What the Veterans Want
D URING the late summer of 1944, a letter and a questionnaire were sent to all former University of Illinois students in the armed forces. The letter described the new Division of Special Services for War Veterans,' called attention to the facilities of the Armed Forces Institute, and described Federal and state educational benefits for veterans. The questionnaire had two purposes. One was to learn the educational plans and needs of those who intend to re-enter the University of Illinois so that, wherever possible, the necessary facilities might be available. The other was to obtain the reaction of these former students to the services offered by the University. Among the more than 4,500 answers examined to the present time, many of the returns were accompanied by letters amplifying the views of the writers, and the excerpts quoted are taken from these sources. Four thousand replies have been tabulated, and of these 7I per cent are from men who say they intend to