Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-17
EQUIPPED FOR PRACTICAL CAREERS.
An Institution That IS Doing Much towards
Making Young People Self Supporting.

This u fast becoming a day Of prao-
ueauty. The man or woman who IL not
equipped by a training and education
az wen a. BY nature for some useful
calling 10 certain to BE- handicapped In
the race Of life. The world n flled with
ruah'ahsad people. and those who sue
coed beat are those who are best ntted
for whatever calling OF profession thoy
may engage In. Merit Is sure to win;
and the man Of afialra does not readily
overlook merit when u comes 10 sub
serving his own interests. N he has
need Tor huokkccpar. hs wants the
boat one he can get for the money. n he
nccda a clerk. he viii employ the one
that, By mental requirements and per-
aona polish can Walt ON the most Gus
toners ami draw the most trade. II
his correspondent Is heavy and ne at
tends 20 u ~ mcnaA OF a stcnographsr
and typewriter. he IL DESTROYS that the
individual that mis- that position shall
BE- somewhat 81 a specialist. and 10 be
such,H0mc special preparation and study
are necessary
The institution that affords such in-
ptruoti1n and gives such training elc-
Yates the standard OF citizenship Ia the
state Just - much. such an iuHtltu-
sion 10 the i.atter-day Saints Business
College, which, from u very small be-
ginning. has arisen 10 large and i'm
poriant proportions. -Four years ago
u entered the field OF practical sduca-
ilon. under very trying and inausplel.
Gus circumstances. Twenty-Five Htu-
dents only were enrolled and taught
during the nrat year. but like she snow
ball that was rolled down hill. Il grew
and grew fast. and with It's growth
~ importance was felt moro and more.
until al The present time X has an en-.
rollins rt OF two hundred pupil. all Of
whom are enthusiastic In the branches
~ practical education that they are
pursuing The head Of me insuiu.
dion IN Prof. Joseph Nelson, whose zeal
and tirtirna work has brought u 10 It's
present standard o. efficiency.
The branches comprise bookkeeping
strnoFraphy, typgwritlng. telegraph
and literary work. and the lmpaTtlnE ~
the rudlmentH % general or common
school education. The bookkeeping de-
partfncnt a. being conducted By A. A.
Miller, and has about one hundred In
duatrioua ana earnest students, In THIS
department business h taught and
transacted precisely az CARR cd on In
everyday NE. 20 Car as u u possible.
The student who desires 10 Hst up In
business Tor himself must rent his office
room or buy his business block from a
real estate agent or other person, ar
range his desk or room, and proceed 70
earn livelihood with the means that
are before him. Thate are two banks
In this department. One II state In
Htitutlon. Incorporated by tho students.
who own the stock, elect The onieets,
and transact the bukinvsA. Tne other ID
az national bank, owned and operated
by the teachers. The particular function
X each bank. with the relation 10 the
other and 20 IN. business transacted
N.sH a.. 81 - oh
into full force and play. Where a
commercial education IL desired the
student has ample faculty; In fact. he
mual learn how 20 buy and sell az re-
tail and wholesale, 70 collect ana pay
out money. attend 70 freight Transport
iitlon, and the other essentials 20 a
complete commercial business.
The photography department IL con-
duoied ~ Prof John II. Mills, assist
ed by -. ]. Mckaa. This branch also
has a membership OF about one humid
red students. Like those sslxaked In
studying bookkeeping. they aro very
tnerrstlc and are fast becoming pro-
ficient In he work they have before
them.
Nearly all the students who are en-
gagged To shorthand ~l1ug 10 the type
writing department which has for "a
head Miss Ada nitner who has shown
herself 10 be exceedingly capable In
that line OF work There 10 also a
department OF telesraphy, which
belongs 10 this institution. Mr. wllby
DouEau OF the Doserct telegraph ONCE
conducts u, and u pro'gises % be an
Interesting and profitable branch az
the school. John IA. Evans has charge
~ the literary work " the school; and
Prof NJ. ~. Ross II the pen specialist,
whose work 10 almost US perfect 40
tina. - copper plate,
Assistant city Attorney c. H. Stew
art conducts the commercial law
course, which, Prof. Nelson explains,
IA no, calculated 70 make lawyers OK
ihe students. but rather TO teach them
how 10 avoid tho difficulties and inirl-
caeles OF law In the event that u
should be directed against themselves