The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-20
SOLDIERS WILL
HAVE EDUCATION
Wisconsin Senator Introduces Bill in
Congress Which Provides for All
Former Service Men Who
Want Training.
SEND MEN TO SCHOOLS
They VIII be Allowed Nine Months
Instructions at Any School in
the States II Bill is
Passed.
SEND MEN TO SCHOOLS

| A new bill Nof vital interest to ex-
service men which offers nine
months educational and apprentice
ship training at government expense
to any veteran of the war with Ger
many was introduced in congress to-
day by United States Senator Irvine
u. Lenroot of Wisconsin, with the
support of the American Legion.
Under this proposed legislation which
is known as the war service educa-
ltional act, broad educational facilities
heretofore available only for disabled
soldiers, sailors and marines are ex-
tended to all veterans honorably dis
| charged after at least sixty days ac-
tual 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 federal board for
war service educational facilities
composed Of the secretary 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 mem
bers can belong to the same political
party. This federal board OF war
service educational facilities. with
central headquarters in the District
OF Columbia, and such branch offices
In states and cities as may be re-
Quired to carry out the provisions OF
this act, is to function through insti-
tutions which, in its opinion, main
tain satisfactory courses in instruc-
ton.
Institutions. in this connection,
mean any public or private univer-
sity, college, or academy or any pub
lie or private high, elementary, bust
ness, trade or night school or any
regular course of instruction or ap-
premiership conducted in connection
with any factory, mill, bank, store, or
other industrial or mercantile estab-
Ilishment.
Each veteran who elects to take
advantage of this act shall be en-
titled to receive 10000 month for
Isuch time, not exceeding nine
months. as he may be actually under
instruction at an approved instftu-
,tion and to receive his necessary
travelling expenses to and from such
institution.
Only those veterans who are
obliged, while receiving instruction,
to work at least forty hours week
at trade, vocation or profession in
order to support persons actually de-
pendent on them, are permitted to
attend courses requiring less than
twelve hours classroom, laboratory,
or similar work 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 approved by the board
shall be entitled to elect to attend
any approved institution within the
state, territory or possession of
which he is resident. If there be no
approved institution of the kind
which he desires to attend in his
state, then the veteran is permitted
to attend the nearest available ap-
proved institution of such kind in an
other state.
The veteran is entitled to elect the
general course of instruction which
he desires to take provided thai he
elects no courses for which ais pre-
vious education, training and expert
ence are not sufficient to enable him
TO meet entrance IequiI elIcnhS.
The initial payment of $50 for
the first month will be paid in adj
vance on treasury department
voucher when the veteran reports ut
the institution for which his ap2lica-
ton has been approved. No further
payments will be made until re-
sponsible officer in that institution
certifies to the local manager for the
federal board for war service educa-
tional facilities that the veteran has
maintained satisfactory attendance in
the course of instruction prescribed
for the previous month. Then the
next months payment also will be
made in advance.
No payments shall be made to vet
Grams who fail to report for instr1lc-
ton within three years RON the date
of passage Of the act and no pay
ments are authorized for instruction
received more than five years after
the date when this act becomes
effective, which is, thirty days after
passage Of the bill.
The sum of 100000 is appropri-
ated to be used by the proposed
board for salaries, wages, rent and
other administrative expenses.
Veterans receiving similar benefits
under other laws are not eligible to
receive payments under Senator !! en-
roots bill.