The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
A Young Institution Which
Has Already Taken
High Rank.
THE OUTLOOK is EXCELLENT.

THE OUTLOOK is EXCELLENT.
The Coming Year Promises to Tax the
Institution to its Utmost Capacity.
On August 9th, the Lexington Business
College and School OF Shorthand through
it's attorney, u. G. Phetzing, filed articles
of incorporation with the circuit clerk
and on the 10th Judge Field made the
order incorporating the same. The incor-
porators are Judge Jno. E. Ryland, DIR. j
G.. Crist, H.. j. Groves, H. ID. Demand, U
G.. Phetzing, L. F. Myers and A. e. Hor-
tenstein, all of these forming the board OF
trustees with L. F. Myers as president, H.
ID. Demand, treasurer and A. e. Horton
stein, secretary. This, to the college, q
very important step, has been in contem-
plation for some time, and but for the
failure of the court to hold its regular
term last spring, would have been done
then.
In the fall of 1892 Prof. Myers came to
his city as a special teacher of CONNER
cial branches in our several colleges, and
soon after his arrival here organized and
conducted night classes in bookkeeping
and shorthand which were attended by
some of our best men and women, among
them Judge T. A. Catron who was that
fall elected to the office of collector OF
his county. The demand for this class OF
school work grew from this on, and after
carefully surveying the situation and
studying the surrounding, Prof. Myers
came to the conclusion that there was not
only room, but a need for a chool that
made a speciality of practical education
in this city. Encouraged by the kindly
feeling of our citizens towards such an
institution, and the generous patronage
accorded Prof. Myers in his efforts, he
announced in the spring of 1895 the open
ing of such a school in September of that
year. The catalogue, which was q modest
affair, was printed in this office. During
the summer every effort was made in the
way of advertising &c. to bring the school
before the people. A college paper, the
New Education, was started and amid the
great financial oppression of 1895 the Lex
ington Business College and School of
Shorthand was launched.
Prof. Myers associated with himself
Prof. A. E. H~ortensteIn of ILL.,, who sus-
tanned this reputation as a conscientious
and painstaking teacher and accomplished
penman, in the years work
The attendance and the results of the
years work were all that could be hoped
for, and the college closed a very success
full years work on the last OF May.
A finely illustrated forty-two page cata-
Iogue was issued preparatory for the next
years work. This is a home product,
having been printed in this Office, and is
the first illustrated school catalogue
printed here. Prof. Myers believes in
patronizing home industries. This office
has received many compliments on the
peatness and general make up of his
catalogue, and we have demonstrated to
our citizens that they need not go to the
cities for first class work.
The plan of the college is to give to
young men and young women, especially
to those whose line is limited, a practical
education. It is not intended to fit them
for the book-keeper's or amanuensis' desk
only, but to prepare that vast and grow
ing army of young men and women who
are wanted in the business world, for the
highest usefulness and success therein.
The work of the college is divided into
the following courses: the mercantile
business course, the higher accountants
course, a shorthand n typewrIting
course, the normal english course and a
p~enmanship, embracing the following
practical subjects: reading, writing, SPELL
ing, history GU. s. and General physi-
ology, algebra, civil government, political
economy, commercial law, bookkeeping
with actual business practice, expert
work, banking, shorthand, typewriting,
pen art, german and elocutIon.
The college occupied the second story
of the Kriehn building on Main street
last year, but the early inquiry for infor-
nation and catalogues convinced Prof.
Myers that these quarters would be mad
equent to his requirements and two floors
of the Gruber block on the west side of
These have been elegantly fitted up for
school purposes, and being well lighted
and ventilated, are especially suited for
business college work.
We are informed that the outlook for
the coming year is excellent and we
predict for the college a bright future.
Thus another enterprise, which has for
ing of the community, has been added to
the attractions of our city and Lexington
is proud of it.