Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
promise OF making England the most
democratic monarchy in the world.
Seek Commercial Training.

Realizing that better and more mod
ern commercial training enables German
competitors all over tho world to drive
Englishmen to the wall. leading CONNER
cial men in England and the colonies arc
now agitating for tho foundation OF q
great British commercial university, hav-
ing for years insisted upon the need Tor
better business training in English schools
and colleges
The education authorities have SO far
taken a few tentative steps. but 1t 10
complained that Great Britain stu Tags
far behind other countries in this mat
ter, and it is maintained that II she Is
to keep her hold upon the trade Of the
world England must have commercial
colleges where young men can be
trained for business life, as they are
for the navy and army.
An important beginning was made ~
a special meeting Of the Association OF
British Chambers OF Commerce at DUP
lin the other day. when the AustraI-
asian Chamber OF Commerce OF London
moved the resolution:
THAT in the opinion Of this associa-
ton It is desirable that steps should be
taken with the object Of founding
commercial university in this country.
and that a committee should be elected
to inquire into and report upon the
question generally"
A prominent member OF the LONDON
Chamber OF Commerce said:
England is badly In need OF q COM
mercial university.
'As matters stand at present. II =
merchant wants to give his son q
sound business education he cannot do
into his office. We want colleges
where young men could learn all
about banking. marine insurance. ex-
port trades or any kind Of business.
and II we do not get them soon other
nations will outstrip US In tho struggle
for the worlds commerce. At present
the German business training 10 far
superior to ours. and even Servia, Bull
garia and Hungary have better COM
mercial schools.
Interested In Business.
"It is often suggested that the young
Englishman OF today is Indifferent
about his work and more interested
in sport and music halls than in bust
ness, but know from experience that
this is not so. The attendance at the
evening classes in the London county
council schools (Which classes. by the
way, are doing excellent work. show
what a demand there Is for knowledge
of business. And I can give you
another proof of this hunger for COM
chamber OF commerce organized q series
Of lectures upon different branches OF
business, each course being delivered by
an acknowledged authority upon a par
ticular subject. We had 1000 students at
these lectures, 400 Of them attended those
upon marine insurance and SO per cent Of
the students completed the course for
which they entered. That does not look
like indifference, does 1t?
Let me repeat that. in my opinion. the
nation badly needs commercial uni
versity which should be supported by the
state It would be difficult to find the
right sort Of professors, for men Of actual
business experience would be wanted The
ordinary tutor would be useless. But II
we are to maintain our commercial su-
premacy that and every other difficulty
In tho way of establishing such q uni
versity must be overcome"