Pulp Fiction, 1950 · page 5 of 132
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# Advertisement Page This is a full-page advertisement for International Correspondence Schools (I.C.S.), a distance-learning institution. The top portion features promotional text arguing that high school education alone is insufficient for career advancement, and that I.C.S.'s specialized training programs—which allow students to "learn while you earn" through spare-time study—provide the practical knowledge needed for better jobs and promotions. The bottom half contains an extensive checklist coupon listing dozens of available correspondence courses across business, engineering, trades, and technical fields, with instructions to mark desired courses and mail to their Scranton, Pennsylvania address. The advertisement notes G.I. Bill approval for World War II veterans.
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Ey you were smart enough to finish high school, you already know the answer. A high school diploma is a must if you want a decent job at a decent wage. But it’s not enough if you want more: Real security. Responsible positions. Big rewards. I. C. S. training is specialized training that helps you go farther, faster. It supplements your high school education with the practical, working knowledge you need for immediate as’ well as future advancement. Equally impor- tant, it gives you the confidence and selfs: assurance so characteristic of competent, well-trained, successful men. The courses of these famous schools are designed so you can Jearn while you earn. You study in your spare time. At work you prove and apply what you learn. This system of training is backed up by 58 years of I.C.S. experience. It ‘is success- proved by thousands of students reporting promotions and pay increases. It can mean the difference between “halfway” and “headway” for you. Job competition is getting stiffer every day for high school graduates. Mark and-mail the coupon NOW! ; APPROVED ANTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS = my 6.8. Biki ‘BOX 3279-C, SCRANTON 9, PENNA, Without cost or obligation, please send me full particulars about the course BEFORE which | have marked X: Business and & hemical Courses Electrical Courses Mold-Loft tac Academic Courses Bere mical Enginserin 8 Electrical Drafting Patiernmaking—Weod, Metal 1D Accounting Advertising (1 Chemistry, Analytic wag cagncering C) Reading’ Shop na iuepeints CI App. Psychology C) Bookkeeping () Chemistry, Irdustrial Electric Light and Powee " Sheet- Metal Drafting oO Business Administration C Chemistry, Mfg. tron & Steel Lighting Technician Sheet- Metal Worker ‘Ff 1 Ship paring C) Bus. Correspondence © Bus. Lew () Petroleum Refining () Plastics © Practicat Electrician C) Ship Fitting ioe Design L) Certified Public Accounting [J Pulp and Paper Making Power House Electric Toolmokin Welding Engineering } C) Commercial Civil Engineering, Besbiene: Ship Electrician Weide ms and Electsic . t C) Commercial Art tural and Mining Cours i 1 Co Pony Me hap Courses L) Cost Accounting Architecture 0 Architectural Drafting er na Ps mbustion ike (0) Car Inspector C) Federal Tax Building ——— nginese Courses Diesel Locomotive C] First Year College Engineering |) Coal Mining Auto Technician CF Aviation & Locomotive Engineer (C) Foremanshi French aan ng and Buliding Diesel- Electric C) Locomotive Fireman C) Good Engiis Highway Engineering Diesel Engines CD Gas Engines F Locomotive Machinist C Nigher Mathematics ret mee Lumber Deater Mechanieal Courses C Railroad Section Foreman Cj Industrial Supervision -. B Reading Structural Blueprints CI Aeronautical Engineer's, Jr. C Steam and Diesel Loco. Eng. © Motor Traffic (© Postai Civil Service Sanitary Engineering iS ai Aircraft Drafting © Flight Engineer Szatlonary Engineering C) Retailing CO) Retail Bus. Management [) Structural Drafting ans a, rs oundry Work Courses B Salesmanship Secretarial (1 Structural Engineering D Treatment of M CD Boilermahing . Sign Lettering C) Stenography () Surveying and Mapping OC tndustriat uae 0 Combus. ee DD Engine Running ©) Spanish ( Traffic Management ommunleations Courses (© Industrial instrumentation C1 Marine Engineering : Ir Conditioning and ectronics fS nbc iy Metallurgy C) Power Plant Engr. 1 Steam Engineer Flumbing Courses Prac. FM and Television ord mesa Toxtiio Courses CJ Air Conditioning (C) Prac. Telephony (© Radio Operating be nspection C) Cotton Manufacturing CO Loom Fixing () Neating (© Plumbing ( Radio, General (© Radio Servicing "Mechanar Drafting ; Oo ae Woaving C) textile Designing a) Refrigeration (C Steam Fitting O Telegraph Engineering C|Mechanical Engineering E} Woolen Manufacturing SS ee aes aOR ON | eee | City. dy RE EE ee ao ee a a eS Length of Service Enrolitment under G.1. Bilt approved for World War I! Veterans. Specta! tuition rales to members of the Armed Forces. in World War 1}__________. Canadian residents send coupon to International Correspondence Schools Canadian, Ltd., Montreal, Canada, eComicoooks.ece)