THE LIBRARIES THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA I 1 G s EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for VETERANS Negroes AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF GEORGIA Blanton Fortson Chairman L Vaughan Howard Executive Director Name of Member Address Ivan AllenAtlanta T F AbercrombieAtlanta Charles L BowenMacon WN BanksGrantville Cason J CallawayHamilton MDCollinsAtlanta Ryburn G ClayAtlanta Mrs Frank C DavidColumbus Blanton FortsonAthens Charles B GramlingAtlanta Robert W GrovesSavannah Alfred W JonesSea Island Tom LinderAtlanta Wiley L MooreAtlanta Walter R McDonaldAtlanta Henry McIntoshAlbany W H McNaughtonCartersville J L Pilcher MeS5 Robert StricklandAtlanta MKing TuckerWaynesboro Wilson WilliamsAtlanta EDUCATION PANEL M D Collins ChairmanAtlanta Mrs Frank C DavidColumbus Wilson WilliamsAtlanta O C Aderhold DirectorAthens GEORGEVETERANS EDUCATION COUNCIL M D Mobley State Department of Education W E Pafford State Department of Education O C Aderhold University of Georgia s L L Clegg Emory University J M Thrash South Georgia College Phil Narmore Georgia School of Technology F H Rayfield Potter Ray field Atlanta Mrs S C Patterson Georgia Education Association P S Barrett State Department of Education G B Connell Gordon Military College R L Cousins State Department of Education F A Sams Veterans Education Director GEORGIA STATE COMMITTEE ON POSTWAR EDUCATION Harmon W Caldwell University of GeorgiaChairman 0 C Aderhold University of GeorgiaAthens Z S Henderson Georgia Teachers CollegeCollegeboro 1 S Ingram West Georgia CollegeGenola M D Mobley State Department of EducationAtlanta Goodrich C White Emory UniversityAtlantaQeosuficA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for NEGRO VETERANS On All Levels Grammar School High School Special School and College Issued by EDUCATION PANEL Agricultural and Industrial Development Board Athens Georgia In cooperation with Veterans Education Council and Georgia State Committee on Postwar Education Compiled by L II Edmondson EDUCATION BULLETIN NO 10 AUGUST 15 1945INTRODUCTION World War II has shown among other things the need of specialized training Much of the training given the men and women in the armed services will carry over into their lives as veterans Some veterans will return to their prewar jobs others will want to pursue different occupa tions Thousands and thousands will feel the need of training either for their old work or for the new jobs to which they aspire The federal government has enacted measures that will aid financially those exservice men and women who want educational training to obtain it Once the veteran has decided that he wants that training the question becomes Where can I obtain the best training in my particular field This booklet based on catalogs and statements furnished by the various institutions mentioned will give the Negro veteran man or woman a picture of the educational opportunities in Georgia The Empire State of the South For more detailed information on the programs the veteran should write directly to those institutions in which he is interested This bulletin is for Negro veterans A similar booklet considers the educational opportunities in the State for white veteransSTATE COLLEGES LIST OF GEORGIA INSTITUTIONS APPROVED by STATE VETERANS EDUCATION COUNCIL For Veterans Training Under Public 346 78th Congress STATE COLLEGES Albany State College 4 yearsAlbany Fort Valley State College 4 yearsFort Valley Georgia State College 4 yearsSavannah PRIVATE AND DENOMINATIONAL COLLEGES Atlanta School of Social WorkAtlanta Graduate School Atlanta University Atlanta Graduate School Clark College 4 years Atlanta Gammon Theological Seminary Atlanta Graduate School Morehouse College 4 years Atlanta Morris Brown College 4 years Atlanta Paine College 4 years Augusta Spelman College 4 years Atlanta BUSINESS COLLEGES Fort Valley State CollegeFort Valley Reid Business College VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS Atlanta Columbus Macon Savannah Industrial College Ga Atlanta BEAUTY CULTURE AND BARBER SCHOOLS Apex School of Beauty Culture Atlanta Atlanta Griffin College of Barbering Beauty Culture MORTICIANS Atlanta College of Mortuary Science Inc Atlanta 7PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS All elementary schools standardized by the Georgia Accrediting Com mission and all high schools accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Com mission are eligible to provide instruction to veterans in the field of gen eral education Schools providing other types of instruction such as voca tional training etc must have the approval of the Veterans Education Council The names of schools that have been approved to date for special programs such as agriculture distributive education and trades and industrial education will be furnished interested veterans by the State Department of Education Atlanta These special programs are de scribed elsewhere in this bulletin APPRENTICETRAINING PROGRAM Veterans who wish to become allround craftsmen in the skilled trades will find in Georgia many new opportunities opened to them through planned apprenticeships This program in Georgia has been approved by the Bureau of Training ApprenticeTraining Service War Manpower Commission Washington Under this program an apprentice is given the opportunity on the job to advance from one series of operations to another under the direc tion of skilled workers in accordance with a planned sequence of work processes until he has mastered the skill As an apprentice advances in the program he is advanced in pay This schedule of work experience instruction and wages is determined by employers or joint employer labor committee and is incorporated into a written agreement which pro vides for pay in addition to the benefits the veteran is entitled to under the GI Bill of Rights The classroom instruction supplements the training on the job and thereby gives each apprentice a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical aspects of that craft No previous trade experience is necessary for a veteran to qualify for this apprenticeship program Those who have had some experience in a skilled trade however will be rated on the basis of their experience in that craft and will be given the chance to continue their training until they master the trade The length of the apprenticeships varies but none takes less than two years and the majority require four Detailed information can be obtained by writing the Apprentice Training Center 622 Grand Theater Bldg Atlanta F A Sams director Veterans Education 236 State Office Bldg Atlanta or the Veterans Employment Representative at any U S Employment Service OfficeApprenticeship and OntheJob Training opportunities for Negroes Atlanta Painting and Decorating Plasterers and Cement Finishers Bracklayers Carpenters ONTHJOB Training Opportunities Plumbing limited Casket and Cabinet Makers Radio Service and Repair Tire Vulcanizing Auto Mechanics Bakers Shoe Repairmen Barbers Printers limited In those Georgia cities and towns where no apprenticeship program has been set up the Georgia office of the ApprenticeTraining Service 622 Grand Theater Bldg Atlanta will investigate the possibility of be ginning such a program as any veteran is interested in There is no guarantee of course that the desired program will be set up in the town preferred by the veteran DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION Veterans are eligible to take part in the State Department of Educa tions program to train persons who want to work in own or manage any business that serves the public This program is being expanded to include training in any phase of the operation of Drug Stores Insurance Agencies Fountains Filling Stations Restaurants Auto Supply Stores Laundries Dry Cleaning Shops Grocery Stores Each occupation has been outlined with the minimum training neces sary for successful operation of that type of store or business Approxi mately one year will be required to complete a course To date the distributive education program is being offered in con junction with the public schools in Atlanta Augusta Columbus Macon and Savannah Detailed information may be obtained by writing the Superintendent of City Schools in the town in which the veteran is interested or by writing J R Wommack State Supervisor of Distributive Education State Department of Education AtlantaFARMERTRAINING PROGRAM The State Department of Education has set up a program to train farmers This instruction which will be offered by certain approved high schools in all sections of the State is open to veterans who wish to become established in farming or who wish additional information or special train ing in farm skills necessary to the operation of a successful farming program The instructional program of the teacher will be built around the actual jobs found on the farm of each individual student and will be based on a survey of his farm Not less than twelve clock hours per week of organized systematic class instruction must be given each trainee The instructor who will work closely with county agents and local com mittees of successful farmers will give additional instructional supervision to the farming program of each veteran who signs up for this program Each training program will be approved on a twelvemonth basis If the trainee needs additional instruction beyond that time special training may be requested by the trainee to be approved on the basis of his indi vidual needs and the progress he has made as a result of the previous years training Veterans interested in this farmertraining program should write T G Walters State Supervisor of Agricultual Education State Depatment of Education Atlanta for details and a list of those high schools approved for this program SENIOR COLLEGES ALBANY STATE COLLEGE Location Albany Control This is a senior unit in the University System of Georgia Admission Men and women who are high school graduates or who pass entrance examination Entrance September January March Veterans The college provides the following services to veterans i Guidance service to assist the veterans in becoming adjusted to peace time living to assist them in making proper selection of courses voca tional rehabilitation etc 2 special courses where numbers are ade quate which are based upon needs and interests of veterans 3 spe cial short courses and institutes 4 library materials which would be needed by veterans 5 assistance from other agencies Health Department U S Employment Service Welfare Department etc is secured to give veterans necessary help in readjustment 6 fitting veterans into regular program 10The college approaches the problems through a Committee on Education and Adjustment of Returning Veterans We are building a sound program based upon a careful study of what other institutions are doing and upon our experiences with veterans who are members of our student body Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Albany State Col lege Albany Ga FORT VALLEY STATE COLLEGE Location Fort Valley Control This is a senior unit in the University System of Georgia Courses The regular offerings now include courses leading to degrees in elementary and secondary education home economics arts and sciences business education public school music and in arts and crafts A two year course in agriculture has been authorized by the Board of Regents and it is probable that this course will be expanded to a fouryear course by September 1945 Similarly the college has plans for developing a fouryear course in health and physical education The veteran will be able to pursue preprofessional courses grad uates are accepted for entrance in medical dental social service and other professional schools throughout the country Admission Men and women who are high school graduates or who pass examinations Entrance September January March Veterans In several respects it may be said that the regular offerings of the college provide unique opportunities for veterans The program of the college has been based from the beginning on maintaining a good teaching procedure a close relationship with the masses of the population especially in rural areas The work in education based on this principle has attracted wide attention throughout the country and has even attracted foreign students desiring to study rural educa tion at Fort Valley The work in home economics is similarly related to life The work in arts and crafts features for both men and women a development of practical production of art objects weaving wood work basketry metal art and ceramics likely to be of great utility in the world of tomorrow Business education represents another field where regular and special programs will prove advantageous to vet erans Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Fort Valley State College Fort Valley Ga 11GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE Location Savannah Control This is a senior unit in the University System of Georgia Courses Division of agriculture offers three major fields animal husbandry horticulture and teacher training division of arts and sciences offers two curricula leading to the degree of bachelor of science in educa tion one prepares teachers for elementary schools the other for sec ondary schools division of home economics offers degree of bachelor of science in home economics training women for classroom work and work as home demontration leaders division of trades and indus tries offers the degrees of bachelor of science in individual education and bachelor of science in mechanic arts with majors in industrial education building construction and auto mechanics The college also offers a twoyear course in stenography and typewriting and short courses in painting and architectural drafting Admission Men and women who are high school graduates or who pass examination others admitted to special courses Entrance September January March May June and July Veterans Veterans will find at Georgia State College adequate oppor tunities for education and training in many and varied fields Ample facilities are available in all of the fouryear college courses leading to degrees In the arts and sciences agriculture home economics business technical arts and allied courses students will find here unusual facili ties that provide a chance to become proficient and of largest pos sible service In addition to the regular college courses there are being offered courses in technical trades and industry that make it possible for men on the completion of the same to go immediately into industry in serviceable jobs Such trades and industries as shoe repairing building construction brick laying cement masofiry refrigeration steam fit ting plumbing laundering dairying poultry raising commercial cook ery radio repair are all open to men who can qualify for the same The shops at the college are equipped to offer superior training to men who do not have college entrance requirements and would like to prepare themselves for immediate employment1 Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Georgia State Col lege Savannah Ga 12PRIVATE AND DENOMINATIONAL COLLEGES ATLANTA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Location Atlanta Control Board of trustees Courses Graduate work in social service Admission Men and women who hold bachelors degrees from recognized colleges The question of giving some sort of training in social work to veterans who do not qualify for regular admission to the school has been brought up and is being considered Entrance We are also considering the setting up of scattered admission dates to make entrance into the school easier for those discharged at various times during the year Veterans In addition to our regular training program preparing qualified people to do social work in group work case work family welfare community organization etc we are beginning this summer special courses for social work with veterans One course entitled Social Work With Veterans is definitely being planned to begin this sum mer Other courses dealing with various phases of the veterans prob lem may also be taught Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Atlanta Univer sity School of Social Work 247 Henry Street SW Atlanta Ga ATLANTA UNIVERSITY Location Atlanta Control Board of trustees Courses The University comprises a Graduate School of Arts and Sci ences the School of Library Service the School of Social Work and the School of Education In the School of Arts and Sciences graduate work leading to the degree of master of arts or master of science is offered in the depart ments of biology chemistry economics and business administration English French history home economics education mathematics and sociology The School of Library Service prepares men and women for full time positions in college and high school libraries and for positions in public library service and offers on completion of the course the degree of bachelor of science in library service The School of Education provides professional training for teach ers principals and supervisors offering to students whose main interest is in research the degree of master of arts with a major in education and to those whose main interest is professional leadership the degree of master of education 13Admission Men and women who are graduates of recognized colleges Entrance September February June and July Veterans Atlanta University will make its facilities available as widely as possible to men and women returning from the various services The organization of the university permits considerable flexibility in programs and it will adjust itself to the needs of those seeking graduate and professional courses offered at this institution The university will make to returning veterans whatever conces sions are possible without lowering the standards and impairing the prestige of the degrees for which these men and women are candidates The university must of course satisfy itself that the applicant is prepared to do the work of the proposed program but will allow him to progress as fast as his abilities will permit The present accelerated program will be continued Catalog For information write John P Whittaker Registrar Atlanta University Atlanta Ga GAMMON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Location Atlanta Control Board of trustees Courses Work leading to the degree of bachelor of divinity work for women leading to the degree of master of religious education or the degree of bachelor of religious education Admission Graduation from a recognized college is required for admis sion to certain courses noncollege graduates are permitted to take certain work Mature persons who have graduated from high school are enrolled as special students Entrance September and January Veterans We have made no special formal organization of curricula with a view to taking care of veterans As a theological seminary we are of course prepared to give training to any veterans who may be looking forward to Christian service either in the pastoral ministry or related fields We do contemplate offering some special refresher courses for veterans if the demand for this appears Catalog For information write The President Gammon Theological Seminary 9 McDonough Blv S E Atlanta Ga MOREHOUSE COLLEGE Location Atlanta Control Board of trustees Courses Work leading to the degree of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science also premedical preengineering and predental courses Admission Men who are graduates of accredited high schools or who pass examinations 14Entrance September February June and July Veterans Morehouse offers to servicemen opportunities for training in a number of fields including i Business Courses in economics and business administration pre pare students as accountants insurance executives operators and man agers of small businesses 2 PreMedicine PreLaiv and PreEngineering Morehouse trains students in the subjects which are required for admission to Class A professional and technological schools 3 Recreational Leadership Training at Morehouse through its departments of physical education music and social sciences enables graduates to assume positions of leadership in such areas as Scouting social work director of physical education and in community recrea tional programs 4 School Administration and Teaching Morehouse offers oppor tunities for students to train for positions as administrators and teachers in elementary and secondary schools and in junior and senior colleges 5 Fine Arts Morehouse in cooperation with Atlanta University and Spelman College offers excellent opportunities to men who wish to train in the realm of art music and dramatics 6 Religious Leadership Through its School of Religion More house offers an opportunity for training as ministers with a view to pastoring churches or as religious education workers or for graduate study in religion 7 Research Intellectual curiosity is encouraged so that students at Morehouse receive that inspiration and sound training in a particular field which urge them through advanced study to go on and develop scholarship in that field and fit themselves for research as in biology chemistry social sciences foreign languages music and others Returning veterans will receive credit for service in the Army or Navy in accordance with the recommendations of the American Coun cil on Education Veterans will receive at Morehouse consideration for records of work including examinations taken with the United States Armed Forces Institute entrance and advanced standing credit may be allowed for such work in subjects normally accepted or required for degree credit Morehouse will make to returning servicemen whatever concessions are possible without lowering the standard or impairing the prestige of the degree for which these men are candidates Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Morehouse College West Fair and Chestnut Streets Atlanta Ga 15MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE Location Atlanta Control African Methodist Episcopal Church Courses The college endeavors to combine cultural education with prac tical vocational and prevocational training in the preparation of min isters elementary and secondary school teachers and also preprofes sional training for medicine law social work and other professions For the completion of its prescribed curricula the college awards the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees a commercial cer tificate and the School of Religion awards the degree of bachelor of divinity and a theological diploma Admission Men and women who are high school graduates or who pass examinations Entrance September and February Veterans The administration and faculty are now looking to the place Morris Brown can fill in the program of the postwar education For the school term 194445 approximately one dozen veterans are matricu lating under the G I Bill of Rights Their departments of registration include the premedical program the twoyear and fouryear com mercial programs and the offerings of the School of Religion In addition to our special program technical training designed for veterans we feel that they will profit also by the regular offerings of the institution Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Morris Brown College Atlanta Ga PAINE COLLEGE Location Augusta Control Methodist Church and Colored Methodist Episcopal Church Courses As a churchrelated college of liberal arts Paine seeks to do a high quality of work To do this it must restrict its work to certain selected fields While a majority of the young people who complete their training at Paine go into the field of teaching the college seeks to equip them to do other types of work Admission Men and women who are high school graduates or who pass examinations Entrance September and February Catalog For information write The Presidents Office Paine College Augusta Ga 16 It SPELMAN COLLEGE Location Atlanta Control Board of trustees Courses Work leading to the degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science the latter for those majoring in home economics Admission Women who are high school graduates or who pass examina tions Entrance September February June and July Veterans Spebnan a liberal arts college for women has no special pro gram designed for veterans We feel sure that veterans who wish to complete their liberal arts education will profit by our regular offer ings Catalog For information write The Registrar Spelman College Atlanta Ga VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS Location Atlanta Columbus Macon Savannah Industrial College Ga Controls Local boards of education Degree Certificate of achievement Admission Requirements according to course desired range from equiva lent of elementary education to advanced high school training Entrance At any time Veterans The vocational trade schools offer courses in the following trades auto mechanics upholstering bricklaying and plastering shoe repair ing woodworking pipefitting machine shop and electrical and refrig eration Those interested in receiving instruction in specific phases of a trade may do so since the courses are divided into units to offer this opportunity Period of training varies from six months to four years depending upon the course or unit taken Completely equipped training shops comparable to the most modern industrial plants are provided for instruction The content of each course has been care fully developed through the advice and counsel of leading craft repre sentatives Catalog For further information write the following local heads C R Townsend Atlanta City Schools City Hall Atlanta H G Rogers Columbus Vocational School Columbus I T McCurley Macon Voca tional School Macon Lerow Brown Georgia State College Industrial College Ga 17BEAUTY CULTURE AND BARBER SCHOOLS GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BARBERING AND BEAUTY CULTURE Location 556 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta Ga Course Sixmonth course in barbering or beauty culture with work in both theory and practice Admiission Men and women 16 years old or older Entrance At any time MORTICIANS ATLANTA COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE Location 357 Chestnut Street NW Atlanta Ga Course Ninemonth course which prepares graduates to qualify for the state embalming board examinations in the various states of the Union Admission Men and women who have had four years of high school owrk or its equivalent Entrance June and October IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THE SERVICEMENS READJUSTMENT ACT OF 1944 Commonly Called The G I Bill of Rights 1 Any person who served in the active military or naval service on or after Sept 16 1940 and prior to the termination of the present war and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under condi tions other than dishonorable and whose education or training was im peded delayed interrupted or interfered with by reason of his entrance into service or who desires a refresher or retaining course and who either shall have served 90 days or more exclusive of any period he was assigned for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized Training Program or the Navy College Training Program which course was a continuation of his civilian course and was pursued to completion or as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies or shall have been discharged or released from active service by reason of an actual serviceincurred injury or disability shall be eligible for and entitled to receive education or training under this part Provided That such course shall be initiated not later than two years after either the date of his dis charge or the termination of the present war whichever is the later Pro vided further That no such education or training shall be afforded be yond seven years after the termination of the present war And provided 18 further That any such person who was not over 25 years of age at the time he entered the service shall be deemed to have had his education or training impeded delayed interrupted or interfered with 2 Any such eligible person shall be entitled to education or training or a refresher or retraining course at an approved educational or training institution for a period of one year or the equivalent thereof in con tinuous parttime study or for such lesser time as may be required for the course of instruction chosen by him Upon satisfactory completion of such course of education or training according to the regularly pre scribed standards and practices of the institutions except a refresher or retraining course such person shall be entitled to an additional period or periods of education or training not to exceed the time such person was in the active service on or after Sept 16 1940 and before the termination of the war exclusive of any period he was assigned for a course of educa tion or training under the Army Specialized Training Program or the Navy College Training Program which course was a continuation of his civilian course and was pursued to completion or as a cadet or midship man at one of the service academies but in no event shall the total of education or training exceed four years Provided That his work con tinues to be satisfactory throughout the period according to the regu larly prescribed standards and practices of the institution Provided how ever That wherever the additional period of instruction ends during a quarter or semester after a major part of such quarter or semester has expired such period of instruction shall be extended to the termination of such unexpired quarter or semester 3 Such person shall be eligible for and entitled to such courses of education or training as he may elect and at any approved educational or training institution at which he chooses to enroll whether or not located in the state in which he resides which will accept or retain him as a student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such institution finds him qualified to undertake or pursue Provided That for reasons satisfactory to the administrator he may change a course of instruction And provided further That any such course of education or training may be discontinued at any time if it is found by the administrator that according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the institution the conduct of such person is unsatisfactory 6 While enrolled in and pursuing a course under this part such per son upon application to the administrator shall be paid a subsistence allow ance of 50 per month if without a dependent or dependents or 75 per month if he has a dependent or dependents including regular holidays and leave not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year Such person attending a course on a parttime basis and such person receiving compenseSStJD productive labor performed as a part of their apprentice or offigjorraming V 19 LIBRARIESon the job at institutions business or other establishments shall be en titled to receive such lesser sums if any as subsistence or dependency allowances as may be determined by the administrator Provided That such person eligible under this part and within the limitations thereof may pursue such fulltime or parttime courses as he may elect without subsistence allowance 10 The administrator may arrange for educational and vocational guidance to persons eligible for education and training under this part At such intervals as he deems necessary he shall make available informa tion respecting the need for general education and for trained personnel in the various crafts trades and professions Provided That facilities of other federal agencies collecting such information shall be utilized to the extent he deems practicable n As used in this part the term educational or training institutions shall include all public or private elementary secondary and other schools furnishing education for adults business schools and colleges scientific and technical institutions colleges vocational schools junior colleges teachers colleges normal schools professional schools universities and other educational institutions and shall also include business or other establishments providing apprentice or other training on the job includ ing those under the supervision of an approved college or university or any state department of education or any state apprenticeship agency or state board of vocational education or any state apprenticeship council of the Federal Apprenticeship Training Service established in accordance with Public Law Numbered 308 Seventyfifth Congress or any agency in the executive branch of the federal government authorized under other laws to supervise such training 20t SI DATE DUE Bu rfefezuxui zyxyxz jxyz VVW MsrJ ui l M 1 l TT1 DEMCO 38297 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARIES 3 SlOfi Q5bfi3 1731