The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-12
MONTANA
Business College

We are grleved to see students going out from
school after . few weeks course in some bust
ness college Jour own not excepted), only half
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
q frs.-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 bs we'll impressed on
his mind; but we cannot make = frst-class book
keeper out of a student who has had no previous
knowledge of actual business in less than six
months.
No school caa 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 qualific alton
of = tirst-class stenographer or bookkeeper.
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 one position. He asks us to fit him for
that position in the short time of one month or
six weeks. He performs his duties to the salts
faction of his employer, perhaps. bat when he
comes to cope with a tirst-class bookkeeper or
stenographer, alas! he is left to use the school
boy expression. A sad experience teaches many
that it Is better to be fully competent, though it
cost more, than ~partially fitted, to cope with an
other. 4
Now We want students to come for . term of
six months, in which time we guarantee to give
them = complete course, il they make good use
of their 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 90 further than advertise a business
practice department. We shall have it in orr
school and get out of it the best results possible.
We have the best room for this department in
Helena. M
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, be appreciated by
many students who are economic in their OK
penditure OF money. The reduction will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. &c. 1891.
Although tho Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through its
students, it has been we'll patronized. n students
| and others friendly to it's existence are nware.
This can be accounted for only in the fact that 1t
was founded by men OF integrity snd moral
worth, and l spt alive on principles Of true merit
Ito pr sent manager hopes to make it the ideal
business college Of Aontans. 1t takes time to
build up u school that will meet this approval OF
an intelligent people, auch as We have In Mon
tsna. =ts ..-
We solicit the hearty co. operation Of all that
have m interest in such an institutions; also In
vito you to come to Electric tuilding' corner
| Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something OF
| the management and courses Of study. Very
respectfully.
HOMER q. PHELPS, Principal