The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-23

For the benefit of the citizens In
Florida VINO may have the erroneous
idea that the ex-service men in train
ing under the Veterans bureau are
takers, etc, and are not applying
themselves or profiting by the oppor-
tlnity tho Veterans' bureau is afford
ing them their attention Is invited to
the honor roll, and 1t gives me great
pleasure TO say that the disabled vet
Grams In training under the u. s. Vet
erans' bureau in Florida are down to
work. and the following figures are
submitted as compiled from the reg
!straf's office Of the University OF
Florida. want to say that the dis
abied veterans are not only doing hon.
or 10 the government and the Veterans
buronu but they are doing honor to
themselves and demonstrating that
they are ready to avail themselves of
The opportunity offered them.
Tho Veterans vocational students in
Florida made an average percentage
gain since January /, 1892, of 5.42 each
month, or total percentage increase
OF 1928 from January /, 1922, to April
l, 1929,
The records OF the University of
BloridR show conclusively that the
Veterans bureau law students have far
surpassed other students Of that coll
lego for the first semester Of this year.
The entire body Of Veterans vocation
a! law students made semester aver
age OF 1888, The regular students
mot Voct!onl students) In the law
college have an average as g. whole Of
1870 per cent, or 7.0S per cent less than
mo average Of the Veterans bureau
vocational students,
Frederick Fl, Langworthy, voca-
uonal student Of the University of
FLORIDA, has attracted widespread at
anton by breaking all literary records
ths University OF Florida. He is the
u'St student to succeed in writing two
uoIhpostlons to be declared perfect by
~ james Marion FarT, professor Of.
English language and literature. al
snouSh Professor Farr has been con-
IoOIeu with the University of Florida
al"co lts establishment. Mr., Langwor-
Wy MADE the highest semester and
'HVn'hy record ever made In English
at she University of Florida.
Inc veterans bureau vocational stu
o a'u'S made the following average per-
'O"8se during the month of March:
,,i., average Of vocational students
S %Esns full college courses and having
"'sH Hnool credits, 81 per cent.
,.r s average Of vocational students
~, "s luil college courses, but who do
~, nave nigh school credits, s4.11.
I, average Of vocational students
,,, TUnese subjects taking elementary
49, .yoo'S 10 prepare for agriculture and
mtg .TSHs one or more regular college
subjects, 1927.
,,, inc above figures show that the vo-
vo ,tD"a. students are improving their
or.. During the month Of March the
,,o,, S.oup Increased their average
,,or. 9s'%O to 81 per cent. The second
law from 1927 to s4.11. The elemen-
sroup from 71.45 to 1927.
distr % IthVestsgation by the Florida sub
ton,I y. manager shows that the voca-
unI" ,s, Students at the John B. Stetson
One oi'y DeLand, Fla, and the vari-
matt, numerical schools in Florida are
a. W.. equally as wonderful records
phc caUse shown above, and the men in
nss. a,enE training are down to busi-
vanton "u doing fine work, taking ad-
and nso OF every opportunity to learn
ton t.epare themselves for rehabilita-
Their ~ 90 out into the world and hold
soysrD Wv" and become an asset to their
T 10 instead of a liability.
aon.,' say That am proud OF the voca-
esny.s. students in Florida only half
hard n, my feelings, for by their
"O'N and sincere efforts It has