Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Jay PLANS FOR WIDER
TRAINING IN BUSINESS
Regional Conferences Recently Held
e Look Toward More Extern
y sivc Education.
COLLEGE HEADS INCLUDED
State Supcrintcndcnts of Public In
= struction Aiding in Movement.
~ Meetings Called by Commission
CIR ClaXton.
Try Associated prcss.l

~ WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-rlans for
more extensive business training and
commercial education in the sec
cndary and higher educational insti
tutions over the country arc to be
Worked out by committees named at
.t.selre' regional conferences recently
heid nj strategic points in each OF
the twelve economic regions into
which the country has been divided
by the Bureau OF Education.
The conferences were called by
Commissioner OF Education Claxton
.and were presided over by Glen Levin
SwisEcit. specialist in charge OF COM
Incrcial education OF the Bureau OF
Education. The first was held al
Columbia, 5. c.. and the last at Phila-
dclphia. other conferences were held
at Knoxville, Tenn; San Francisco.
New Orleans. Seattle, Denver Kansas
City Chicago, Pittsburgh, Mime
.apolis and Boston.
j, Include College Professors.
The regional committees include.
I'm addition to the State Superinten-
dent Of Public instruction Of each
state. many OF the executives OF uni
Nersitics ana colleges. university
cleans OF commerce and education
mud superinteidcnts of schools in the
larger cities.
4 pr. SwigSett says the task of the
regional committees Will he 10 plan
and construct. in cooperation with
suil" Bureau Of Education, better
ur:iculated and co-crdinatcd course
oi study in preparation for business
ana commerce that Will not only give
HE business, AZ the need presents
itself, boys and girls trained for hr
more elementary types OF business
ssrsice; more Or less routine in char
scter. but Will early lay tnc foun-
hation with proper sequence in those
subjects upon which the universities
must build their courses for further
ifainiag and education in tho major
t,cids OF commercial production and
ostribution. OF finance. and or for
eis'n. public AMI social service.
me Immediate task OF each state
. ana regional committee" DR.. SwiErctt
continued is 10 ascertain by iuves-
llsatior and survey those major
types in productive and distributiye
business Tor which n State and re-
Elon may have real economic advan-
thEeS; to determine and select those
Nhich nave the greatest need for the
largest number Of the trained prod
Nct of schools and colleges: 10 de-
t'r which schools and colleges can
best train; AMI then 10 construct a
course OF study for secondary and
nliher institutions which shall best
meet known State and regional bust
ness needs As well as be in accord
WIN sound educational practice.
Cost Depends on l.ocaiion.
me volume OF and cost in manu-
ia.tGring depends Target. upon eco
Ionic locations. There Is naturally
Involved, therefore. the most ndvan-
1"Seous use OF the four following
factors, materials. labor capital and
transportaiion In order that the
BUSINESS training program OF a State
OF region have the value OF pcrma :
AthcS, these committees must nrs,
determine by investigation and sur.
wy whether the selected typea OF
-.o'nmefcial production and distribu-
won TOT which training courses aro
n"nt the largest possible and frces,
use OF these four factors; whether