makes the following statement on this 

 subject: 



The men and women demobilized from 

 the armed forces, together with workers of 

 hke age released from war industries, will 

 include many thousands of persons whose 

 educational career was interrupted below 

 high school graduation. The military per- 

 sonnel will probably be granted scholar- 

 ships large enough to take care of personal 

 expenses. If offered a flexible program at 

 the secondary level, with appropriate al- 

 lowances for military experience and for 

 work in the Armed Forces Institute, many 

 of these veterans would fit into classroom, 

 laboratory, and shop instruction. Others 

 will be older and perhaps averse to receiv- 

 ing regular instruction in company with 

 young pupils. , , , , 



School authorities should make an m- 

 ventory of all building, staff, and curricu- 

 lum facilities, for the purpose of develop- 

 ing special opportunities for returning vet- 

 erans and workers. In large cities it may 

 be helpful to set aside a school building to 

 house a special War Service School de- 

 voted to high school work for young per- 

 sons returning from the military service 

 and the war industries. The courses could 

 be accelerated and the calendar fully uti- 

 lized in order to permit a saving of time. 

 These schools, like others, would grant 

 credit for work completed in the Armed 

 Forces Institute. In smaller cities War 

 Service Schools at the secondary level 

 could be established on a regional basis. 



We commend the Regents' plan 

 to educators throughout the Nation. 



We commend also the plan 

 whereby men and women in the 

 armed forces may complete academic 

 requirements, while in the armed 

 forces, for graduation from secondary 

 schools. Such educational achieve- 

 ment is possible through work in the 

 service schools, the off-duty educa- 

 tional program, and the educational 

 opportunities of the United States 

 Armed Forces Institute. For men 

 and women who lack a substantial 

 proportion of the requirements for 



high school graduation, the Army's 

 General Educational Development 

 Tests are helpful in determining the 

 grade level at which service personnel 

 should properly resume their civilian 

 education. The machinery to this 

 end is complete and the procedure is 

 as follows: A complete educational 

 record established while in the serv- 

 ice, should be recorded on the official 

 form USAFI No. 47 and returned by 

 the man or woman in the armed 

 forces to the secondary school for 

 evaluation and the award of credit 

 toward graduation. This will facili- 

 tate a continuance of education in 

 college of qualified persons. Veterans 

 of World War II who do not file a 

 USAFI credit application form be- 

 fore leaving the service should use a 

 certified copy of their separation rec- 

 ord as evidence of in-service training. 



6. Importance of Problem of 

 Scientific Training of Men in 

 Armed Forces 



The adequate handling of the edu- 

 cation of the scientific and techno- 

 logical talent now under arms will 

 be a primary test of the effectiveness 

 of the Government in meeting the 

 whole problem to which we have 

 been asked to direct our attention. 



The future scientific and technical 

 leaders in the United States are now 

 largely in military service. Unless 

 exceptional steps are taken to recruit 

 and train talent from the armed serv- 

 ice at or before the close of the war, 

 the future will find this country seri- 

 ously handicapped for scientific and 

 technological leadership. In peace or 

 war, the handicap might prove fatal 

 to our standards of living and to our 

 way of life. 



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