The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-24

Business College.

We are grieved to see students going ont from
ness college Jour own not excepted), only half
fitted to perform the ordinary duties Of business
life. It il true that We can furnish the finishing
touches in the science OF accounts to, and make
. frs.-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 hs 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 CA conscientiously advertise to
complete I 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-clsss stenographer or bookkesper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
= situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position. as If his whole SUCCESS depended
on that one position. He asks us to tit 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 q frst-class bookkeeper or
stenographer, 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 a term of
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them . complete course, if they make good use
Of their time. Tbs 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 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. .
Eealizing that many students are not able to
lay out much money in an education, we shall
reduce tuition for six months from 200 to $40.
This reduction viii, we think. be appreciated by
many students who are economic in their OK
penditure of money. This reduction will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. 30. 1881.
Although the Montana BUSINESS CoLege ms
done but little advertising, except through its
students, it has been we'll patronized, rs students
and others friendly to its existence are aware.
This can be accounted for only in the fact that it
was founded by men OF integrity and moral
worth, and ! sot alive on principles of true merit
Its pr. sent manager hopes to make it the ideal
business college of Nontana. 1t takes time to
build up . school that will meet the approval OF
an Intelligent people, such as we have in Mon
tana.
We solicit the hearty cooperation OF all that
have an interest in such an institution; also in
yite You to come to Electric building, corner
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something OF
the management and courses of study. Very
respectfully,
HOMER q. PHELPS. Principal.