The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-02
SPECIAL TRAINING
|. FOR SECRETARIES
University of Florida VIII Establish
Course to Begin Early in June.

A short course for community leaders
and special training for secretaries of
chambers of commerce in Mississippi
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and
Florida will be offered at the University
OF Florida early in June, as a result of
arrangements completed by B. c. Riley.
director OF the general extension divis-
ion with the officials of the American
City Bureau at a recent meeting held
in Chicago.
The instructors for the short course,
which will probably be conducted for six
days, June 1913 inclusive. will be the
best in the United States, and led by
Lucius f. Wilson, formerly head of the
Chamber Of Commerce in Detroit and
now in charge of the American City Blu
reau In the west.
The short course as planned, will deal
with problems confronting real live sec
retaries of chambers of commerce and
community leaders everywhere. Tech
nical subjects and the routine of the live
chamber of commerce will be taken up
so that the short course will not only
be one for community leaders but a
training school for those who expect tic
become secretaries of chambers of COM
merce and for secretaries who have not
had an opportunity to get special train
ing. 1t will also offer secretaries an ex-
ceptional opportunity to come in con-
tact with and discuss their specific
problems with his men who are assigned
as live leaders of the profession in the
United States. -
The University of Florida short course
will be patterned after one (which has
been conducted by the American City
Bureau at the University of Wisconsin
for a number of years at which more
| than 600 commercial secretaries ana
community leaders, were enrolled last
summer. Because of re increased COST
of transportation and necessary time
consumed in travelling, the American CITY
Bureau officials have accepted the offer
! OF the general extension division to CO.
operate and hold short course for the
south and Atlantic coast states at the
University Of Florida, Gainesville.
All secretaries, presidents and members
| or chambers of commerce and boards OF
| trade and leaders and secretaries of all
other voluntary public associations, in
any of the southern states, will be elisi-
bic 10 enrolment in the course, accord
ing to the plan. The Universitytof Florida
VIII furnish class rooms, light and wa
ter free; while the American City Blu
reau Will furnish the instructors and iec-
turers, all of whom have proven them
selves experts by actual work in cham
Der of commerce management
The short course will be a week filled
with real study. class instruction, lee
lures, discussion. personal conferences on
individual and home town problems and
hohnobbng with the big guns" during
the day. However, no examinations VIII
be given to mar the week and the eve
nings will be filled with good fun and
entertainment which is already being
planned by the city of Gainesville.
The number of students will undoubt-
edly be limited to 100 and individual en-
rollments will be accepted in the order
of the registration. Consequently all who
are interested should signify their in
tention to attend the short course at the
eearliest possible moment.
The total cost of the course, including
tuition. books, board and room, will mol