The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-09
War Veterans Find 1t Fairly Easy
To Get Adjusted To Life On Campus

all tile TaCLS ne knew De1OTe gong
in the service.
1.-THE serviceman will really
have to receive a little bit of extra
consideration and along some lines
refresher course.
Some teachers feel that be-
cause we are only 10 or 10, we
have little sense of responsibility.
They try to treat us like children.
I resent that personally, because
only few months ago, each day
three thousand men came to me
for final physical training before
going overseas with the Air FORCES
and after handling these three
thousand men, 1 just don't want to
be babied by profs, regardless of
my age. And other veterans feel
the same way"
AS for his physical training
work, the Air Forces could hardly
have selected better person than
Don to get its men in shape, for at
High school in Fayetteville, he
starred in football, basketball and
track. In fact, he was State Cham
pion in high jumping and in discus
throwing, and once in a dual meet
with Durham, the State Champion
in track that year, he competed
in 10 events, winning nine, and
coming in second to a teammate
in the other.
Maybe l am n little preju
diced" Don fastened to add, "but
think that after all the compul
sorry physical training in the Army
the servicemen going to college
will approve a similar sort of pro
gram there. I know that here a
Carolina there are some com
plants about the compulsory ply
steal education for everybody, blu
l believe that this program vii
continue after the war in larg,
part because of the veterans"
Zone final question for you, Don
do you have any gripes or an.
pet projects?"
There is one thing" he replied
But 1 have been so lucky in con
nection with this thing that I hiatt
to talk about it. You see, I wa
married the other day. 1t happens
that, unlike SO many others, I have
an apartment here in Chapel Hill
to move into with my wife. But
know that there are at least l.
veterans who are on the waiting
list for such apartments, and since
so many veterans are older thar
pre-war college students n d
therefore, are more often married
something should be done to take
care of their wives and families
"Unless that something is done,
I am really afraid that many vet
Grams who would otherwise come
back to college will give up college
training. Perhaps universities
should provide pre-fabricated hous'
es or even trailers, as there is
some talk of doing at Carolina, but
in some way a place must be pro-
vided for veterans families, many
Of whom have already besn sep
arated for a long time
Il Wishing Don much happiness In
his marriage, we moved on to an
other veteran, Ira Ward, OF Chapel
Hill, who attended the University
from 1888 until he went in the
Army in 1912. According to him,
the veterans are hoping especially
that Carolina will soon return to
complete pre-war status. Ira said
the Veterans Association is work
inc on an orientation program for
new veterans, which he thinks will
/ facilitate the veterans transition
from army to college.
1.-The University and the head OF
the Veterans Guidance Center
here Mr.. Ben Husbands, have
done everything possible to aid us
in Getting established everything,
that is except to lower their stand.
ords. which they definitely are
not doing. One point more" he
added. many Of the fellows who
az veterans come back to college.
or come to college for the first
fine will need lot of encourage
went at first to get them to stick
4 ont. for, of course, the first few
months will be very difficult. I'm
1ecs at this time encouragement is
given them, fear that many vet
erans will drop out before they
would have to otherwise"
4 J. B. Spillman, of Greenville' NJ
|1c a former student here, got PACK
| to civilian life in hurry. on June
he was in Italy with his outiit'