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Revision as of 14:43, 23 September 2009
In 1942 the name of the Dept. of Office Practice was renamed the Dept. of Secretarial Practice. The dept. was designed for prospective teachers with a business emphasis. Department chairs included Clarence S. Boyle (1942-1946) and Evan M. Croft (1946-1951). In 1951 the department's name was changed to the Dept. of Secretarial Training.
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Description
Established: 1942
Abolished: 1951
Location: Provo, Utah (1942-1951)
Functions
The Dept. of Secretarial Practice includes classes of elementary shorthand, elementary shorthand dictation, shorthand theory review and speed building, shorthand speed building and transcription, advanced shorthand transcription and speed building, advanced shorthand speed building and reporting, elementary typewriting, typewriting speed building, mechanics of business letters and forms, secretarial training, office machines, business English, advanced shorthand transcription and speed building, advanced shorthand speed building and reporting, mechanics of business letters and forms, secretarial training, office machines, business correspondence, principles of merchandising, office organization and management, personnel administration, and fundamentals of business education.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Commerce (1942-1951)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. College of Commerce. Dept. of Office Practice (1937-1938)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Commerce. Dept. of Secretarial Training (1951-1956)
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1942-1943: p. 113 (classes offered)
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 506 (Clarence S. Boyle (1942-1946)and Evan M. Croft (1947-1951)
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