If SfiORRI! 001L >5f? APPLIED BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE Division ft r* PITTSBURGH SCHOOL vi» OF ACCOUNTANCY Division ROBERT MJQRILS SCHOOL OF BIISINEIS PITTSBURGH SCHOOL of ACCOUNTANCY * Division APPLIED BUSINESS and SECRETARIAL SCIENCE; Division Day and Evening Instruction CO-EDUCATIONAL A Professional School of Modern Business Practice COLLET3E GRADE LAW AND FINANCE BUILDING, 429 FOURTH AVENUE PHONE ATLANTIC 0923 -PITTSBURGH, PA. Copyright 193G Robert Morris School of Business ROBERT MORRIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Dedication No roll of honor, bearing the names of leading patriots during the Revolutionary period of our national development, can be complete without including Robert Morris. Although born an Englishman, nearly six decades of his life were spent in America, first as a Colonial business man of promi­ nence, then as a peerless revolutionary leader, and finally as a citizen in whose heart the cause of his adopted country always came first. Modestly and efficiently he served that country, not only as its financial bulwark during its long endeavor to cast off the British yoke, but also as its first superintendent of finance. An­ other cabinet post was also his: agent of marine. Robert Morris gave unsparingly of his time and energy in the conflict which would probably have been unsuccessful with­ out him. Aptly termed the most versatile American save Ben­ jamin Franklin, Robert Morris served in the Philadelphia com­ mittee of safety, the Continental Congress, the Pennsylvania Legislature, and the United States Senate. In none of these capacities did he fail to leave the impress of both his consum­ mate ability and his practical personality. It is to this unique individual, the father of public finance in America and the savior of the Revolution, that this Bulletin is dedicated by an institution which hopes to hold aloft the business ideals and imaginative practicality for which Robert Morris struggled during an entire lifetime. (NOTE: Since the publication of the preceding Bulletin, Robert Morris School of Business has divided its activities into two distinct parts for purposes of more efficient administration. These activities are handled through the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy division and the Applied Business and Secretarial Science division. A more detailed account of the Applied Busi­ ness and Secretarial Science Division is contained in the follow­ ing pages. The Pittsburgh School of Accountancy Division Bulletin is available on request. 2 1, APPLIED BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE DIVISION .Contents DEDICATION Page 2 ROBJERT MORRIS SCHOPL 05 BUSINESS Purpose and Ideal of the School - 4 Entrance Requirements - .- 5 Location and Equipment • -^ 5 Luncheon - - 6 Social Life - - - - 6 Placement Service ... - 7 Practical Work Assignments - 13 Students' Organizations - 15 Periodicals - 16 Aids to Out-of-Town Students - - 16 Living .Quarters - - - 16 Inspection" Invited .- - 18 Faculty and Administrative Staff 18 APPLIED BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE DIVISION Course of Study - - - - - - - 30 ROBERT MORRIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Purpose and Ideal of the School To maintain one complete and entire plan of training for business. To offer such training on the University level. Good Business schools, Secondary or High, are available for those who wish to acquire business training on a lower level. (3) To offer such University training in an intensive course. Applied Business ancTSecretarial Science division of Robert ~*"-^j Morris offers approximately fifteen hundred (1500) hours o\^ instruction in the ten (10) month complete plan. The stand­ ard University demands only four hundred and eighty" (480) hours of "instruction as a full year's work. Calculated on this hourly basis Applied Business and Secre­ tarial Science division of Robert Morris o.ffers in the 10 month course the equivalent of approximately three (3) years of stand­ ard University training. (4) To merit the attendance of the earnest intelligent high school or college graduate who believes himself to have pro­ gressed beyond the point where he would be benefitted by the high school level training afforded in so-called busi­ ness or "secretarial schools." (5> To provide the very best and most modern equipment available for the teaching of the various courses. Many have selected Robert Morris as their school immedi­ ately upon seeing the facilities'and equipment. (6) To provide a faculty qualified by education, professional training and experience to carry out the program and high f purpose of this exceptional school. Approximately forty-five in number, the Faculty is made up of specialists in his' or her field. Practicing Cer- 4 . APPLIED BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE DIVISION tified Public Accountants, members of the Pennsylvania ! Bar Association (some >are former United States District Attorneys), economists, statisticians, and distinguished educators compose this group. Successful business or pro­ fessional experience, in addition to their many other quali­ fications, degrees, and honors,-render them outstanding as instructors. (See page 18 to 28 inc.) (7) To so train students as to enable them to meet the most exacting requirements of employers. (See list of employ­ ers Qf Robert Morris graduates.) ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS GRADUATES of first-class high schools and colleges are admitted to the School without examination. Applicants for admission who have had three years' business experience, of a kind deemed satisfactory to the administrative staff, may also be admitted without examination. LOCATION AND EQUIPMENT ROBERT MORRIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS has found that a central location is an absolute essential to the proper understanding of business methods and psychology. For the day-school student, such a location means contact with actual business influences throughout the entire day. The evening school student too, ex­ periences less lost time between his place of employment, his school, and his home. ALSO, AS PART OF THE TRAINING PLAN AT ROBERT MOR- \ RIS.~PACH"s~TUbENT IS SENT OUT TO AN 6uTST^DrJf"?~,~WSI-,^K JNESS ORGANIZATION .IN PITTSBURGH TO^AIN^^ETaENCE*. ^ Consequently Robert Morris must be located close to the em­ ploying firms, many of the best being located within five min­ utes walk of the school.""" ~ The Robert. Morris School of Rnsinpss. however, realizing .thatj^virimnienJLihojridbe pleasant, safe, wholesome, clean and modern, as well as central^maintains ample offices and classrooms ROBERT MORRIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS on three adjoining floors of the Law and Finance Building, a modern fireproof office building on Fourth Avenue, in Pitts­ burgh. Thus the activities of Robert Morris School-of'Business students are conducted in the- legal and financial heart of the tenth largest city in the United States. In keeping with its location, Robert Morris School of Busi­ ness equipment is the most up-to-date available, consideration having been given to both efficiency and appearance. Desks, chairs, office machines, typewriters,, rest rooms, and restaurant leave nothing to be desired. The Sthool is particularly proud of .its model indirect lighting, provided by the latest type of fixtures. It has been described as the most modern system of illumination in any school in the Commonwealth of Penn­ sylvania. \. J j& LUNCHEON In good weather you may prefer occasionally to dine outside the building. In bad weather youneed not go out and get cold or wet in order to .have lunch, an important health point. Those- who choose to dine in the building may do so at very modest cost. 1A JiW^ (** SOCIAL LIFE ^%tfP*^g ALTHOUGH Robert Morris School of Business is a strictly pro­ fessional school and is therefore dedicated primarily to earnest preparation for practical, successful careers in business, it_ recog­ nizes the need for cultivating the students' social accomplish­ ments. Three ma ior •social functions are given every scholastic year, supplemented fiy less- formal club and fraternity affairs. These* takTtTTeToIrm of adequately chaperoned dancing parties in either the^c*BenIey or William PennTTotels, atTeast two In"tT"Fa"utrtffflii and at least one iff the spring. These affairs are held under the sponsorship of the Students' Council and the Alumni Asso­ ciation of the School. APPLIED BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCIENCE DIVISION In addition, the Alumni Association maintains monthly meetings, teaZ'^ldg'esT'lec'ruresr and varied programs*"*!or "tEe socbl^evelopmen^_^^tlie^ucJent^who choose to attend. /t> PLACEMENT SERVICE ~*~ ¥ i AT the time of goin£J:a-prpss,_niilY._lwo living holders of the A certificate granted by Robert Morns Jkhool of BusTness""are~ known to be"^em"pToyicfr' Such^a^ summary statement goes far to vouch for the effectiveness of the RoheTTTvTorrTs"pTace- ment service, a bureau operating -directly under the personal supervision of the School's president. There is, of course, no charge to students or employers for this service. This efficient go-between work (between employable stu­ dents and understaffed employers) is the consequence of many years' effort in building up "a real system of job-getting and personnel counselling. Students are trained along practical lines; they are taught the technique of finding employment; they are helped, by advice after becoming employed, not only to retain their positions, but also to procure promotion; and, finally, dissatisfied gradu­ ates are replaced in positions more suitable to their require­ ments. This plan—plus constant school contact with prospec­ tive employers of trained workers—presents in outline