Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-30

How His Course Of Mercantile Education
is Being Appreciated.


Young Men of Knoxville, Read and he
Governed 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:
6 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
tional Bank; j. ID. Nancy, General Book
keeper. n C. II st. L. railway; s. Frank
land & Co, Crystal Palace; Oman & 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: p. 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
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 jeunesse doree for the practi-
cal duties of business life. and turning out
thoroughly trained business men. The
other professions are already over-crowded
| young man of pluck and perseverance may
| win honors and substantial success.
8 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
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, former student,
goes Ill on the 29th instant as bookkeeper
for SHOEMAKER, Joplin & Co., cotton
! factors, Memphis. Percy r. Smith, who
| graduated last week, writes back: " 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 onr high schools,
attended Goodman's College, and was taken
j 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.
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 fiatter-
ing prospect before it and no doubt will be
well attended. As will be seen from the
above extract, business education secured
at Goodmans 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.