The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-12-05
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
Some Potent suggestions Why Such
an Institution Should be Organ
lied.


purpose of teaching writing, so well
have you manifested an interest in
this branch of study by your
influence and the prompt attendance
| given in consequence OF the same
and by special request, through re-
| sponslble business men TO start an
evening class in practical merchan-
disc. banking, raiIroading. express,
telegraph, bookkeeping. mathematics,
penmanship and drawing | have con-
Cluded to have one of the largest and
| most Commodlous rooms in the CITY
furnished permanently IN first class
style and thereby supply long felt
want. | feel quite confident that
| the course pursued will not only be
profitable to the patrons, but also to
our citizens, il by lending your in
| f1uence, which is all | ask. and | am
able to induce one hundred students
per year to the Electric Light of
the Southwest and cause them to
remain i'll our city from three to SIX
months in order TO complete tue
course of instruction proposed we
can say at least that our city will be
able 70 handle ten thousand dollars
that otherwise would 30 to foreign
commercial colleges, proposed or in
existence II we conduct the school
properly we would most asSurediy
receive the patronage OF that class
OF Young men and woman, residents
of our county, who are seeking
practical commercial education. We
have large scope OF country east,
west and south, to which we can ex-
hibit our ''Beacon Light success
fully. We have no commercial
schools within one hundred miles
distant and | see no reason why But
ler cannot afford one, proposed and
which will be more practical than
any in the southwest. Our citizens
know too well the advantage of
practical commercial education to
Justify an argument III its behalf.
| have visited and attended COM
mcrcial colleges, and know whereof |
speak. "That there course of instruc-
ton is confined to theory. cannot be
denied. We all know that theory is use
less only as it is reduced to practice |
may have dtawn the line too far to
meet the appreciation of those we
would respectfully solicit, but | con-
slider and hope that all will agree
that this department of an education
has been sadly neglected. My
practice in bookkeeping for the past
six years, enables me to point out
practical course of instruction to be
pursued by those who see proper to
favor us with their united efforts in
seeking a knowledge, which will be
of practical benefit in after life. We
have in our midst an academy over
flowing with intelligent and dilligent
young men and women. and while
the institution which l propose
would not i'll any way conflict with
the course OF instruction there pu--
sued, but would afford to those
graduating. also to those who have
been compelled TO leave our schools,
for various reasons. without this
knowledge. an opportunity to pre-
pare for the actual duties of an ev-
erydav lite.
Young. middle aged and elderly
men. ask yourselves these questions,
will /, do l, or have l. felt the need
of this kind of instruction. How
MANY vourg men in our CITY con-
verse with themselves daily. in this
manner, ''if I were penman and a
bookeeper. | could command twenty
to forty dollars per month in addi-
tor to my present salary admitting
YOU already possess good literary
education.
We have class OF Young men,
also. who are are almost daily de-
nving themselves of livelihood on
account of not being prepared to fill
the poSltlors offered them. Others
who will have such opportunities
,,rsI will 11ie in the same boat unless
some one predoninates.
Parents YOU are irving TO educat
vour children. What for: Ladies
and gentlemen: No. sir, useful
ness IN life. All has tudving nathe-
maticS. grammer. penmanship and
bookkeeping I suppose: No. sir.
Nv Annie and Johnny. aspire TO
something higher. thef- are studing
LatiR. German. Rhetoric. Botany.
Philosophy. etc. sss>.s rs will be OF
practical benefit 70 them in after
davs (:) These ale desirable ac-
complishmenss. but the questions
in my mind IS. Will the majority, or
will the one tenth 6f the pupils pur-
sueing this course be able to spend
their time or money tor a business