The evening world., 1911-05-25
EDISON COMPANY
PLANS SCHOOL TO
TRAIN EMPLOYEES
Every One Who Works in the
Contract and Inspection De-
partment viii Attend.
CAN WIN PROMOTIONS.
Object Is to Have students"
Familiar With Every Branch
of Company's Work.
CAN WIN PROMOTIONS.

A unique scheme for the training OF
Its employees and for the widening Of
their opportunity for advancement Is 10
be inaugurated by the New York
Edison Company early next fall. when
a commercial school for the men en-
ployed in the contract and inspection
department Is to be opened in this city.
Men and boys entering the company's
service in this department will immcdi-
ately become pupils In this school, and
the men already employed in the de-
partment will be obliged to attend It's
sessions. 1t will not mean Longer hours.
Attendance at the sessions will count
as regular sarv.es for the company and
spent there.
The company maintains a technical
school with experimental laboratories In
the Bronx and at No. a. West Twenty
seventh street. but the new school Will
be along entirely different lines. being
intended 10 fanjlar!ze its students In
every phase nf the company's work.
May Win Promotions.
Promotions will come 10 those whose
showing In It's classes ranks the best,
all other things being equal, and the
youngest employee. upon graduation,
will md himself on an equal oasis
with his older brother.
The university plan o: instruction will
be followed. There will be lectures
quiz classes and examinations The fun
course will cover a period of six months.
There will be one class for beginners
and another for those who have servet
with the for some time. Up
ward of $50 students will m~atriculate
when the school Is opened in october.
The work OF the contract and inspec-
ton department Is we'll organized. as
are all OF the activities OF the company.
There are no less than thirty-one SUBJ
departments In this one department.
each one presided over by a chief. Each
OF these chiefs will deliver a lecture on
the work for which he IS directly re-
spons!ble. For instance. there will be
talks on Complaints by the head o,
the complaint sub-dcpartment, lectures
on Illuminating engineering by the
trained expert in charge OF that phase
o. work-the rendering Of free assist
ance 10 users OF light or power who
may desire TO conserve their expend!-
lures: lectures on heating and on
the relation OF the field force TO the
district ONCE and a score OF other SUB
Jects.
The managers ~ the district of1ces
will describe in detail the working OF
those ofices, so that an ambitious boy
will have a good working knowledge
upon which to base his striv'ngs and
efforts for advancement.
Lectures on Saiesmanship.
There will be lectures on practica
craftsmanship by experts from othe'
companies. who will be asked to con
tribute their services. and the big ex'
ecutives OF the Edison Company vii
deliver occasional talks on the policies
Of the company.
F. c. Henderschott is In charge Of
tire work OF planning out the curriculum
for the new school. which IL to b'
housed in a building tc be decided upor
later.
"rhe keynote OF our business IL ser.
vice. said Mr.. Henderschott to-day
and the best service Is always rem
derei by the expert. That Is why w
plan TO open this school, We want tt
give our customers and prospective Gus
toners the hest possible service that hui
man IN enuity can devise. The men II
this . partment are the men who ac'
tualk meet our customers, and We wan
they trained so well that they will h
alb to answer any question which ma
bf asked OF them and qualified to slv'
aovicc on any reasonable matter with
in the scope OF the company's business
Tho whole project Is simply a follow
ing out In a practical way OF the new
gospel of the highest efficiency"