The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-22
UNIVERSITY FOR TUBERCULAR VETS
 OUT IN ARIZONA
Entrance Requirement Is That Disease Must Be
 Arrested.
CHANGE TO STUDY
 WHILE RECOVERING
Tuberculosis Regarded As Major Disability and
 Provided For.

New York, Sept. 22.-Thcre is in the United States university which | | has for its chief entrance requirement. l { the provision that all students must | ! be arrested. "Arrcsted' in this case, ! ! however, does not imply that a deep | voiced minion of the law has placed | his wciEhty hand upon the shoulder | of the student and said-"Come with | men Yes, I knew. but tell that to the | judge in the morning. It does indi- ] cate that lhe student contracted tu- 1 bercUlozis while fighting Uncle Sam's | fEht "Ovcr There" and has taken up l the battle on the disease so success i fully that its progress has been ar 1 rested. | The institution in question is tho | University of Arizona at Tucson. 1 When the fall term begins between | two hundred and four hundred sol 1 diers who have developed the disease | while in the service of the-r country 1 and who have responded to treatment ! to the point where the progress of | the disease has been halted will begin | their studies there. The movement iS | supported by the Federal Board for | Vocational Training. When the plans l were in process of formation experts | from Inc National Tuberculosis Asso- | ciation were called in and acted as | members of the advisory committee. The work of these experts is butt ] another manifestation of the far i reaching influence of the National l Tuberculosis Association and it's thou l sand of more affiliated Orga nizaJions which are scattered throughout the 1 country.
 For years the Y. T. A, as it is i sometimes referred to, has conducted l relentless warfare upon tuberculosis. l Financed chiefly by the proceeds of i the annual Red Cross Christmas Seal ] Sale. the association has been able ! to carry the fight into practically ] every corner of the country and to 1 awaken civic interest in the tuber- 1 culosis problem
 Until the period of the great war it l had always been the practice of the l government to send a disabled soldier whether his disability was caused l by wound or disease-home. He was l left to work ou this own economic salvation largely unaided, save for the i pension. The result was not prOffta- bIe to the country and the individual 1 suffered accordingly. With the new ! and enlightened order of things that ! policy has passed beyond. In it's place ! is one which recognizes a continued l responsibility for the disabled soldier The Federal Board for Vocational l Education recognizes tuberculosis as a major disability and provides ac- cordingly for soldiers who have fallen victims of the plague. The Univer- l sity of Arizona is the first educational institution with which arrangements for the training of these men have i been made.
 The arrangement is an ideal one for the tuberculosis soldier and the I success Of this practical demonstra- ton will probably result in an exten- | sion of the program. The soldier | student pays his way-but the fees are nominal and leave a balance from his allotment sufficient to keep things 1 moving smoothly at home. The gov l ernment allows soldiers with major disabilities eight dollars a month if ! single and up to one hundred and ! fifty dollars each month if they are | married men with families.
 Prom this he is required to pay ] four dollars per month for his lodging and twentytwo dollars and fifty cents per month for his board. Two build | inss have been provided for the hous- | ing of the men. The food will be pre- ! lltiLtA bE expert toOhS anu VIII De l the kind most needed by the students | Experience has shown that a per centage of all arrested cases suffer. l breakdowns. To meet this emergency l a sanatOrium will be provided with l resident physician and an expert l nurse. Text books and special in ! Structors will be provided The matter of tuition fees has not been decided
 Upon- according to the most recent ! available reports, but if any fee is
 charged this will be carried by the
 government.
 | In many instances an arrested case
 cannot return to his former occupa-
 ton. At the University of Arizona he
 will be trained to follow some other
 vocation more suited to his physical
 condition. In selecting the various
 courses many things will be taken
 into consideration. Of first import
 ance is the ability of the student to
 stand up under the training course
 and to continue the work in after | years.
 Then, too, his mental capacity will
 be given careful consideration. None
 of the men will be permitted to aim
 too high. On the other hand there is , no limit placed upon his ambitions. If qualified for the regular college
 course he will be encouraged to take
 1t. The courses will embrace all lines of university training well as voca-
 tional work. Those qualified to take . up the university course and those
 whose university training has been
 broken off by the war may continue - their studies. In the case of men
 whose early education does not quite 2 qualify them for the regular univer- , sity work they will be accepted as
 specials" and given especial instruc-
 tions so they may work off their con-
 ditions while going along in their
 other work.
 | It is expected the majority of the 9 soldier students will take up the vo-
 cational instruction. Auto repairing f electrical engineering, telegraphy, all s lines of commercial work and power