COLLEGE WILL GRANT CREDIT FOR WORK IN ARMED FORCES

Special advice for students who wish to avail themselves of opportunities to obtain academic credit at Harvard for work done in the United States Armed Forces Institute or in training courses was issued last night by Dean Hanford, chairman of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, in a statement to the CRIMSON.

"Students in the service," the statement read, "who wish to attain academic credit for work of an educational nature done in the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard are advised to communicate with the Armed Force Institute at Madison, Wisconsin for which they may obtain a copy of the Armed Force Institute Catalogue."

Advice on Credit

In respect to obtaining credit at Harvard the statement asserted that "Harvard College will make use of the transcript of records . . . of the Institute . . . in granting academic credit to new students on leave of absence who may want to make use of educational work . . . towards the completion of the work for a bachelor's degree."

"The Dean's Office," Dean Hanford stated, "will be glad to give advice as regards the particulars of obtaining academic credit for any study which a man may carry on in the service either through formal training (as in the case of technician and specialist school) or through formal off-duty instruction."

Many Possibilities

Stressing in particular the wide scope of possibilities for education in the armed forces, the statement asserted that "It is estimated that at least half of the men and women in the service attend one of the specialized training schools, most of which have content of educational value."

"The service rendered by the Armed Force Institute," comments Dean Hanford, "is one which should be not only of immediate value, but should also be especially helpful at the time of demobilization when the men in the Army and the Navy may have more time than at present to study. . . The general plan is one that should have the whole hearted cooperation of the colleges and all who are interested in the education and welfare of American youth."