Evening journal., 1899-08-31
The GOLDEY COLLEGE
WILL REOPEN MONDAY WITH a
GREAT ATTENDANCE.
NEW HEAD IN THE SHORTHAND
DEPARTMENT AND A NOTABLE
CHANGE MADE IN THE METHOD
OF TEACHING TYPEWRITING.


Goldey College. Of this city. will re-
open next Monday morning. September
4, with the largest attendance 1t has
ever hal at reopening Principal Col
dey aud his assistants are to-day busily
engaged enrolling students. There Is
an increase in the number Of Whining
ton students. Maryland will send an
unusually large number, and Delaware,
Pennsylvania. Virginia and New Jer-
sey are fully up to former years. one
student has already arrived from the
state OF Iowa The college is having
correspondence with prospective stu
dents In Texas, Florida, Missouri and
New York
The college has had a marvellous
growth. due to the thorough work done
and the able management of Principal
Goldey. The coming year there VIII
be a stronger faculty than ever, and
the principal is looking forward to the
most successful year the college has
ever had
The great value of a commercial and
shorthand course as given by this col
lege. Is becoming more thoroughly rec
ognized This year quite a large per-
centage of the students already en-
rolled are graduates of the grammar
and high schools. The demand for the
| graduates of the college during the
past school year has been unprecedent-
ed. and in some measure this Is leading
to the present increased attendance.
| The commercial course thoroughly
equips the student for the practical af.
fairs OF life. The graduate of thi!
course is a good bookkeeper, an excel
lent business writer, rapid and accu
rate at figures, a good business CORE.
spondent. and receives careful train
ing in business papers, business prac-
tice commercial law, and practical
banking. During the last part Of the
course the students do business
through the United States mail. Gradu-
ates of this course are to-day among
the most successful business men ant
competent bookkeepers in this city
Philadelphia and other cities.
Henry c. Conrad the city solicitor
is the teacher OF commercial law. DR.
lW. l.. s. Murray teaches business eth
les. and lectures on practical affairs
!, Professor William A. Reynolds. the ex
pert accountant, gives the students
d practical talks on bookkeeping.
The new course in the shorthan,
! and typewriting department is attract
ing widespread attention. Principa
- Goldey has placed an expert at tn
head of this department He Is J. 70
Fuller, for the past three years asso
Z ciate editor of the Photograph
World, Of New York City, the larges
shorthand magazine published. ii
has been engaged in the various line
of shorthand work and Is one of tn
/. best shorthand reporters in the coun
! try. Not only is he regarded as one O
the foremost leaders in the shOrthan
profession, but he is also one OF tn
most expert writers Of the Benn Pit
. man system of shorthand. He hold
= an honor grade teachers certificat
from Benn Pitman. the author. Tn
7, new methods of shorthand that will b
= introduced into the department wi
make shorthand very easily learne
J. and a delight to the students.
IS One of the most notable changes tha
:. will be made will be in the method
II teaching typewriting. Henceforth thi
! subject will be taught by what
y known as the touch" method. where
by the operator writes on the typl
writer without his having necessaril
to look at the keyboard of the machin
III Much more work can be done by Il
new method, and with much greatl
4 ease. Future graduates of the depar
c. ment will be able to write rapidly an
accurately on the typewriter viii
re blindfolded. Mr.. Fuller claims tn
IN the new method will sweep the cou
Of try, and that in a few years an oper
tor will be considered out of date WI
er does not write by the touch" metho
B. The trouble so far has been to get COZ
petent teachers of the method. and {
he this account it has not spread as ra
n idly as it would have otherwise. ~
"a leading schools in Boston, Chicag
'w New York and some others, use q
,ir method with wonderful success. T.
in patrons OF the Goldey College will a
preciate the principals effort in secu
- ing the services of an expert for {
ah shorthand and typewriting depai
ment.
The office force at the college is loo
ing forward to a busy day next Mo
ne day.
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