Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE


government service which open at
Georgetown University tomorrow are
believed by the government officials
10 be the most important expression
to date of the determination of the
educational forces of the United
states 10 not only meet the immediate
demand. but to int diligently and eff
GENTLY train the youth of today to
meet the responsibility of tomorrow
ana so equip this nation to achieve
IT'S destiny in the new American era
WHICH Will be predominated by export
business.
Tee formal Inauguration of the
school of Foreign Service as one of
the big departments of the university
VIII not take place until October, but
10 meet2the immediate and actual de-
fnand provisional schedule has been
arranged to include these four groups;
A Languages - Englis French.
spanish, Portuguese. Japanese and
Russian. E, Economic ard CONNER
ciai--ul Principles of political econ
omE: CD staple commodities of world
trade: t3l Latin American trade
problems; % accounting. Claws,
and political science-tD lnterna-'
tona! law: CD Interpretation of re-
cent legislation affecting foreign and
domestic commerce. with special at
tcntioh to the Webb Pomerene law
of April TO- 1919 y. Shipping sec
tion-reserved for the United states
Shipping Board-CD Ocean trans
portation; 90 ports and terminal ia
cilitles. CD steamship accounting.
"a marine. geography: t5) marine
insurance: 90 admiralty law.
Because the shipping section is the
one which will be devoted entirely.
for the present at least,
Sea-Trade to the government serv-
o, ice, this sea trade
ocnooi. school, merits especial
attention in this article. In plain
language Ii is commercial course
to hit boys in the merchant marine
for jobs with firms doing export and
shipping business, and is decided
novelty in business education.
The shipping board has made care
full selection OF a first class of forty
five young men Endorsed by the sea
recruiting and training division. Only
boys of proved character and capa
bility who have had at least one
years experience at sea were Sc
lected. This institution revives some
of the best of the century ago GUS
toms of the shipping days. Then the
counting house" drew it's best clerks
and department managers from the
crews of the vessels sailing for that
firm, thus securing men who knew
the world and the trade in which
the firm was engaged, from actual
experience.
With the present rapid expansion
of foreign trade, and this country's
growing program for shipping to be
managed under the flag, there is a
to fill clerical and managerial posi-
tions. Recognising this demand and
its significance, the shipping board
is prepared to train such men. not
only for the purpose stated. but for
it's own Offices. which are national
headquarters today for managing
American ships, since the board OPP
crates several hundred vessels, un-
der one management-that of its di-
vision OF operations.
The plans for the sea trade school
were worked out on behalf of the
board under the personal direction of
John H. Rosseter. director of opera
tions. through Lieut.. J. Frew Hall.
director of instruction in the board g
personnel division. Lieut.. Hall already
is in charge of large school for
super-cargoes. which is developing
another of the boards plans for better
business methods In handling Ameri-
can shipping. Four months has been
set as the term of this shipping
the instruction will be given even
ings. AS majority of the students
must be self-supporting, the shipping
hoard Is to pay them $50 a month
while at school. and will employ them
in the daytime in the offices of the
r. q MI oil a
suitable living quarters near the
university, and arrange for their sub
sfstence at a reasonable rate.
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The faculty of the school will con-
sist largely Of experts in foreign and
domestic trade and
Faculty of shipping. connected with
80 the various government
GApefts. departments. The head
Of the faculty is DR.. E. A. Walsh.
regent Of the School of Foreign
Service. Associated with DR.. Walsh on
the faculty is DR.. r. S. McElwee, the
Department Of Commerce expert on
Columbia University faculty. At the
head of personnel is Henry Howard
of Boston, director recruiting service
for the shipping board, who will
assign students to this course from
the graduates of the training ships
under his direction. When they have
completed the four months course
these students will be given positions
of considerable responsibility at
salaries Of $1,000 to $2.100.
With such courses organized for the
training of the working force in
active export trade. there is also
corresponding development of the
governmental channels for placing
economic intelligence cleaned the
world over at the dispose of the
American manufacturer. exporter and
general business interests. Within
the consular service of the State
Department there has been instituted
general staff" on such matters for
the government, on the theory that
the department, which speaks for the
nation in all foreign matters. must
be equipped with an intelligence
service comparable to the general
staff Of the ARMY.
1t is not a trade promotion agency
in the narrow sense. 1t aims to in
sure that, before the Department of
State formulates a policy or initiates
a course of action. every consider
alton involving American foreign
trade shall have been presented in
the most effective and scientific man
ner. 1t is designed to be constant
protection to the commercial inter
ests of the country. 1t is the eco
nomic balance wheel within the De-
partment of State.
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This economic intelligence section
was established within the last few
months in the Office of
Economic of the foreign trade
c.A: adviser. 1t is equipped
Aon' to deal with the broad