The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

TO THE PARENTS OF STUDENTS
If your son were taking a course
in law or medicine, you would ex-
pect him to FINISH and secure his
diploma, wouldn't you ? Or if your
daughter were taking a course in
Nursing or Teaching, you would expect
her to FINISH and secure her
diploma, wouldn't you?
You should feel the same way
about your son or daughter who is
taking a Business Course. He or she
should strive to secure a DIPLOMA
as soon as possible. As much, in the
way of efficiency, is demanded of a
young man or woman taking a course
in Business Training as it demanded
of one taking a Professional Course.
One taking a Business Course must
acquire not only a KNOWLEDGE of
the various subjects and the operation
of the different office machines,
but he or she must also acquire
SKILL, just as a surgeon must acquire
SKILL.
There is one difference between
business schools and high schools or
colleges, and that is, we do not require
one to finish a certain subject
or course in a definite or specified
time. In business schools the woik
is intensive; however, we let each
student advance according to the
rapidity with which he or she can
acquire the necessary knowledge and
skill. The more any student studies
or applies himself or herself, the
quicker he or she will complete his
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or her Commercial Course and be
ready for a position. Some students
finish Commercial Courses much
more quickly than others, because
they have a much better litei-ary
foundation and are much better
adapted to the work.
A great many students never realize
just how efficient they MUST
BE to HOLD a job these days. Before
a student can be promoted to
the Advanced Class even, he or she
must pass an Official Test of 100
words or more per minute in Shorthand
and 50 words or more per minute
on the typewriter. No student
can be considered for a position, or
recommended for one, until he or she
has, at least been promoted to the
Advanced Shorthand and Typewriting
Classes.
In order to finish and secure a
DIPLOMA, which is a recommendation
within itself for the student, he
or she must pass an Official Test in
Dictation of not less than 120 words
and must pass a Typing Test of at
least 60 words a minute.
The only way we can determine
whether or not a student is qualified
to hold a job is by the work that
he or she does in the Advanced Class,
or in the Office under our supervision.
Any student who cannot turn out
satisfactory letters, or do satisfactory
detail work in our office, cannot do
first-class work in any otiier business
office, among experienced people
and, certainly, no student should expect
to be able to secure a first-class
office position without our recommendation.
Home of the National Business CoUffie. Roanoke, Virginia, which has an
enrollment of approximately seven hundred day students.
We, of course, never receive any
calls for incompetent, untidy, or indifferent
office help. Above all, the
student MUST have a good reputation,
make a good personal appearance,
and be energetic, courteous, and
dependable.
Parents are urged to study the
-student's reports very carefully, and,
if not thoroughly satisfied, to check
up on their sons and daughters personally,
or write us, inquiring about
the students ability, conduct, and
general progress. They are also
urged to insist that their sons or
daughters cooperate fully with us.
CASH PRIZES IN HAND-
WRITING
Offered by the Salem National Bank
and Trust Company, Salem.
New Jersey
Feeling the need of encouraging
better handwriting among clerks, the
Salem National Bank and Trust
Company is offering a prize of $10.00
to a pupil in each class in the Salem
High School, who in the opinion of
the faculty, has made the greatest
improvement in handwriting during
the school year.
In addition to these four prizes,
there will be given to the member
of the Senior Class whose penwork
is superior to all others, a prize of
$20.00.
In selecting the winners of these
prizes, the teachers will be guided
entirely by the work that the pupil
does each day of the school year.
Every paper submitted in the course
of the school work will be scrutinized
carefully as to its legibility and neatness.
No special test will be given.
In order to be eligible for all of
these prizes, the following pledge
must be signed:
I do not believe that anyone has
the right to write illegibly. To do so
shows bad taste and lack of respect
for my correspondent. I believe that
the ability to write in a clear and
legible manner is an achievement
which anyone may acquire by diligence
and care. I pledge myself to
make every effort to improve my
penmanship to the extent that I shall
always be proud of how I write and
confident that my correspondent can
read it.
Mr. Morris Keen, the Cashier who
prepared this contest realizes the
importance of students doing good
work in all written classes and therefore
made the contest to include
hand\vTiting in all subjects.
We believe that this contest will
stimulate interest in handwriting in
Salem, and we would be delighted to
see similar contests held in other
communities.