The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21

the very outset of his work, is taught
to carry out properly all business
transactions, as well as to make the
necessary accounting records. He has
a complete Office equipment, including
imitation money, receipts, bill heads,
notes, checks, drafts. etc., and is con-
stantly trained in the proper making
out and disposal Of business papers.
The purpose is to make something
more of student than mere book
keeper. To accomplish this, he is re-
qulred to carry on several kinds of
business, as a proprietor. He does
business under current dates, makes
cut all papers in his own name,
forms partnership, and is trained in
many ways to dc business from the
standpoint of the responsible pro-
prietOr.
When the student completes the
work OF the elementary business prac-
tice course he is promoted TO be a
member Of the school business commu-
nifty. He is then supplied with a
capital consisting of cash, merchandise
and negotiable securities, and embarks
in business as a wholesale grocer and
produce dealer. In this course, he has
face-tO-face transactions with the
banks, wholesaleing, real estate, COM
mission, and freight offices, also cor
respondence with other students. He
uses carbon duplicates, and special
column accounting methods, and his
work parallels that of the actual count
ing room as closely as can be done in
school room. Penmanship is given
careful attention.
The shorthand course, in conjunc-
tion withlwhich is typewriting, is thor
ough in every detail, and is highly
recommended by business people
throughout the country who have
sought, and found. private secretaries
from the Grenada Business college.
New, practical and strictly up-to-date
methods are employed, while the train
ing is as near perfection as possible.
The school teaches bookkeeping,
penmanShip and mathe-
maticS by mail and has many students
in all parts of the country. Among
it's graduates are young men and wom-
en- holding responsible positions in
large mercantile establishments, and
acting as bank cashiers, chief clerks
and bookkeepers, and corresponding
secretaries in places of trust, where
the services Of brainy people are at a
premium. Some of these are in New
York City, Others in various cities as
far north and west as Kansas City.
President Thomas may well feel proud
of the fact that he has two calls for
graduates to every one turned out,
which is certainly most compliment
tary TO him and his school. 1t means
that a thorough business training, to-
gether with discipline, is appreciated
by the man of business. Scarcely a
day passes that applications for a
stenographer or bOokkeeper is not re-
ceived by telegraph, telephone, or
otherwise, and graduates are accepted
into lucrative positions upon the
recommendation of the college. Prac-
tically speaking, President Thomas
becomes personally responsible for
those who have received instructions
under his careful guidance. These po-
sitions pay from $50 to 1925 per month,
which is pretty good investment
when it is taken into consideration
that the time occupied by the average
student for q single course is from
eight to ten weeks, and for double
course from four to five months.
The Grenada Business College makes
the four following offers to those con-
templating entering a school of this
character:
Offer No. /. $50 will pay for a life
time scholarship in either department.
Offer No. 2. To any one taking out
two scholarships at the same time and
paying us $3.50 we will issue two
lifetime scholarships; or any one en-
tering and bringing friend, both en-
tering together, and each take out a
single scholarship, the price will be
S57 so, or S2S.75 each, and if it is SO
desired one may enter the Commercial
Department and the other the Short
hand Department.
Offer No, 3. To any one entering
and paying US s75 we will issue a
double scholarship, furnish books of
all kinds, pay railroad fare to Grenada,
and guarantee position after COM
pleting.
Offer No. f. To any one coming and
paying us S135 we will issue two schol-
arships, furnish necessary books of
all kinds, pay railroad fare and six
months board, and when the pupil
has completed, we will guarantee
position. Should it take longer than
six months time to complete, the only
cost to the pupil would be board. No
charges for tuition or books.
President Thomas, the founder of
the Grenada Business College, is the
author of Thomas Corporation and
Voucher Accounting, the latest pub
lished course on this subject, and one
used exclusively in this school. He is
also author of an arithmetic known as
Wonders in Figures, " most valua-
BILE work, which is also used here ex-
clusively. In this connection it might
be said that President Thomas has in
dulged his literary fancy to the extent
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