Show one man school ey expands as veterans flock foy for ratings DENVER COLO the traditional old one man school has been put on a wholesale basis here giving 2318 veterans the equivalent of a high school diploma in the last 10 weeks operator of the school is a gray haired scholarly little man dr john C unger whose main job is that of superintendent of secondary education for colorado his present task is to put into practical operation one of cf the primary guaran ties of the G I 1 bill of rights the opportunity for each veteran to continue his education he has turned the senate chamber of the state house into a school room with men and women of an average age of 21 sitting at senatorial desks and doing harder thinking than most state senators ever do in operation cooperation co with the veterans administration and armed forces in institute sti tute dr unger int interviews ervie w s and tests veterans from all over the state to provide them with certificates showing they possess knowledge equal to a high school education with such certificates the veterans go confidently to employers to apply for jobs or enroll in colleges to study anything from the ministry to aeronautical engineering the two hour tests in grammar mathematics science literature and social studies are not required ot of all applicants credits are allowed for training received in the service oldest man to take the tests was a 47 year old trinidad naval veteran and the youngest was a 19 year old denver youth who enlisted in the army when only 16 dr unger tests men still in the service who come in from such posts as camp carson at colorado springs and lowry field in denver he has visited fitzsimmons general hospital several times to examine patients there those who cant pass are given friendly counsel on what they need to study to qualify for certificates |