Milford chronicle., 1954-06-18
CT Bill Of Rights
Anniversary, June 22
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or commonly called the G. l. Bill
was enacted, more than $4,000 Oi
Delaware's World War II veterans
have availed themselves of the
training benefits provided.
A recent study was made OF
training objectivea selected by H.
865 veterans. FOrty-seven percent
chose professional or managerial
detectives Uiberal Arts courses
included; little less than TWEEN
ty-six percent chose detectives in
the crafts, trade or industrial field ;
nearly nineteen percent selected
clerical and sales detectives which
included secretaries, typists, bus
mess machine operators, and a
variety of other types of clerks ;
the remaining nine percent chose
Objectives in the agricultural field.
Over two thousand veterans who
have benefited from the G. I. pro-
gram were not included in the
study, mainly, because of the lack
OF up-tO-date statistics concerning
their courses. Others were exclud-
ed because their training could not
be classified in any Of the above
categOries. This latter group were
mostly in the personal service field
requiring low level skills and very
little training.
This survey indicates that the
vast majority of the veterans we're
interested in advancing themselves
and attaining a secure position in
society. The occupations for which
they trained generally required a
considerable amount of knowledge.
ability and skill. Among the craft,
trade and industrial occupations.
those most commonly selected for
training were: auto mechanics, ra-
diO-televisiOn repairmen, cOnstruc-
ton trades, metal workers, cleo
tricians, and refrigeration and air
conditioning mechanics. Among the
unusual trades selected for train
ing were: heavy crane operator.
stamp and coin dealer, labor rela-
ton specialist, aerial photographer.
kiln operator, log inspector, taxi
dermist, and vermin exterminator.
incidentally, there were 425 differ
ent detectives toward which the
veterans directed their training
efforts.
Occupations in the area of pro-
fessiOnal services for which veter-
ans trained included social serv-
ice workers, ministers, teachers.
lawyers, doctors, nurses, and other
medical services. An able v0nng
lawyer now practicing in Whining
ton received his training under the
q. l.. Bill. There are a number of
Education Majors who are now
teachers practicing their Drofes-
slons in nearly every large town
OF the State. Several have even
earned their Doctors Degrees with
the help of the VA training prO-
gram. Medical doctors have been
trained as interns in all of the
major Wilmington hospitals while
others have been given resident
courses in these same institutions
The sciences are represented nv
veterans who have trained in everv
area of chemical and biological re-
search and in every phase of engin-
eering.
The local industries have en-
ployed all of the veterans who have
prepared themselves in these i'm
portant fields of vocational activi-
ty. Before entering training. most
OF these veterans had menial Jobs
OF were students who had never
been vocatiOnally employed.
The local offices and industries
have also employed the hundreds
Of clerks and secretaries trained at
Goldey Beacon Business College
and other like institutions. Manv
OF them now have important we'll
paying positions ranging from an
of the Department of In
Lernal Revenue. secretaries of high