The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
BEST IN THE STATE.
Graduates of Worces-
ter's Commercial
Schools.
BIG BUSINESS FACTORS.
Work Being Done in the
Three Local
Colleges.
BIG BUSINESS FACTORS.

The city of Worcester is acknowl-
edged to be one of the foremost cities
in the state, richest in educational re-
sources, and the praises of its fine
school system have often been sung,
but it is peculiar truth that one class
of schools in the city has been persist
emily ignored in the distribution Of
schools in the city brings out the fact
that its primary, grammar, high, sci
entific and fitting schools of all kinds
are unsurpassed in the quality of its
graduates, but there are never any
encomiums bestowed upon the CONNER
cial schools for their products.
The output of the commercial schools
are probably as important factors in
the growth and prosperity of the city,
and WELD as great an influence in the
conduct of the city's affairs as their
fellow citizens who are from the aca-
demic and professional schools. 1t is
the graduate of the commercial schools
who makes the prosperous and sue
cessful business man, and the man who
makes a success in his own business
may counted upon to proftably
carry on the business of large corpo
ration, as a city.
There are three of these business or
commercial colleges in Worcester, and
each is annually turning out young
men and women who command respect
in the business world for the thorough
ness with which they do their work.
These commercial colleges are not full
ly understood in the city, and the meas
ure of credit due them is far from
filed. The student at each is taken
raw, without the least knowledge of
business or of the simplest transaction
in the business world, and is given a
groundwork of business knowledge
upon which an education is built that
fits the pupil to first assume small du-
ties in the commercial world, later to
fit in as manager for large corporations
and eventually make him sound bust
ness man.
The commercial schools, too, proved
the "open sesame" for young women to
enter the business world. They broaden
the woman's sphere, and, but for them,
the young women might never have
seen the inside of an office as an at
tache. The schools fit young men and
women for two branches of the bust
ness world, and their value has long
been recognized by business men, so
that now the demand is greater than
the supply.
Before the coming of the commercial
schools, women were the exception In
the business office, yet at present the
attendance at the three Worcester
schools is largely young women. They
make careful and neat bookkeepers
and accountants and respectful, pains
taking stenographers, and readily Sc
cure employment upon graduation.
Young men, owing to the prominence
to which the young woman oookkeeper
and stenographer has risen, have al
most deserted the field in her favor,
and now the demand for young men IN
business offices is much greater than
the supply.
All of the Worcester schools, and in
fact commercial schools in nearly ev-
cry city Of the state, are called upon
for more young men to enter the busl-
ness world than any of them can fur
rish. The salary of young people as
bookkeepers ands stenographers Is
above the average paid to young peo-
pie in other branches Of the business
world, and the general advice from
proprietors of all commercial schools
is for more young men to enter upon
a business education.
In places where a young woman can
do the work equally as well ana satls-
factorily as a young man, the salary is
about the same in each case, but IN
special cases, where a young woman
stenographer would be undesirable, the
young man gets better than average
salary. There are business men VINO
prefer a male stenographer for many
reasons.
The schools in Worcester which fit the
young people for the commercial world
are Humans Business College, Beck
er's Business College and Childs' Bust
ness College. A. H. Human has Deen
engaged in teaching business methous
in Worcester for 10 years and was the
originator Of the work here. Mr.. Hin
man has placed more than 1000 young
men and women in positions and placed
the first lady business college graduate
in Worcester. He discussed the employ
ment of young women in business off,
ces with business men and succeeded IN
proving that the women can fit well in
to Worcester he had taught in Chicago
st. Louis. Philadelphia and Boston. He
has two courses in his college, the bust
ness course which deals with all COM
nercial branches, and course in stem
ography and typewriting. In the bust
ness course. the system followed is one
of actual business practice from start
to finish The student is made mer-
chant and is kept a merchant until the
end of his course. The course in stem
ography and shorthand embraces letter
composition. spelling, punctuation, Eng
lish and practice in taking from dicta-
ton. Each graduate from the school
graduates in both the business ana
stenography courses so that they are
doublv fitted for a business life. Both
courses are completed in a year and 4