The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-21
BRITISH MODEL
SCHOOLS after
|: AMERICAN IDEA
Business Institutes Are Also
Similar 10 Ours,
By Msfgstet Walter,

bV WhIYsltl h'e's
LONDON There IS one branch o
educ alton II whlch England comes
pretty near to America. and that Is
business schools. Ns nearly as pos
able the best business colleges IN this
eo,intry have been modelled along
Amefiean line, and take pride III
using all the American machinery that
they can get hold or -.
Of course the typewriiers are all
American and the more advanced col.
ieses use the American shorthand
method and dic,aphones. But these
schools are breaking new ground ana
they don't get bi, OF encouragement
from business men The ordinary run
OF English buSines, men looks upon
q dictaphone as toy which he Is
asked to provide for the sole amu'e
ment OF his secretary and when a
cylinder is broken he replaces II ieel'
ing that 80 much money has been'
thrown away II is the same with
the recording machines. The preJu-
dice against time and labor SAVING
machinery yes,lll so strong over here,
even In thtbusines world, that the
school in London which is modelled
On American lines had to struggle
against old-ia,hiontd methods until
the breaking out Of the war. lhen
little BY little it was recognized that
the American system which could pu,
q pupil through a business course in
less than twen,y.four months. and a,
less money than the old schools was
worth looking INTO.
But the Pi,man school still holds
is place even though they have not
troduced the dkaphone. calculating
machines and other American shoT,
cuts. The English government sent
members Of its auxiliary services for
courses In business training IN this
school. II is interesting TO see nuns
Ia full habit, members OF tie Waac's
and the Wrens ploddng away at their
shorthand Aod ,ypng exercises, to.
Gether with girls and boys OF "A and
olSeharged soldiers
fThe shortest course given at any
= tbs schools is one OF twelve weeks
Franged for advanced pupils who
hbSs = good educational basis. j,
includes shorthand. ,yping bookkeep
ing and commercial practice and
costs SO. paid in advance. =.
The ordinary course provided in all
v. Ia n
Guides a course OF commercial French
Spanish and German. The cost oi thi,
course in the Pitman school is sl72So
In the school modelled on American
lines the tuition is SlAN. The
course covers more subjects IN busi-
= routine, filing and indexing, cal
InDng MACHINES, modern billing.
fike NE scheois,in America, it
~ complete business with bank
department. store and packing
cuns and during oil the years OF the
~ has KEEP, Up = regular correspon'
acs with an American business
iieee.
III naturally wanted 10 know where
2ls college was and took it for grant
y that il would be some concern in
New York. Not a Bit Of IT, To my
ostonishmcnt was shown bulky cor
respondence with the Wichita Busl-
nss, college. Every week letters pass
back and forth all the difficulties OF
var conditions have been practically
experienced by these students on both
sides OF the Atlantic. the little
pseuliarities Of routine detail which
distinguish the two schools have been
discussed and revised so that pupils
On both sides OF the Atlantic have got
4 pretty good training in adap,ablli,y
b. now.
FThis school has eight thousand stu
denh and during the year 1917 II
Dlseed $500 pupils in advanced COM
merciaI positions. in banks, insurance
companies. railways and the civil
service. This school is also respon.
sibie for the advance in salaries pait
b office workers and il has fixed
minimum wage for its pupils.
Just as in America, Jobs are guar
saassd to students and up to now III,
demand Is far in excess OF the supply