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Show WILL BE HERE FEB. 18 TO 21 Dining the four days bcglnlng February 18lh to, 21st, Inclusive. Julius II, llearnson, representing the Itehablllatlon Division or the Federal Hoard for Vocational Education, will bo In Logan to Interview men wluj are vocationally handicapped as a result re-sult of disability Incurred, Increased, uggratntod or traceable to servlco In i ho world war. There nro alroany over 250 men being trained by tho Federal Roar- bo that they may overcome t: ir handicaps and again carry on ou-ccditsfulty ou-ccditsfulty In romo remunerative civilian oniploymcnt. For tholr nlnto nasce, whllo In sohM-ir On tho Job learning sdmo new trade, those mt'i receive rroni ICj.OO o. $10,00 per month, Rr.-ir.iina; to tho number of depeod ' j th.y hve. They aro paid ovef1-- .wo v;eeka. Ifi addition all Is-r'ru Is-r'ru ;tlon exponses as well as irans-portat irans-portat n to nnd from place of tralu-ln tralu-ln aie paid by tho Hoard. Thero aro a good many more Utah men entitled to training by the Hoard and it is likely that their oases will bo approved In the very near future. . Within a very short tlmo a careful nudit of all cases in tho District 11, comprising Utah, Colorado, Colo-rado, Nuw Mexico nnd Wyoming, will bo mado by tho Ellglbllty Squad. Tills Eligibility Squad composed of Federal Hoard representatives from tho Ceil-ttal Ceil-ttal Office at Washington, I). C. lias been visiting each district of It to determine tho eligibility of the men for training. They aro scheduled to be at the Offlro of District 11 at Donvcr during February. It la urged by II. Allen Nyo. District Dis-trict Vocational Officer, that all men entitled to training by tho Doard who havo not yet filed their applications make an extra effort fd see Mr. Eear-w,on Eear-w,on while ho Is In Logan at tho KcWes Hotel, so that their paper; may reach Denver before the Eligibility Eligi-bility Squad leaves that office: , Nearly 1400 men havo been up-proved up-proved for training In District 11 but not quite all of them are actually In training. Up to December 10, 1019 there have been approved fn' tho entire United States 33,107 iih.ii. All ' of these men who havo Icon awarded training have been notified that they jian coiiimenc training whenovor ready. Or the men In training it Is In-1 tern "tig to nte that tho trado and "''ustrlal gtoup Includes tho largest mimhur of men, 27.8 per cent beisg enrolled on coursch of this charactor; ' 2C.-1 per cent ofTTnnnoirnro taking business or commercial training; 16 per cent provocatlonal training! 15.4 per cent agricultural training; and 14.2 per cent professional education. I Explanation of cotidlllona under-which under-which the Foderal Hoard for voca ttonal education Is authorized' to rf. fer discharged disabled men trn'ulns under the provision! df Hie -vbes-tlonal rohablllatlon at. ' , ' S3CTI0N 2 Requirement' for tialnlng under Section 2 of the Roi liibllltatlon Act are arfo11owa: "' (a) Tho clamant must have bei. coparatcd from tbf "luilita-ry'or naval forces of tho TJrnVd State sine Aprir 7th, 1917, nnd, or hotorttble onditlons. (b) Ife must havo a disability that was incurred, Increased, or angravnt cd In, or traceable to, slier war service' ser-vice' (c) His disability must result In a randlrap that provonts him from clni-pctlng clni-pctlng sucTSoWfiuly with tho normal man without vocational training, and hence makes such training quite necessary to overcome t handlap. (b) His pliyhleKV and mcntnl condition con-dition must as lo make vocational training and omplOycnt feasible In J . . . J his case. The law provides that a man meeting meet-ing the above requirements ay be entitled en-titled to vocational training at Gov-, eminent expesse. While pursuing his training course he will receive for living expenses $80,'00 per month, it single and without dependents, and $115,00 per month (or more acjord-Ing acjord-Ing to the number or dependents) If married. In 'addition to this allow anco tho Oovornmeut will pay the cn-l tiro cost of his training course, as tuition, books and supplies, and will furnish transportation from tlu man's home to tho point' of onter'ng I training and return. It Is not required that ompensa-itlon ompensa-itlon bo awarded- to men who comply with tho above roiulremonts In order that thoy bo eligible for training. SECTION 3. In order that a man bo eligible for training under this 'section It is necessary; (n) That tho man shall be awarded compensation under the War Risk Insurance Act. (b) That he has a disability that was incurred, Iscreased.or aggravated aggravat-ed In or traceable to, such war ser- : Vice. (c) That ho I' able to resume his t former occupation, but that he would "" . 1 1 benefited by training along tho lino of Tils provious experience.. Men cMtitled to training under ', Section 3 of tho Act as outlined above . .-. , do not receive the monthly allowanco - Jfe for living expensos which Is paid to - men in" training undor Soction2. The Tost of training howevor, Including " tuition, books and supplies as des-crlueil des-crlueil above Is" borno by tho Federal J. Hoard for Vocational Education. ' ,, Undor Section 3 cither resident or ;.; correspondent 'courses nro available -. to men who comply with tho requirements require-ments of the law. ' w |