The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-06

found necessary to separate 1t from the
Kansas Wesleyan university, and it was
moved into its present quarters, a three
story pressed brick block in the bust
ness part of the city. There are ten
large rooms on three floors, all devoted
to the different department OF the col
lege.
In carrying out his idea of a business
education, after giving them the the
oretical knowledge with which most
schools stop, Prof. Roach puts his stu
dents through a course of actual busi-
ness. 1t is his idea that the theory is
only preparatory to the real business
training. For instance he has two
banks in connection with the college,
not make believes, but regular banks,
properly Differed and organized, hav-
ing all the furniture, fixtures, and books
of a bank, and doing a regular banking
business. One of these is the College
National Bank, conducted exactly as is
a national bank, through which is trans
acted the local banking business be-
tween the students. The other bank is
the Inter Communication College Ma
tional Bank of America, which is con-
nected with similar institutions in other
large business colleges in the east. There
are also real estate and abstract offices,
wholesale jobbing houses, commission
Offices and a comm ercia1 exchange, and
students have to take charge of each
one of these businesses, keep the books,
and conduct their affairs the same as
though they were actually engaged in
business.
When a student enters the actual
business department he is given GER
tain amount of capital in college cur
| rency. With this he forms a partner
ship or enters some line of business
himself. By arrangement with other
large business colleges of the east
regular system of business is trans
acted Goods are bought and sold, in
voices issued, drafts drawn, cOrrespon-
dence conducted, and each student act
ually transacts business with other stu
nd
Each one must watch his profits and
losses, keep his books, and to all in
tents and purposes be a merchant.
There. is a transportation department
conducted exactly as is a large railroad
freight office, and through this con-
signmentS of goods are made to and
received from students of other colleges.
After each student has become pro-
f1cient in manag ing his own business he
is put in charge of one of the offices,
and finally in charge of a bank, where
he learns the business as thoroughly
as if in a national bank. For this rea-
son a large number of the young men
whom Prof. Roach sends out go i'm
mediately into banks and transact all
kinds of banking business. The entire
system is organized with a view to CIV
ing really practical business educa-
ton.
The shorthand department is in charge
of Prof E o. Allen, president of the
State StenographerS' association, ana
one of the best instructors in stenog-
raphy in the west: 1t is claimed that
there are more students in stenography
in this school than in all the other col
leges in the state.
The penmanship department is in
charge of Prof. L. H. Hausam, author
of the New Education in Penman-
ship" and late president of the Kansas
State Penmen's association.
Among the hundreds who have gone
out from the Kansas Wesleyan Bush
ness college to success in the business
world are the following: w. L. Groth,
bookkeeper with H. Steinback & Co,
Chicago; w. L. Thomas. principal
Cahoes Business college, Amsterdam,
n. Y; L. A. King, travelling salesman
Nave, McCord & Co., st. Joseph; Wal
ter Holmquist, bookkeeper and assistant
manager Scripps-McRea League, Chi
cago: A. G. Lawson, stenographer for
P. d. Cannon, Salt Lake, Utah; Ralph
Bosworth, bookkeeper and stenographer,
Prudential Insurance company, Kan
sas City; Miss Teddie Smith, deputy
city clerk, Topeka; H. H. Eberhardt,
treasurer Saline county, Kansas; S.
W. Clark. assistant cashier First Ma
tiona1 bank, Ration, N. M; Miss Louella