, 1889-10-24
De.lrsslr,is for Il business college.

OF lawj2 of medicine, of theology, e.c.
exists because there is special wuFI
for them to do we discourage il.
other course OF study Or any other c-.,.
OF schools but on the contrary. V,
would h2aTi::i:: ;ijlvise every person ia
acquire ii. Tie c.yUcation- that their Or
2or,'t:l:..ics viii permit. y bu-in,v.
es!gcst:yg::' j. q *, :rabie and 1ilo-i u-...t!l
supR.&El2lat to ri2 most thorough and
extended education. It is one Of tha
necessities OF III" times and IN view ai
lhe .nil:ltigEcity of commercial indus
tries iha; are developing everywhere;
X Is the most essential branch OF c,,u-
cation at the present day. The de-
ialands for prac;!cu business talent and
;act are not limited to the mere ,ntiIe
iiie alone, as many are incfTaed to be-
l;eve, 'at in STATE and national affairs
its power and Influence are recognized.
y thorough business education is al
ways available capital and is of ines
iinlablc vaiu2 to any one starting out
into the battle Of life with It's prizes 10
win by knowledge, skill and capacity.
1t deals with vital, living Interests,
having little 10 do with the dead issues
OF the past. II is in active sympathy
with modern life. True there are
many quacll Business En1porms7
maintained III the land and we may
safely, say. with no desire 10 hurt or
inpute IL wrong motive to any living
literary institution, that in nine cases
out of ten the Cuisines department.
of literary colleges and institutions is
futile so far as preparing young men
and young ladies for practical life in
the business world After taking the
course of bookkeeping prescribed in a
state nUmnl school; of higeest repute,
I'conid not have opened up Il set of
books inteliigibly for Il peanut stand.
And so it is almost everywhere we
meet people who have the wrong i'm
preston of the Importance of business
education because of the imperfect sys-
tenn Of teaching In many Of our most
extensively advertised institutions.
have devoted about six years to
practical bookkeeping and instructing
in the business branches; during which
time | have kad-many pupils go from
my sch0ol-room into the counting-roOm
or office of responsible business con-
Germs and in every instance | have had
the satisfaction of knowing that such
students were qualified for the work.
1t is my desire to establish Il Bust
ness College in Port Townsend which
will enable the young men and young
ladies of your city to obtain at home Il
business education that will he broad
enough and extensive enough to meet
the growing demands of any emer-
gency.
shall maintain no "actual practical
| fdepartment'which is the principal hob
by of many business colleges, and iii the
routine ofowliich most students learn
about as much of the actual demands
of the real business world as the man
who superintepds the loading OF a
freight car does of auditing the ac-
counts of great rail road system; nor
will we deal in "College Currency Qor
the boys to play poker 'with)-the
young man now who has to go to col
lege to know what money is is not
American. In my work the following
| text books will he used: Bookkeeping
ID. L. Musselman. Prof. Musselman
is principal of the Gem City Business
College, Quincy, ILL.,; he is Il teacher of
more than twenty-five years experience
and has students occupying prominent
positions in every kind of business
known to commerce. His work Is eX-
tceedingly thorough i'll Wholesale,
Banking, Commission, LAUNDERING and
manufacturing, as it is in every de-
partment of accounts. The Arithme-
-Sadler's counting-house-is with
out Il superior and most conscientious
tteachers admit it is without an equal
! in the United States. 1t is especially
thorough in Percentage, Partnerships
Banks and Banking, Investments,
Stocks and Bonds, the Clearing House,
Savings Banks, Storage and Custom
House business.
The course in Commercial Law is
limited, consisting mostly of Partner
ships-kinds, how formed, the rights
and liabilities of the partners separate
and as a whole; contracts, negotiable
reimbursement, statute of limita-
ton, etc, agencies, leases, etc, etc.
But little time is devoted to pennan-
ship while engaged in the more i'm,
portant work. Students are eHcour
aged to write at all times with care and
when it is necessary instructions viii
be given. When they shall have com
pleted the prescribed course in book
keeping, however, they can have the
privilege, of help in this department
until they are good penmen, if they de
sire it-free. 1t is TO the best Interests
of the school to have them as thorough
as practicable in every department O
the work. To begin all students are
taught the arm movement, this accom-
plished penmanship, like an eight-day
clock, can soon be ''wound up'' 10y
proper methods.
In Shorthand l have decided to Civ,
one weeks lessons free to all who de
sire to try it 1 do this because ther