The Washington times., 1923-11-10
REALTY COURSE
PLANNED IN
COLLEGE
Many Phases OF Real Estate
Study Discussed at Meet
ing of Educators.

Marking what leaders Of real es-
tate activity and educators who are
concerned with the development of
modern education in the coming pro.
fession OF business believe to be
notable step in the history of busi-
ness education, heads of American
universities and colleges and repre-
eentatives of the National Associa.
fion Of Real Estate Boards meeting
at Madison, November and 3, laid
the foundation for a full four-year
college course with real estate prac.
tee as the major, leading to the
regular bachelors degree.
Dean Edumnd Day, Of the Univer-
eity OF Michigan; Dean Ralph L.
Heilman, OF Northwestern UniVer-
eity School Of Commerce, and Dean
George M. Waters. Of the Georgia
School Of Technology, Atlanta, Ca,
are among the heads Of American
colleges and universities who took
part IN the conference.
Dr.. John NJ. Cries, chief Of the
division Of building and houaing Of
the Department Of Commerce, and
Dr.. L. c. Gray. Of the United States
Bureau OF Agricultural Economics,
represented the interest of the Fed.
eral Government.
The conference was called by a
joint committee representing the Ma.
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards, the United Y. M. G. A.
Schools, and the Institute for Re.
search in Land Economics and Pub.
lie Utilities, OF Madison. Ii had on
Its agenda not only the blocking out
Of q coming fun college course in
real estate acceptable to accredited
universities and colleges throughout
the country, but also the considera.
tion OF the two-year vocational
course In real estate practice. out
lined by q conference Of the three
groups In June OF this year, and de-
veloped into q full cirriculum by the
Joint committee. This course has
been adopted by z. M. c. A. schools
In q number Of cities and was opened
70 stUdents this fall. Local real
estate boards are cooperating In the
presentation OF the course.
Among the men known nationally
a education and In real estate who
took part IN the development OF the
content OF the projected collegiate
course are: Harold L. Reeve, of
Chicago, author Of q coming volume
On Real Estate Transfers and Con-
Veyances": Frank A. Chase, of KAN
sas City. educational director OF the
American Savings, Building and
Loan Institute: Prof George d.
Koser, OF the University OF Iowa,
and C. T. Moffett, author Of q forth.
coming textbook on Real Estate
Investments"
T. II. Nelson, assistant executive
secretary OF the international J. M.
G. A.: Dean Harry q. Atkinson, OF
the z. n. c. A. School OF Commerce,
Chicago. and Rudolf w. Staud. ex.
tension director Of the school, repre-
sented the z. N. C. A. The entire
staff OF the Institute for Research.
headed by DIR. Richard T. Ely, 6irec-
tor, took part IN the discussion.
2. s. Judd. Of Chicago; Ralph p.
S1offord, Of Kansas City, and Henry
Ely, Of Cedar Rapids, were added
to the educational committee of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards as special representatives at
the conference. Paul Stark, of Mad
ison, IL chairman OF the educational
committee OF the association, which
initiated the conferences looking to-
ward a truly professional preparation
for real estate practice.
The collegiate course as tentatively
outlined. would give approximately
one-third of It's content to subjects
strictly within the real estate field
and approximately two-thirds to the
larger cultural subjects allied to-
them.
THE demand for real estate educa-
ton has become nationwide in its
scope, and more and more insistent
in its expression" the joint COM
mittee which called the conference
states. mot less than fifteen ac-
credited colleges and universities
are now including real estate instruc-
ton In their cirriculum."
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