The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-05
PLACES WAIT FOR
FOUR GRADUATES
BOYS WHIT COMMERCIAL TRAIN
ING IN DEMAND.
All Tmose Who Finish the New Course
This Year Will Go at Once to Posi-
tions With Minneapolis institutions
The Course Factor in Keeping Boys
Interested.

Commercial training has proved a
signal success in this the first year it
has been feature Of Minneapolis high
schools. This year four students will
be graduated from this course at the
Central high school. In the meantime
by the other courses offered have found
the new commercial course more to
their liking and have remained in
school whereas they might otherwise
have left.
Business men are interested in the
work and the four graduates this year
have been offered positions in Mime
apol1s which their training will enable
them to fill.
The commercial course was put in all
the high schools this year. It had been
q success in other cities and the board
decided to give it a trial. At present
| the arrangement Of the course is not
wholly complete. It will be developed
step by step as this years freshmen
dent to specialize in the particular line
with az the otheS courses offered are
These include English, algebra and
physical geography. The other studies
Of the course after the second year will
be largely elective, allowing the stu
dents to specialize in the particular line
OF work which he or she may wish to
take up. English is required the full
four years.
AS. at present mapped out, the first
year g work consists Of penmanship,
spelling, letter writing In business
forms, commercial arithmetic and al
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Elementary and advanced bookkeep.
ing, business practices, commercial geo
graphy, numerical history, algebra and
some special electives are taken the next
three terms.
The last three terms offer wide va.
riety Of electives. Stenography and
typewriting, commercial law and ad
vanced work in the previous subjects
are offered. ~"
The great advantage of the course is
it's practicability. Every subject will
be Of practical benefit to the student
after leaving school. Students who fee
that they cannot afford to spend fou1
years on the other courses are inclined
course. At the present time as many
girls as boys are pursuing it.
i It is believed that the graduates vii
be in demand by business houses. Bust
ness men as rule prefer office helI
which has had ct least a high schoo
education. This course offers the bene
fits of both the high school and com
merclal training. In aQu1ClOny SuDJecIl
are offered which would hardly be Sc
cured outside the high school course
The course in commercial history ant
commercial geography will be specially
useful. Railroad and water routes anG
the history Of the growth Of commerce
will be carefully taken up: The course
in commercial law includes contracts
) commercial paper and general business
subjects, and will add to the equipmen
Of the graduates.
D. B. Thomas is in charge Of the. worl
at the Central high school, which !
] the first to graduate students in thi
: course. Principal J. n. Greer is great.
,.r1E,pleased with the manner In which tn
course hast taken hold and hopes to Sc
Who might otherwise leave,' said he, i
; speaking Of It today. 1.-THE four boy
ho have graduated nf ot This year wo4i tfG
: We're not greatly interested. The
,, would not have graduated but for thu
course. They became Interested an q!
took work to secure sufficient credit
To allow them to graduate"