Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-27
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How His Course of Mercantile Education
is Being Appreciated.

is Being Appreciated.
Young Men of Knoxville, Read and Be
Governed Accordingly.
The following article clipped from the
Nashville American of Sunday bears test.
mony to the value of business education
obtained III Prof. Goodman's Business Col
lege:
50 While other business colleges have been
| enjoying a vacation during the summe,
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.
! tional Bank; J. D. Nancy, General Book
keeper, n c. i ST. L. railway; S. Frank
| land Il Co., Crystal Palace Oman q 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, Il. Smith, Mississippi; James L.
Me Elroy and j. A. Conner, Texas; Plenty
Brandon, Kentucky; A. J. Abrahams, Ten
nessee Lf4 @ sE
| There has been three sets of books
Strengthened by this college during the sum!
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 jeu1aeSSe 6Oree 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 ambitions
! young man of pluck and perseverance may
win hOnors and substantial success.
| . In addition to these applications made
! to Professor Goodman direct, three of his
students leave this week to accent positions
as follows: W. T. Barr, with S. Lapoyski
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, 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 q | have
had three positions offered me near home,
and shall accept the best" Mr.. f. 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 81 900 per year.
This college is doing good work for our
business communities and our young men,
While in Nashville few days since We
were shown some of the above named let
tiers, 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 a flatter-
ing prospect before it and 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.