Show Vets Abroad On Bill Students Enroll In Over Foreign Schools The Veterans administration today announced that more than World War II veterans are studying abroad under the educational provisions of the I. A report as of May 10 showed that the ex-G. are enrolled in more than foreign institutions in 34 The Philippine with 1411 heads the Canada is second with V. A. attributed the large number of students in the Philippines to the fact that more of them are natives of that country who j ed in the U. S. armed forces during the in Europe Of the 13 European in which veterans are students were reported in the United Kingdom and in Switzerland was third with Only one student was reported in Greece and Norway accounted for two The number of student-veterans in other European countries Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Eire Italy Netherlands and Sweden Approximately 83 per cent of the veterans studying in Latin American countries are enrolled in schools in The border country accounted for of students in this The number of veterans in other Latin American countries Argentina Brazil Chili Columbia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Peru and Uruguay Of the Asiatic Palestine accounted for 63 China and Syria Other countries in which veterans are studying and the number in Australia Newfoundland New Zealand and Union of South Africa Fifty-three veterans living abroad are taking correspondence courses by the mail in the United States under the G. I. Same Basis Veterans are eligible for overseas study on the same basis as in the United World War II veterans with 90 days' active service and a discharge other than dishonorable may apply for training under the G. I. Veterans with less than 90 days' service are elig- I ible if they were discharged for a j service-incurred Benefits include one calendar year of education or plus the equivalent of the time spent in active service between 1940 and the official end of the with a maximum of 48 Those who wish to study abroad must arrange for their own and V. A. Joseph F. Merrill Apostle to offer graduation offer benediction at rites graduation |