The Winslow mail., 1919-09-26
WANTS TRAINING !
FOR WAR VETERANS
Would Give War Veterans Nine
Months Training at Govern
ment's Expense
BILL INTRODUCED
BY SENATOR LENROOT

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months educational and appren-
ticeship training at government
expense to any veteran OF the
War with Germany was introduc-
ed in Congress today by United
States Senator Irvine L. Lenroot
of Wisconsin, with the support
of The American Legion. Under
this proposed legislation which
is known as the War Service Ed
ucational Act, broad educational
facilities heretofore available
only for disabled soldiers, sailors
and marines are extended to all
veterans honorably discharged
after at least sixty days actual
service in the military and naval
= forces of the United States in the
war against Germany.
The essential features of the
Bill are these:
The creation of a Federal Board
= for War Service Educational
Facilities composed of the Secre-
tary of War, the Secretary of the
Navy, and four citizen members,
all ex-service men, appointed by
the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate. No more
than two of the citizen members
can belong to the same political
party. This Federal Board of
War Service Educational Facili-
ties, with central headquarters
in the District of Columbia, and
such branch offices IN states and
cities as may berequired TO carry
out the provisions of this Act, is
to function through institutions
which, in it's opinion, maintain
satisfactory courses in instruc-
ton.
Institutions, in this connection,
mean any, public or private uni
versity, college or academy or
any public or private high, ele-
mentary. business. trade or night
school or any regular course of
instruction or apprenticeship
conducted in connection with any
factory, mill, bank, store, or
other industrial or mercantile es-
tablishment.
Each veteran who elects to
take advantage of this act shall
be entitled to receive $4,000 a
month for such time, not exceed
ing nine months, as he may be
actually under instruction at an
approved institution and to re-
ceive his necessary travelling eX-
penses to and from such institu
ton.
Only those veterans who are
obliged, while receiving instruc-
ton, to work at least forty hours
a week at a trade, vocation or
profession in order to support
persons actually dependent on
them, are permitted to attend
! any night, evening, afternoon or
other part-time course of instruc-
ton or, to attend courses requir
ing less than twelve hours class
room, laboratory, or similar work
a week.
Veterans must file applications
for this training within one year
from the date of passage of the
proposed Act. Any veteran
whose application has been ap.
proved by the Board shall be en-.
titled to elect to attend any ap
proved institution within the
state, territory or possession o1
which he is resident. If there
be no approved institution of the
kind which he desires to attenC
in his state. then the veteran is
permitted to attend the neares'
available approved institution Of
such kind in another state.
The veteran is entitled to elec
the general course of instruction
which he desires to take provid
ed that he elects no courses fo
which his previous education
training and experience are no
sufficient TO enable him to NEE
entrance requirements.
The initial payment of 5000
for the first month will be pai
in advance on Treasury Depart
ment voucher when the veteran
reports at the institution fo
which his application has bee
approved. No further payment
will be made until q roSnnncihl