Statement by Commissioner of Education Earl James McGrath to the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives
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OCR Page 1 of 7FDR L SECURITY AG CY
office of Education
Tashington 25, D.C.
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I am Earl J. ,ccrath, Commissioner of Education, Office of ducation,
Federal Security Agency. I am pleased to respond to the invitation of this
Committee, to discuss the educational aspects of the proposal to provide
educational benefits to veterans of the armed forces who have served
recently or are serving now.
As you know, the Office of L'ducation has had no direct or indirect
share in administering the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. Nor have we
been called on to any great extent for services advisory to the adminis-
tration of the program. For these reasons, it would be presumptuous for
me to volunteer opinions on the details of the present program or, at
this time, to comment specifically on the various bills proposing extension
of the Act. 1 will confine my statement to a brief summary of certain
general principles which the Congress may wish to consicer as it shapes
new legislation to provide educational benefits to veterans.
First, there is no question as to the genuine value of the educa-
tional feature of the "G.1. Bill of Rights, 11 particularly as the benefits
provided have been used in institutions of higher education and in other
well-established educational agencies. The proposal to extend somewhat
similar educational benefits to men and women leaving the armed services
now and in subsequent years should meet with general approval.
*Before the Veterans Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives,
House Office Building, "Tashington, j. C., February 19, 1952, by
Earl J. HcGrath, U.G. Commissioner of Liducation, ffice of nucaticn,
l'ederal Security Agency,
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