Evening journal., 1894-03-03
IN THE GOLDEY COLLEGE
Changes and improvements in
the B usin essSchool.
INSTITUTED EBUILDING ALTERATIONS

Glimpse at the Banking and shipping
Departments Where Actual business
Is Carried on with Similar Institutions
In other Cities.
In the recent extensive improvements
al the Institute Building in connection
with the new library room, Goldey Com
mercial and Shorthand College has had
part. A cosy, new college Office and
reception room for visitors has been
fitted up at the north end Of the hall
way on the second floor. The old Office
of the college has been fitted up for
the preparatory or coaching department.
The college therefore now occupies for
school purposes all Of the second floor
fronting on Market street; first, the
preparatory department at the north
and, next large double room for the
theory or Junior department of the com
mercial course, next to which Is beau
tifuliy lighted large double room for
the actual business or senior. department
of the commercial course.
Immediately over the actual business
department, and located on the third
floor, is a room similarly lighted and of
like size, used for the shorthand and type.
writing department.. There are two other
college rooms on the third floor.
That gives the entire second and third
floors of the building to the college, with
the exception of the rear room on the
second floor, occupied by the library, and
two rooms on the third floor. occupied by
Mr. HRmmitt as an art studio.
In the actual business department nc
bookkeeping text book is used but all
the records are made from actual busi.
ness transactions,
Professor Goldey conducted an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter through the de
partment to-day and explsinedits work
/ ings The reporter saw five built uT
offices, representing as many different
kinds Of business, with theil
appropriate signs. as Union Transfer
Company, X. B. Wright & Co., genera
d gents; Cookman & Inskp, importers
and iobbers; Il. S. Goldey & Co., com
mission merchants and the First Nationa
| College Bank Both domestic and foreign
trade was being carried on, everything
being done exclusively by the students
with proper direction by experts.
There was shown to the reporter mai
that had recently arrived from similar
institutions In Cleveland, O., Trenton, n
j., Jersey City, n j., New York anc
Rochester, n Y. This mail was all for the
students in Office practice, and contained
in one instant. an account sales ant
draft for procseds Of a recent shipment
In another a shipping invoice with sc-
companying freight receipt for q con-
lsignment to the commission house
another a manifest foi goods shipped.
the iobbing house through the colleg
freigAt Office, ,andla.communicstiou from
distant college bank to the cashier o
the Goldey College Bank enclosing &
check for collections and credit of
foreign bank. There was much othe
mail which the reporter had not time t.
examine.
In fact the room was a little bushes
centre in itself, everything being con
Quoted as Intellectually as though tn
students were engaged in the everyds.
requirements of active business life III
market quotations are bulletined dali
and transactions are based on currsn
prices.
Within the past week three larg
business concerns have applied to III
college for young men or women TO tax
entire charge Of their Offices.