The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-15
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SEC
RETlRIES Or CITY COM.
MuNITY INTEREST BODIES
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to complete all preparations for the
school, which viii he opened by the
American City Bureau AT the Univer
sity Of oklahoma, Norman, beginning
with the week of June 10, The 1927
Oklahoma summer school of communi
~ leadership will be a joint undertake
ing by the American City Bureau and
the University of Oklahoma.
For several years these summer
schools We're conducted at Eagles Mere
Park, Pa. later at the University of
summer school will also be conducted
at Leland Stanford University. Berk-
ley Calf. But. because of the great
distance To be covered from Oklahoma
and other southwestern states, includ
ing especially Texas. Louisiana and
Arkansas, TO Madison or Berkley and
the expense incurred with such trips,
the City Bureau decided to hold 1927
summer school in the southwest and
because of the central location of the
University Of oklahoma, Norman was
selected as the location for the schools
in this section of the United States.
"The University of Oklahomal was
particularly anxious to induce the Am
erican City Bureau to establish sum
mer school of community leadership here
because of the unusual demand in Ok
lahoma as well as throughout the en-
tire southwest. for trained chamber
Of commerce secretaries DIR. Strst-
ton ID. Brooks, president Of the Uni
versty of Oklahoma announces Hard
| ly a day passes that the university
does not receive a request for informa.
ton as to where a chamber Of com
merce secretary, who has had special
training and preparation, can be Sc
cured.
"a number of towns and cities in
oklahoma, and the southwest are be.
ginning to realize the advantages and
benefits of live, up-to-date chambers
of commerce and are out scouting for
secretaries competent to fill the newly
created openings. Salary is, in large
majority of cases, a secondary matter
"a man who can fill the bill is what
they are after.
Especial training courses for cham
ber of commerce secretaries and 9th
ers who are capable of leadership in
civic affairs have been tried by mum.
| Der of eastern universities and col
leges, but universally they have been
! failures. So it has been left to the
American City Bureau, practical or.
ganization dealing with community in
| terests upon strictly business basis,
to establish special training schools for
chamber of COMMERCE secretaries, and
others especially interested in civic
organization work.
"The training offered by universe
| ties and colleges was too theoretical
not based upon actual practical and
successful experience, while the train
! ing offered by the bureau is compiled
results of successful chamber of com
merce secretaries in $50 cities and
towns in the United States and Cap
ada.
THE University of Oklahoma has
also received any number Of calls from
men who are now engaged in cham
ber Of commerce work throughout the
southwest, asking for suggestions and
studies that can be pursued while on
duty. The bureau has provided texts
that are not only used during the sum-
mer schools but are extremely valu-
able as references during the major
portion of the year when the secretary
is in his office. graphing with the
every day problems that are continu-
ally confronting him.
"Under direction of the bureau many
chambers OF commerce secretaries, who
have been only part.time men in the
past, have so increased their efficiency
and worth that their chambers have
re-contracted with them for their full
time, at the same time giving them u
substantial Increase in salary" DR..
Brooks concludes.
a charge of $40 has been fixed for
the 1921 Oklahoma summer school Of
community leadership, $40 Of which
will cover the cost of the booklets and
other material prepared by the Bureau,
and which is payable when application
for entrance to the school is made.
The remaining $50 will be payable
when the school starts.
The bureaus summer schools have
the endorsement Of all chamber OF
commerce secretaries in the southwest
who have attended the schools at Madl.
son, or Eagles Mere Park, many Of
these secretaries returning summer af.
ter summer for advanced training and
To consult the staff members of the
American City Bureau who act as in.
structors and lecturers concerning the
problems that have confronted them
during the year.
The 1921 Oklahoma Summer School
Of Community Leadership will deal
primarily with the basic principles OF
chamber of commerce work. Lucus
Il. Wilson, vice president and dean Of
the American City Bureau summer
schools, is now outlining a course for
the Oklahoma school, which will be
announced within few days, accord.
ing TO information received this week
by University Of oklahoma authorities.