Evening star., 1952-09-10
Set Up
GI Tuition on
Plan
Some to Require
Down Payment at
Start of Term
By jones 6. Deone

Washington-area colleges will
permit new veteran students to
pay tuition on the installment
plan this fall.
Colleges have been arranging
new deferred-payment plans to
help out enrollees under the new,
Korea-war "GI bill"
Under the old CT bill, the Gov
paid tuition directly to
the schools. Under the new law,
the Government pays the student,
and he pays the school. But a
delay in the first payment by the
Government is expected. De-
ferred payments are being adopt
ed as the solution.
The situation, an apparently un-
avoidable case of red tape, will be
a headache to both the schools
and the veterans. even so. But
college administrators see the new
move as the only way out.
Without it, many veterans prob.
ably couldn't enroll.
1000 May Enroll Here.
Something like 1000 former
GIs may enroll in District-area
colleges this month. The new
law provides education payments
for those who have served in the
armed forces since the start of
the Korean war.
Certiflcation procedures of the
Veterans Administration, required
by the new law, will delay the first
Government checks up to two
months. according to VA officials.
This Is the reason colleges are
planning to allow veterans to
spread their tuition charges over
the school year.
Enrollees still will have to shell
out from their own pockets at
some places to begin with, how
ever. At least two universities
VIII require a payment of one
third or one-fourth of the first
terms tuition upon registration.
Factors in Delay.
The main reason for the delay
IN payments by VA is that each
veteran must apply to VA for GER
tif1cation. And he can't apply
until after enrolling and working
out a course of study. In addi.
ton, the university must send VA
a certificate at the end of the
first month of school.
The university must keep on
sending monthly certificates as
long as the veteran is enrolled.
Each must be signed by the vet
eran-meaning red-tape, at cam-
pus Offices, too.
Some specialized schools in the
area also are enrolling Korea vet.
erans-although not as many az
under the old CT bill. They face
the same red-tape, and they can
be expected to adopt the same
kind OF installment-payment plans.
How Problem Is Met.
Here Is how administrators Of
the District areas major colleges
say they are meeting the red
tape problem:
American University is working
out an installment plan. Details
Should be ironed out in a day or
two, a spokesman said.
Catholic University will ask a
payment of one-fourth tuition on
registration, with the rest on an
installment basis. If the veteran
can't manage the initial payment.
student loan funds are available.
The initial payment is necessary.
an official said, to protect the
university in case the veteran de.
cides to leave after a few weeks.
leaving his bill unpaid.
Down Payment at GU.
Georgetown University will re.
quire a one-third payment on
registration, the rest later. Stu
dent loan funds also are avail
able. but on an individual basis
only. The initial payment was
decided on, a spokesman ex.
planned. in order to give the vet.
eran a sense Of responsibility.
George Washington University
also will ask one-third down
payment. Student loan funds are
aavilable.
Howard University makes de-
ferred-payment plans available to
all students. Mordecai johnson,
president. said they will be avail
able to the new veterans equally.
Maryland University doesn't
charge tuition for Maryland resi-
dents. It couldn't be learned i'm
mediately whether special ar
rangements will be made regard
ing other fees or out-of State
tuition.