The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-08

Business College.

We are grieved to see students going out from
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
a first-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: but we cannot make a first-class book
keeper out of a student who has had no previous
knowledge of actual business in less than six
months. . ...
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 a frst-class stenographer or bookkeeper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
q situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position, as if his whole succt ss 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. but when he
comes to cope with a frst-class bookkeeper or
photographer 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 parti ally fitted, to cope with an
other.
Now we want students to come for a term of
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them a complete course, if they make good use
Of tn ir 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 advertise a business
practice 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, be appreciated by
many students who are economic in their ex-
penditure of money. The reduction will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. 30. 1891.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through its
students, it has BEEN we'll patronized, as students
and others friendly to its existence are aware.
This can be accounted for only in the fact that it
YVES founded by men of integrity and moral
worth, and Kept alive on principles of true merit.
Its pr sent manager hopes to make it the ideal
business college of Montana. 1t takes time to
build up a school that will meet the approval of
an intelligent people, such as we have in Mon
tana.
We solicit tho hearty CO operation of all that
have an interest in such an institutions; also in
vito you to come to Electric l~uilding. corner
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something of
the management and courses of study. Very
respectfully,
a.. HOMER G. PHELPS. Principal.