Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-26
HAS PLAN TO AID
RETURNING YANKS
Senator Nye's Bill Patterned Aft
er S. A. T. C. System.
OFFERS EDUCATION TO MEN
Soldiers Who Were Unable to Finish
The'v Studies Could Attend a
Schoof or University and Be
Paid $50 Month.

Maulson.-A Dill to ala the re.
turning soldiers in completing their
educational courses, broken off by en-.
trance of the war, and to help Others
secure an education which will assist
them in life will be offered in the sen.
ate this week by Senator K. J. Nye OF
Superior.
The idea of the bill offered is taken
from the educational feature of the s.
A. T. c. system. Under that plan sol
diers were sent to the university and
normal schools, given special training
along certain lines and paid a salary
OF $50 a month while attending. The
Nye bill contains the same feature. TIC
Wisconsin soldiers returning who de-
sire an education in university and
normal schools he proposes to send
them to school and pay them $50 a
month, as was done under the s. A. L
c. system.
81 think the state of Wisconsin
wants to do something of real service
for its soldiers who are returning, -
said State Senator II. J. Nye. MANY
of these boys who entered the service
were students in the university, in the
normal schools, and some were seniors
in the high schools of this state. Their
educational program of life was brok-
en- into. This bill win give them as.
sistance in completing their educa-
tiOnal program and will fit them to be
come better citizens"
Several bills have been introduced
in both houses of the legislature to aid
returning soldiers. Senator Oscar L.
Olson of Blanchardville has offered a
measure to have the state pay the in
surance of soldiers for a period of two
years. Senator l.. f. Cunningham of
Beloit has offered a bill to have the
state advance three months pay to
honorably discharged soldiers. Cover
nor Philips message to the legisla'
ture showed that $4,000 soldiers have
gone direct into the service from Wis
consin. He declares, however, that a
conservative estimate shows that TO-
600 additional men from Wisconsin
went into the service in the states OF
Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan, and
perhaps from other commemorative
This gives a grand total of 12S,OOO
Wisconsin men in the service. Assum-
ing an average three months pay OF
800, which military men estimate to
be conservative, the expenditure would
amount to $12, 100000, Senator Cum
ningham points out. however, that con-
gress is moving slow and would reim-
burse the state for the amount eXpend-
ed.
Both houses of the legislature have
adopted a resolution asking congress
to pass a law giving three months pay
to returning soldiers upon theY honor
able discharge. Another bill has been
offered which provides that returning
soldiers shall be given educational in
struction in the higher institutions OF
Wisconsin without tuition. Another
bin which is pending before the sen
ate provides that soldiers in the world
war shall be given preference in the
making of appointments from civil ser
vice lists. Senator Schultz has a meas
ure which seeks to have the state
county and municipality furnish EN-
ployment to soldiers who are unable
to find employment otherwise.
Several measures have been offered
upon the subject of the erection OF me
MORALS to soldiers of the world war
Senator A. ]. Pullen of Fond du Lac
has a bill which permits counties anC
municipalities to appropriate money
for the erection of a memorial. Sen
ator Roy Z. Wilcox of Eau Claire Is
the author of a bill appropriating S6O'
600 for the erection of armories in the
state. and that such armories sinai
contain a roll call of the soldiers wht
entered the service from that LOCALITY
Senator Claire 3. Bird of Wausau has
a bill for the erection of social center
community houses which shall be dedl
Gated to the honor of the soldiers IRON
that community in the world war. one
assembly bill provides that dentists
and nurses who did service in th'
world war shall be permitted to return
TO this state and continue to praetlc'
their profession without the formally
of required examination to obtain
license.
Governor Philip viii receive this
week the Donnelly bill. which has al
ready passed both houses of the legs
lature, providing that municipalities
shall furnish free the use of auditori
ums TO welcome returning soldiers
The governor will approve the meas
ure.