Andrews University - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Department of Secretarial Training survey of our national and denominational leadership reveals the fact that a large number-of those who are holding positions of responsibility began their careers as stenographers or secretaries. Eniciency in shorthand and typewriting is necessary to the success of the secretary. The international typewriting tests issued by various typewriter companies for which awards corresponding to the rate of speed and degree of accuracy are given, have been an additional incentive to the sixty-three type- writing students of the College to attain the highest possible degree of effi- ciency. More than one hundred such awards, ranging in speed from thirty to seventy-live words a minute, have been presented to the class members this year. ' Shorthand and Typewriting are merely the tool subjects of the Secre- tarial course, for the work of a secretary includes much more than the mere ability to take and transcribe dictation accurately. By receiving a training which will qualify her to answer correspondence, assist with editorial work, and, to carry on the work of her employer in his absence as he would do it himself, she is able to multiply his efficiency. The classes in Business Corre- spondence and Secretarial Training are designed to give this instruction and to give the students a larger vision of the scope of their work and the unlim- ited opportunities for service which open to the efficient secretary. lPage Sixtyl

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ii' ' . l. T i l . HUQLU q5RYiC,5' 'E LMP mimss isnt mamma un XQEJL PHYSEGH Y-UML , Q I , umm l msuaxs Department of Art 66 F eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being. The beauty which appreciative eyes discern in faint-flushed skies at dawn, or the perfect chalice of a flower, inspires one to attempt to interpret his emotions, whether by Voice and harp or by pen and brush. An art edu- cation, then, has a two-fold purpose: to quicken the smoldering spark of wonder which responds to beauty, and to impart the technical skill and joy in creating, which alone can produce the beautiful. Students in the Fine Arts, Commercial Arts, and Postermaking cla-sses receive the theoretical and practical instruction embodying this two-fold purpose. Not only are they inspired with higher regard for the glimpses of loveliness which God sends into every life, they learn to interpret individual history and means of art expression. they learn to interpret individual thought and feeling in an artistic manner. Their own lives are enriched by this quickened discernment and cultivated ability, and the whole college at- mosphere is brightened by colorful paintings, gay posters. carefully lettered announcements, and sketches in the school paper and annual. That teachers sent out by the Normal Department may make correct beginnings in art education in the church schools, the course in Elementary School Art prepares them to teach with intelligence and sympathy. Original ideas and self-expression must motivate every project of art students 5 thus discouraging any tendency to copy work. IfPage Fifty-ninel

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Department of Business Administration N this modern period of industrial and financial activity, there are many opportunities for those who are prepared to give efncient business leader- ship. Much more is now expected from a young person who has just finished school than was ez-:pected when business enterprises were conducted on a simpler scale and opportunities for business training were fewer. The aim of the Department of Business Administration is to provide a training which will prepare young people to assume responsibilities in financial management. Classes are offered in Accounting, Economics, Business Man- agement, Advertising, Salesmanship, and Business Law. These studies have been selected because it is felt that they will serve as a sound basis for the preparation needed in the work which the student will be called to do upon completion of his course. A two-year curriculum, including in addition to the business subjects already mentioned, courses in Bible, English, and history, leads to a diploma in Business. The work of this department may also be' offered as a major or minor in the four-year Literary course leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. . lPage Sixty-onej