South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
COMMERCIAL WORKERS
TO HAVE SHORT COURSE
New Phase of State University
Work is Planned at
indianapolis.
New.-Times special servlce

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 1S.-
A new phase Of university work
never before attempted in Indiana
will be carried out in indianapolis
Friday and saturday OF next week
when a short course for commercial
organization secretaries will be given
at the Chamber of Commerce under
the auspices of the extension div
ision of Indiana university. The in
struction will be in connection with
a meeting of the Indiana CONNER
cial Secretaries association. and it
will be open not only 10 secretaries
who give their full time 20 their
work. but 10 the so-called volunteer,
10 those who devote only a part OF
their time 10 commercial clubs. and
10 men who wish TO become men,
bers of the profession.
Lectures viii be given by experts,
followed by a full discussion of the
problems by those who attend. At
the morning session OF the first day
J. J. Pettijohn, director of the ex-
tension division of Indiana univer-
sity. will talk on The Functions Of
a Commercial Organization" and
A. w McKeand. of Indianapolis. will
discuss a plan for commercial or
ganization.
Retail Trade Expansion.
I. In the afternoon, II. G.. Latimer. a
merchant of Charlton. Ia. will dis
cuss retail trade expansion in small
towns in relation TO commercial or
ganization. industrial Develop
ment" will be the subject OF an ad-
dress in the evening by Albert V.
I WeigeI. secretary of the South Bend
Chamber of Commerce.
on the morning of the second day,
/ r. s Trent. assistant professor of
political economy at Indiana univer-
/ sity. who is n charge of the Indian
apolis center of the university's ac-
tivities, will talk on the relation of
tthe commercial organization to agri-
cultural development Civic and
social betterment as it has to do
with commercial organization. will
be discussed in the afternoon by Ed
win J.. Quarles. Of Indianapolis.
The primary idea of the short
course" said a member of the uni
versity faculty, lis 10 give the COM
mercial secretary a comprehensive
grasp OF the fundamentals of his
profession. The last five years have
shown conclusively that this work is
profession in itself and as such
should have well defined standards
and methods of operation. These
standards are being determined 10y
the development of civic conscious
ness. which is rapidly changing thc
nature and functions of the modern
commercial organization.
Attractive Salaries offered.
For men who combine business
training with the qualities of civil
( leadership made necessary by these
! recent developments. attractive sal
aries are now being offered How
ever. young men who are appointed
TO these well-paying positions often
| fail 20 make good. not because
they lack Intelligence or ability. but
because they lack vision and train
! ing
In offering this short course. In
diana university and the Indiana
/ commercial secretaries association
are placing at the disposal of the
secretaries of the state an education
al opportunity for which many eX-
ecutives elsewhere are required 10
pay. This instruction. it is hoped,
will he the beginning of a course
/ which will meet the demand for
training in a new and important
field"