The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-23
NIGHT SCHOOLS
OF THE Y. NC. A.
List Of Some Of the Studies Included
in the Curriculum.
EVERYTHING TO BE PRACTICAL
r,e Earoiment FOR This Year Already
Greatly in Excess of Last ienr-ihe
BOYS Department special
Feature.


wal be glad 20 know Of the o,ceI~' OPP
portunltles afforded by the Young Me"
cnr,s,isn Association 10 add TO their
.,ore Of knowledge. Under the auspices
%, tbe Educational Committee which y
,,,,nosed of Mcssrs. J. y. Nc"in""'
,h,frn,qn. stuart NJ woodward j. hialr
Farrer l.. A. Ilaught0n, y. w lla''o' =
ana prank W Duke. sixteen cl"ss's iVl
seniors and six studies for juniors nav
b.,n announced The classes are open T"
III Young men. mechanics. CLOTHS "i ~
-essgonai mon The only requirement, III
saditlou 10 character. is that e"cn STU
d.nt must become q member OF tie as
,.r.,tlon and nay "a small matriculduOh
Go for each class entered. Last year 40
re, and bows were enrolled I'm the hsh'
eIssse. Tne enrolment for this season
already very greatly I'm excess oI las,
year and those ia charge believe th''
ever, class will reach It's limit ana
,,,ojf, number wlll be turned away TOT
syauf % ROOM as was the case IN -FOUR OF
five classes last year. FOR the hcNl wv
,..cks the building will Doe open from
A NJ until 1880 i. Nj. iu order tnat aioso
seeking Information may be accommo-
THE STUDIES.
The senior studies Include.
ARITHMETIC. ON Tuesday and Fri
asV nights To Q O'Clock. j. Il. Creighton
Instructor. instruction in the fundamen-
tat nrincipies Of arithmetic. thorough drill
ING In multiplication. division fractions,
decimals. percentage. interest etc. ana
exercises in quick methods OF compu-
tation.
OK-KEEPING.-On Monday ana
Thursday nights 20 9,n O'CLOCK ~ d.
IL
IYletf and Crump Shoe Co. instruction
an the underlying principles Of double-cn-
Try book keeping. the meaning ana use
Of books I'm common practice; the proper
entries Tor different transactions; posting
trial balances. opening and closing OF
books. .... -,
BTsTSESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW.
Monday and Thursday nights 10
o'clock. C. W. ThrOckmortOn, attorney
al law. instructor. The principles of
commercial law relating 10 contracts, me-
eotshle paper partnership, agency ana
business papers. I'm this study the special
requirements Of the business man are
kept constantly So view, and men made
more valuable TO their employers because
of this knowledge.
ENGLISH Tuesday and Friday nights
TO 10 o'clock. j. h. Creighton. instructor
In this class the aim will be 10 give the
student such instruction as will be of use
and benefit 20 him both I'm his social ana
business ne and enable him 10 express
his thoughts clearly. intellieently, and
concisely.
El.EC TIRE CITY. Monday and Thurs
day nights 10 Q o'clock. Peter Winston
instructor II is proposed TO give the fun
damentals in as many branches of cleo
tricity as possible. and 10 demonstrate
al ha
Of these Fundamental laws TO the various
uses Of this subtle fluid.
MECHANICAL, DRAWING.-Tu
and Friday nights 10 o'clock. r. v
Jones. Jr OF the Y. +. l.. instructor. Is
specially intended for the instruction Of
young mechanics and apprentices. and 90
place them In "a position capable OF un-
dcrtaking work in drawing office. as
well fas 20 read the drawings from which
they are required 20 work while en-
ployed I'm the shop. While TO these the
course would be most useful. others are
eligible.
PENMANaIIP AND SPELLING
Wednesday and Saturday nights 10
O'Clock. Prof W VI. Wagner Of smith
deals Business COLLEGE Instructor. Spe-
clsl attention viii he given 10 position
pcn-holding. muscular movement eNer-
cises. etc.. 80 as to develop in the student
"a hand that may Doe rapidly written and
easily read. and 10 the spelling and DELI
milton of those words most commonly
used.
SHIP AFT1NG.-Wednesday ana
SATURDAY nights 90 $3.50 o'clock. lnstruc-
tor 10 be- selected. Instructions I'm the
theoretical work of ship-buiidlng. so far
a. drafting pertains TO II.
gIGN-M ING.--Tuesday and Friday
nights 20 $3.50 o'clock. Instructor 10 be
selected
SUMMARIZING I'm an IFS branches.
such as card-marking. etc.
STENOGRAFHN.
sTENOGRAPHN.- Monday and Thurs
day nights = So g o'clock. T. H. belL
OF the &. and o. railway Instructor Ii
Is our aim 10 thoroughly teach the prin-
clples .of the corresponding styles OF
shorthand and 20 lay the foundations for
the reporting style. BY close application
and hard study students may finish the
course In one session.
Tel EGRAPHN Tuesday and Friday
nights 10 9 O'Clock W. NJ. Bi ckers,
CHIEF Train Dispatcher Of c. and o., in-
structor instruction and practice I'm the
science Of telcgraphy and train dispatch
ing founda lion upon (which TO prepare
for professional duties.
VOCAL MUSIC.-Tucsday and Friday
HlEHir \ 20 % htNNN. ~ AtttA ~ 'tNtN'Af
Instructor. Instructions will embrace
scale and intervals rhythm. melody
transposition minor keys. chromatc scale
and changes molulaton. practical harmo-
ny. song form and sight singing or the
ability 20 read music without aid Of in
strumcnt Special attention 90 work -
part songs Quar,rftcs and choruses. '
OTHER -Free-hand drawing.
geometry. spanish end French viii be
taught # there Us sufficient demand
Arrangements have been made whereby
supplies may be- secured al the smalles
possible cost. cold medals and trophies
Will De awarded IN each class One OF
the pleasing features Of this grand work
IS tho fact that 81 is "a peri OF an inter
national system. Last year over twenty
i've Thousand different students attended
night Glasses in the Young Mems Chris.
tian Associations of North America.
For boys twelve 60 sixteen years OF age.
The BOYS work of flc Richmond r. NJ
G. \. has become a most important factor.
During the present season there VIII be
TIE gymnasium classes Bible classes. So.
eial work and in addition the following
educational classes. Arithmetic Monday
and Thursday nights 1n T. VI Spelling
Monday and Thursday $50 =. NJ. Marvin
j. Taylor Instructor Grammar Tuesday
and Friday 5H5 T. N. renmanship Tues.
tay and Friday $50 z. b.. W n Hefnar
instructor StcnOgraphy. Tuesday ans
Friday =. NJ H. H. Ferguson. instruc-
tor. Orchestra. Tuesday and FRIDAY. ago
T. NJ, lu charge 0f Prof G. J. Bfneit