The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-30
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Rev. W. L. 8. Murray arrived in our city
by the lt.S0 q. m. train to-day, and this
afternoon delivered lecture before the
Goldey College on business Ed ucation,"
OF which we give the following synopsis:
1--WE are living. We are dwelling.
In grand and awful time
III an age on ages telling.
10 DO living Ii sublime"
II the young mon and young women of
these closing years of this nineteenth
century could realize the truth OF this
statement what wonderful advancement
would be made. The time In which we are
living Ia grand because OF Its opportuni.
ties. awful because OF its responsibilities
There never were such business facilities
as to day. There never were SO many
aids to prepare one for commercial nCttvi.
ties as now, Tho world never wanted 80
much as at present and never wanted It in
so short time, To meet the daman de
OF the. times In commercial lines one must
have business education.
IL ia demanded because OF tue universal
Intelligence OF the people. Buslness edu.
cation must have for its basis a good
English education. The correspondence
is so volumnlous that poor composition
and Dad spelling will not be tolerated. IT
is positively detrimental 10 mans bust.
ness house to have clerks and help who
cannot write business letter In proper
form with CORRECT spelling and grammar.
because OF the public school ls superior
to tho education of the classes In Europe
Few centuries ago,
When the Magma Charta OF, England,
that great charter OF human rights. was
signed by twenty.sx barons, three wrote
their names and twenty three made their
marx. 1t has not boon many centuries
since there was statute In England to
enable the lords and peers to sit in Parlia.
ment who could not read Today. every
n nl,I n..sI
women. People are travelling, going to
ana FRO la tho earth and knowledge 10 In.
creaeing.
An educated customer demands an edu.
Gated merchant, an educated merchant
demands educated help.
The times demand that thoee who ex.
pect to enter business life shall have
business education. because of the rush of
the age. The OK team has been displaced
blythe stage coach. the,stage coach by the
steam ear. Men will travel further now
IN three days and nights than a hundred
years ago In three Eionths. The express
dashes through the land at the rate Of q
mile minute.
Paiatial steamers cross the ocean In q
week. We talk to mon by aid of the tel.
ephone hundreds of miles away. We
flash our orders across the sea. We WI ite
as last as mon talk, set tyre by machinery.
send out great daiies to the ends Of the
earth; we touch u button ana our houses
lalnS with light; we step into q car and
electricity, instead Of horse power. takes
us IN double quick time to the different
points in the city.
Such an ege has not time to take the
Office boy and Train him from tile broom
to the double entTy the absolute de-
mand Is that tho training shall be done
outside not inside the store. Business COL
leges have recognized this fact and have
sprung up all over the land. IL there
were no need for them they would soon
die out but SO long as they supply O felt
went they will live and prosper.
The demand 10 all The NOR urgent be.
cause almost everything goes on the
book. Bookkeeping las become both a
science and an art. The most response.
BILE place In great houses Ia that of the
bookkeeper He notes the outgo and the
income. He gives information concern.
Ing the firms financial standing. He
gives figures and facts mighty factors In
the SUCCESS OF the house.
The banking system and Its necessary
association with all lines of business
naE 8 1t u necessity TINT men shall be In.
formed In this branch OF commerce in
order to accomplish the highest and pest
results. Lot US come out of the night or
Ignorance into the daylight Of progress,
for
The night has thousand eyes
The day has but one;
Yet the light OF the whole world dies
with tho setting SUM-"