Show GI Bill HAS HIGHEST ENROLLMENT Veterans are turning to their G Gl GI I Bill benefits in record numbers and it appears that even higher records records records re re- re- re cords will be set when all Spring semester enrollment figures are in VA officials pointed out GI Gl Bill education education education tion allowances were in increased increased increased in- in creased by per cent in December 1974 Vietnam-era Vietnam veterans have since 1966 used their education benefits at a higher high high- er rate than either World War II or Korean Conflict c counterparts au Enroll Enrollments ments d during u r i n g the past th three ree months VA speculates have been spurred both by bythe bythe bythe the increased payments and by economic conditions I In n February the number of veterans enrolling for their first semester under the GI Gl Bill was the highest new Spring enrollment in inthe inthe inthe the history of the current program and 24 per cent above last Spring in Feb 1974 compared to in Feb 1975 Total veteran enrollment in February February February Feb Feb- was 16 million up per cent from the November November Nov Nov- November ember figure of million million million mill mill- ion Up by the highest margin was junior college en increased enrollment ro II ment- ment increased by per cent over November November November Novem Novem- ber up from in November to in February I In n contrast with enrollments in junior colleges colleges colleges coll coll- where low tuition rates leave the bulk of the education education education tion allowances for subsistence subsistence subsistence subsist subsist- ence enrollments in programs programs pro pro- programs grams on which VA pays payson on only I y t tuition correspond u ence and flight were down More than 57 per cent of all eligible veterans and ser- ser vise men have used their G Gl GI I Bill benefits for some form of t training ra i ning since they became available in 1966 The comparable figure for World War II was per cent Vietnam-era Vietnam veterans have surpassed World War II veterans in total numbers using benefits for college compared compared compared com com- pared to after WW II Only 28 per cent of the WW II It GI Gl Bill trainees studied at college level compared compared compared com com- pared to 56 per cent of the Vietnam group The monthly payment to toa a single veteran in full time school compared to 56 percent percent percent per per- cent of the Vietnam group The month monthly Iy payment to toa a single veteran in full time school training is now per month those with one dependent get and those with two or more get plus 22 per month for each additional dependent depend depend- ent over two Payments have been in increased increased increased in- in creased four times since 1966 when rates were set at per month for a single veteran WW II veterans got up to 75 per month depending depending depending de de- de- de pending on other income plus an annual allowance for tu tuition and books up to The comparable per month is paid without regard to earnings and the student must pay his own tu tuition and books it was noted Editor Velma Hanna Photographers Charles Johnson Fernando Marticorena R Rik Ik r f Artist Chele Johnson Writer Nancy Goss Taufiq M. M Usman Margie Saunders f Christy Wall Craig Bruner Bruner n. n John Abdon i p out Lay-out Richard Jones Jennifer K Jones |