For G. I. Jane

There has been much ado about the postwar schooling of G. I. Joes, but very little about the prospects for some 185,000 G. I. Janes. Many of them too are eligible for free training, under the G. I. Bill of Rights. Last week the New Jersey College for Women (Rutgers University) was well on its way with a program especially designed for Jane's plans and pocketbook.

Biggest innovation is the broadening of entrance requirements. They are based simply on 1) the applicant's seriousness of purpose, 2) the feasibility of the schedule she wants, 3) her capability. Full allowance will be made for wartime learning, especially when accredited by the U.S. Armed Forces Institute. Programs run for one year and more, are designed to supplement many phases of specialized service training. Costs are scaled to match almost exactly the basic provisions of the G. I. Bill ($500 a year for tuition, $50 a month subsistence).

Most other women's colleges have taken little public notice of the women veterans. Some of them, like Wellesley and Radcliffe, perennially receive more applications than they can accept. Others believe that most women veterans are not interested in college, that the interested minority, being older than the average girl student, will feel more at ease on larger, coed campuses.

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