The Washington times., 1919-03-11
FREE INSTRUCTION
..E|'.IO.BhAINED YANKS

Every disabled soldier. sailor. and
marine in Washington who wants q
Il college education can get it free OF
charge at George Washington Uniyer-
sity. The Government will pay all Ct
the expenses.
4 George Washington has been select
ed as one Of the educational institu-
| ttopss'to which the Government will
send disabled fighters who are desir-
1 ious, OF learning a business or profess
lston to enable them to become self
supporting citizens.
t. x Law Little known.
I This free educational = provision,
with which apparently few of the sol.
dieFS, sailors. and marines are &C.
qpafntedtr is contained in the Vocs
4 tionaf rehabilitation law, which was
| signed by the President last. June.
This act created a. Federal Board for
iVocAtional Education. which is
charged with seeing that every dis
| abled service man entitled to compen-
safion under the War Risk. Insurance
law gets his old job back or another
suitable. one, .....
ADdifer' those whose disabilities
| make 1t impossible for them to take
up their old callipgs,4 returning in a
new vocation at the Governments ex-
pepse is provided. The law further
provides that while the soldier. sail
oP, sor~mar rinei Is thus being trained,
he will be supported jointly by the
Federal Board aand the Mar Risk In
suranee Bureau, while any dependents
also will receive sFedeFai aid. To cover
this expense. $4,000. 900 has already
been appropriated, and there is ample
assurapee- that more will be forth
coming IL needed
- -, Free Truition aid SE1xpenses.
= Tuition, books. and other Equipment,
and living expenses VIII be provided
the disabled fighters, who will be
permitted to take courses ranging in
length or time from six months to
teaB. weave The compensation. ALLOW
ed while training lasts equals, the
monthly Sdm ITO which the disabled,
man Is entitled under the War Risk
InsuraAce law or q sum equal to hfs
Say for theE1Gst Fnpntk ne rag an
active ssrvieeSS f1that be Sgrester. In
no case will a single man or one re-
duired by hts .courae' Of instruction. to
ike apart ftqm his dependept4 receive
less than $65 a month, exclusive OF
the sum paid dependents. nor will a.
man living With his dependents re-
eeiVe less than $75 per month, ipclu-
sive Of the amount paid the family.
'IRvepsif- tire mAn's dtSab abiIity- does
not prevent him from returning 70
empkoyhAen Wi thSIt retrainfng and he
chooses to follow a. course OF voca-
tioH4ls tTaihfnG bfovIded by the Fed
srAl Board the. eeurse}Will be fHFni&h+ n
ed free OF 6ost, and the Compensation
provided by the War Risk Insuranes|
law will be paid Tmr but.no. allow
anee will be paid his, family. In ad
ditiop to the above provisions, the
family OF dependents Of each disabled
'iHiisln wal lfeeeiv 2duEfHR his psrfod' of
training the same monthly allowance
that, WSs; paid prior 10 his discharge
from the army, navy, or marine corps.
At least 10000 disabled fighters, Of
whom. possibly 600 Safe in Washing
toa, are entitled TO the benefits Of
fered by the Federal Board.
- .AmopE- the courses that disabled
men may follow at George washing
ton are sae6nuntapc1, architecture.
dehtistfy, academic c6dfse. = b3nkinK,
COMMERCIAL course. ca eDsistry, ~dfafti
ing, building construction, civil ingi-
neeringa electTfeal engineering. me-
ehahIcat = elgiDeerfhEif joGrnalisfnss
medicine. nosmsl ttatnlpg, aaX.2aDd
nursing. -.