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While many sources of state and federally-sponsored scholar· ships have been drying up in re- cent years, one way to pay for the over-increasing cost of tuition is
the New GI Bill.
'The tuition benefit for those
who serve in the Army Reserve is as much as $140 per month if a student is enrolled in school full- time; $105 per month for those attending three-quarters time; and $70 per month for half-time enrollment.
The money, as many high school seniors pondering their future already know, can always be put to good use.
There's no course require· ments; students choose what they want to study in college, and they can attend the school of their choice, as long as it's ac- credited.
Few students are aware of the New GI Bill, and many are not sure what the Army Reserve has to offer.
In the Army Reserve, young men and women from throughout the nation train with pay to do a soldier's job on a part· time basis for one weekend a month at a local Army Reserve center, and for two weeks of an- nual training - about 38 days a years.
In addition to the military training, Army Reservists receive skills training in one of
350 jobs specialties, most of
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which are applicable to the civilian job market. The instruc· tors, like those on campus, are experts in thll skills they teach.
Those who do not plan to go directly on to college can join the Army for a two, three or fou· ryear period and receive GI Bill funds which in many cases can add up to full tuition.
Besides the GI Bill, the Army Reserve offers an enlistment bonus for qualified members, and a Federal Loan Forgiveness Program in which the Army will
pay for a large portion of tuition loans made to students who serve in the Army Reserve.
Many young men and women develop discipline, leadership skills and a new level of maturi· ty. All of these are characteristics that civilian employers look for in their employees.
It's also a place where bonds of friendship are formed, some· times for a lifetime, and a place where one learns to become a leader. Leaders like President
Harry S. Truman and aviator Charles Lindbergh served in the Army Reserve. So did President Ronald Reagan. They learned the qualities of leadership from
other 'eaders. They learned th~ meaning of succes from
who were successful.
It's one way to help pay for col· lege and an intere ting place to start a career.
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THE METEOR
NOVEMBER 27, 1985
Mrs. Foster leads up the new Co-Edu· cation program.
By Stuart Freemn
For the first time in its seven- ty years as an all male boarding school, YES is making a change to allow girls into the school. The Alpha Order will also be making slight changes to accomodate the girls. One of the tour changes will betheshowingofWyattDormto
the girls instead of Pendleton since Wyatt will be an all girl dorm next year. The main pur- pose behind the Alpha Order is
to -give incoming prospectht!
students with the school from a
students point of view. On most
occasions, an Alpha Order
Representative is the first per· son prospective student5 will
meet. Mr. Spencer is the Direc·
tor of Admissions with the help of Mr. McLaughlin and Mrs. Foster as his assistants. While Mr. Spencer and Mr. Mc-
Claughan will be concentratinl{ mostly on admissions, Mrs. Foster will be putting most of
her time into the duties uf Director of Alpha Order. For the most part, Mrs. Foster's job will be making sure that things in the Alpha Order run amoothly. Brian
Sebrell and Tryg Brody, who are the two student heads of the
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Alpha Order, will be working with Mrs. Foster making sure the Alpha Order representatives are well informed about upcom· ing tours or any other obliga· tions that they have coming up.
New members for the 1985-1986 Alpha Order are: Brian Sebrell, Tryg Brody,
Thomas Rhoads, Bennett Biever, Charles Davis, Cam Evans, Calhoun McMeekin, George Phillips, Chris Goodhart, David
Thorpe, Sumter Tisdale, Reed Skaggs, Conrad Adams, Frank Andrews, Rob Archie, Jim Bat-
tle, Mike Lozzens, Jared Dawson, Owen Evans, John Flip· pin, Stuart Freeman, Troy Furr, Ned Graff, Douglas Grimm,
Jason Phillips, Tim harris, Frank Hoi(, Chris Howell, Chet Johns, Matt Joyner, Fourd Kemper, Stewart Langley, Kevin Martin,
Cameron Maxwell, Turner Moore, Karl Pace, T.C. Palmer, Mark Puckett, Max Stephens,
Lance Stuart, Herndon Stokes,
David Vyas, Gordon Whitewell, and Craig Wyatt.
Last year there were approx· imately 90 candidates for Alpha order of which 44 were chosen for 85 86.
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By Turner Moore
Who is that anonymous man playing out his heart and soul on
a flashy cornet?
He stands in the corner of a smokey room,
unseen in the dark.
No one notices him, but if he weren't there
Their evening wouldn't be com· plete
With just talking over the flickering yellow light of a can· die.
He creates friendships
obvious by the couples who stare
at one another
and leave holding hands.
the melancholy, brassy tunes
are carried throughout the night by that stranger to love.
And when the smoke begins to clear,
the room is silent- and empty. He can leave with that burden· ing cornet
that seems so insignificant. Walking out into the cool, late night air
he never gets the recognition he deserves.
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