The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-17

Eng1neer1ng institutes have been established by the Connecticut State Board of Education to provide in- dustrial education beyond second ary school graduation. The pro- gram prepares the student for en- ployment in engineering work but is less extensive than courses offered by degree granting colleges. Many veterans with the ability 10 do ad- vanced work have been unable to continue their education beyond high school because of financial lim- itations. By placing institutes in the various areas within the State, the Board provides the opportunity for these youths to live at home while completing two years of post-sec- ondaTy school study in engineering fields.
 The courses are two years in length and furnish fundamental education in the principles under lying all engineering work. During the first year all students partici- pate in the same studies, but dur ing the second year each student chooses a major field in either Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Structural Engineering.
 Engineering Institutes have been located so that the shops and la boratories of the State Technical Schools are available for use. These facilities provide a quantity and variety of equipment which few engineering schools can equal.
 Due to the concentrated nature of the courses the applicant should have familiarity with certain sub- jects such as algebra, geometry, a little trigonometry, and some phy- sics If however the applicant is not a secondary school graduate or does not have the required credits, he will be permitted to take a written examina ton in the deficient sub jects.
 There Is no tuition charge and all laboratory and shop supplies are furnished by the school. The stu- dent must however furnish at his own expense, books and minor tools, the cost of which will not exceed fifty dollars per year.
 Veterans seeking application of further information should contact the Connecticut State Department of Education, Division of Instruc- tion, Bureau of Vocational Educa- tion, Hartford, Conn.
 The Civilian Production Adminis- tration charged that in some cases business firms are using veterans as fronts" to obtain veterans prior ities on scarce equipment items. To combat this the Administration has established a new ruling whereby veterans will be issued priority rat ings only under the following con- ditions: One, the veteran or group of veterans must be actively en- gagged in the business and control it by ownership of at least 50 per- cent Two, the equipment will be installed only on premises owned or leased by the veteran, or on premises the veteran has made definite ar- arrangements to buy or lease. Three, the premises where the equipment is to be installed must be separate from the premises of any other business in the same line.
 In order to be eligible for priority certificates, a veteran must have served sometime between September Is, 194O, and the official end of the war; he must have served at least 90 days unless discharged for dis abilities; he must also have been discharged or separated under con- ditions other than dishonorable.
 With the passage of the Fulbright Bill, scholarship grants to World War II veterans wishing to study abroad will be made for the aca- demic year of 1947-48 with funds