Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
AN EDUCATION At
GOVT EXPENSE
American Legion Proposes a Bill OF
Much Importance to Ex-Service
Soldiers and Sailors.

| new Dill OF vital interest TO eX-
service men which offers nine months
educational and apprenticeship train
ing at government expense to any
veteran of the War with Germany was
introduced in Congress today by
United States Senator Irvine L. Len
root Of Wisconsin, with the support
Of The American Legion. Under this
proposed legislation which is known
as the War Service Educational 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 SER
vice in the military and naval forces
Of the United States in the war with
| 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
citizens 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
en- belong to the same political party.
This Federal Board of War Service
Educational Facilities, with central
headquarters in the District of Col
umbia, and such branch offices in
states and cities as may be required
to carry out the provisions of this
Act, is to function through institu-
tions which, in it's opinion, maintain
satisfactory courses in instruction.
Institutions, in this connection,
mean any public or private university
college or academy or any public or
private high, elementary, business,
trade or night school or any regular
course Of instruction or apprentice
ship conducted in connection with
any factory, mill, bank, store or other
industrial or mercantile establish
ment.
Each veteran who elects to take
advantage of this act shall be entitled
to receive $4,000 month for such
time, not exceeding nine months, as
he may be actually under instruction
at an approved institution and to re-
ceive his necessary travelling expens-
es to and from such institution.
Only the veterans who are obliged
while receiving instruction, to work
at least forty hours a week at a trade,
vocation or profession in order to sup
port persons actually dependent on
them, are permitted to attend any
night, evening afternoon or other
part-time course of instruction or to
attend courses requiring less than
twelve hours classroom, laboratory
or similar work a week.
Veterans must file applications for
this training within one year from the
date Of the passage Of the proposed
Act. Any veteran whose application
has been approve by the board shall
be entitled to elect to attend any APP
proved institution within the state,
territory or possession Of which he is
resident. II there be no approved in
sttution of the kind which he desires
to attend in his state, then the vet
eran is permitted to attend the near
est availible approved institution of
such kind in another state.
The veteran is entitled to elect the
general course of instruction which
he desires to take provided that he
elects no courses for which his pre-
vious education, training and exper-
fence are not sufficient to enable him
to meet the entrance requirements.
The initial payment of $4,000 for
the first month will be paid in adj
vance on the Treasury Department
voucher when the veteran reports at
the institution for which his applica-
ton has been approved. No further
payments will be made until respon-
sible officer of that institution certi-
fies to the local manager for the Fed
eral 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 will also be
made in advance.
No payments shall be made to vet
Grams who fail to report for instruc-
ton within three years from 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