The Donaldsonville chief., 1907-05-18

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ton were proposed and each town had
warm supporters. After the balloting
had begun, the other places were with
drawn suecessively and Baton Rouge
was unanimously selected as next
years meeting place. The date OF the
meeting will be designated by the
president and executive committee.
Invitations to attend the Jamestown
and Alaska Yukon expositions were
read, and the jamestown document
was referred to special committee
composed of the president, secretary
and j.. NJ. Thompson of the New Or
leans Item, with instructions to or
ganize an excursion to Norfolk il
practicable.
Mrs. Breazeale reported that the
ladies' committee had approved the
motion of DIR. Stephens that green
and gold be designated as the official
/ colors of the association. and the re-
port was adopted.
President Smith appointed Messrs.
Chas. E. Schwing, F. L. Knobloch
and w. E. Krebs as the special COM
mittee on libel law provided for in
the report of the committee on reso-
| lutions.
President-elect DeGraffenreid was
introduced and assumed the chair
after few well-chosen rem arks, prom
ising to do all in his power for the
upbuilding of the association and
soliciting the cooperation of the mem
bers to that end. He appointed Messrs.
J. E. Edmonds of Baton Rouge, Leon
Jastremski of the same city and Chas.
Z. Schwing of Plaquemine as the new
executive committee.
Announcements were made that the
proposed excursion to the gulf coast
in motor boats had been necessarily
abandoned on account of the inclem-
ency OF the weather, and that the train
carrying such members as intended
going to Opelousas for the opening
session of the state sanitary con-
ference would leave at 1:40 p. m.
A rising vote of thanks was rendered
to DR.. E. L. Stephens, president OF
the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
Institute, for his indefatigable labors
for the pleasure and comfort of the
members and their companions, and
the convention adjourned.
Concerns Every Young Man and Woman.
Every young man and woman should
be concerned in course of bookkeep-
ing and business training. Their
education is not complete without it.
Il you are poor, you need this practi-
cal knowledge that you may earn a
comfortable living. II your parents
are rich, you need this practical
knowledge that you may be able to
take care OF the wealth they leave
you.
The Tyler Commercial College of
Tyler, Texas, is known as the greatest
school of bookkeeping and business
training in this country. Their
courses are exceedingly thorough,
practical and complete. Four months
training in this institution is worth
six months in any other school. Most
business colleges attempt to teach
bookkeeping only in their business
course, while the Tyler Commercial
College teaches bookkeeping through
an actual business process of face-to-
face trans actions, which teaches busi-
ness as we'll as bookkeeping. The
student while taking the course writes
up many drafts, deeds, mortg ages,
notes, receipts, insurance policies,
ETC., in fact, every kind of commercial
actions with banks, wholesale houses,
commission offices, freight Offices, etc.
The school room is one great COM
munity of business houses, where
many students are actively engaged
in nsacting business and recording
same. This method is exceedingly
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practical. Shorthand or telegraphy
may be taken with this course. They
teach practical telegraphy and station
work, the famous Byrne simplified
shorthand, and practical bookkeeping.
It is these famous systems, their ex-
cellent corps of teachers, and their
modern business methods that have
made their school one of the largest
in America. Write them for free cat
alogue and full information.
Death of Judge w. ]. Gray.
Hon. W. j. Gray of Rayville, judge
of the seventh judicial district, COM
prising the parishes of Richland and
West Carroll, died suddenly at Mon
roe the night of the 5th instant, of
heart failure. He was in apparently
robust health, and his passing away
was a great shock to his family and
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