1t is ex-
,ected that total of $4,000 schol-
|rships will. be awarded locally dur
ng the current school year. The
rational plan provides that rural, city
industrial, .colored and other
lassifications of demobilized men
hall be embraced in the service. AS
he fund is limited and the scope ma
due care is to be taken that
he applicant shall be guided into
course for which he shows himself
o be mentally fitted and physically
dapted. Examining and advisory
ommittees are to be set up at every
ranch of the service, and each COM
littee is to include an ex-service
ian, an employer OF employee, the
director and the chair .
IAN of the local educational board :
"For the sakb of the rural appli- 4
ants the courses. in the correspond
nee schools have been unified and
In those cases in which
lie applicant shows particular apti-
ide and ambition he will be eligible
il an, academic OF technical schol-
ship in college OF university worth 4
500. The instruction offered in the
I. M. @ A. schools covers the Or
nary academic and business courses n
I'd many special courses, such as
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