Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-04
GOODMAN's BUSINESS COLLEGE.
How His Course of Mercantile Educatio
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 testi-
mony to the value of a business education
obtained IN Prof. Goodman's Business Col
lege:
While other business colleges have been
enjoying vacation during the summer
months, Prof. Goodnan'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. G. & st. L. railway; S. Frank
| land & Co., Crystal Palace Oman 4 Stew
art, Steam Stone Works; a Nashville Grain
and Elevator Co.; Nashville Life Insur-
ance Agency and A. A. Newson, of Sosth-
| ern Nurseries.
THE graduates for the present month
are P. Il. 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
Strengthened by this college during the sum-
mer, and Professor Goodman has been
writing his 'Goodmans Simphfed 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 jeuaaesse 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 a field where the ambitious
. 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 accept positions,
as follows: w. t. Barr, with S. Lapowski
and Bro, Weatherford, Tex; j. A. Conner
i engaging with Duren & Co., Williams
Ranch, Tex; Plenty Brandon, with N G.
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 29th instant as bookkeepel
for Shoemaker, Joplin & Co., cotton
factors, Memphis Percy R. Smith, who
graduated last week, writes back: 60 1 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 taker
from it this year by the Indiana Lumber
Company, and is receiving 81, 200 per year
This college is doing a good work for ou
business communities and our young men
While in Nashville few days since W,
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 iatter
ing prospect before it and no doubt will b'
well attended AS will be seen from thu
above extract, business education secured
at Goodman's College is almost sure step
ping stone to good position, and those o
our young men having mercantile aspera
tons will do well to take the above fact
into consideration.