The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-10

Business College

We are grieved to $50 students going out from
school after a few weeks course in some bust
ness college Jour own not e%xcepted). only hall
fitted to perform the ordinary duties OF business
life. 1t is true that We can furnish the finishing
touches in the science of accounts to. and make
a fret-class accountant out of q person who has
had two or three years experience in business for
himself or his employer. in three months time,
for he realizes what his deficiencies are and what
principles must necessarily b we'll impressed on
his mind; bat we cannot make = first-class book
keeper out of a student who has had no previous
knowledge Of actual business in less than six
months. 49,.
No school can conscientiously advertise to
complete a course in either shorthand or book
keeping in less time, for neither science can be
completed in less time, to say nothing OF other
branches absolutely necessary to the qualification
Of = frst-class stenographer or bookkesper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
a situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position, as if his whole SUCCESS depended
on that ono position. He asks us to tit him for
that position in the short time of one month or
six weeks. He performs his duties to the satis-
faction Of his employer, perhaps. but when he
comes to cope with a tirst-class bookkeeper or
stenographer, alas! he is 'left." to use the school-
boy expr ,ssion. A sad experience teaches many
that it IL better to be fully competent, though it
cost more. than partially fitted, to cope with an
other. All
Now we want students to come for a term of
six months. in which time Wi guarantee to give
them a complete course, If they make good use
Of thar time. The theory of bookkeeping will
consume about four months, taking into consid-
GRAFTON the other necessary branches. The other
two months will be given to business practice
We mean to go further than .dvertise a business
n~rsctics department. We shall have it in our
school and get out of it the best results possible.
We have the best room for this department in
helena.
Realizing that many students are not able to
lay out much money in an education, we shall
reduce tuition for six months from $50 to $40.
This reduction will, we think bs appreciated BY
many studsnts who are economic in their ex.
penditure of money. The reduction will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. 50, 1891.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through Its
| students, it has besn we'll patronized, rs students
and others friendly to its existence are aware
This can be accounted for only in the fact that II
was founded by mon of integrity and moral
worth, and le ot alive on principles OF true merit
Its prs sent manager hopes to make it the idea
business college of Nontsna. 1t takes time tc
build up . school that will meet the approval Of
an intelligent people, such as we have in Mon
tanA. .@ ".
We solicit the hearty cooperation OF all thai
have an interest in such an institution; also IN
yite you to come to Electric building, cornel
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something o
the management and courses of study. Yer!
respectfully, .T
r. == HOMER g. PHELPS. Principal.