The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1944, Page 17

, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944 e e e v areeemess !ponunities in order to prepare {l L] u “under 18 can best contribute to an a' n ' a er the war program by continuing in %0 ‘schoal and when necessary accept- y Some of you who will soon be armed forces need men with a |says, “The first responsibility and |themselves for war and post-war ‘ing vacation and part-time employ- | of military age may feel that you sound basic education who can 2 i obligation of youth under eighteen, even in wartime, is to take - full . advantage of their educational op- To Atfend School; Jobs | |services and for the duties of citi- |zenship. In most cases, youth ment only. Your No. 1 War Work is School Work.” would rather kil time until called, but you should remember that the more readily taKe responsibility and leadership. In closing, T would like to re-| mind the younger generation that the man in uniform is giving his best to the Nation in wartime. The best service that you can give is to get all the education you can Crow into these most important yvears of your life, so that you will be ready to help with the big job of making our Nation secure Your High School diploma is your service stripe so GO TO SCHOOL! The National Child Welfare Di-| vision of the American Legion has requested all Departments to co- operate in the National “Go to |School” drive being sponsored by |the U. S. Department of Education, |{the Children's Bureau and other |Government agencies - - 'HINES GETS INQUIRIES, THE DAILY ALASKA l-lMPll(iif JUNEAU, ALASKA but for a period of one year only | In the second group are those| who can prove that their education| or vocational training was inter-! rupted by entry into service, and} are, therefore, entitled to as much as four years of schooling In all cases, however, the veteran must show 90 days or more ser- vice, unless he was discharged for disability incurred in line of duty. | The veteran is free to attend any !school or g institution he \chooses, provided that he can meas- ure up to its general scholastic standards. For tance, if a col- lege or university requires certain high school credits, the veteran must be able to show that he pos- 'sesses them if he wishes to enter that school a veteran should be by a school because of credit requirements, there ing to prevent him from entering Iscme other school to which his high school or ge credits are lacceptable | The government will then pay tuition and fees to 8500 a year, plus $50 a mo ubsistence for single men or $75 for those who have wives or r dependents. ducational Time Is Limited | Veterans eligible for educational |benefits are automatically entitle |to one year of schooling. How much they get above that is determinfd 'by the length of their attive ser- vice in the armed force but ir ne case may the total exceed four years. | Service men who participated in |the Army Specialized Training Pro- gram or the Navy Collége Train- ing Program are not entitled to educational benefits if either of these programs enabled them to W. E. HENDRICKSON {vice and he was then required .o Department First Vice-Commander | | ————————Educational, Other Bene- never had the chance to earn it = 5 1 before. 1t may be too.much to| fifs Are Given Brief Explanation ped more than one million during expect you ‘teen-agers to balance (Continued from Page One) High school enrollment has drop- this” war and with more of you|the value of education against an young people employed this sum- immediate financial return, nor mer than ever before, a great many Can you be expected to anticipate more will fail to return to school|the difficulties in returning to| this fall. school when the war boom is over.' In April of this year close to EVery month of schooling missed three million boys and girls from|NOY and every term that is lost i 14 through 17 years of age were K8 It “l““ much harder o catch| “yetorans who had passed their! employed full or part-time, some | UP After the war. twenty-fifth birthdays fall in two for vacation «time only and others| Fortunately, a majority of the agses, | for the duration. Many of you Youth in Alaska is employed dur-| 1, the first group are those who| have jobs that do mnot contribute g vacation time only, due t0 a/haq finished their educations or directly to the war effort but the great extent no doubt to our sea=lyscational training and who desire lure of big money is hard to re- Sonal employment. a refresher or retraining course in sist, especially by many who have The War Manpower Commission order to brush up on their work,| vocational training benefits, even though he was not in school when he enlisted or was inducted. take an engineering course under either program he would be eligible after discharge to complete his ar-| chitectural training under the edu-| cational benefits section of the G I. Bill e TONY, MAC TEAMING complete a course of study which 4 |they had started before entering "servxce. | However, if a man were studying - |architecre when he entered ser- . D AN CER — joan McCracken (above) says she has danced with over 5,000 servicemen from New York to Hollywood. natural arms and legs. 'hey handied tools like experts. Itinerary Ahead he team of Tony and Mac is scheduled for the following ap- pearances for the remainder of 1944 McCloskey Gen Hospital, Temple, Texas, September 5 to 13 | 26th National Convention of 'The merican Legion, Chicago, 11, September 16 to 21. | Bushnell General Hospital, Brig- ham City, Utah, Sept. 25 to Oct 2. ! DeWitt General Hospital, Aubuin, Cal, Oct. 9 to 21 U. S. Naval Hospital, Mare Is- land, Cal,, Oct. 23 to 31. .o his We never used to be able to find grandma’s glasses, but now she just |leaves them where she empties | them The old fashioned girl |took two drinks and went out like |a light; the modern girl takes two {drinks and out goes the light. | —March Field Beacon. Pyt.; “I'm tired of hearing about your beef-stew romance.” >pl ‘Whaddya mean, beef-stew romance?” | Pvt.: “Your gal's always beefing & @ /and your always stewed.” | —-The Range Finder. (Continued jrom Page Ong) Welcome Legionnaires g Don't Miss the Biggest Time of Your Life DBAMCE and DRINK tothe BESTat . . . . MIKE’S PLACE In Bouglas A I Phone Douglas 602 Welcome Legionnaires May Your 25th Convention Be a Great Success! Stop at PERCY’S Anytime for Dinners or Light Lunches that All Juneau Is Talking About . . . Try Our Fountain, T00===== PERCY’S CAFE with the dexterity of one having T0 JUNEAU FOR YOUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION | One nudist to another: “We've! | ibeen seeing too much of each other| |operated lathes, grinders and drilis|lately.” —Tilton Talk. s @ GOOD LUCK . AND BEST WISHES For Your Silver Anniversary From the Employees of the Union @il Company JUNEAU ef Vietory INPEACE... Courteous and De- pendable Service to Alaska ALASKA TRANSPORTATION (0. PIER 58, SEATTLE, WASH. Agents in Principal Southeast Alaska Poris B B We are proud that you carried the Stars and Stripes to Victory in the First World War and to have carried on during the years gone by . . . May your convention be a GRAND SUCCESS and BEST WISHES fo YOUR FUTURE IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! Alaska Eleetric Light and Power Company Juneau=====-=-Douglas JUNEAU—Phones 6 and 616 DOUGLAS—Phone 18 ————