Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1920 — JASPER COUNTY EX-SERVICE MEN [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY EX-SERVICE MEN

TO RECEIVE TRAINING AT EXPENSE OF YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASS*N. Jasper County has spproxhhately >600.00 to be used in educational work of ex-service men. . If this amount is not sufficient there is a possibility that more can ba secured. • This money comes from the >3,000,000 National War Work Council Fund of the Young Men’s Christian Association of the United States. The proportion fur Indiana was >IBI,OOO. Of this amount >98,000 is used for educationalpurposes under collegiate grads. Tas >6OO to be used in Jasper County is out of this fund. There is still about >II,OOO to be used for ex-service men now in colleges. According to present plans, thia money must be used by June 30, 1921, or it'will revert into another fund. The money can be used to send men to Purdue Short Courses, Business Colleges, Night Schools or in the taking of Correspondence Courses. The amount of money to be used on one individual can not exceed >2OO for day school work, or >IOO for night school. The cost of Correspondence Courses varies from >lO to >lls. Some of the groups of Correspondence Courses are as follows: Agricultural Architectual . Civil Engineering Commercial Electrical Mechanical This is something that ex-service men should take advantage of. One should remember that there is no expense attached to this work. Jasper county has this money to her credit and it should be used here/ If it is not used it will go into some other county of the state. The local Educational Committee consists of: M. L. Sterret, Cope Hanley and C. R. Dean. They have charge of the awarding of the scholarships and are very anxious for applications. Only those who have an earnest desire to improve their education along the lines of I their respective lines of work should apply for these scholarships. Any member of the Committee is ready and willing to talk to any one interested in this line of work. This should be done within the next few days.