Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-22
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Washington. y. C, March 1a.-Edu-
cation for work. at government cN-
penso and with government support
is promised for about IS 900 Americans,
including 1000 women, by a measure
which has already passed the Senate
and is said to have excellent pros
poets in the House.
This is the Kenyon-F'css Bill which
passed the Senate on January II of
tho current year and now lies await
ing action by the House OF Repre-
lscntatives- Representative Simeon Il.
F'css of Ohio. whose special protesc
is this bill, attempted in vain TO get
a quorum together to discuss 1t dur
ing the last few days Of the closing
session of Mr.. Wilson'S administra-
ton.
This bill offers vocational training
under the supervision Of the Federal
Board OF Vocational Education to tho
widows and orphans of Americans who
lost their lives during the period that
the United States was actively en-
gagged in the World war and also 10
American citizens who served in Allied
armies that is. with the Canadian,
| British, French, Italian or Belgian
! forces. In other words. the United
States government is planning to help
the wives and children of heroes fit
| themselves for jobs whereby they can
earn their bread and butter and our
men who did their duty under foreign
| but Allied flags Will, in this way. not
be deprived OF their privileges AS
Americans.
1t is estimated by the Federal board
that at least 10000 Americans who had
enlisted in Allied forces will thus be-
come eligible for vocational training
and 1900 widows and 6,Oo0 orphans
These figures are a conservative cstl-
mate compiled by the War depart
mcnt, and it is possible that further
I...t,, hf
various district Offices of the Fedora
hoard will increase this number
Among prominent individuals cspo'
cially Interested in the compiling ol
these statistics, is Miss Helen +. Nc
Cormick of New York city who Is
Assistant District Attorney of King
county. y. Y, and chairman of tbs
, Catholic Big Sisters of that locality
Miss Mccormick is personally search
ing the records OF the local war heroes
in order to find especially how many
: women and children in America:
greatest city Will he entitled to suci
, training
What Women Are Eligible
In order for a widow or orphan to b'
eligible for this training 1T VIII b'
> necessary to prove that tho husband
or father. has died since April :. 1917
, as "A result of injury or disability in
I Cured. increased, or aggravated whit
in service. or traceablc. in the opinion
, of the board, to origin during hi
period of service. No widow can re
ceive these benefits unless she com
mences n course of training under tn,
supervision of tho Federal board prio
to January /, 1926. nor in the even
1 of her rcmarriare. Moreover, applt
/, cation for such training must bo mad
, to the district office of tho Fedora
, board within is months after the dat
that the bill passes and has bccom
, u law.
+ In the case of an orphan. vocationa
training shall only he furnished be
tween the ages OF II and is years
3 or course, at this time. most of tn
1 orphans of soldiers kille1 during thi
war are from two to five years of age
n The provision allows, however. tha
. lprovided application is made by IN
i child's guardian before the Is month
ihavc elapsed, the child will roceiv
{ the training when II years Of age
1.-THE reason that tho age limit Is sc