Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-24
GOODMAN's BUSINESS COLLEGE.
How His Course of Mercantile Education
Is Being Appreciated.

is Being Appreciated.
Young Men of Knoxville Read and Be Gov
erned 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:
While other business colleges have been
| enjoying a vacation during the summer
months, Prof. Goodman's Colleges have
been IN active operation, and within the
past week he has had application for stu
dents to fill positions from the following
parties Edgar Jones, Cashier Third Ma
tlonal Bank; j. d. Nancy, General Book
keeper, n. G. q st. L. railway; S. Frank
land d Co., Crystal Palace; Oman d Stew
art, Steam Stone Works; 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: T. r. 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
|
mer, 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 jelnesse doree, for the practi-
cal duties of business life, and turning out
thoroughly trained business men. The
other professions are already over-crowded
and here is field where the ambitious
young man of pluck and perseverance may
win honors and substantial success"
81 In addition to these applications made
to Professor Goodman direct three of his
students leave this week to accept positions
as follows: w. 7. Barr, with S. Lapowsk
and Bro, Weatherford, Tex; j. A. Conner
engaging with Duren & Co., Williams
! Ranch, Tex; Plenty Brandon, with N. C.
Brandon, general merchant, Hico, Ky. Mr.
Brandon refused two position offered him
by Professor Goodman while attending his
college. Mr.. A. S. Hull a former student
goes in on the Doth instant as bookkeepe1
ior ouoelnstlheT, oopuu d Co., cOItoL
factors, Memphis. Percy r. Smith, who
graduated last week, writes back: 4 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 Goodman's College, and was take1
from it this year by the Indiana Lumber
Company, and is receiving 81, 200 per year
This college is doing good work for oul
business communities and our young men
While in Nashville a few days since W.
were shown some of the above named let
tiers, and many others, all speaking in tn
highest terms of the benefit derived from
attendance at Prof. Goodman's College
The College here at Knoxville has fatter
ing prospect before it and no doubt will b
well attended. AS will be seen from tn
above extract, business education secure,
at Goodman's College is almost sure step
ping-stone to good position, and those Q
our young men having mercantile aspera
tons will do well to take the above fact
into consideration.