The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-13
Ivy Lodge No. "a, X. Of p.
Meets every Tueadav.
MONTANA
Business College.

We are grieved to see students going out from
school after a few weeks course in some bust
ness college (our own not excepted), only halt
fitted to perform the ordinary duties OF business
life. It 10 true that We can furnish the finishing
touches in the science of accounts to, and make
q frst-class accountant out of . 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 . frst-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 = 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 q irst-class photographer or bsokk9eper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
a situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position, as il his whole success depended
on that ons 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 no
comes to cope with a fr.t-class bookkeeper or
stenoerapher, alas! he is left. 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 q term of
six months. in which time We guarantee to give
them a complete course, il they make good use
Of th-ir time. Tho theory of bookkeeping will
consume about four months, taking into censid-
Grafton the other necessary branches The other
two months will be given to business practice.
We mean to go further than advertise 8 business
~practios 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
Holena.
Realizing that many students are not able to
lay ont 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 OK
pepditure Of money. This reduction will take
effect 1t once. and continue until Oct. 80, 1891.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through its
students, it has bsan we'll patronized, Is students
and others friendly 70 its existence are aware.
This can DO accounted for only In tho fact that 1t
was founded by mon Of integrity and moral
worth, and Kept alive on principles OF true merit
Its pr sent manager hopes TO mako 1t the ideal
business college Of Montana. 1t takes timo to
build up = school that will meet the approval OF
an intelligent people, such as we have In Mon
tann.
We solicit the hearty cooperation OF all that
have an interest in such IN institutions; also In
yits you to come to Electric tuildinE, corner
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn somsthing Of
the management and courses OF study. Very
respectfully.
HOMER G.. PHELPS, Principal.