Hiwassee College, near Madisonville, Tenn. (pop. 1,480) runs a special class for U.S. veterans of World War II. Each one is at least ten years behind in his education. But last week their teachers reported that they were breezing through courses more than twice as fast as the average students in their grade. It was a record of which college and students could both be proud. Until they came to Hiwassee, some of the men were completely illiterate, none had gone past the fifth grade.
The little rural college has its share of regular G.I. students, but last February, Vice President George...
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