Evening star., 1924-01-19
'EALTY CLASSES
GROWING RAPIDLY.
coards Find Value of Edu-
c--.ion Afforded by Courses
Fully Appreciated.

9Tomentum gained in the past few
o. realtors to set up recognized ed
Ii,.,tional preparation for the man
w.io is to handle real estate invest
t. ats and to act as agent in select
In homes and commercial and In
L~"trial sites has already reached a
-" at where sixty-one real estate
Lords are actively engaged in the
r"a3lem. according to reports from
c.t'cs all over the United States made
trnal Association of Real Estate
I ,rds. Fifty boards are already
1; rnsoring real estate courses. New
& Irses are In process Of organiza-
- II In a number OF cities. Glasses
i: some cases are being conducted
D. the board directly, following the
J. .ltor- educator conferences. In
y aer cases local educational insti-
lions, universities, colleges and Y.
!. c. A. schools are cooperating.
New York and Chicago real estate
trds have experienced remarkable
:, :land for the classes in real estate
aiming organized under their aus
pces. The Philadelphia Real Estate
GARD, following the success of
curses carried on through co-opera-
=. c. A, Is considering establishment
II similar classes directly at board
headquarters. The Cleveland Real
Estate Board-Y. NJ. c. A. experience
estate education. Washington. D. c.
is engaged in its third year of real
estate education through co-opera-
,on of the Washington Real Estate
Board and the y. NJ. c. A. Dean Dan
/ A. Dollarhide of the Y. NJ. c. a.
las been made through StandardiZfng
he courses under the leadership of
the National Association of Real
estate Boards. The Boston Real
Estate Exchange co-operates with
Boston University in real estate edu-
cation.
325 Enrolled In Class.
There are 325 enrolled in the real
estate class conducted by the San
Francisco Real Estate Board. In Los
Angeles the third year of real estate
is under way and there are 700 stu
dents under auspices of the Los
Angeles and Southwest realty boards.
Realtors has regular board class
of ninety members. and has organ
lied a new class under board auspices
with present total of 240 students.
Santa barbara. Santa Ana, San
Diego. Stockton and Glendale are
arousing widespread interest. Other
classes will be organized in California
cities during the winter.
Dayton. Ohio. has its second year Of
real estate classes in the Dayton School
Of Commerce and Finance. drawing its
instructor from the Dayton Real Estate
Board. The Toledo Real Estate Board.
in cooperation with the Y. NJ. C. A,
has a seventeen-lesson course on real
estate fundamentals as developed by
the Joint committee. using the standard
text. At Columbus, Ohio. fifty men are
enrolled in the seventeen-week course
held under the joint auspices Of the
Columbus Real Estate Board and the
Y. NJ. c. A. The Canton, Ohio, Real
Estate Board has instituted an educa-
tional program In connection with It's
weekly luncheon meetings. using the
standard text. Akron is interested in
real estate education.
Glass in Kansas City.
The Real Estate Board of Kansas City,
No, Is developing local institute of
real estate" Springfield. Mass; Louis
Vile, KY: Richmond Va; Portland and
Eugene. Greg; Terre Haute, Ind; Ia
coma, Wash; Birmingham. Ala. Dallas,
Tex; Evanston and Oak Park, ILL.,. and
Oklahoma City, Okla, have real estate
classes under real estate board auspices.
Property owners as well as realtors
are included in the Gary, Ind, real
estate class. The Houston, Tex, Real
Estate Board has opened a lecture
course to the public Interested an invest
ment knowledge. as well as to persons
preparing to enter the real estate busi
ness. Wichita, Kan, has opened a
course to which property owners and
the public are invited.
Waterloo. Iowa. and South Bend.
Ind, boards. the boards of realtors OF
the Orange and Maplewood, NJ j., and
the Camden, N. J.. Real Estate Board
are just organizing courses. Passaic
has a course.
Wilkes Barre. Pa; Fort Worth,