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9 Veterans’ Activities By LARRY QUINLIN Department of Veterans’ Affairs Most World War II veterans have less than four months in which to en roll in G I courses of edU<|lion or trainihg — or lose these beneSts for ever. Ju ly 25 is the deadline for all veterans who were discharged prior t° July 25, 1947; those discharged af ter that'date havevfpur years from the date of their discharge to start GI training. The Veterans Administration says a veteran actually must .be enrolled in a course prior to Ju ly 25, if he is to keep his rightsi intact beyond that date, and once he, quits his course after that time, he’s through. The only exceptions to this ruling are: 1. Normal summer wa B a l n >Bter- ruption. .If a veteran is in College’ this springWnd plans to ^ etu rn , next* fall, he’s safe; however, if he intends/ toMhange .to another field of studjjl nextOall, he should apply to the VA immediately. H The veteran who interrupted his G I course to enter military service can enroll again after his dSfffarge/^ 3. A veteran who has completed a premedical or predental B g l B i rsp gain admission to a medical or dentalgchool by Ju ly H E R enter u jfe r the G I bill at d later E B j , pro- vided h e ’show! the'JVA | H he had applied for and was denied ^admission. 4. A school teacher who takes sum mer trainingleading E H degree, can enroll uniter the G I bill each summer, even thojugh his C^I^training is inter rupted for,' the purpose ^ W te a ^ B g school the remainder of the year. 5. The I veteran who completes I undergraduate course this.'spring un der the G I bill and intends to take graduate training in the same field next fall, may do so. UnS H I a veteran fits one of these exceptig M t h g l how can he enroll in M | | j | u i S g t h e G I bill next fall? The there’s one way to do it, and. that’s by enrolling in a residence course of training before the Ju ly 25 other words, he will have to enroll in a summer school course, in the same field that he intends to pur- B R H college. He should check with or with the General. Extension Division, of the State Sys- tem of Higher Educati^Seitherivin Eugene ■ Portland, to find out what EBB* are offering summer courses iri his fie lfflo f’stud Can a veteran, start a correspond ence course now an&W B tch to college VA says. It has to even though such course need not be. full time. A veteran t a k i n g a jg flllespondence ^ g ^ s ^ g jhi^^continues after Ju ly 25, cannot change over to residence I studies. He may remain in the cor respondence course until its com pletion and may take an advanced ■gwesponden^ course|8er that, pro vided it is considered a “normal pro-!.. g5 S ® 2 ’ from ■ -present course and provided he still has G I entitlement. H U B July 25 deadline applies to technical studies, on-the-job training, »on-farm training, businesl/* and pro- fessional sqfiqqls, etc., so theB hferan I planning to enter courses in any of E e s e subjects should check immed- HUBB with the school of his choice and get enrolled before the deadline. At the same time, he should get his applicObn for entitlement in to the Veterans Administration regional of fice, Portland. He can do this by mail, by pegbnal gontact with V A , I or through his local veterans’ service of ficer. IS THE PERSON YOU NEXT TO AN OSEA M EM BER?
