Corporation Training Schools for College Men
With the increased attention which is being given by universities to the training of students for business there has come an increased interest among both college authorities and employers in the problem of adjusting the inexperienced graduates of the schools of commerce to the practical affairs of business. College teachers and administrators understand fully that their graduates are not qualified to assume at once the duties of responsible business executives. They know that every man must pass through an apprenticeship in order to acquire an intimate personal knowledge of general business practices, to develop sound judgment or business sense, to gain skill in dealing with men, and to learn, in addition, the technique of the particular industry or occupation with which he is to be connected. It is their belief, however, that the period of such an apprenticeship will be materially shortened by the training which the college graduate has received and that ultimately he will have a broader view of business because of the foundation which he has laid in college. Business men are coming to have a more considerate attitude toward the college man, not because of his immediate usefulness but because of his potential value. They are realizing, also, that any growing industrial or financial concern which requires a large