The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-22

Business College.

We are grievsd to sec students going out from
school after q few weeks course in some bust
ness college tour own not excepted), only half
fitted to perform the ordinary duties OF business
life. 1t il true that We can furnish the fn'shing
touches in the science OF accounts to, and make
. $fTss-class accountant ont 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. vol impressed on
his mind; bnt we cannot make . first-class book
keeper ont of a student who has had no previous
knowledge of actual business in. less than six
months. 4@
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 qualification
Of q frst-class stenographer or bookkeeper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
q situation by some business man. to qualify for
one position, IS il his whole succ % depended
on that ono position. He asks Us to fit him for
that position in the short time of one month or
SIX Weeks ne pSrIOTAb ub 0uNASb w ~ c"sAo0
faction Of his employer, perhaps. but when he
comes to cope with . frst-class bookkeeper or
stenorrnpher, alas! he is ''left. +" to use the school
boy expression. A sad experience teaches many
that it 10 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 a complete course. If they make good use
of th.ir time. The theory of bookkeeping will
| consume about four months, taking into consld-
GRAFTON the other necessary branches. The other
two months will be given to business p~ractlce'
We mean to 20 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 arc 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 stud ents who are economic in their ex'
penditure Of money. The reduction Will take
effect at once, and continue until Oct. 80, 1881.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through if
students, it has been we'll pstronized, As students
and others friendly to its existence are aware
This can be accounted for only in the fact that II
was founded by men Of integrity and mora
worth, and ! spt alive on principles of true merit
Its Or. sent manager hopes to make it the idea
business college of Montans. 1t takes time te
build up = school that will meet tbs approval o
an intelligent people, such Us we have in Non
tann.
We solicit the hearty 90. operation OF all tina
have an interest in such an institutions; also IN
vita you to come to Electric tuilding, corne
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something o
the management and courses Of study. Yer:
respectfully.
HOMER G. PHELPS. Principal,