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Show 'N """j1 3s ' SJ t - f 1 If it Vol. 35 No. 9 Vets Veterans make up one third of the WSC studentbody according to V.A. director for Weber State College Marvin J. Peterson. Substantial increases in the number of veterans attending WSC over the past few years has reached a point where of the 9,000 students attending WSC, approximately 3360 are vets. Last year's autumn quarter enrollment of vets was 2466. According to Marvin Peterson who runs the veteran's office at Weber, the college has put out a strong effort to attract veterans to the college. Over $100,000 Comptroller Thomas Riley said that the veterans program at Weber is supported by over $100,000 from the federal government. This money comes in four different areas. The Veterans Administration first gives individual veterans money to pay for their tuition. Peterson's office is supported by a grant of approximately $88,000 according to Riley. The V.A. also pays for two counselors to be employed here at the college. Paperwork money Fourth, the college gets $2 per veterans as "a paper work allowance," according to Riley. This $2 goes toward all of the paper work that must be done to keep the V.A. program within the requirements set for it by the Federal Government. These requirements according to Peterson are to make sure that students who are receiving V.A. money for going to school are going to classes. Just for money Peterson said, "We have 5 percent of the vets who have been attending college just for the money." One of the steps the V.A. office has taken to assure that the requirements are fulfilled is to list, on the roll, whether or not a student is a vet. Some of the veterans have objected to this as an invasion of their privacy. Peterson said that the reason for this is so that if a student is doing poorly, the teacher may inform him of the fact that a vet build JJ.,, T - .- - ! . "J If . I- r I 4 1 - " " j i "-T7'4 r' -f I 1 t , , '. " r - n " ; . .- f r t i I' , , I jL ;f!r Ll: I J I ' - " - - ' t ivr?ic"-:;i"'- . "" I I has $60 he can use for tutorial assistance. Tutorial assistance Peterson said, "We do not have a lot of faculty members who go out of their way to help a student pass a failing course ... this helps to make sure that they do get help." Another reason for the listing is so that faculty members can let the V.A. office know if a student is failing a class. One of the requirements of going to school on the G.I. bill is that the student pass his courses. Students going to school on the G.I. bill are required to "get an objective and stick with it," according to Peterson. Peterson did admit however, that there have been cases of discrimination against veterans. He said, "There are some faculty who covertly discriminate against vets." Weber State College A i 73 f 1 Dont lose your VA. benefits See our campus V.A. Officer today Fall auarler registration Sep Rhodes women's fellowship is first in Oxford's history The department of Sociology at Weber State College has information and applications for men and women interested in a Rhodes Scholarship and Fellowship at the University of Oxford. A Rhodes Scholarship election will be held in all states, one elected from each state, in December, 1975 and scholars-elect will enter Oxford University in Oct., 1976. The Rhodes Fellowship for Women is the first time the opportunity has been granted to women. Applications are due no later than Jan. 31, 1976. Information and applications on both the scholarship and fellowship are available from Dr. Stephen S. Stanford, WSC department of Sociology. The Rhodes Fellowship for Women is for two academic years beginning Oct. 1, 1976 and accepts applications from the United States and Canada. It is open-to women of post-doctoral status, or within sight of it, and below the age of 35. The Fellow will be required to undertake research on a subject which can profitably be studied at Oxford. She will be entitled to board and lodging and a stipend of $1,900 per annum and expense of travel. Eligibility requirements for the Rhodes Scholarship are: Single male, U.S. citizen of at least five years, between 18 and 24 on Oct. 1, 1975. Must be at least a Junior at a recognized degree-granting college or university. Qualities of both character and intellect are the most important requirements for a Rhodes Scholarship. The stipend includes college fees and $1,500 per year allowance which amounts to about $2,400. of students Oct. 31, 1975 |