Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
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but one or more years will be qualified at the
end Of each year for the kind Of position
that his age and general education will
Justify him in accepting.
'Concretely. the student who finishes but
one year will be qualified for certain clerical
POSITIONS. which require a fair command of
fundamental English, some knowledge of
business customs and forms, good handwrit
ing and a reasonable degree of facility in
arithmetic.
1.-The student who satisfactorily COM
pletes his second year will have added to
his qualifications n broad knowledge of the
applications of the elementary principles
Of bookkeeping. a good working knowledge
OF commercial geography and commercial
products and additional ability to use and
understand the English language.
But. In addition to this. there will be
secured also n broad and liberal education
IN art, music, literature. history. science,
mathematics and foreign languages. Thus.
tn" high schools offer the highest facilities
Tor preparing the boy or girl for practical
business.
Considering the Courses
"Few of the students and, perhaps still
lever of the parents. realize that the high
schools OF the city are prepared TO offer the
students course which will fit them imme.
diately to take a position in business life.
II II nc necessary for the student to take a
position as soon as possible after the expira
non OF IN" school courses, it is a very impor-
,nnt matter both for the children and for
the parents To consider carefully the group
OF studies which may be pursued in the
high school after the close of the grammar
school courses.
1t may be-and it is we'll for every
student TO have-a broad general education
IN addition 10 the business training Busj-
ness contact will be the lot of practically
every gradual" of the high schools. and,
'n"r"lor' to great extent the success which
N" chlId will make in life is dependent uDon
the proper handling of the future business
relationships.
1T is th" experience Of almost every per-
son VIII" has gone into business life direct
from IN" schools that II knowledge of and
certain amount of skill in the use Of ccr-
| r"lh SUBJECTS which constantly come to the
| ior" IN tn" business world are necessary
'H' ne nlgh school commercial training gives
| inns knowledge and. therefore, fits tho SIN
| dent for such business uctiyitir. rs he NAV
| want Immediately to pursue
Preparing for College
on til" other hand if the S,udrn, bc &,
| >"""'e" rs I" be able to take q college
| course. th" high school will fl, him f
that oS we'll, The highest facilities for nnr w.
SUNG TINS aim arc here given
:. h''' the majority Of students are NOT 81
T''u'''tl INA, thrN can take the last co,rse
| III III n'Sh'r "dn"alion. Making n living will
,hornto "t ~" " nE 'ar III" greater number. and,
therefore, preparation for business 10 nn,,
| o. IN" very best preparations for moI;inu
| living wv ''""''s
IN" demand for the trained workcr
grows with each year. THE untrn;MoI "oL
| WORKER mas but poor show in the bmsi.
n "e"S h M"'In '"NnE, compared with the per.
III" tnovnhr' n"U ,''IS YOUTH tn" will 70 achieve and
me business world today is fun Of onnor
,"hl'i"S' but it demands persons who kmnv,
now to do the things which il wnn,S mno H hmow
hih'r"i3re' tn" boy or the girl who secs 'pe that
ns "S s"on or m'p 10, IN life will b" to make ivimr
VIII do well to consider cnrefullv H. 'ohslple
Mn"h me high schools offer to ,bom SWINGS is
"'"'r 'h"' they may achieve This end - ~