The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-18

Business College

We arc grievea to see students going ont from
school after q few weeks course in some bust
nsss college four own not exceptsd), only hall
6tted to perform the ordinary duties OF business
life. II 10 true that we can furnish the fin shing
touches In the science Of accounts to- and mako
. ffss-class accountant out OF . person who has
had two or three ysars' experience In BUSINESS for
himxalf or his employer. In three month"; time,
for he realize, what his deficiencies are and what
| principles must necessarily b. we'll impressed on
his mind; hut we cannot make = 6rst-class book
keeper out Of q student who has had no prevlous
knowledge of actual business in less than six
months. &.
No school can conacientiously 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 n first-clsss stenographer or bsokkesper.
Stuaen,s often como to US, having been promised
a situation by some business man, to qualify for
one position. ~ il his whole suco % depended
on that ono 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 fir. t-class bookkeeper or
stenosrapher. 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 = complete course, il they make good use
of thair time. The 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 60 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
Law 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 e1-
penditure of money. The reduction will take
effect at once. and continue until Oct. 80. 1891.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through its
students, it has hesn we'll p~atronized, IS students
and others friendly to its existence are aware.
This can DO accounted for only in the fact that it
was founded by men of integrity and moral
worth, and lspt alive on principles of true merit
Its pr. sent manager hopes to make it the ideal
business college of Montans. 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
vite you to come to Electric building, corner
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something of
the management and courses of study. Very
respectfully, ..-.-. -
HOMER G. PHELPS. Principal.