Evening star., 1936-06-21
c. j. ANNOUNCES
NEW DEPARTMENT
Division of Business and
Public Administration to
Open in Fall.

demand for men soundly trained in
an understanding of the varied rela-
tions between business and govern
ment, a new department of George
town University will be inaugurated
this Fall.
This new scope in education. which
the university announced last night
had been three years under advise
ment, will be a division of business
and public administration for under
graduates seeking careers in those
fields. Covering a f1ve-year course,
the first two years Of which will open
September 1S, the division will be
conducted in addition to the regular
full-time curriculum of foreign service,
where the emphasis remains in inter-
national relations and political SCI
ence.
A foreword by the School of Foreign
Service, explaining the scope Of the
new division, said: The increasing
demand by business for men ac-
uuainted with the workings Of the
Government is paralleled by the in
creasing demand in Government for
men trained in the workings of busi-
ness. AS a result, many new employ
ment opportunities now exist for per-
sons who have an interrelated educa-
ton in both fields.
Range OF Positions.
Because of this development and
due to the fact that offering such
training may help toward solving some
of the grave problems of business and
government that confront the Amerl-
can people today, the authorities OF
Georgetown University have created
this new division to provide adequate
training for a wider range Of posi-
tions in business, professional ac-
countancy, including certified pubic
accountants and Government service.
The division of business and public
administration, which will lead to
bachelors degree, will be under the
direction of DR.. Edmund A. Walsh
S. j., regent and DR.. Thomas T. Healy
dean of the Foreign Service School.
The relationships between govern
nnent and business have become sc
important, the university announced
that a sound training for business to-
day requires a considerable knowledge
of the functions and operations OF
government. "On the other hand II
was said, effective training for pub
lie service requires considerable knoWl-
edge of the economics and practices
of business
For Mature Students.
The new division is intended prl-
marily for mature students. For this
reason the minimum age requirement
for admission is 20 years, or in lleu
thereof. two years of previous college
work.
THE city of Washington is becom'
ing more and more the focal point Of
national economic as we'll as govern
mental policies" the university ex'
nlained. 1T affords special oppor-
tunities for daily employment in these
fields and has brought to the Capt.
tai many who desire to supplement
practical experience by technical edu'
cation. Thus, in many cases, THE
ideal combination is possible of prac'
tical experience supplemented by tech
nical education under university
auspices"
For this reason, the sessions of the
new division will be held in the late
afternoons. A full high school edu-
cation qualifying to satisfy college
entrance requirements is essential tt
admission.
In certain respects the business and
public administration division runs
parallel, it was said, with the regu-
lar foreign service courses, which for
a number Of years have Included
various business and public admins
tration subjects. The new division
however, will be administered as a
separate unit within the school.
Problems to Be Studied.
A special feature, it was announced
will be the constant study of the in
creasingly important relations between
business and government, as well as
the individual problems in the fields
of business or government as such
In this connection, there will be re-
search projects of laboratory char
acter. These projects will make full
use of the unique economic, social and
governmental data gathered in Wash
tngton,
Many experienced authorities in
commerce, finance, accounting, econo-
mics, statistics and government now
permanently located in Washington,
it was said, will be available for spe-
cial lectures in the new division and
some for complete courses.
The first three years in the divi-
Non are the same for all students,
the two remaining years, which viii
start in 1888 and 1889, being reserved
for elective specialization in one of
the three major fields of profess
sional accountancy, executive busi-
ness administration, or public admin
istration.
In planning this new department,
school officials made a three-year
study of the facilities and practices
in foreign countries as we'll as in the
United States. At the present time
several members Of the faculty are ex-
smining current forms of public ad-
ministration in England and on the
Continent.
Recent developments in this coun-
try" the university announced, "em-
phasize the Importance of a trained
permanent civil service"