Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Board Work Completed.

The progress of educational actiVi-
ties, as outlined to the board in the
report of the executive secretary sub
mitted one year ago, was carried TO a
successful conclusion. The courses
conducted by he Y. NJ. G. A. under
the direction of John y. Petty. were
well attended. and the course in real
estate was appreciated by all of the
attendants.
A course of the principles of real
estate practice has been arranged by
the Y. NJ. G. A. for the Fall and
Winter. 1t is contemplated this year
to use a. textbook IN connection with
the course, and definite portions of the
text viii be assigned to the students
for reading. The class work viii be
conducted by prominent and expert
enced business men,
The realtors forum, conducted for
the benefit of members of the board
during the last year. was marke
success. So great was the appeal of
the meetings that ut the end of the
series, as originally outlined, there
was unanimous request for a contin-
uance of the forum. and an additional
course Of six meetings was held. Ar
rangements have been completed to
have d similar forum during the com
ing Fall and Winter, and a committee.
under the craftsmanship of Alfred ii.
Lawson, has arranged q series of dis
cussionS.
The Y. NJ. G. A. school and the
realtors forum offer splendid oppor-
tunity to our own members, as well
as TO the public 70 broaden their
knowledge of the real estate business.
The appraisal committee has rem
dered gratuitously its services in a
number of cases, properties belonging
TO the Y. M. c. A., the Washington
City Orphan Asylum. First Congrega-
tfonal Church and the National Cap
ital Park Commission having been ap-
praised without charge.
Realizing that the different depart
ments of a real estate office have
problems peculiar 20 themselves. and
desiring to furnish a means whereby
these problems could be discussed by
those particularly interested therein
the board during the year organized
two divisions. the sales managers
division and the property management
division.
Much Interest Shown.
A great deal of interest base been
manifested in the sales managers
division Suggestions relating t.
ethics, advertising, signs. standard
forms, commissions and the like have
been nefDfniIA discussed.
So far ii has made hut two recon
mendationS to the board. one relating
TO the division of commission between
the listing office and the selling office
which was adopted at recent meet
ing Of the board. Tie other recon
mendation related 20 the Washington
realtor.
The property management division
after It's organization, undertook :
task of great importance to members
of the board, that of revising the REM
commission schedule. This schedule
of commissions received the approva
of the executive committee and was
adopted by the board at II recent
meeting.
A service has been instituted in tn,
boards office which has met WITH
gratifying results Reference is made
TO the employment service, which con
templates the registration of appli
cants for the various positions in rea
estate offices. which register is avail
able to any member of the board wht
has a vacancy TO fiji. We have sue
ceeded in placing a number of per
sons. from office boys to managers O
departments, with salaries rangins
from small weekly compenSations Il
thousands Of dollars per annum.
For several years those interested
I'm the real estate business in the Dis
trict of Columbia have been deprived
OF the advantages of a publication set
ting forth in accurate form al
abstract Of deeds, deeds of trust an