The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-15

Business College.

We are grieved to see students going out from
school after q few weeks course in some bust
moss college Jour own not excepted), only hall
fitted to perform the ordinary duties Of business
life. 1t il true that We can furnish the finishing
touches in the science of accounts to, and q
a frst.class accountant out of . person who hAa
had two or three years experience In business fol
himself or his employer, in three months time
for he realizes what his deficiencies are and what
principles must necessarily bs we'll impressed or
his mind; but we canpot make . frst-class book
keeper ont of . student who has had no previous
knowledge of actual business In less than siz
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 q frst-class stenographsr or ~bookkesper.
Students often come to Ms, having been promised
= situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position, rs 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. but whom he
comes to cope with q fir.t-class bookkesper or
stenoerapher, alas! he is cleft. (" to use the school
boy expression. 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.
Now We want students to come for . term of
six months. in which time We guarantee to give
them /. complies course. If 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 go further than ID vertiss a business
practice department. We shall have 1t in our
school and get out Of it the best results possible.
We have tho best room for this department in
Helena. VII. .M. 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, bs appreciated by
many students who are economic in their ex-
penditure OF money. The reduction will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. so, 1891
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through its
studentp, it has been we'll patronized, IS students
and others friendly to its existence are aware.
This can be accounted for only in the fact that it
was founded by mon Of integrity and moral
worth, and lspt alive on principles OF true merit
Its or, 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 Nom
tana. IVY.
We solicit the hearty cooperation Of all that
have IN interest In such an Institution; also in
vito you to come to Electric tuilding. csrnor
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something OF
tho management and courses Of study. Very
respectfully, & o-0
HOMER e.. PHELPS. Principal,