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George Dysart 1L, acting chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee of the unit, presented the sole question of policy in a meeting designed for brevity in view of imminent examinations. Pointing to present inconsistencies between aid to ex-servicemen under the educational provisions of the GI Bill and under on-the-job training, he asserted that the two-year limitation on the latter must be extended to compare favorably with the four year maximum for veterans at college...
Special agents trailing him made the arrest yesterday afternoon outside a Newton liquor store, as their unsuspecting quarry, whom they had patiently followed for several days, tried once too often to turn a pilfered GI check in folding money...
From the long range point of view, at some future date a less prosperous United States would find higher tuition costs beyond the reach of most citizens, and higher education would once again go to those in higher tax brackets. Since the number of GI-Bill recipients will dwindle in a few years, such an occurrence is not unlikely. The chief argument for higher professorial wages--that better men could be attracted to provide finer education for those seeking it--would be negated by the fact that comparatively few could afford to go beyond secondary school. This was the case...
While giving no indication as to how many veterans applying for admission as a result of the GI Bill would be admitted to the class, Gummere stated that beginning with the class of 1951, all students except veterans would be required to register in September...
...wherefore was of greater use to the Army. And, through its troop Information Program and its Orientation Branch, it labored to give the American soldier facts about his country, his service and his allies, as well as his enemies. The I & E program brought education to the American GI through its USAFI branch, gave his news in I & E-edited overseas newspapers, broadcast him radio entertainment programs, and provided him with some of the finest film features produced by this country. Some critics of the program found it oft-times wanting in forceful and inspired leadership at the unit level...