The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-05
nnnsnore.s Business College.

is now in the midst of a prosperous year
of solid school work. It's commodiOus,
we'll ventilated and we'll lighted school
hall, occupying the entire second floor
of new brick building in the business
centre of the city, presents scene OF
activity that would cheer and inspire
any noble minded visitor. Seated
at their studies around the tables, or
engaged in its actual business Offices, are
about enc hundred young men, of whom
large proportion, within few years.
viii occupy positions of responsibility
ginia and the South. They have come
to Staunton from many parts of the
southern and middle States, to obtain
the practical instruction and training
for which Dunsnore' Business College
is justly noted
There is now an unprecedented de-
nand in this section for trained hook
keepers, Il demand arising from an:ne-
re,iented business activity. Prof. Duns-
more receives applications for many
more men than b., can furnish. Recent
~ he had six applications that he could
not ill. He coai now find situations for
thirty book keepers II he had that num-
Der of graduates at his disposal. One
telegraphc request for which he had no
suitable man offered $G5 per month as a
starting salary.
First class men of course are the kind
wanted, and the kind Prof. Dunsmore
can recommend. To make his gradu-
ates equal to the requirements of mod
ern business life, he maintains high
standard of thoroughness and complete
ness in his instruction. In this respect
his school surpasses some of the largest
and Oldest business colleges of the cOun-
try. He has had as students in his col>
lege here a number Of graduates from
western institutions that offer short and
easy courses of study.
From six 10 eight months of steady
work, varying according to the aptness
OF the student, are necessary for com
pleting the merchants course in Prof.
Dunsmore's school. His accountants
course requires from eight to twelve
months
One of the results of his thoroughness
of instruction is the fact that good po-
sitions are promptly secnredby his grad
yates. Not less than three fourths of
his students, counting all enrolled for
any time, become book keepers. OF the
1856 students enrolled by him last year,
over 100 now occupy positions as book
keepers. The experience among the stu
dents OF many other business colleges is
very different In the West there are
large business colleges with thousands
Of students OF whom not one fourth ever
become book keepers.
A business education is Invaluable to
every Young man, whatever his oeenpa-
ton s,iay be. and Dunsmorr's Business
igalk~4s. * an excellent institution in
which 10 obtain sncli an edntation. Bus
iii.ss training is valuable to girls also, OF
whom there are some in the Dunsmore
school
Prof Dunsmore was recently elected a
member of the Institute of Accounts, a
society in New York city composed of
expert accountants and business college
presidents. Its members belong to the
highest rank in their profession.
Mrs Win. Jordan, Of Eddyville, KY,
arrived in the city Friday to make her
home with her daughter. Mrs. John b.
Hoge.
Misses Mary and Pauline McNeel, of
Pocahontas county, w. Va, are visiting
their aunt, Mrs Willimm A. Burnett, of
West End
DR.. Charles w Eslsridge of Academy.
w. Va, son of the late Rev. A. A. Esk-
ridge, was in the city visiting his rela-
tives last week.
Two bears were seen at Buena Vista
last week, and one at Shendun. The
new cities of Virginia are located near
the primeval forests of the mountains.
Mrs. Daniel, of Parkersburg, w. Va,
left Staunton last Thursday to return to
her home, after spening a few days in
this city visiting her niece, Mrs. w. d..
Runnels.
The Beach and Bowers minstrel
troupe, musical comedy company that
plays to large audiences in all parts of
the country, will appear in the Staunton
opera house next Monday night, Feb
ruary 8.
Alexander Salvini, son of the noted
italian tragedian, will play in the Staun-
ton opera house on Thursday night,
February -. His repertoire includes
Romeo and Juliet. A Lady of Lyons, and
other standard plays
Mr. James A. Armentrout and his son.
Mr.. J. Baker Armentront, who have re-
signed their positions in the clothing
house of A. Loeb & Co, will be connect
ed with a new clothing establishment
that is to be opened here in the spring
Dr. VIM. H. Gilnm and wife, nee
Randolph, arrived here last week from
Rockville, Ind, having been summoned
by wire to the bedside of Mrs DR.. Cross
the lady's mother, who was quite i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Robert
II. Palmer, at Greenville.
Henry K. Myers, an old and respecta
bic resident Of West View, this county
fell dead on Tuesday of last week while
in the woods on Samuel Cooks farm af-
ter Il load of wood Deceased was for a
number of years subject to sudden sick
spells. He was aged about G5 years and
left widow and grown son.
The city council will hereafter meet
twice in each month, on the first and
third Tuesday evenings, as they did a
few years ago. A resolution to that
effect, offered by Mr.. Crowle, was adopt
ed at the meeting on Tuesday night of
this week. For some time heretofore
meetings have been held but once a
month, on the first Tuesday evening.
On Monday afternoon the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G. A. elected del
egates to represent their society in the
Y. Nj. G. A. State convention at Lynch>
burg during the latter part of next
week. They chose Mesdames J. A. TEN
pieton, j. I. Lightner, r. NJ. Guy, C. w.
Warden, John w. Stout, and II. NJ. Nc
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