[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles and the occasional radio broadcast delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Also visit our general discussion thread.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Southern Okinawa: Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru, 1945 – Tenth Army Operations, 10 May-30 June 1945
Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, 1945: Japanese Thirty Second Army Defensive Dispositions, 1 April 1945
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Final Operations on Luzon, 3 February-20 July 1945
Southeast Asia, 1941: Final Allied Offensives in the Southwest Pacific Area 19 February-1 July 1945
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, 1945 and Final Operations in the War
Southern Asia, 1941: Third Burma Campaign-Allied Victory, April-May 1945

[Steven Scharf]

Fake Colleges Wait to Mulct GI Student, Educators Warn
Fly-by-Night Schools Seen Springing Up to Get $500-a-Year U.S. Tuition—States Urged to Prevent Exploitation
By BENJAMIN FINE
May 31, 1945, Section 1, Page 1

A number of fly-by-night schools and “colleges,” designed to exploit the returning veteran who wants to continue his education and is eligible...

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Interesting front page article on “fly by night schools” popping up to get some of the government pie. First thing is use of the word “mulct” in the headline. Another word I had to look up.

The article refers to 600 liberal arts colleges in America. Wiki notes that there are “4,726 Title IV degree-granting institutions” in the US. Do you think that explosive growth of the number of schools is a function of the number of potential students or the government money going into them?