Evening star., 1926-09-05
T COURSES Enjoy
STEADY EXPANSION.
Season to Start Wednesday,
When Preparatory School
Opens Doors.

With the opening Wednesday Of its
preparatory school, the Y. NJ. e. A..
department of education begins its
sixty-second year OF operation in
Washington. In that time it has
grown from a few groups who re-
ceived instruction in certain rudimen-
tary subjects, without grades, to its
present condition today, when, in ad-
dition to the preparatory school, it
conducts the Washington School Of
Accountancy, law school and a
school of liberal arts, all leading to
regular degrees and patronized by
hundreds of students every year.
The accountancy school opens Sep
tember 10. the law school on the goth
and the school of liberal arts on Oc-
t6ber 4. DIR. j. A. Bell, director of
education Of the Y. NJ. C. A, predicts
a successful year.
Prep School Course.
The preparatory school is divided
Into four bra inches, the school Of draft
ing, commercial school, eighth grade
department and the high school
course.
The high school department offers
a complete high school course in
preparation for college entrance. The
Washington Preparatory School is ac-
Credited--that Is, students who sue
Cessfully pursue work in the school
ere admitted to colleges without en-
trance examinations, except to those
colleges that require all candidates to
take examinations. A semester's work
IN each general preparatory subject
consists of so hours of class recita.
ton. The faculty includes Edward G.
Comegys, Joseph A. 1lompart, Ray
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Charles E. Wainwright, Charles r.
Whitmore. Stuart Cuthbertson, jr.,
and Joseph G. Maytin.
The school Of drafting offers three.
year courses In architectural. me-
chanical and structural drafting and
one-year courses In statistical draft
ing and blue print reading. The time
necessary to complete these courses is
dependent upon the student. The
drafting courses are laid out
primarily with the idea of quail
flying the student to work as
craftsman, and upon completion of
three years work he is granted a di.
plorna. Two years work is equiva-
lent to day high school drafting
course and entities the student to two
college entrance credits. The student
may proceed with his course as fast
s he is able satisfactorily to com.
plete the work. Those who have stud
led drawing elsewhere may start in
at any part of a course upon showing
they have completed the work up to
that point. Glasses meet three eve-
nings q, week. from to $40 O'Clock,
although the drawing room is open at
other periods. The course in statis-
tical drafting is a general course in
the making of charts and graphs as
found in economics and statistical
work. 1t should benefit those who
intend to direct the making Of charts
and graphs. The course in blue print
reading is laid out primarily for ap-
prentices. mechanics and foremen in
the building trades. Ability to read
prints Is accomplished largely by max
Ing pencil drawings. Study is made
of the nomenclature and notes that
appear on drawings with the idea of
getting their full meaning.
Commercial Courses.
The commercial school offers courses
In bookkeeping. Gregg shorthand and
touch typewriting. Beginners and
advanced shorthand manual and be.
ginners' and advanced dictation
classes are conducted.
The eighth grade course Is especial
Jy adapted for students who have not
completed their grammar school
work. Stress is placed upon English
and arithmetic. Upon the completion
of this course student will be grant
ed an eighth grade school diploma.