Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-20
Issued 900 Diplomas.
From The salin. Repub,ican.Journ.l.

This is the record made by the
Kansas Wesleyan Business Col
lege for the year now drawing to
a close.
The public hears but little of
the graduation exercises of the
Business College but such exer-
cises do take place. All that the
public knows about it is, that
hundreds of young men and
women come and go every year.
This makes it impossible to have
any annual Commencement Ex-
ercises." However, each school
day of the year Professor Roach
delivers to one or more happy
young person their sheep-skin,
and genuine sheep-skin at that,
unless it be as in some cases, a
handsome piece of pen art ex-
ecuted on cardboard by the one
graduating.
About once a month Professor
Roach delivers to those finishing
their course, lecture or address
filled with wisdom born of exper-
fence caution, and high and noble
inspiration. This he delivers
with such earncstness and zeal
that they make an indelible inn
preston upon the minds of the
students and remain with them
throughout life.
Prominent among Professor
Roach's lectures are the follow
ing: "Your Part in Building King
Solomon's Temple, and "Down
on the Farm" This last sub
ject has been pronounced by
those who have heard it, as an ex-
tremely interesting, inspiring
and touching theme, and is very
valuable indeed to the young men
and young women hearing it.
These talks are given as a last
lesson and advice to the student
as he leaves the threshold of the
college with the probability of
never seeing it or its professors
again. 1t is the summing up and
leaving with the departing stud
ent of the college, all the courage,
manliness and faithfulness to-
ward which his training for sew
eral months has beenleading him.
Before the year closes, or from
Sept. 1, 1900 to Sept. 1, 1901. oyer
three hundred diplomas will have
been issued and the happy re-
cipients pointed out the road to
success. The question naturally
arises, "What becomes of all
these young people, what benefit
is it?" We learn from the teach
ers of the Business College, that
of those sent out from the school
this year nearly go per cent went
directly to paying positions, as
to the advantage no one need in
quire. The result of business
education to the young people
can be seen every day. We will
take as an example the young
ladies of Salina. There are sew
eral classes of these as we all
know, there is the society and
music girl, and the high school
girl, the girl who gads the street
and flirts, and the girl who clerks
in the store at from So to IS per
week, but distinct and separate
from all these, is the Business
College girl. You know her when
you see her-business 1ike-al-
ways attending to her own busi-
ness, and has all she can attend
to. We have a large number of
them employed in Salina. they all
have work and are drawing good
salaries. In most cases double
and nearly treble that of the girl
who clerks in the store or stands
in the restaurant. When you
present bill to her, she writes
you out a check, for she is able
to have bank deposit, and a num-
Der of them have pretty good
ones at that. The proper BUSH
ness education shows wonder
fully upon young lady. The
benefit and blessing of business
college cannot be denied, they
are indispensable. A collegesuch
as Professor Roach conducts, is
a blessing to everyone who at
tends it, and not only to the bus
mess men of Salina, but to the
general public.