On March 23, 1920, the General Assembly approved an act "providing the granting of scholarships at the Kentucky State University and the State Normal Schools to all persons who were engaged in the military or naval service of the United States during the war with Germany, and who were citizens of this State at the time of their enlistment." The "free scholarships" were available for study at "either the State University, or the Eastern or Western Kentucky Normal School and the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons as he or she may choose for a period required for the completion of the course of study selected by them."
The class of 1915 at Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, Richmond, prior to World War I in 1913. Kentucky Historical Society Collections.
