The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09


Henry Clay said. Young man. quail
Ry yourself for business The profess
sions are fun. and the age demands
1t"
Said Bovce. Formerly. when great
fortunes were made only In war, war
was business: but now. when great
fortunes are made only by business.
business Is war
1t 10 probably not generally known
that the business training schools OF
to-day Casually called business col
leges). are OF recent origin. scarce
~ any OF them having a history of
over nifty years.
Previous 10 the organization of the
modern business college. bookkeeping
and perhaps other subjects pertain
Ing to business. were taught in n
way, but the way was very unsatis-
factory and impracticable. The stu
dent was taught little moro than to
copy sets of books already worked
up
The modern business school not only
teaches practically single entry double
entry. corporation and voucher book
keeping, SO that students can 90 right
out OF the school room to tho business
office and keep the books successful
y. but also teach commercial Law.
arithmetic including rapid mental
calculations, penmanshir. nature and
use OF business papers. banking,
Wholesale and retail merchandising.
business correspondence. shorthand,
typewritine. and practical English.
Some OF these schools teach. also.
teiegraphy. snlesmanship. civil govern
ynent. mechanical drawing engineer
Ing. etc
Wnnnmnkers Opinion.
II II be true. as the merchant prince,
John Wanamaker. has said, that Il
would be Just wise for one to I'M
derfake the practice OF medicine o.
law without previous preparation as
to begin business without nrst learn
ing something about It, and II 1t be
further true. as President Garfield
puts II: business colleges originated
In this country as a protest against
the insufficiency OF our system OF edu-
caion-as n protest against the fail
IRE, the absolute failure of our Ameri-
can schools and colleges to At young
life: these business colleges furnish
ing their graduates with a better
education for practical purposes than
either Princeton. Harvard or Yale
then no wonder that these mod m
business schools have increased with
remarka BILE rapidity. Without an ex-
tpteneo fifty years ago. they number
to-day. in this country. probobiy H.
800 schools. with an attendance OF
100000 students. Most of these schools
onrol both sexes. largo number
run all the year without vacations,
though many close their night ses-
sions during the summer.
Sons time ago I road pamphlet
entitled, college Education for Men
OF Business" by Dr.. Broaddus, in the
interest OF Richmond College The
writer's object was TO convince young
men Of the Importance OF securing a
college education in order to be sue
etssfui In business. Just before read
ing this pamphlet the editor OF a
daily paper III Danvilie. whera had
Just established a branch school, came
fn to welcome me, and 10 offer graft
tuousiy any service his paper could
gender. and added. when left the
University OF Virginia, with my diplo-
ma. I was stuffed with Creek and
Latin. French and derman, the olosies
and isn1s. Until could hardly stand
straight; but 1 knewZn no more about
business than child"
The question arises, then, does the
university mars experience discount
Dr.. Droaddass argument? I think
rot. though business success may be
and often Is obtained without at
tending q. literary college; but where
ever and however secured, we need
good general education upon which
20 buitd most Successfully any spe-
tia1 or TECHNICAL course of training.
: One Of the greatest hindrances to suc-
tess on the part Of those who attend
business SCHOOLS is tho lack of
efficiency fn srainnier, spelling. use OF
sdpttaf letters, punctuation, letter
writing, arithmetic. etc. II instead OF
studyine dead language, hishor mArhe-
mGtids and other subjects which will
DO little used u at all. after the stu.
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