Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-28
COURSE IN
| MANAGEMENT
TO Be GIVEN
instructions Will Enable
Students to Become Bust
ness Managers.

New York, Sept. 2S.-A course in
management education" to provide
q SUFFICIENT number Of ;%operly
of the United States is. to be estab-
Elished in a majority Of the go Amer
Kican colleges, according to an an
nouncement made to the Associated
1sess here today by DR.. Hollis God
kEfrey, president of the Drexel Institute,
Philadelphia. formerly commissioner
of the advisory commission of the
council of National Defense.
Z The plan. an outgrowth of a con-
y vention attended by representatives
n phia last. March, is, backed by corpor-
a.ions representing a capitalization of
.$26,O 900. 900 900. 1t is the result. DIR.
y Godfrey said, of these two factors
coming to a definite working agree
kshant for the first time through the
establishment of the council OF man
agement education, an organization
formed 80, study mutual problems
in order that the colleges may render
the greatest possible service to in
dustry.'
DR.. Godfrey. chairman of the new
body, assisted by DIR. Samuel P. Capen,
general director OF the American
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go colleges, and DR.. Frederick c..
Ferry, president of Hamilton college,
are perfecting the plan which contem-
plates establishing practical courses
in the schools assisting undergraduates
and others to choose their LIES work,
by placing several thousand students
and teachers in industry during the
summer months n by introducing
extension courses for men now in in
dustry. BY the summer work, t u
dents will be enabled to defray their
expenses at college, obtain an insight
ipk American industry inc enable
ahe executives to select future man.
agement men.
The council OF management educa-
4 ton, which has been formed, it was
~ said, to become "a clearing house
for all Industrial and educational mat
iers in the country. to promote the
mutual understanding Of the mutual
problems Of industry and the college
!. and to keep perpetual inventory OF
the educational needs of industry and
of the ability of the colleges to meet
\ these needs,' has opened temporary
! Offices in the Drcxel building. Phila-
/ dHlphia, until headquarters are fur
| nished in Washington.
An annual appropriation of $500,
600, entirely borne by American In
dustry, has been made to carry on
lis WORK W1llCft las DSS VhSAN$o AHNN
two classes: First. to determine the
field of service which each college
can cover, and, second, to provide
the college with all industrial data
which ma be utilized in forming
undergraduate courses for me con
templating entering industry ana II
reaching the management me ~,
ready in industry through extension
courses.
All Of he courses and scholastic
recommendations, it was said. Will b.
passed upon jointly by the councll O
management education and the Amer
lean council on education before ne
ing forwarded to the institutions Q
learning. Within n year, 1t is est.
mated. 100 colleges will have includ
ed the extension Industrial courses AM
ali will be provided with the indus
trial material Upon which to bas
undergraduate work. /.
The d,uncil, according to DR.: Cod
frey, is h only war organizatio
which has carried ~operation IN.
time of peace. Nearly all OF the edu
. Gators back Of the movement serve
\ in the council Of National Defense
4 When the armistice was signed thes
/ men decided h a the education;
/ knowledge gained during the war 9
an expenditure of millions of dollar
should not be lost. Accordingly. plar
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nation over to industry. A survey {
the needs of industry was made undo
the auspices of the Technology clut
associated of the Massachusetts II
stitute of Technology.
IN the most extensive tndustrl.
survey ever made, executives OF q
of tho largest corporations in Amerle
agreed that increased production, d.
Sdfeased cost, increased stability al
increased incentive were the most in
portant needs. The convention !
Philadelphia last spring met to d.
cuss these needs. 1t was agreed /
both college presidents and exec,
tives Of Americas industries that tt
needs Of industry car be met on
through proper education and plal
we're made for the formation OF II
permanent council of managemel
education. -.
While the majority Of America
industries are represented on tt
council, those having members on II
Executive committee are the railroad
public utilities, oil. textiles; minin
rubber, leather and shoes, paper M
chinery and metals and cotton fiji
ishing. ),
The executive members of tt
council appointed to represent the
industrial group are as follow
railroads. A. W. Gibbs, chief mechan