Milford chronicle., 1923-02-23
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
PUTTING THE VETERAN BACK ON
HIS FEET - VOCATIONAL
TRAINING PROVES
ITS WORTH

ITS WORTH
Eyes, but 1 can read and I knoV
what they have been saying about tn
Veterans Bureau in the newspapers.
1t was Freddie in his usual argu
ment with Jack.
Sure, it's been in the newspaper,
answered Jack. There is always new
in the newspapers. Anything anyOn
says that means anything is news. Blu
just because things have been SAT-
about the work of the Veterans Blu
reau is no reason to believe that the!
are all true"
Fright you are, jack" said Uncl'
Ted who had just appeared on tn,
scene. There have been a great man!
attacks upon the Veterans Bureau
Many people think they can run some
thing they know nothing about, bet
ter than the fellows on the job. Thai
is true Of this case. AS an eX-soldiel
I can talk. Many things have been
done in the handling of the soldier
question that have been done wrong
But that is simply because Of lack of
previous experience upon which to
base the action taken"
Cant you tell us something about
the Veterans Bureau that might help
us understand what has really been
DONE" asked Ruth.
Surely, Ruth" said Uncle Ted, ''I'll
tell you about the wonderful records
that have been made by men disabled
in the war under the training proVid-
ed by the Veterans Bureau. Not long
ago the Bureau made a survey that is
a study of the cases of 100 rehabili-
tated vocational students, ex-service
men who had been wounded and
trained for work of various kinds
through the schools provided by the
bureau. These schools make it possible
for the veterans to take up any Of a
number of vocations But let me tell
you of the records of these 100 men.
'"The average education of these
men before the war was just a little
above that of an eighth grade pupil.
Their average age was % years and !
months. They were earning before |
the war Just a little over $1,000 a year, |
to be exact, S1,057.47. Today after
their training they are earning ST.
399.58. Now besides this income these |
men had money from the government
in the form of compensation amount
ing to an average of $306.71 a year.
These figures show that the income of
these men from their salary, made
possible by the training given, plus
their compensation, $1,706.29 WHICH
is S648.82 a year MORE THAN THEY
WE'RE MAKING BEFORE THE WAR.
"Today, 4S of these 100 men have
bank account, IA own their own homes
-23 own automobiles, "a have gov
ernment insurance and 35 have other
kinds of insurance. The average
amount of government insurance own
ed by these veterans is $5,708.3S and
the average of other insurance is ST.
582.28."
"Gee"! exclaimed Freddie, "I didn't
know the Veterans Bureau had help
ed these men like that"
''NO, that's the trouble, Freddie"
Uncle Ted. "ToO many peo-
pie are ready to knock but not to help
in this world. Let me show you a few
cases. There was one veteran whose
consisted of a gun-shot
wound. Today, through this schooling
be is a surgeon earning $4,000 a year.
Another was trained as plumber and
today he is earning $2,50O a year.
zone veteran was a preacher before
The war. He was trained as chiro-
practor and is now earning $4,000
year. Then think Of the fellow who
before he went to war was a farm
hand. He made $3.50 a year and was
glad to get it. Today, thanks to Uncle
SANS training, he is an automobile
Mechanic making about $500 year.
Another case comes to my mind Of
veteran who before the war was a
printer. He trained to be a linotype .
operator, operating the machines that
et type for our newspaper, line at
! time. Today he earning $2,320
ear. All Of these cases are typical |
md show the wonderful work that
las been done to try to put these men l
Jack on their feet so that they can /
lelp themselves. One of the striking I
hings to me is that the average num-
,er Of months in which these men
we're trained was II. That shows that
he training is the best to be had any
Vhere." I
"I wonder how many of those 100 q
oldiers now own their own business"
aid Jack.
"I happen to know that Jack. Exact u
? 25, which is one-fourth, and splen-
i'd showing. The different vocations s.
fered these men are wonderful.
heir Photographic training is the tt
est to be had. If a veteran wants to
earn the Photographic game he can't u
nd any better training than is offer
by the Veterans Bureau through u
he various Photographic schools. a
hen they have finished their courses ol
ley have the opportunity for practi-
al training in this line in establish Sc
Photographic studios. And so it is
Il through the list. Real thought and IL
me has been spent to offer these az
len who were wounded the best in
lie world to get them back to earning pl
leir own bread and butter. It has W
cen a difficult task but it is being tn
one well. The men at Washington in
hom President Harding has placed of
Is confidence are doing everything fr
1manly possible to make things go
IGHT. ar
"Now Freddie, I think you had bet
r run along home because Ruth and NJ
lck must get to bed" ST
ROXANA "