(fimmll Wimxmii^ Jihatg THE GIFT OF f\, 2-Z05rv\ ^/^lif fl I m tIMPSES II The Largest Educational Institution in the World I I I -»'A» .: ■ • ^ * f>.. ^ . '« Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032188686 GLIMPSES OF THE Largest Educational Institution In the World THE International Correspondence Schools SCRANTON, PA. A INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY PROPRIETORS Copyright, 1904, by International Textbook Company All rights reserved Thomas J. Foster, President of the International Correspondence Schools THE origin of the International Correspondence Schools was due to a law passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1885, requiring miners to pass examinations of competency. As a result of this law, a " Question-and- Answer " column was started in the Colliery Engineer and Metal Miner (now Mines and Minerals), of which Mr. Thomas J. Foster, our President, was then editor. The aim was to assist miners to pass the mine- law examinations by giving clear and simple explanations of the science of mining, such as could be understood by those of limited education. The success of this column was so immediate that Mr. Foster enlarged on the idea, and in 1891 placed on sale a correspondence course of instruction in coal mining. That was 14 years ago. From then until now the history of the International Corre- spondence Schools has been one of astonishing growth, due to the perseverance of President Foster in developing a unique and original educational idea from which has evolved the largest educational institution in the world. We now teach more than 170 different courses, embracing nearly all branches of industrial science. The students enrolled number more than 800,000, and the Schools occupy three large buildings in Scranton having a total floor space of nearly 7 acres. THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS THESE buildings, erected in 1898, were, until recently, the first and only buildings ever erected for the purpose of correspondence instruction. They now share this distinction with a third building known as the "Instruction Building and Printery, " lately built by our Schools. The Administration Buildings contain ah the departments of the Schools that are of a business or administrative nature. There are about seventeen of these depart- ments, including the President's, Manager's, Secretary's, Treasurer's, Controller's, Advertising, and Students' Aid Departments. THE INSTRUCTION BUILDING AND PRINTERY NOTWITHSTANDING the large floor area of the Administration Buildings, it was found that their accommodations were entirely inadequate to meet the requirements brought about by the remarkable growth of the Schools; so, for several years, nineteen other buildings in Scranton were occupied wholly or in part by the several departments of the institution. The Instruction Building — recently occupied — was erected to meet these new and pressing requirements. The Instruction Building is a magnificent structure, strictly modern, and its floor area, added to that of the Administration Buildings, makes a total floor space of about 7 acres. In this new building there are some thirty Schools and departments, including the offices of the Dean of the Faculty, the Director of Instruction, the Textbook Writers' Department, the Students' Record, General Correspondence, Illustrating, Shipping and Supplies, Printing and Binding Departments, etc. By assembling all these closely related departments under one roof in a building specially designed for our purposes, the correction of students' work is now performed with greater rapidity than ever before, without sacrificing in the slightest its well-recognized thoroughness. GUILD HALL, ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION THE illustration represents the building of the International Correspondence Schools erected at the St. Louis World's Fair. The name "Guild Hall" had its origin in the fact that in England all the different arts, crafts, and trades used to have their separate meeting places, which were called "Guild Halls." On account of our success in fur- nishing instruction to members of the different arts, crafts, and trades in America, it was decided that the Guild Hall of the Model City at the World's Fair would very appropriately be the building of the International Correspondence Schools. The I. C. S. Guild Hall was situated about 300 feet from the Manufactures Building and the main entrance to the Fair grounds. The first floor contained an exhibit of the work done by students of our different courses, and thoroughly demonstrated the benefits of our methods. The upper floor was a " Students' Exchange," where I. C. S. students visiting the Fair enjoyed the conveniences of a well-appointed meeting and resting place, received mail, wrote letters, checked parcels, etc. THE TEXTBOOK DEPARTMENT ALL PUBLICATIONS used by the Schools in connection with instruction work are pre- pared by the Textbook Department under the supervision of the Dean of the Faculty. The Textbook Department normally consists of about forty men, the majority of whom are also principals of the various Schools, and who are thus brought into direct contact with the persons for whom they write. The textbook writers are, with few exceptions, graduates of colleges and technical schools, and all have had an extended practical experience; many have been members of college faculties. These men devote their entire time to the preparation of technical papers and to conducting the work of our Schools. In addition to these writers, contracts are made with experts not connected with the Schools to prepare papers on special subjects. The work done by outside experts is, in many cases, practically rewritten by the experts of the Textbook Department in order to adapt it to the needs of our students. Every possible effort is made to present the subject from the student's standpoint, to antic- ipate his needs, and to give him only such information as he is likely to need in practice. I V > Lira [c,.,! it., i-| i^i.j) >:a Ji'.'i'Ji fpnii 'ii'Ji to THE ILLUSTRATING DEPARTMENT TO INSURE students a clear understanding of every detail of their studies, our instruction papers and bound volumes are profusely illustrated with drawings specially designed by our own Illustrating Department. Owing to the high character of this work, it was found that the ordinary draftsman was not sufficiently skilled to meet our requirements ; so our Illustrating Department was organized, and artists and draftsmen engaged that were thoroughly trained for our particular work. Thirty men are now constantly employed. A yearly expenditure of $125,000 is necessary to make our instruction papers and bound volumes the best illustrated textbooks in existence. We have had more than 32,000 illustrations of all kinds prepared especially for our work. Only the very best class of illustrations and the best methods of reproduction are used, so that our students cannot fail to get explicit ideas and complete information regarding the subjects they are studying. ^^M^W^MM. THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT OP ALL the departments of our institution, the Printing Department is probably the most interesting to the visitor. Here a part of the bound volumes, instruction papers, and other School publications are printed; and it takes 30 presses and 150 employes to do even this amount of the work. The growth of the Schools was so rapid that the amount of printing required was greater than the printing houses of Scranton and the surround- ing cities found themselves capable of handling; hence, to overcome this difficulty, the Printing Department was established in 1895. The value of the present printing plant is estimated at about $150,000. It is thoroughly up to date in every respect, and it is said to be the largest and best equipped private printery in existence. The Schools not only do a large part of their own printing, but, in connection with the Printing Department, there is a Bindery where textbooks and volumes are bound. This, too, is thoroughly -equipped with modern machinery and appliances. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT THE general correspondence with students, including nearly everything except that relating to the instruction work and accounts, is carried on by the General Corre- spondence Department. This department employs a large force of stenographers and clerks, and sends out an average of six hundred special letters a day. Under the management of this department is also the Files Department. In this department a huge card catalog of our students is kept. The system is a duplicate one, arranged in two sets of cases; one an alphabetical file, arranged according to names, and the other a geographical file, arranged according to states and countries in which students live. THE RECORDING DEPARTMENT IN THIS department record is kept of each student's name, address, class letters and number, age, occupation, and other information considered likely to prove valuable. These records are kept on cards filed in cases made especially for this purpose. When the student's work is corrected by the instructors, it is sent to this depart- ment, where a record is taken of the percentage mark awarded, and a note made of other features of the student's work, so that the Schools can at any time tell the exact progress a student is making. If a student's present or prospective employer desires information regarding the progress he has made, or wishes to learn of his capabilities as a student, this infor- mation can be furnished immediately by this department on receipt of the student's request or permission. In innumerable ways, the Recording Department is of immense value, both to the student and to the instructor. THE MAILING DEPARTMENT THE Mailing Department is practically a private post office belonging to the Schools. It has the same equipment as the ordinary city post office. The average number of pieces of mail matter handled by this department each day is about 9,000; and about $125,000 is spent each year for postage stamps. The mail intended for the Schools is received and sorted at the Scranton city post office, and is delivered to the different buildings by the Schools' own delivery wagons, and there distributed to the different departments by messengers. Messengers collect the outgoing mail from the different departments every half hour and deliver it to the Mailing Department, where it is weighed, stamped, sorted, and then delivered to the city post office. The great advantage of having this private post office is that it reduces to a rainimum the time consumed in handling students' work. RAILWAY SCHOOL jV/IORE than 150 railroad companies have made special arrangements with the Schools for the ^^ ^ instruction of their employes. This training is valued so highly that some companies require a satisfactory completion of an I. C. S. Course as a qualification for promotion. The following are some of the companies with which we have contracts: Alabama and Vicksburg Alabama Great Southern Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Atchison, Topeka & S. F. Coast Lines Atlanta & Birmingham Air Line Bayfield, Lake Shore & Western Bessemer and Lake Erie Bloomsburg and Sullivan Boston and Maine Buffalo and Susquehanna Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Canada Atlantic Canadian Northern Canadian Pacific Central Branch Ry. Central Indiana Central New England Railway Co. Central Railway of New Jersey Chicago & Alton . Chicago & Eastern Illmois Chicago and Erie Chicago and North-Western Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Chicago Great Western Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Chicago, St. Paul, Minn, and Omaha Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Cincinnati, N. O. and Texas Pacific Cincinnati Northern Cleverd,Cincinn'ti, Chicago & St. Louis Colorado and Southern Cumberland and Pennsylvania Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Drummond and South-Western Duluth & Northeastern R. R. Co. Duluth and Northern Minnesota Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Duluth, Virginia and Rainy Lake Erie Railroad Evansville and Terre Haute Ft. Worth and Denver City Ft. Worth and Rio Grande Georgia Southern and Florida Great Northern Railway of Canada Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Iowa Central Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingh'm Kansas City Southern Kansas South-Western Lake Erie and Detroit River Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Maine Central Ry. Manistee and North-Eastern Manistique, Marquette and Northern Minneapolis and St. Louis Minn., St. Paul and S. S. Marie Missouri, Kansas and Texas Missouri Pacific Mobile and Ohio New Orleans and North-Eastern New York, New Haven and Hartford New York, Susquehanna and Western Norfolk and Southern Norfolk and Western Northern Alabama Oregon Short Line Paris and Great Northern Peoria and Eastern Pere Marquette Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Port Huron Southern Quebec and Lake St. John Quebec Central Queen and Crescent Route Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Red River, Texas and Southern Rio Grande Southern Rio Grande Western St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain St. Louis and Gulf St. Louis and San Francisco St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern St. Louis, Louisville Lines, Southern St. Louis, Memphis and South-Eastem St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas San Pedro, Los Angeles and S. L. C. Seaboard Air Line Southern Railway Southern California Southern Pacific, Salt Lake Division Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Union R. R. of Pittsburg, Pa. Union Pacific Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Virginia and Southwestern Wisconsin Central RAILWAY INSTRUCTION CARS THE engraving illustrates the interior of one of our air-brake instruction cars. The car is 76 feet long over all and contains a 50-car train equipment of freight brakes. It is fitted with sectional valves, lubricators, and injectors, and has both Westinghouse and New York air brakes in service. At the end of the car is a boiler room in which is a 15-horsepower boiler used to run a Q^-inch Westinghouse and a No. 2 Duplex New York air pump, which supply air to a main reservoir of 42,000 cubic inches capacity. In this room there are also a Pyle-National electric headlight outfit and a 50-light electric dynamo (which supply light for the car) . The lecture room of the car contains signal apparatus, pump, stereopticon outfit, and all the appointments necessary to give the student a clear understanding of the operation of railway apparatus. The seating capacity of one of these cars is about 36. They carry a crew of five men, who eat and sleep on the car, and are prepared to give instruction at any reasonable hour. The Schools own and operate eight cars. In addition to these, twelve of the roads have had cars fitted up for instruction in the proper method of firing. These cars have apparatus showing the processes by which heat is evolved from burning coal, and how to obtain the best results from fuel. STUDY ROOMS IN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS MANY of the large industrial plants in the country, recognizing the benefit of the I. C. S. courses of instruction, have fitted up special study rooms for the convenience of those of their employes that become students of the Schools. The illustration is a view of a study room fitted up by the Wm. Cramp Ship and Engine Building Co., of Philadelphia The room is fully equipped with drawing tables, book cases, long study tables, electric lights, fixtures, etc., and Mr. Cramp has given a fine shop-reference library, to show his personal interest in the project. The employes enroll in those courses that will help them to a better understanding of their present work, or that will fit them for higher positions; and the facilities of the study room enable them to pursue their studies more advantageously. The fact that the study room provides a meeting place for employes gives additional pleasure to their task of self -improvement. This plan results beneficially to employers also. The assistant superintendent of a large plant in Ohio said that he readily saw that from $300 to $400 per month could be saved in his plant by training the men to read and understand working drawings. Name- Date- Full Address^ C. L. and No. -Age. - Nationality- Married - Position Wanted - Where - What other positions could you -fill ?_ Least salary you ■will accept -Present salary - Present occupation and by whom employed- Reasons for leaving Have you ever been discharged^ Are you a member of a Labor Union? (Name)- -What for?--. [over] DO NOT FOLD THIS BLANK EXCEPT ON THIS LINE Read Carefully We are in frequent receipt of requests for experienced and inexperienced men in all lines of work, and if a student wishes to have his name filed on our Eligible List, from which these positions are filled, he must fill out this card and mail it to the Students' Aid Department, I. C. S., Scranton, Pa. Each blank line must be filled out. State facts plainly. Misrepresentations on this blank will debar a student from our assistance in securing a. position. When we recommend a student for a vacancy that we have been asked to fill, due notice will be sent to the student. This blank should be renewed, if desired, at ike end of one year. Students must notify Students' Aid Department immediately of a change of address, else they may lose a chance of securi>ti:, a position. THE STUDENTS' AID DEPARTMENT SOON after the founding of the Schools, requests from employers for our students and graduates for special positions became so numerous that the Schools were compelled to establish a special department, called the Students' Aid Department, to take charge of A\ this work. 3I0 Through this department, without charge, the Schools have helped thousands to better positions and increased salaries — by sending reports of progress to employers as each branch of the students' course is finished; by writing special letters of recommendation to prospective employers ; by sending names of students to firms inquiring for help ; and by furnish- ing students with lists of names of concerns requiring help in certain lines. Many employers, having students in their employ and wishing to advance them, write to this department to inquire what progress these students are making in their studies, and, with the students' consent, this information is willingly furnished. On other occasions, this department sends such informa- tion to present or prospective employers at the students' request. About 12,000 employers throughout the country are regularly receiving these reports. We reproduce above the blank that is filled out by students desiring to take advantage of the benefits rendered by this depart- ment. ^!3;'^W^ii''?ii'''?i^^^9r?i'9o^?l INSTRUCTION PAPERS AND BOUND VOLUMES THE Instruction Papers furnished to students are about 9 inches by 6 inches in size, and average about fifty pages each. They are printed in large type on a fine quahty of paper, and bound with a substantial paper cover stock. These Papers were prepared by experts at a total expenditure of about $1,000,000. They are constantly being revised to keep pace with the most up-to-date developments in the subjects treated, this revision costing nearly $250,000 yearly. The Instruction Papers, on account of their great value for reference purposes, have been reprinted on special paper, and bound into beautiful half-leather volumes, fully indexed, forming the I. C. S. Reference Library. Each set of these volumes comprises a complete course in permanent form, and they are furnished to students without additional charge. EXAMINERS MAKING FIRST CORRECTIONS THIS illustration provides a glimpse into the room devoted to the work of the School of Mathematics. When the students' work is first received at the Schools, it is examined for minor and common errors by the preliminary examiners. These examiners are men and women chosen on account of their previous education and experience. Their fitness for their prospective positions is determined by a careful examination, and the}' are given a thorough special training, so that students' work will receive the most conscientious attention, even at this early stage of the process of correction. After the work has been thoroughly gone over by the jDreliminary examiners, it is examined by the principals and assistant principals, who make the final criticisms and suggestions. If a student meets with any difficulty in his work he has a special instructor assigned to him who renders all the aid necessary to a satisfactory understanding of the subject. 18 ^PSf!^1?^?-^'-3'3?'l-;-^5^??i SCRAISrON. CERTIFICATE OF PROGRESS /CERTIFICATES of Prog- ^-^ ress are proofs of merit. They are attached to corrected lesson papers; but only when the work deserves a mark of at least 90 per cent. Each cer- tificate is a statement, signed by the principal of the School of which the student is a member, declaring that the lesson meets this required high standard. These certificates are kept by the student and form authentic records showing the student's progress in his course. They are often found helpful to the student in obtaining a position or promotion. SCHOOL OK SPANISH ;^]^^i>rH-Pi^,-M?^^'--;-i--i.-;-^Hi^-Pi Certificate of Progress INFORMATION BLANK P>Y MEANS of these Information Blanks -*-* students may call on the Schools at any time for special information regarding their studies; and they are intended to be used whenever, after conscientious study, the student fails to understand any part of his lessons. They are also used to request information regarding any special matter bearing on the student's course. Students are encouraged by the faculty to make free use of these blanks. If the use of the Information Blank does not result in giving the desired aid to the student, a special instructor is assigned whose duty it is to give the student personal attention, and through special letters of instruction, additional examples, or any other means of assistance, help the stu- dent gain a complete and satisfactory under- standing of the subject in question. INFORMATION BLANK INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, SCRANTON, PA., U. S. A. OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES WHEN USINQ THIS BLANK: mforn ' "(J) 'always WRfTE YOUR ADDRESS IN FULL AND YOUR CLASS LETTER AND NUMBER ON EVERVTHINO YOU SEND US. (41 USE THE YELLOW BLANK LAST. We.iuii ,h,r, k«o« th.t ,ou nt.d. Bt» lunplr of ih... bluki. FILL IN ALL BLANK SPACES BELOW. of Studeni Cliii Lfller and No Information Blank 41^~ t 01-,- UV^-- lol-.'- IdP;,- toK- f^p^-^oK'VW 1 THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF TECHNOLOGY THE International Library of Technology is printed from the plates of the advanced papers of our courses. At the present time, the Library consists of sixty- seven volumes and contains some 40,000 pages and 24,000 illustrations, covering nearly all the trades and professions. Each volume is durably and handsomely bound in three-quarter red morocco, stamped and numbered in gold. The sides are green cloth, and the edges are polished dark red, a singularl}' pleasing combination of material and colors. These volumes are unique in that they may be perfectly understood by persons possessing a comparatively elementary knowledge of mathematics, being written from the standpoint that the reader knows nothing whatever about the subject. The illustrations are a special feature of the work, being in all cases especially adapted to the text. They are the best illustrated technical books in print, and are, withal, the most prac- tical and only connected series of books of this kind ever prepared that can be used by every one. The fact that this Library is composed of the instruction papers of our various courses, that it is used for reference in the engineering departments of many of the most prominent industrial establishments, in libraries of universities and colleges that stand preeminent among technical schools, and in the various departments of the United States Government, testifies indisputably to the thoroughness and helpfulness of our courses of instruction. AWARDS OF MERIT ON THE several occasions when the Schools have had exhibits in the various expositions throughout the country, they have won either medals, diplomas, or both. Of the two diplomas shown, each was given with a medal; one was awarded by the Franklin Insti- tute at The National Export Exposition at Philadelphia in 1899 ; and the other was won at The Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901. At such exhibits we show the work of our students at the different stages of their studies. To illustrate the remarkable progress that our students make, the first crude attempts of the student in Mechanical Drawing are shown side by side with the skilful machine design made by the same student later in his course. EICAH EXFOSmOH / \>^-,r il. .vi''.v,.,>.:jii-j/^fe'jf%i >— T THE Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the Grand Prize, which surpasses in honor all Gold Medals, was awarded the International Correspondence Schools, for Instruc- tion by Correspondence. The illustrations on this page show this Diploma and the Gold Medal Diploma awarded for the excellence of our Department of Arts and Crafts and of our system of teaching Languages by Phonograph. Gold Medals were also received for excellence in Compilation of Textbooks and for Educational Work among the natives of the Philippines. ?= =00= THE FACULTY ^ 6= =1X7 DEAN John Jesse Clark, M. E., Dean of the Faculty, and Chief of the Textbook Department, graduated from Lehigh Univer- sity in 1888. He obtained valuable practical experience in the machine shops of the Fall Brook Coal Co., Coming, N. Y., and v.'ith the Latrobe Steel Works, Latrobe, Pa. ; he was also employed as a draftsman with both these firms, and for some time had charge of the patterns for the former. Mr. Clark has also held positions as draftsman with Harrison Bros. & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and with the Steams Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa. He left the latter firm to enter the employ of the Schools in 1892. DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION John Lowrey Martin, C. E., Director of Instruction, is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For five years he was assistant engineer with a large mining company at Lake Linden, Mich. He was assistant city engineer of Lansing, Mich., for two years; U. S. Engineer Inspector at Chicago, 111., one year; assayer with the Spotted Horse Mining Co., in Montana, one year. He entered the employ of the Schools May 9, 1898. He was principal of the School of Mathematics and Mechanics until January 1, 1902, when he was appointed Director of Instruction. His thorough knowl- edge of every detail of the instruction work fully qualifies him to hold this position. ADVERTISING Will Rogers Parker, S. B., Principal of the School of Advertising, is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After engaging in electrical engineering work for several years, he entered the advertising field and on May 1, 1902, became a member of the advertising department of the Intemational Correspondence Schools, Later, he was appointed Assistant Advertising Manager, and on March 4, 1904, on account of his practical experience in handling the many forms of general, mail order, and newspaper advertising done by the Schools, he was made Principal of the recently established School of Advertising. ARCHITECTURE W. ScOTT-CoLLiNS, Architect, Principal of the School of Architecture, is a graduate of the Free Church School, Peebles, Scotland. He worked for ten years as builder's clerk with his father, James Collins, and during this period studied architec- ture and designed many residences in Peeblesshire. Later, he spent one year with George H, Hardy, builder. New York City. In the office of E. L. Walter, Scranton, Pa., he was engaged lor nine years as architectural draftsman and super- intendent; and was for two years a partner in the firm of CoUins & Hunter, Architects, New York City. He entered the employ of the Schools August 1, 1895. ARTS AND CRAFTS Louis Allen Osborne, Principal of the School of Arts and Crafts, studied architecture, and was employed as archi- tectural draftsman, in Columbia University. Was a member of the firm of King 8c Osborne, Architects, and assistant to the supervising architect of the Metropolitan Street Railway Co., New York City. Having a taste for decorative work, he devoted himself entirely to interior decoration, and prepared designs for the decorative treatment of many residences in New York and New England. He became interested in every branch of decorative design, and familiarized himself with both the practical and theoretical sides of the work. He has been in the employ of the Schools since 1895. CHEMISTRY George H. Dimpfel, Ph. D., Principal of the School of Chemistrv, student of the Universities of Strasburg and Heidelberg, and graduate of the University of Leipsic, was engaged in sugar manufacturing in Germany; was assistant in the laboratory of the University of Heidelberg; chemist with a firm making aniline dyes and soda, in Stuttgart, Ger- many; with Pinaud & Son, Paris, manufacturers of per- fumeries; chief chemist with A. D. Catch & Sons, London, Analytical Chemists; chemist with a large sugar refining com- pany of New York; and consulting chemist in New York. He entered the employ of the Schools March 26, 1897. CIVIL ENGINEERING Antonio Llano, C. E., Principal of the School of Civil Engineering, is a. graduate of the University of Bogota, Colombia, and of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y. He was city engineer's assistant at Saratoga, N. Y.; assistant to the chief engineer of construction of the Lexington Avenue Cable Road, New York; and afterwards draftsman with the New York Rapid Transit Co., and the Nicaragua Canal Commission. He was editor of El Pcnsami- evlo Contemporanco, a prominent journal of science and phi- losophy, and is a contributor to the leading scientific and philosophical journals in the country. He entered the employ of the Schools February 19, 1897. CIVIL SERVICE Wm. D. Kochersperger, Principal of the School of Civil Service, received his education at Lauterbach's Academy, Philadelphia, and at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He has had an extensive experience in the field of Civil Engi- neering, both in the United States Army and Navy, and in railroad and mining surveys. His long connection with the government and his success as a private tutor for Civil Service Examinations have made him exceptionalh' fitted to hold the position of Principal of the School of Civil Service. He entered the employ of the Schools in the summer of 1902. COMMERCE Nelson H. Prouty, Principal of the School of Bookkeep- ing and Stenography, is a graduate of Hinman's Business College, Worcester, Mass. He was instructor in shorthand, bookkeeping, and penmanship in Hinman's Business College, Worcester; principal in Bryant iS; Stratton's Business College, Brookh'n; head bookkeeper for a large organ company in Worcester, Mass. ; partner in a wire business in Charlton City, Mass.; treasurer and assistant manager of the Prouty Wire Company, Charlton City, Mass. ; principal and proprietor of Prouty's Business College, Athol, Mass. He entered the employ of the Schools in August, 1896. DRAWING L. H.-VRALD KjELLSTEDT, C. I., Principal of the School of Drawing, is a graduate of the Government Technical School at Boras, Sweden. He was with the Royal Surveying Depart- ment in Sweden as assistant civil engineer and map draftsman, associate editor of Boras Tidning, Boras, Sweden; draftsman with the De Laval Separator Company, of New York ; drafts- man with the Dickson Manufacturing Company, Scranton; and draftsman with the Wightman Electric Manufacturing Company, Scranton. He entered the employ of the Schools in October, 1892. Mr. Kjellstedt has charge of the work of examination and correction of students' plates. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Francis H. Doane, A. M. B., Principal of the School of Electrical Engineering, after graduating from Tuft's College, entered the Student's Course at the Schenectady factory of the General Electric Company, later being transferred to the Lynn factory. In 1893 he was associate editor of the Elec- trical Age. For several years he was employed as superin- tendent of the electrical repair shop, and later manager, of the manufacturing department of a Boston company. Through his employment with the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, of New York City, experience was obtained on inside and outside construction work and main- tenance. He has been granted United States patents on elec- trical devices, and has spent some time on experimental work in connection with them. He entered the employ of the Schools in February, 1900. ENGLISH BRANCHES Carrie W. Faust, M. of E., Principal of the School of English Branches, is a graduate of the Shenandoah High School and the State Normal School, Bloomsburg, Pa. After teaching two years, she received the degree Master of English. She was employed as teacher in the pubKc schools of Shenan- doah Pa , seven and one-half years consecutively, and during this period took a course in music, drawing, and painting. She taught painting, and holds a certificate in music from the American Tonic Sol-Fa College of Music, Philadelphia, Pa. She entered the employ of the International Correspondence Schools in February, 1894. FRENCH Edouard Lamaze, B. S. and C. A. P., Principal of the School of French, is a native of France. After receiving a college education, he prepared himself for a teacher's career. He graduated from the University of France, and for ten years held a professorship of French literature in the High School at Epinal, Vosges, and College of Reimiremont, Vosges. Mr. Lamaze has been in the United States for 11 years, and during that time he has devoted himself entirely to the teach- ing of the French language to private pupils, classes, institu- tions, and to public lectures on French literature. He entered the employ of the Schools March 9, 1901. GERMAN William A. Sieber, Ph. D., Principal of the School of German, is a graduate of the Real-Gymnasium and Matricu- late of the University of 'Vienna, Austria. After completing his studies in his native land, he came to America to finish his education, and became a graduate of the State Normal School of Oshkosh, Wis., and a post-graduate of the University of Chicago, 111. During his long career as an educator, he suc- cessively held the following positions: Professor of Modem Languages at St. Augustines College, Benicia, Cal., and the Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, N. Y.; Lecturer and Principal of the German Department at the Amherst College Summer School; Master of German at Trinity School, New York City ; and Head Master of the Hamlet Lodge Preparatory School, Pomfret Center, Conn. He entered the employ of the Schools July 1, 1903. LA'W S. Foster, Principal of the School of Law, was educated in the common schools of Pottsville, and in the Academy of Orwigsburg, Pa., and by private tutors. He studied law under the Hon. John Bannon, of Pottsville, and Franklin B. Gowen, General Solicitor and President of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. He was editor and publisher of the Legal Chronicle, in which the decisions and opinions of many prominent judges were published, and later published the Legal Chronicle Reports of Cases. He entered the employ of the Schools in 1900 as editor in charge of the preparation of the Commercial Law Course, and in 1903 became Principal of the School of Law. LETTERING AND SIGN PAINTING Charles J. Allen, Principal of the School of Lettering and Sign Painting, began the study of these branches in an old established house in Rochester at an eariy age. After con- tinuing until he was a thoroughly practical workman, he was taken into partnership with the firm, and continued in busi- ness from 1882 to 1889, at which date he withdrew from the firm and went into business for himself. In October, 1897, he was appointed instructor of lettering at the Rochester Athe- neum and Mechanics' Institute, which position he held until June 1, 1898, when he resigned to accept his present position with the International Correspondence Schools. ^jggflgjfiS'^fegSs'oiis'-O^iSo ?1«5>I9^ ISl'&Sf^STi^S^ ^ (^ =Da THE FAC U LT Y =00= ^ LOCOMOTIVE RUNNING James F. Cosgrove, Principal of the School of Locomo- tive Running, is a scholar of the University of Wisconsin. He engaged in instruction work in the Mechanical Laboratory of the University of Wisconsin ; in the Electrical Department of the Chicago World's Fair; in electrical construction work, Madison, Wis. ; in the Engineering Department of the Chicago Bell Telephone Company; chief instructor in the National . School of Electricity, of Chicago; educational director of the Chicago School of Electricity; and educational director of the Chicago School of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. He entered the employ of the Schools July 15, 1898. MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS Mount D. Gravatt, M. Sc, Principal of the School of Mathematics and Mechanics, is a graduate of Rutgers College. Here he studied the course in civil engineering, and won the highest mathematical honors in his class. Later, he took a course in physics at Harvard University. For several years Mr. Gravatt was engaged in teaching; was principal of the public school of South Plainfield, N. J., for three years; was connected with the United States Geodetic Survey for one season ; and was engaged for some time in electric railway con- struction in Massachusetts. He entered the employ of the Schools in 1899. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SHOP AND FOUNDRY PRACTICE A. B. Clemens, M. E., Principal of the School of Mechan- ical Engineering, and Acting Principal of the School of Shop and Foundry Practice, is a, graduate of Cornell University. For some time after his graduation he was engaged in elec- trical work with the Electron Manufacturing Company, of Springfield, Mass. Later, Mr. Clemens was connected with the Pond Machine Tool Company, of Plainfield , N . J . He was in charge of educational work of the Young Men's Christian Association of the state of New Jersey, and was afterwards engaged in engineering work with the Dickson Manufacturing Company, now the Allis-Chalmers Company, of Scranton, Pa. He entered the employ of the Schools in July, 1900. MINES (COAL-MINING DIVISION) J. T. Beard, C. E., E. M., Principal of the Coal-Mining Division of the School of Mines, is a graduate of Columbia College. He was assistant engineer in charge of masonry on the Brooklyn approach of the Brooklyn Bridge; resident engi- neer, Iowa Division, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; secretary and treasurer of a prominent coal company; U. S. Dep Mine Surveyor at Aspen, Colo.; held for six years the office of Secretary of the State Board of Examiners for Mme Inspectors in Iowa; Manager Miller Creek Land and Lime Co., Colo ; Proprietor Iowa Mining Exchange, '9 1-'96; and author of "Ventilation of Mines." He entered the employ of the Schools June 1, 1896. MINES (METAL-MINING DIVISION) Eugene B. Wilson, C. E., Principal of the Metal-Mining Division of the School of Mines, is a graduate of Yale Univer- sity, He was with the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later superintendent of the Sterling Mountain Railway and the Sterling Iron and Railway Company's mines. He has had extensive experience in metal mining in Colorado, Idaho, and old Mexico, and is the author of several popular books on mining subjects. He has had extensive experience in the reduction and treatment of ores, especially of gold and silver, and has been connected with coal- and metal-mining interests in Virginia. He entered the employ of the Schools in February, 1901. NAVIGATION Lieut. Ernest K. Roden, S. N. R., Principal of the School of Navigation, is a graduate of the Government College of Naval Science and School of Naval Architecture, Sweden, He served in the Swedish Naval Service, and later passed through the different grades in the mercantile navy, and at the age of 22 acquired his first command. He has served as an officer on ships of six different nations. For three years he was chief officer on steamers belonging to the La Platance Steamship Company, Argentine, and later was navigating officer on vessels of the British- American mercantile navy. He entered the employ of the Schools May 27, 1898. PEDAGOGY William B. Ridenour, A. M., Principal of the School of Pedagogy, is a graduate of Bucknell College. He was prin- cipal of the High School and Normal School at Paterson, N. J. ; principal of a Grammar School, Jersey City; principal of a night school in Brooklyn, N. Y.; teacher of composition, rhetoric, and grammar in an evening high school in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; principal of a public school (Grammar No 43), Brook- lyn; writer for several educational book-publishing houses in New York for many years; and is the author of several standard textbooks. He entered the employ of the Schools June 1, 1897. PLUMBING, HEATING, AND VENTILATION Thomas N. Thomson, Sanitary Engineer, Member of American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Principal of the School of Plumbing, Heating, and Ventila- tion, is a scholar of the Heriot-Watt College, Edinburg. He was assistant lecturer in plumbing and sanitation, and chief instructor in building construction and drawing in the Insti- tute of Science and Technology, Edinburg; registered as a science teacher by the Science and Art Department, London, England; holds full technological certificate for city of London for sanitary plumbing; worked as journeyman and foreman for sanitary engineers in this country and Europe; and managed a large shop on Long Island. He entered the employ of the Schools May 1, 1894. SHOP AND FOUNDRY PRACTICE (See Mechanical Engineering) SPANISH Carlos Diaz, C. E., Ph. D., Principal of the School of Spanish, is a graduate of the University of Caracas, Venezuela. After spending some time in the employ of the Caracas & Valencia Railroad, and as principal of a high school at Cara- cas, he came to the United States and took a special course in English and engineering subjects at Cornell University, and at Johns Hopkins University. He then returned to Venezuela and became Professor and Secretary of the National College of Engineering at Caracas, resigning after three j'ears in order to travel in Europe and this country. He entered the employ of the Schools in April, 1904. STEAM AND MARINE ENGINEERING J. A. Grening, Principal of the School of Steam and Marine Engineering, received his education in private and technical schools at Berlin, Germany, and afterwards served a three-year apprenticeship as a machinist. Mr. Grening has had a wide experience in marine engineering. He was employed for a number of years in various capacities, from coal passer up, in the engineers' department of ocean steam- ers ; was employed as toolmaker and afterwards as engineer by the National Meter Company, Brooklim, N. Y., several years; and was engaged in experimental work in New York City. He entered the employ of the Schools in the fall of 1893. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING John M. Maris, B. S., M. E., Principal of the School of Structural Engineering, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He was first employed appraising and sur- veying mill buildings by a consulting engineer in Philadelphia. He was later connected with the Temple Iron and Coal Com- pany, acting in the capacity of mechanical engineer in their Coal Department. He severed his connection with this com- pany to accept a position in the Motive Power Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he was principally engaged in power-plant design. He held this latter position until he became connected with the Schools in January, 1905. TELEPHONY AND TELEGRAPHY H. S. Webb, M. S., Principal of the School of Telephony and Telegraphy, Member of the American Institute of Elec- trical Engineers, graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, After graduating, he was engaged in practical electrical work, first in the shop and testing rooms of the General Electric Company, then in elec- trical contracting and engineering work. He left this work to take charge of the courses in Telephones, Telegraphs, and Electrical Laboratory Testing at Lehigh University. Mr. Webb has also been a popular contributor to the electrical press. He entered the employ of the Schools in June, 1899. TEXTILES Christopher P. Brooks, M. S. A., Principal of the School of Textiles, was for fifteen years connected with English tex- tile mills. He established the textile department of the Black- bum, England, Science and Technical Schools, and later was examiner in cotton manufacturing of all the English technical schools. He organized the Lowell, Mass., Textile School, and the N,;w Bedford, Mass., Textile School; is a member of the Society of Arts, of London; honor medalist of the City and Guilds Institute, of London ; and a member of the New Eng- land Cotton Manufacturers' Association, and of the Organi- zing Committee of the International Congress of Technical Education as the United States representative. He is the author of several standard works on textiles. He entered the employ of the Schools in December, 1901. WINDOW TRIMMING AND MERCANTILE DECORATION Edward N. Goldsman, Principal of the School of Win- dow Trimming and ilercantile Decoration, bears a national reptitation as designing decorator and expert department- store window trimmer. His practical experience, extending over a period of fourteen years, was gained in some of the largest New York, Chicago, and Western department stores. His work, notably during the last five years, has been recog- nized by the highest authorities to be the finest examples of all that is progressive, attractive, and up to date in store, window, and mercantile decorative work. The fact that Mr. Goldsman has been the successful contestant in 90 per cent, of the most important window-dressing and decorative contests held in the last few years throughout the states shows that he is an expert and artistic assembler of all classes of merchandise, and therefore well qualified for the responsi- bilities of his position. For two consecutive terms, Mr. Goldsman was elected President of the National Association of Window Trimmers, previous to which he also served two years as Director. ^ iXL ADVANTAGES OF THE I.C.S. SYSTEM 6- '^XT ^ =^ 1. You Study at Home. — You do not have to leave home to secure an education; the education comes to you. 2. No Time Lest From Work. — You can keep right on with your work and study during spare hours. Our courses make spare time profitable. 3. Yon Study Whcti It Is Convenient. — Our schools never close. You can begin to study when you please and take vour own time. 4. We Teach Wherever the Mails Reach. — You can move from place to place while studying. We have students in every country. 5. No Books to Buy. — You have no textbooks to buy. We furnish all instruction papers, return envelopes, information blanks, etc. 6. Specially Prepared Instruction Papers. — Our papers have been written especially for correspond- ence instruction by men expert in both the theory and the practice of their professions. 7. Education and E.xperience Combined. — The I. C. S. svstem is the only system that enables the student to combine education and experience by immediately using in daily work the knowledge gained through his studies. 8. Complete in Every Respect. — While our courses begin at the beginning, they are complete treatises in their respective lines. They are thus adapted to the needs both of men with a hmited education and of technical graduates. 9. Cost is Slight.— The prices charged are much smaller than the fees of other educational institutions. You can pay for your course in monthly instalments. We prepay all postage on mail sent to students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and a portion of the postage on mail sent to other countries. All mail sent to the Schools must be prepaid by the student. 10. Instruction Private. — Your instruction is con- ducted privately. No one need know you are a student except ourselves. 11. Only Spare Time Required. — Your studies need not interfere with business or social engage- ments. This is impossible with night schools or other systems of class instruction. 12. Written Explanations. — Our written explana- tions are always with you and can be studied repeat- edly — oral ones cannot. 13. You Are a Class by Yourself. — You get all the instruction and do all the reciting, because the instructor attends to you alone. You are encouraged, counseled, and guided at every step. 14. Instruction Thorough. — Your written exami- nations enable your instructor to readily detect weak points and give you proper assistance. 15. Success Follows Study. — The successful com- pletion of any course and our diploma is assured if you can read and write and will study as we direct. 16. Backward Students Assisted. — We take great pains with backward students ; our best friends are those that required the most assistance. 17. Prepared for Examinations. — Our courses pre- pare you for examinations. No other method is so satisfactory because you learn to express yourself clearly in writing and remember what you write. 18. Open to All. — Our Schools are open to both sexes. 19. Moral Advantage. —The habits acquired by systematic study and the money saved by staying home nights will prove the making of any young man. 20. Bound Volumes Furnished.— With nearly all courses there is furnished a set of bound volumes summarizing the instruction contained in your course. Cornell University Library arY1266 Glimpses of the largest educational Inst 3 1924 032 188 686 olin.anx