Evening star., 1942-09-13
American University
Offers B. 5. Degree in
SecretariaI Science
Course Meant to Train
Students for Posts as
Business Executives

The American University, which
observes its 50th anniversary next
January, is offering for the first
time in its history a bachelor OF
science degree in secretarial science
as part Of its wartime curriculum
which begins September %.
Designed to train students for
Jobs as executives in the business
world, the new course combines the
training given in a business college
as we'll as studies offered in an arts
and science schools, an official of
the university points out.
"A student majoring in secretarial
science not only will take the busi-
ness courses offered but also the
basic courses of the College of Arts
and Science" he said. Accord
ingly, a student receives his degree
as a well-rounded college graduate.
In step with the requests of the
armed services for emphasis on
physical fitness. the university will
institute a revised physical educa-
ton program when classes begin
this month. Where heretofore STU
dents were required to take only
three years of physical education
two hours each week, they will now
have to attend such classes through
their senior year,
More Calisthenics Due.
%Ha.o 1,11y1 o1oH
Marine Reserves will attend such
classes three hours a week, while
youth in the Air Forces and Naval
Reserves will attend five hours each
school week, it was pointed out.
To ascertain what the armed
services desired in training future
officers while still in college, the
university's new physical education
director, Bernhard Kalaijarvi, has
conferred with Army, Navy and
Marine leaders in physical fitness
programs.
There will be more calisthenics
and more intramural sports" COM
mented the official.
Because the Government has
stressed the Importance of more
training in the natural sciences, the
university also is offering additional
courses in physics and mathematics
to students in the reserves.
Among the courses offered in the
secretarial science school are Short
hand, tipping, business organization
and management, business mathe-
mates and secretarial procedures,
as well as training in social and
natural sciences.
Apprenticeship Served.
During his senior year the stu
dent serves an apprenticeship" in
some business establishment, thus
affording him frst-hand knowledge
of work he will do on entering the
business world.
The university also will offer
"brushup" evening classes in Short
hand, tipping and Office manage
ment. 1t was stressed that these
classes are designed to increase the
speed and efficiency of secretaries
and others, inasmuch as student
will not have to start training from
scratch" in such a course but will
begin at the point of his existing
ability.
Another innovation at the uni
versity will be the requirement that
all new day students live at the col
lege during an orientation period
beginning Friday, registration day,
and ending September %, the day
. before classes begin.
h Having the newcomers live in
dormitories for that period will give
them the feel of college life" and
set them off on the right foot. it
was pointed out. These students
will be given room and board at
less than cost during their orienta-
ton. Activities include a series of
lectures by faculty members.
The 80-acre campus is located at
Massachusetts, and Nebraska ave-
nues NV.