Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-26
PROGRESSIVE
Has Been Career Actual
Business College.
Many Graduates Prof ably Employed
college Full oil S I'D n $.

ten0ed ltSelf 10 Stanudrd never hp"
preached by business conditions Of
former times. With improved facili.
ties and methods, advancing trade and |
Its product to the requirements Of this
age, there comes the |
necessity for more concentrated and
studied effort within the Individual
to keep pace with the new regime,
and cope successfully with all the re-
quirements Of the new conditions.
The busy man of affairs has little
time to devote to guiding his assis-
tants through the stages Of prepara-
tion for effective and satisfactory
work in the business world. There
are always business positions for those
prepared to take them, and the sue
cess Of the individual depends very
largely upon his preparation to per-
form the duties Of, the various posi-
tions of business life.
Observing the necessity for an in
stitution that would provide oppor.
tunity for the youth Of this city
to prepare themselves for useful SER
vice, Mr.. II. A. Miller. February 10,
1893, founded the Actual Business
College, which bears his name. The
object Of the college was to give
practical instruction to those who con.
templated entering upon a business
career. In every respect has Miller's
Actual Business College fulflled the
requirements Of Its object, and today
there may be found iu almost any
city of this country, graduates from
the institution satisfactorily and adj
vantageously employed. Five grad
yates from Miller's Actual Business
College are employed in Government
offices at Washington; one is private
secretary to Prof. Lindsay, secretary
oI tue GulNcISily VI IShhSJiNdhia,
and many others are holding like i'm.
portant and profitable positions, and
in every instance their training has
been thorough and satisfactory.
The growth Of the college has been
steady ever since its inception. Mr.
Miller began teaching in modest quar-.
tiers in the Arcade block, South How
ard ST.. and the college was opened
with but one pupil in attendance. A
few months later, when the purpose
of the college was understood, and its
WORK proven effective, the demand fol
instruction necessitated the service
of assistants, and each succeeding
year has found the college better
patronized and better equipped. Las
year, 129 pupils were graduated from
the institution, and of this numbel
05 per cent are employed. More thar
100 pupils are now In attendance upol
the college. All the departments ar
filled, and besides liberal patronag
from this city, there are pupils iron
Detroit, Cleveland Mt Vernon, War
rem and other neighborlng cities. /
is n notable fact that the pupils iron
out of the city exceed In ndmbe
those Of Akron.
There are two departments in tn
college--Business Training and Short
hand The Business Training depar
ment includes bookkeeping, letter
writing. penmanship, commercia
T arithmetic commercial law. and spel
ing, In the Shorthand departmer
there are taught shorthand, typewrl
ing, penmanship, practical gramme
spelling and business letter-writing.
Three instructors give their entii
attention to teaching. They are: Pro
j. #. Sterner. principal of tho Bus
ness department and teacher of pei
: manship He Is n graduate OF Del
y ware college. and has for the past
years been engaged In teaching Nil
u Effie Foltz Is principal of the Shor
hand department, and In this work 81
is assisted by Mr.. Harvey Suisse
All the teachers are competent al
energetic; under their tutelage Il
pupils progress rapidly.
o Mr.. Il. Il. Workman is busipe
manager of the college, and Mr..
A. Miller, father Of the founder
" the college, is assistant. Compelle
" on account of his health, to enga
In other work than teaching. Mr.
y A. Miller the founder Of the COLES
~ Is now In charge Of the branch 9th
- of the b. +, Goodrich. Rubber CO.
pany, at Detroit.
As business manager, Mr.. 10.
Workman Is eminently successf
y Under his supervision, the progress
; the college has been rapid and steat
; He has the confidence of the busin'
I public to such extent that one Of
< graduates recommended for positl
Z is always assured OF trial, VIII
- invariably results in a steady pc
lc, tion.