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Show FITZPATRICK IS BUSY MAN I Chairman of Americanism Commission ! of Wisconsin Is Administrator of Educational Bonus Law. Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick, clialr-nmn clialr-nmn of tltf Americanism Commission of rlie Wisconsin department of the American Legion, has become known no thousands of veterans because of his position as administrator of the educational bonus law of that state, which allows al-lows $30 a month to ex-service men who desire an ed- I ucation. Although he is only thirty-seven years old, Mr. Fitzpatrick has had exceptional ex-ceptional experience in the field of educational ed-ucational administration. He is a graduate of the New York City training train-ing school for teachers and received three degrees from Columbia university. univer-sity. Following his university study, Mr. Fitzpatrick was a teacher in New York public and high schools and later la-ter became connected with the New York training school for public service. serv-ice. Mr. Fitzpatrick was assigned t6 the Wisconsin board of public affairs for educational investigations and afterwards af-terwards became executive secretary of the commission of practical training train-ing for public service and a director of the society for promotion of training train-ing for public service. During the war, Mr. Fitzpatrick served as a major of infantry and was in charge of draft administration in Wisconsin. Since January 1919, he has been secretary of the Wisconsin state board of education. He is the author of a number of books and articles ar-ticles on educational problems. A member of the Madison, Wis., Post of the Legion, Mr. Fitzpatrick, has served as chairman of various state committees and is' now chairman chair-man of the state publicity committee, commit-tee, in addition to his duties in the field of Americanism. |