dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈɛnjɚɹ æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, bˈɛvɪs, hˌævɪŋ sˈɜːvd æz ɐ sɪvˈɪliən ɪn ˈɔːɹdnəns ænd ðə lˈiːɡəl sˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹ sˈɜːvɪs, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə kˈæp ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹənz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə dʒˌiːˈaɪ bˈɪl, æz ˈʌðɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz hæd dˈʌn.
During his tenure as President of the Ohio State University, Bevis, having served as a civilian in ordnance and the legal section of the Air Service, refused to cap the number of veterans admitted under the GI Bill, as other colleges had done.