The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
HAS ANNOUNCED NEW PLAN
Students May Earn their Expenses
While Taking College Course

The College of Business Admins
tration of the University of Washing
ton has just announced a cooperative
plan of instruction by means of which
students may make practical applica-
ton for their academic instruction in
business organizations of Seattle OF
through sea service with the U. S.
Shipping Board and incidentally earn
the expenses of their college course
1t always has been the aim of the
college of Business Administration to
establish the closest relations with
the industries of the northwest. The
greatest problem of training arising
from the war centers about maritime
commerce, that is, the operation of
ships, the establishment of new trade
routes. the reconstruction of terminal
facilities and the selling of goods. 10
solve this problem the college has
formed a plan of cooperation with the
U. S. Shipping Board on the one hand
for the training of men in the opera
ton of ships, and with shipping organ
izations on the other hand for train
ing employees in business manage
ment. The unusual opportunities
arising from this district being the
second largest importing and export
ing section of the United States, as
we'll as a leading ship construction
center, will be fully utilized by the
cooperating plan now made a regular
part of the college curriculum.
To promote the most intimate re-
lations with the organizations and to
secure reactions from the operators
point of view, an advisory board had
been formed from the representatives
of shipping firms. These representa-
tives include the district manager of
the U. S. shipping board, the secre-
tary of the Port of Seattle commits
sion, the general manager of the Pa
cific Steamship Co., the president of
the Puget Sound Navigation Co., the
president of the Northwest trading
Co. and others interested in allied ac-
t~ivities.
The college takes advantage of the
quarter system of operation recently
inaugurated by the University to ar
range an alienation of academic work
with the business training, two stu
dents being paired to fill a certain
position, one being engaged for a
quarter while the other is occupied
with the academic work. This is in
accord with President Suzallo's desire
to make the University of greatest
service to the community.
The first year of academic work is
devoted to accounting, a language,
which may be a choice of several
modern languages, elementary math-
ematics to be used in the analysis of
statistics and in navigation, and an
elective chosen particularly to meet
the demands of the students business
position.
The second years work continues
the language and adds general science,
transportation, railway and marine
rates, raw material resources, naviga-
ton or theory of investment, and an
elective again chosen subject to the
particular needs of the student.
Compensation for the office prac-
tice work will depend on the service
rendered. The sea service will pay
from $55 per month to 800 per
month with board and quarters. 1t
is expected that the students actual
living expenses will be met by this
compensation. Board and quarters
at the University dormitory this year
will probably not exceed $50 per
month.
The requirements for admission to
this work are the same as those for
general instruction to the University.
Special students over t~wenty-one
years of age will be admitted if their
business experience warrants the I'M
dertaking.