Evening star., 1915-09-19
Graduate and Preparatory Educational Institutions Of the NJ
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Our Plan

The idea of combining the actual
shop work" of business with the study
of textbooks is not a new one. Its ad-
vantages over purely theoretlcal or
make believe" textbook exercises. how
ever iuSeniously contrived to supplement
theory by initiating actual conditions.
have always been conceded. and the
practicability of the plan has been test
ed and proven a success.
Through our experiments during the
past year the plan has now been made
practical in business training. and ap-
piled in giving our students the ad-
vantages Of actual experience in office
work before they graduate. for which
they also receive pay in aggregate to the
cost of their course. The students fin
ish the usual business college theory
work and during that time which they
would ordinarily devote TO ACQUIRING
facility in the use Of their knowledge by
practicing upon make believe letters
and exercises they are put to doing the
regular stenographic and office work of
a large local business firm, with whom
we have contracted to employ from hf-
teen to thirty Of our students every three
months.
The plan hiss proven so successful that
this firm ha. not only contracted to pay
literally for the services Of the stu
deals whom we accept under this plan.
but to assign its secretary as an instruc-
tor to show the students all about the
labor saving devices of their offices and
how they keep track Of the business OF
their many thousands of correspondents
through the intricacies of their card IN
dices and the various alphabetical, nu
merical and geographic filing systems.
Only by arrangements with one large
firm like this could the plan have been
perfected and made a success from the
standpoint Of instructive experience for
The student. while at tn" same time
financially profitable to both student and
employer.
By the plan one student must give MP
his position TO another student as soon
as he has become thoroughly acquainted
with the work of the offices and has
earned back the cost OF his stenographc
or combined business course. and this
money is raid to him in such manner
that he shall receive at least 500 per
month for his services before he grad
yates The object of this is. that when
he subsequently applies for position he
will not only have had the advantage Of
EXPERIENCE to back up his applica-
tion. but the fact that he has already
been earning a good salary will assure
him good beginning salary when ac-
cepted.
In working ont this plan there were
many obstacles to overcome. and II has
been perfected only after years close
attention to those defects of detail which
experiment alone could discover Bat re-
gardless cf the fact that at least ten or
twelve OF the experimental class had in
sufficient preliminary education TO give
the p!an fair test all but three or four
were subsequently placed in positions
In view OF the unqualified success of
the plan as now perfected. We feel safe
in contracting to give all students whom
we accept an opportunity to secure its
full advantages. We take all the risk.
because we know the success of :he
plan.
This plan however. is only an Incl
dent to the many other advantages OF
our school Although a small school. we
have eight we'll educated and specially
trained teachers namely: Mr.. j. u. Hen
de-son. Principal. Graduate Gregg Teach
crs' Norma! School. Alabama Polytechnic
Institute: Miss r. c. Boone. candidate for
Teachers Certificate; Mr.. o. J. Bern
stein. Il. {. s., Graduate New York Uni
yersitv; Mrs A l.. Jackson. Pitmans
Shorthand Instructor: Mr.. J. f. Tyler,
IL. NJ, Graduate Georgetown University;
Mr. Geo. Cross Graduate Eastman Col
Logo Of Eus,ness: Mr. Pert Gardner. Mr..
John Burns. and Mrs. NJ. c. Kenealy.
Aside from their theory training some OF
our instructors have themselves had years
Of experience in stenographic and con.
gressionsl spcretarial work. and one OF
our bookkeeping instructors has Tor some
time been expert accountant with the
East Washington Savings Bank-
We therefore believe that by our plan
of combining actual experience with the
usual theory instruction. and by our plan
of limiting our class enrollmcnts so that
each student may secure the closest per
sonal attention from his instructors. our
school offers unequaled advantages to any
one desiring 4 thorough business training