Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-09


their ideas Of right, and that it was not my
place to condemn them for SO doing. hut
when ever it has been in my power to help,
aid or assist, either or all of them, I have
willingly done SO.
"And the goodwill and confidence of my
co-workers, of book ok-keepers and the bust
ness community generally, which my stu
dents and my school now enjoy, has amply
repaid me for the many sleepless nights and
busy hours that have experienced in es-
tablishing this confidence: also in building
up good school and good class of patron
age, and thereby rendering valuable assist
ance to the young men of the South and
West"
He is modest III his claims. aud willing
for each man to judge him and his works
and his success and that of his students.
This spirit is truly commendable, and any
one who knows him can testify that his ac-
tions have ever been honorable and gentle
manly.
IN UNION THERE rs STRENGTH"
the Lone Star and National Business Col
leges into his college, he was enabled to Sc
cure the principals of these colleges, Prof
VIM. T. Watson and J. A. McAllen. and
add these two practical and experienced ed
ucators to his already large faculty.
COOPERATION OF BUSINESS MEN
He also considered necessary, and al
though enjoying their confidence, and fire.
quently receiving applications from them to
employ his students, still he felt that when
they had their money invested in his school
they would feel freer to make their wants
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more assistance from them in improving his
course from time to time so he formed his
college into stock company which is COM
posed Of leading merchants, business and
professional men.
rHs HOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anson Nelson, city treasurer of Nashville ;
Joseph ". Allen. hnaucier: William Por-
ter, of Fite, Porter & Co, wholesale mer-
chants; kobert Thompson, president of
Dixie Oil CO.; James T. Bell. managing ed
itor of the Nashville Banner; Robert S.
Cowan, of Cowan d Co., wholesale mer-
chants: Leonard Parkes, of Gilbert. Parker
& Co, commission merchants; Marcus B.
Toney, Southern agent Merchants Dispatch
Trans. Co.; A. j. Wheeler, of Wheeler Il
Osborn booksellers; Roger Eastman, teller
First National Bank; Frank Goodman, col
lege principal and accountant.
No other business college in America has
enlisted the business men of their commllni-
ty in the interest of their college in any
such manner.
STUDENTS IN DEMAND.
While other business colleges have been
enjoying 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
National Bank j. D. Nancy, general book
keeper n. c., 4 st. l.. Railway Is. Frank
land & Co; Crystal Palace; Oman & Stew
art, Steam Stone Works. Nashville Grain
and Elevator Co.. Nashville Life Insur
anee Agency and A. Newson, of Southern
Nurseries
In addition to these applications made to
Prof, Goodman direct, three of his students
| leave this week to accept positions, as fol-
lows ". t. Barr, with l.. Lopewski Il
Bro, weatherford, Tex; J. A. Connor,
engaging with Duren & Co, Williams
Branch, Tex; Plenty Brandon, with n.
c. Brandon, general merchant, Hico, Ky.
Mr.. Brandon refused two positions offered
him by Prof Goodman while attending his
college. Mr.. A. S. Hall, a former student,
goes in on the 29th inst, as book keeper for
Shoemaker, Joplin & Co., cotton factors,
Memphis Percy R. Smith, who
graduated last week. writes back: 81 have
had three positions offered me near home,
and will 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 taken
from it this year by the Indiana Lumber
Company, and is receiving $1,000 per year.
This college is doing good work for our
business communities and our young men,
The graduates of the present month are
P. r. Smith. Mississippi; James L. McEhoy
and J. H. Conner, Texas; Plenty Brandon,
Kentucky; A. j. Abrahams Tennessee.
There have been three sets of books
Strengthened by this college during the
summer, and Professor Goodman has been
writing his ''Goodman's Simplified 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 al entire
year. This is a very creditable institution,
qualifying our jeunesse doree, for the prac-
teal duties of business life, and turning out
thoroughly business men. The
other professions are already overcrowded
and, here is field where the ambitious
young man of pluck and persev erance may
win honors and substantial success -Ameri-
can.
FrJL COURSE STUDENTS.
No student is received at his colleges only
for a full course, as it is his aim to fully
prepare young men for the active duties of
a business Ne.
We copy the following from his circular,
which shows his good sense and Judgment,
and for which lie should be commended:
I've have no three months course. IT
surely could not be reasonably expected of
us, that we could take the average young
man and in three months pronounce him to
be an intelligent and competent
accountant. Having had to edu-
cate him in commercial calculations,
the laws of contracts, negotiable paper and
the like, rapid business handwrite busi
ness correspondence. book keeping in its
various forms, both by single and double
entry, as applied to general merchandising,
wholesale, commission, banking and other
kinds of business, end go through the actual
business department and the minute details
of business in three months"
This idea Of becoming an accountant in