Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-18

two others of these expert typists
have become teachers and therefore
few schools and students have an op-
portunity to secure expert instruction
in this line. Mr.. Smiths collegiate
training was had at the University
of Kansas.
Miss Margaret Boyle, a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin and
holder of a masters degree from the
State College of Washington, took
over the English training in voca-
| tiOnal work in 1917. She has cen
tered her efforts at the State College
on developing thoroughly practical,
! correlated course in business Eng
| lish, and has succeeded to a much
greater degree than is generally ac-
| complished in most schools through
out the country. In order to do her
work better she has even enrolled for
commercial work during the summer
months and, when possible, in the
regular school year. Thus, through
her own experience, she has been en-
abed to test out the value of every
part of her teaching,
The above teachers are ably assist
ed also by Miss Gertrude Nelson, in.
| structor in penmanship, who before
coming to the State College was SUI
pervisor of music and penmanship in
the Olympia, Wash, schools for two
years; and by a number of student
assistant instructors, themselves
first-class, skilled stenographers at.
tending college and working under
an deliberately designed supervisory
system in order to become highly
qualified commercial teachers
Among these are Miss Grace Hof-
reiter, Miss Ruth Johnson, Miss Alice
Elvins, Miss Lucille Mountain and
Miss Eleanor Mcintosh.
Highly Developed Courses
In order to appreciate the inten-
slVe value of these one-year courses,
let 1t be said that every bookkeeping
student takes typewriting; that every
bookkeeping and stenographic stu
dent takes business English and pen
manship; that every teacher ce-
mands good penmanship on hand
written papers; that business Eng.
hsh students are required to do all
written work on the typewriter after
the first 0 weeks; and that all shor.-
hand students are required to take
their notes in business English i,
shorthand. Thus does each course
help and improve the others and in
cidentally give every student con.
slant practice in the subjects he II
trying to master. 1t is this intensit,
and wonderful system of correlation
that has made possible the high de
gree of proficiency attained by gradu
ates Of these one-year courses.
Graduates Make Good
Space will not permit enumeration
OF the successful students who have
been graduated from these one-yea,
courses. AS a general rule, however
they have entered the business worlr
or U. S. civil service at salaries o
from SIS to 500 a month.
At least six of those who sttende,
during the year 1918 are sue
cessful commercial teachers at tn,
present time, and several of then
have received very special mention
at the hands of state school authori
ties in Oregon, Montana and Wash
ington for their efficiency as teach
ers.
Miss Oma Cord, one-year gradu
ate (l917-l8), is employed in tn
: high school at Columbia Falls. Mon
tana' at salary of $1,000, presum
ABLY Tor nine months teaching Com
mercial courses at the State Colleg
pay!
College Credit for Commercial Worl
And on top of all this, first elias
2 courses, equipment and instruction
l comes an additional incentive for Sc
iecting the State College as the inst
tuition in which to pursue such wor,
2 college credit, the opportunity t
l work toward graduation from colleg
at the same time as one acquires a
apoYe-the-average earning capacity
Prof. Frank o. Kreager, head q
the elementary science department