The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
TO COOPERATE
WITH UNIVERSITIES
National City Will Establish
Course to Train Students
for Foreign Field.
GET PAY WHILE LEARNING

Ranks experience III TAXING coi'ekc
trained men into the bank for the pur-
pose OF training them for work In the
foreign field tina American business In
teresss demand shall, he conducted by
Americans has led to the drawing up Of
q plan whereby the facilities Of the Ma
tionai City Bank may be used In COOP
Grating with the various universities NJ
the country In fitting young men for the
banking field.
This plan calls for a class to be made
up Of students recommended by univer-
stiles. the members Of which will be paid
while they are working for and studying
at the bank.
The class will be organized between
June Ii and July 1, 1916. and will end
about July I. 1917.
" the twenty u college aduat
who were admitted to the National city
Bank last August. organized into a class
and put through IA definite course OF
training. at least fifteen made good and
may be counted on. the bank announces.
for positions OF trust. All Of this vas
accomplished In six months and the
bank officers say the class as a whoie
has justified the initial experiment.
To Confer In Chicago.
In 80. .,uing its plans for the future
tho bank Is seeking to get university
faculties to grant students OF the forth
coming class university credits FOR their
work at the bank In order that when
their days of banking apprenticeship
are over they may be graduated with
their classes and be in readiness to con-
tinue their banking careers without any
delay.
Thus far Columbia University. New
York University and the University OF
Pennsylvania have conceded this prin-
ciple of granting credit for work done
BY their students at the bank. Vice.
President kies Of the National city
Hank will have a conference AT Chicago
to-day with representatives Of six uni
yersities. Wisconsin,. Michigan. Chicago.
Northw stern. Illinois and Minnesota, on
the question of putting the plan into
operation with th.s. middle West uni
versitieS.
The plan in q nutshell! - to bring the
universities OF In, United States into
closer touch with the needs and demands
Of the large commercial institutions OF
the country. II gives the university
student an opportunity to- come TO an
early decision as to his lif-'s work and
assures hin Of an Opening IN q business
for which lie is specially trained. The
student H. paid AZ thu rate OF $50 a
month for the first twelve months ne
In In the employ of the bank and H. GER
tain Of n permanent position In the
bank after he graduates .+l case he
makes good. provided there is an OPEN
ing.
The National City Bank proposes the
estsblisdInent OF "A business fellowship
that VIII nah certain students Sc
lected 10y the universities and colleges to
spend one year In the employ OF the
bank during their -four ur more years n,
college. II further agrees 10 allow eacl
student n sum not, To- exceed $50 for
railroad fare to and from MS university
and the bank. II being Understood that
NOT more than two trips will be under.
taken.
Work During Vacations.
Undergraduate students entering upon
tho,r collegiate course IN the fall shall
spend two summer vacations OF appruNi-
mately three months each al the bank
between their sophomore and senio-
years, Tn. remainder vf their reuuirpd
year may hC completed during the frst
or second semester II their senior year.
or Immediately after graduation.
The bank has suggested rs "A basis for
consideration Of what II" universities
might offer in the way Of sitting "A student
for banking that the students studies for
uie first two years should include his
tory. economies, H. political sc!ence.
l.2. and II language. Spanish. French.
Portuguese, German or Russian. The
only course which il would seem advisa-
BILE for the bank to require. the bank
says. is elements Of accounting durin.
the second year.
The courses OF studies AT the bank will
be under the supervision Of a university
committee. working IN conjunction with
an officer or officers of me National City
Bank. This committee. will be composed
OF representatives of seven large East
ern universities in and near New York
city.