Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-12
s saturdap aauuarp H. 1901

ming Times Rrpuhlira1t,
q course will not be designed to merely
Naks stenographers and bookkeepers of
University graduates. but will include
economics, finance. commercial geogra-
/ ply, commercial languages such as Ger
IMAM, Spanish and French commercial
statistics aud commercial methods. For
Those who take the course in journalism
politics and history will be studied and
practice in rapid composition as well as
instruction in style given.
OF course. il is not expected tnat
Igraduates from the commercial course
will be fitted for Immediate manage
/ ment of great business enterprises po-
sitions Will not be camoring for them as
general managers and presidents of cor
porations. They Will. in fact, have to
begin, IS all other young men begin, at
the bottom. but it is Intended that with
lam educated mind and knowledge of
practical affairs gained in their college
course the commercial graduates rise in
1.-The line Of promotion shall be as swift
asa n'eteoris Hight When he starts he
Twill, is nov. be discouraged because
Young men Of his age have worked into
responsibe positions While he was at
! tending school. bur cnre started the en-
llargea capacities OF his mind will draw
linn iip the Hill Al a pace which will soon
lienable him to ovsrtake. then ouistrip.
lse reaches IA plane of executive action in
I the business world his training in the
university should give him a broader
mind. more s1sive concepts. a biain
more fertile 81 ideas and resources Of
Inlanagelne in excess q his capabilities
had ne not besn trained Graduate
Journalists need not expect 10 be innnle-
| diaiely recognized as great editors, but
If content 10 start at he beginning their
ljoarEalistic studies should make prog
liess easy ana evsnsuaily make them
asaater editors than they could have
kothel'wise been. The reform we hope
tysisl be a lasting one
HONEST OFFICE HOLDING uNPRoFl1aBLE.
The spectacle IS presented il, Mar
ishaliiown # 9 former county official
one Alo has been out If office but a few
s.yeaiis--be becoming janitor Of Tie eour,
house. bursting Of which he was for
ESsfserly Gus tesitan thru his official posi-
ltion. Allof which IS u the credit
Iatiier than he discrelit Of the ex-
Isaffissial ard pres eigt janstor. the same
tine i goes ite show that Office seeking
and holding does NOT pay unless a man
works & for d. there IS ii il aud res
sorts q eoriupt mctheds 10 make
money out Of ne office which IS not
Isgererally but Zoe fred t:ssnily the case
/ The belief IS genera thai office holds
ling spoils the man and units him for
eyAryslIiiag else bu, in this the public
is wrong as a rule. The man IS not
i spoiled. but rather is handicapped in
he mad race for place and advance
4 nlent IN tils- business world. Nine times
Ieut Of ten the office holder Is q poor
man when he takes office and Is poorer
hen he gees out. During 'fls e'isftoitl--
s airy wo terms he runs 'ile gauntlet of
8 ssessrnenfs for everything going
y from heavy campaign expeilses 70 as
sesss'l s ms for every pubic and efiari-
table rtel7prise--and it's good imam
cies lp einerges from public life with
a record Of honesty and good bank
account al one and the same time.
Then after four or more years in office
he finds that he is somewhat of a back
numsbsas that the Industrial band
Wasan nas rep, gong AZ 'ns ',f''s a. :
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