TESTIMONIALS BY THOSE LIFT
WASHINGTON—"The government
s& i&eas & i"b.s
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mony of a Prench-Canadian who join
ed the American Exneditionarv force
and was wounded while on y guard
dutv With little education he had
nothin^ to fall back on The Federal
Boardfor VocationalEaucationgave
him five months training in cleaning
pressing ?nd repairing & and through
haid work he has gained the go^l
worth striving for his industrial in
dependence In Seattle he has his own
1-w.i b „ J T-c means - much more
to him than ever brfore
Tf anv other disabled soldier sail
or marine or nurse desires to take im
training under the FeS Board for
Vocatimia^Trainln^Rmust^rst be
established that he or she has either
resigned or has been honorably
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ablod to such an extent as to make
dS*? beyond 6 Ä'ÄSS.'S
his own character," education of the
right sort does much to aid in elimin
pSd ^during" 1 whief 18 the Vocational
law has been in effect, has been suf-I
ficiently long to provide a large num
her of cases of men with handicaps,
who, after training, have established
tlreinselves as useful members of their
communities, many of them in better
jobs than before. In the preparation
of tH|se*liWn the federal board makes
use of all educational institutions
both public and private, whose
courses are suitable to the soldier's
need. It also utilizes stores, factories
shops, banks, navy yards, commercial
institutions of all kinds, which offer
the special type of training needed
ra particular cases. The courses given
the men in training are supervised by
the board and the board payes the ex
penses of tuition, books, etc. Single j
men are allowed $80 a month for sub- |
sistence and married men are given
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there are children to support.
