Evening star., 1949-09-25
Postpones
Tighter Rules
On GI SCHOOLING
Groy's Action Clears
Way for Veterans to
Enter Fall Courses
By George Beveridqe

Veterans Administrator Gray
last night postponed until Novem-
ber the effective date of restric.
tions which had halted some vet
erans' educational plans ard
threatened losses of tuition and
subsistence payments to many
others.
The action will clear the way
for veterans to enter schools and
training courses during the fall
on the same basis as before the
complicated new regulations were
issued.
About 10000 trainee and stud
ent veterans would have been af-
fected had the regulations been
put in force. one official estimated.
Far-reaching effects of the sud-
den policy changes were first dis
closed in The Star last week.
At the same time, officials
warned student veterans here that
many subsistence checks to vet
Grams entering training will not
be mailed until the end of Mo-
vember and that, some probably
will be as late as January.
Seeks to Avoid Hardships.
In statement released by VA
officials last night. Mr.. Gray said
he was granting the extension Ito
avoid working a possible hardship
on any students who had not had
time to complete plans for enter
ing schools before the original
effective date of the regulations,
which was September 12."
The new regulations, which VA
failed to announce until after the
September IL deadline had passed,
provided:
l. That all veterans who sought
approval for CT Bill training after
September IL, must state tho
name Of The institution and spe-
ciflc course they wished to take.
2. That veterans applying after
September II. who had finished
or quit previous CT training
courses, must prove to VAS satis-
faction that courses they want
to take are directly connected
with their Jobs or future voca-
tional. plans.
3. That VA would not begin to
pay tuition costs and subsistence
for the latter group of veterans
until training actually was ap-
proved, even if the approval date
was after the training had begun.
AvocationaI Courses Banned.
Mr.. Gray's order according to
the statement, means that veter-
ans who have made satisfactory
progress in schools now will have
until November l to enroll in
courses without the necessity Of,
prior approval of VA for changes
Of course or re-entry in training
after once having completed or
dropped out of a course"
The agency stressed, however,
that veterans still will not be per-
mitted to take GI Bill courses "for
recreational or avocational pur-
poses" or courses in schools which
have been in existence for less
than a year. These restrictions
were provided by Congress.
After November /, VA said, new
types of certificates will be used
by veterans to show what school
and course they intend to enter.
This. VA said, will enable q
quick screening Of certificates for
to make sure the train
ing sought is permitted" by law.
The bad news to Washington
area student-veterans about SUBJ
sistence payments came from
Chester F. Naumowicz, manager
of the regional Office here.
While the fall enrolment will
be about Is per cent less than
last years, he said, the expected
enrolment of $4,000 veterans in
colleges and schools here will give
the regional office "its most diff
cult registration and subsistence
tSee VETERANS. Page A-6.)