Name/Title
Platt-Gard Business programEntry/Object ID
2024.5.3Scope and Content
A Twenty-eight page brochure outlining the Platt-Gard Business University program. The cover is rust colored and reads "PLANNNG YOUR FUTURE" There is a bulls eye in the center and around the outer ring reads "To Help Yo Achieve - Your Aim n Life" There are pictures throughout the book.Context
A picture of E. E. Gard, President with the heading "To Help You ACHIEVE YOUR AIM IN LIFE.
WHAT BUSINESS OFFERS
Beginning Positions; Large incomes in Business; Women, too, earn large incomes
THE YOUNG MAN IN BUSINESS
BUSINESS has been called the 'science of making money' . . . .
Preparing for leadership
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WOMEN
SECRETARIAL work is the ideal vocation for the young woman . . . . .
Training for self-support
THE NEED FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING
What business requires for success
Applying your previous education
Your life earnings
WHERE TO PREPARE FOR BUSINESS
A saving in time and expense
Advantages of the Platt-Gard Business University. . . . .
1. Students save time - start earning sooner. . . . .
2. Because less time is required, the cost is less . . . .
3. Assistance in securing a position. . . . .
AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL
The authoritative accrediting agency among private business schools is he National Association of
Accredited Commercial Schools.
COURSES OF STUDY
We offer four major courses which are outlined and briefly explained on following pages.
COMPLETE BUSINESS COURSE
Bookkeeping and Accounting; Shorthand or Stenotype; Business Arithmetic; Commercial Law;
Typewriting; Business English; Business Letter Writing; Spelling; Rapid Calculations; Business Writing
OUTLINE OF SECRETARIAL COURSE
Shorthand or Stenotype; Typewriting; Bookkeeping; Business English; Business Arithmetic; Modern
Business Penmanship; Commercial Law; Office Training; Secretarial Duties.
OUTLINE OF BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING COURSE
Bookkeeping and Accounting; Business Arithmetic; Business English; Modern Business Penmanship;
Commercial Law; Business Letter Writing; Rapid Calculations; Spelling;.
COMPTOMETER COURSE
CIVIL SERVICE
OUTLINE OF SHORTHAND COURSE
Shorthand or Stenotype; Touch Typewriting; Business English; Business Letter Writing; Spelling;
Modern Business Penmanship; Office Training.
STENOTYPE COURSE
The "Machine Way in Shorthand" is Welcomed by Employer and Employee
BUSINESS TRAINING FOR EVERY CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
The United States Government is one of the largest employers of business-trained young
people in the world.
WHO ATTENDS PLATT-GARD
1. High School graduates who wish to prepare for business positions
2. College graduates . . . . . who recognize the need for technical business training.
3. High School graduates who expect to attend College later.
4. High School commercial graduates who desire a "Finishing Course".
5. Former High School or College students who dropped out to secure employment.
6. Teachers.
7. Young men or young women who have an income or property to manage.
8. Young women whose parents wish to give them the protection provided by the ability to
support themselves.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCHOOL
In selecting the institution to which you will entrust your business training, be sure to investigate carefully.
Features to compare
Selecting a Course
INDIVIDUAL ADVANCEMENT
Our goal is to thoroughly qualify each student for business in minimum time, . . . . .
A MESSAGE TO PARENTS
You want your children to have as good a chance in life as other young people.
HOW TO "MARKET" YOUR EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT ASSISTS GRADUATES
How we secure positions
Placement is a good will service
A life-long service
TO MAKE YOUR PLANS COME TRUE
You CAN afford it
The decision is yours
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ManualNomenclature Sub-Class
Instructional DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
