Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-01
GooDMAN's BUSINESS COLLEGE.
How His Course of Mercantile Education
is Being Appreciated.

is Being Appreciated.
Young Men of Knoxville, Read and Be
G verned Accordingly.
The following article clipped from the
Nashville American of Sunday bears testi-
mony to the value of business education
obtained IN Prof. Goodman's Business Col
lege:
g While other business colleges have been
enjoying vacation during the summer
months, Prof. Goodman's Colleges have
been Ill active operation, and within the
past week be has had application for stu
dents to fill positions from the following
parties: Edgar Jones. Cashier Third Ma
tional Bank: J. d. Nancy, General Book
keeper, \. c. K st. L. railway; 5. Frank
land & Co, Crystal Palace; Oman i Stew
arr, Steam Stone Works; a Nashville Grain
and Elevator Co.: Nashville Life Insur-
ance Agency and A. A. Newson, of South
ern Nurseries
The graduates for the present month
are: P. +. Smith, Mississippi; James L.
McElroy and j. A. Conner, Texas; Plenty
Brandon, Kentucky: A. J. Abrahams, Ten
nessee.
There has been three sets of books
ner, and Professor Goodman has been
writing his 'Goodman's Simplifed Book
keeping
There have been students attending his
colleges from eleven States this year, and
| the prospect for his fall and winter classes.
! are very promising.
"The good accomplished by his colleges
during the past month amounts to more
than many colleges can show for an entire
year. This is very creditable institution
| qualifying our .jeunesse d0ree for the practi-
cal duties of business life. and turning out
thoroughly trained business men. The
| other professions are already oyer-crowded
and here is a field where the ambitious
! young man of pluck and perseverance may
win honors and substantial success.
. In addition to these applications made
! 10 Professor Goodman direct, three of his
students leave this week to accept positions.
as follows; W. T. Barr, with b. Lapewski
and Bro, Weatherford Tex; j. A. Conner
engaging with Duren 4 Co., Williams
Ranch, Tex; Plenty Brandon, with n. O.
| Brandon, general merchant, Hico. Ky. Mr.
Brandon refused two position offered him
by Professor Goodman while attending his
college Mr.. A. S. Hull former student,
| goes in on the goth instant as bookkeeper
for Shoemaker, Joplin & Co., cotton
| factors, Memphis. Percy r, Smith, who
graduated last week, writes back: I" l have
had three positions offered me near home,
and shall accept the best" Mr.. E. A.
Coles, of this city, nineteen years of age,
who graduated last year at our high schools,
attended Goodmnn's College, and was taken
from it this year by the Indiana Lumber
) Company, and is receiving 81 900 per year.
This college is doing a good work for our
! business communities and our young men.
/ While in Nashville q few days since Wa
! we're shown some of the above named let
| ters, and many others, all speaking in the
highest terms of the benefit derived from
attendance at Prof. Goodman's College.
The College here at Knoxville has fiatter-
| ing prospect before it aud no doubt will be
well attended. AS will be seen from the
above extract, business education secured
at Goodman's College is almost sure step
ping stone to good position, and those of
our young men having mercantile aspera-
: tons will do well to take the above facts
into consideration.