The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-14

Business College.

We are xrlsyed to sse ktudents going ont from
school after = few weeks course in some bnsi-
ness college tour own not excspted), only hall
fitted 70 perform the ordinary dntfes o. business.
life. Ii IL true that VIC can furnish the in'shlng
touches In the science OF accounts to, and make
. firss-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 realize, what hin deficiencies sre and what
principles mnst necessarily b. well impressed on
his mind; bnt we can not make > first-class book
keeper ont OF i student who has had no previous
knowledge Of actual business In less than six
months.
No school csn oonscientiously advertise TO
complete 4 course in either shorthand or book
Keeping In less time, for Leither science can DO
completed In less time, to say nothing OF other
branches absolutely necessary to the qualification
Of 4 first-class stenographer or bsokkesper.
Students often come to us, having been promised
4 situation by some business man, to qualify for
ono position, As il his whole suce % depended
ON that ono ~position. IIo asks us to fit him for
that position in the short time Of one month or
BLK W1Gkss fllO pbTIOTuib HID AulAe6 VI Ino u
faction Of his employer. perhaps. but whom he
comes to cope with a fir; t-class bookkeeper or
stenographer, alas! he is 'left." to use the school
boy expression. A sad experience teaches many
that it IL better to be ful!y competent, though it
cost more. than partially fitted. to cope with an
other.
Nov we want students to come for q term of
six months. in which time we guarantee to give
them 4 complete 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 20 further than ID vertise 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 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, BE- appreciated by
many students who are economic in their e1-
penditure Of money. This reduction will take
effect at once. and continue until Oct. 30, 1881.
Although the Montana Business College has
done but little advertising, except through itf
students, it has been we'll patronized, as students
and others friendly to its existence are aware
This can be accounted for only in the fact that i
was founded by men of integrity and mora
worth, and lspt alive on principles of true merit
Its pr sent manager hopes to make it the idea
business college of Montans. 1t takes time te
build up a school that will meet the approval o1
an intelligent people, such as we have in Mon
tanA. % - ~
We solicit the hearty cooperation OF all thai
have an interest in such an institution; also IN
yits you to come to Electric tuildine, csrne
Sixth and Park avenues, and learn something 0
the management and courses of study. YER
respectfully,
HOMER q. PHELPS. Principal.