Evening star., 1921-11-27

published as a document by the bu-
treau Of education. the first document: !.
fof the Find. eyer printed by this gov.
ernmeat :,
This conference asked for the ap-:.l
pointme of committee to FfHxesij- 4
gate and report from time to time
upon educational preparation for for
eign service. The committee was APP ,
pointed by the commissioner! of edu- {,
cation. with DR.. sWiggett.-ss chair,
to the Observation-Disclosures of learn
ing by DR.. Swiggett, speaking for
| the committees" in addresses before
the ge1sraI meeting Of the National
| mers of 1916 and 1918. to show
/ whether the nation can prepare for
our foreign service, of business and
government, etchurch and society.
by building on and through the es-
tablished education system.
The colleges have met the chal-
! lenge splendidly." said DR.. Swiggett.
in discussing the call for the sec
ond national conference here this
month. and cited as notable ex-
ample the establishment of the for
eign service school at Georgetown
University.
1T is indeed gratifying to note. at
this time" he says. the splendid
been met by the schools and colleges
and universities, nearly IL per cent
of which have reported courses in
foreign service, foreign trade in par
ticu1ar. OF the seventy-one higher
| institutions in which this special
training is now offered, the ten high :
est report each more than 14G stu.
dents taking foreign trade-a total
enrolment from the ten institutions
OF 1885 students. about one-fifth Of
the total number of students enroll -
ed for all courses in collegiate schools
of business reporting to the bureau
of education only five years ago. The.
University of Washington. Seattle.
heads the list with 467 students: New.
York University is second, with 4ols
students"
The variety and character of i'm
struction now being offered as prept'
aration for foreign trade in our
larger universities reveals at a glance
the satisfactory educational respoirse
in this field to the demand of busi-'
and informal personnel in the con;
duct of our rapidly developing for
eign trade. DIR. Swiggett emphasizes.
'In consideration of the many
angles of approach to world trade
and the high level of intelligence. OF
vision and character. of skill and in
| formation essential to its prosecution
| by an individual, corporation or Las,
ton, one observes with satisfactory.
DIR. Swiggert says, the careful a:td
! studious preparation. now going -s,n
| in our schools and colleges Of. young
career of usefulness In. overseas
service. helping to strengtheE 0Ir. i1-
ternational relations aud to- iSSrease
! the nations economic, prospeffsy..",
| + x b.
THE council. is ready. at any tiIas. to
l. back up the recommendarIors o,
| the committee for the establishrfief
IS>f nixyay Of ta--ris
to be established primarily to trflii
men for foreign service of the go =
ernment and business, w'henevsr II
can be shown definitely that the sx,l-
leges and universities are incapable
of Offering the courses to meet tfis
great need Of the nation, DR.. Swiggett
| explains.
, He himself Is best. known interps- :
| tionally through the second Per-
American congress- which he organ-
he published He was on a leave p
absence from the University Of
Tennessee and found that from wash.
| ington he was able to do more towkSd.
advancing training for foreign serx-
ice than at the state university, SO he
the commissioner of education to take
charge. OF the division Of commercial
| education. 90, - -
| DR.. Swiggett has a wide conception,
of the importance of careful training
for the new. position of the United States.
as a leader In all international rela-
tions, and figures that foreign trade,
study must include all foreign po-
ilitical relations in order to be efficient
He believes firmly that a national ip-.
stitution for learning in all phases
of foreign service will eventually :. be
established by, the federal govern:
ment with state institutions working
| in coLopei4tforf throughout the Union,
He advocates Eventually a ten-ysars
course of study. beginning. with the
seventh grade. .