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

, Jefferson School for Boys. Charlottesville.
Va E. II. Rogers. headmaster.
MrGuire's University School. Richmond, Va.
John P Mcclure president,
MSrcersburg Academy. Mercersburs. Pa,
MnryInnd School school f for Bogs. Lock p,v.n
Nd. \. E. Upham
Money school. The. Campbell. Va. w. e.
Money. headmaster
Oak Kidse Institute. Oak Ridge. ". c.. J..
w.; A and ". II. Holt. principals
iniltns Brooks school. Philadelphia. Pa.
Aitrsd e Arnold. headmaster.
fesndolph- Macon Academy, Bedford. Va. f.
sumter smith, principal
h Ta rt Naron academy. Front Royal.
i'i pI, Academy. Richmond. Va. w. L.
Prince dean
SHENANDOAH Valley Academy. Winchester.
va b. NJ Roszel. principal.
MILITARY SCHOOLS.
Augusta Military Academy. Fort D.ssn
Bingham School. Mebanc. n. c. p,e.,o,
Lewis GRAY president,
hGn nn sine COLLEGE Richmond Va. RI, Rev.
f1shbnrne Military School. waynesboro. Va
Jar James ., Fiissihburne: president 60
wa Wa ''on M tinny Acndemy. Fork Union.
"reenbrer PresbyterinI Military School
Lewlshurg. w Va. II. b Moore. principal
hp Mn"m h,litnry school. Oxford n. G.. j. c.
stannton Military Academy, stanton. va.
captain VIM. III. Knble
ilnsiey Military Institute, Winston saien,
n G. j. w TinsIey. headmaster.
virginia Military Institute, Lexington Va
General f. w. Nichols. superintendent
MUSIC AND ART.
Art Art Club Of Richmond. Richmond. Va.
Richmond School OF Expression, Richmond
Richmond Conservatory OF Music, Richmond
/, va Frank f. Cosby. director
UISpEpc ,.rr,.
Kindergarten and Primary School. R,ch-
inond, Va, Misses Scott and Talcott
richmond Training School for Kinderport
ners' Richmond Va. Lucy S. coieman
TECHNICAL. AND SPECIAL.
'sq mt,,I Medical College. Baltimore. Nd.
baltimore Law School, Bal,nor. us
Judge Alfred s Niles h'''
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. va
University College OF Medicine R,o,,
Va. Dr.. Stuart Mcclure. presidcnt
U; s. College Of Veterinary Surgeons. Wash.
lshston. D. C.. c. Barnwell Robinson. presi-
virginia Mechanics Institute. R,cbmo,a
va, Frank W Duke. superint endent'
virginia roptechnlc Institute. Blacksburg.
Va, r. 7. Elicit. secretary o.
College of Physicinns and Surgeons no,,,
more ND charles F, Bevan. VI. D., dean
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Normal and Collegiate Institute. A,h.vu,s
n. c.. Edward p. Chiids. principal
So: GATHERINGS Normal Institute. RaItimoro
Nd. Sister Ferdinand o.
st. PnUl's Normal and Indu.tr,oI scbo,,
Lawrencev!lle. Va. James s Russell
state Female Normal School, FarmyiIi. w
j. l.. Jarman. president a.
state Normal School, Harrisonburg. Va
Julian a. Burruss, president. va
state Normal aud Industrial School, Fred
er'eksonrs. Va. E. H. Russell president
cOIORED SCHOOLS.
Manassas Industrial School for Colored
principal
ingleside Seminary. Burkeville Va. Graham
Cox Campbell. president.
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is met with the pointed question
What can you do?"
While the business schools of our
country haze not reached perfection.
most OF them have kept abreast of
the times. observing the modern bust
ness methods employed by the most
successful business men. and. as near.
iy as possible. applying them to the
various courses of instruction which
they offer. thus enabling their stu
dents to answer this all-irnportant
question. in a satisfactory manner
Learning by doing common
phrase. is reality to the students of
the modern. up-to-date business
school. In consequence. they not only
grasp business ideas quickly but in
such q manner as to enable them to
enter a modern business Office. as in
tclligent and efficient workers,
The courses for which there is the
greatest demand and. consequently.
which receive most attention. are the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
BY w. p. HAYNES,
President

m my opinion business Is a profes.
sion. and one of the greatest. be-
lieve that there are better opportuni-
ties In this profession than any other
No one should expect to qualify him
self for any position in life without
devoting a reasonable time to busi-
ness subjects. 1t is impossible in a
few weeks Gas some INSCRIPTIONS bust
ness college proprietors advertise) to
master the subjects that pertain to
? business life. Forty or fifty years ago
In the early history of bushes, col
leges, three months attendance was
deemed sufficient. but business require
. ments became more eXactIng, natural
business conditions demanded better
trained assistants. To meet this de-
mand, the best business colleges
heightened and broadened their courses
of instruction. The subject of busi-
ness education is on the program of
every educational convention, and this
shows that people are awakening to
value OF q thorough training in COM
merclsl subjects It is the duty OF
every person to acquire an education,
not only duty he owes to himself, but
q duty he owes to his associates, and
the people in general.
There Is In our profession a duty
that pales into insi!snincance the live
tihood feature. and 1t is to be regret
ted that there are business college
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have 1t, is purely an American instf-~
tuition. 1t fills two-fold mission. III
not only trains It's students for possif
tons. but introduces them to the busis
ness world by securing them employs
ment.
business education Is the shorts
est and surest path to success Thous!
ands OF young men owe their successs
ful careers to it 1t gives opportunit
ties TO young men which would otherx
wise be beyond their reach. Bv its
aid the humblest man may hope 70 win,
for himself an honorable position,
Hundreds have reached national prom.
inence through their commercial train.
ms. 1t opens avenues by which a,
young man may pass from the seryice
OF others to a safe and remunerativa
business OF his own. Young men. yo,
VIII find II good thing; therefore re.
1t. and having obtained It. use =, a.
asteppins stone to honest indep endence.
Let me not forget our girls, The whole
tendency OF the times is towards n
more practical. useful education for
our girls. in preparing the mfor ac4
ti"e' prosperous business pursuits. and
Tor the sterner realities of life-rett,ne,
thelr own living and making theirs
own way to self-reliance Lies great
ahlnition is to be and do Life is al
search for power. the power to know
the power to be and the power IN do
the work the world wants done tn
woman the commercial school has hear
the emancipation, It has lifted her mn.
from life of dependence from doma.y
TIC servitude and drudgery, to a biphe-
ana more lucrative field of usefulness
ana proht in the business world III,
can ne truly said that since the estahL
i'shment of the commercial school woS
man mas become more independents
ana receive better compensation for han
service than ever before In the htstor,,
OF the world She has gone into ths,
business office and made herself in
dispensable. and by her presence had
made 1t place OF business refinement,
through the training received in ths
commercial school she has become ir,
the fullest sense more than ever has
fore mans MISUNDERSTANDING counseIes
and friend
me commercial senool is doing Al
grand ana noble work. and follows
closely the biblical injunotion: "Tn
serve is to bless; he who is sreatess
among you shall be your servant" IN
this we have the education Of usef,,I-
ness 1t is the mission of the CONF
hercial school to impart that kind "a
training.
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The Business Schools and What They Are Doing


There are in the United states about
1000 well-established business schools.
In addition to these institutions. which
are devoted exclusively to business
training. many of our leading col
leges and universities have well or
ganized commercial departments, and
to meet popular demand. almost
every high school in the land, has
added to its curriculum some of the
most important commercial branches.
These conditions are not the result
of chance. Things are not done as
they were. even a few years ago. rhe
order of the day is progress The
railroads. the telegraph. the telephone.
the automobile. etc. have revolution
lied bus ness. They cause things tc
move at rapid pace. The slow
method of training young people in
the counting room no longer exists.
The times demand that they be trained
before entering upon commercial our
spirit. Every applicant for a position
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, country: but II We are 10 attain a full
measure OF success, we must equip
ourselves with education and training
that we may acquire all the dement's
to ne derived from these opportuni-
ties
The commercial and Industrial ao
tiFities that now exist demand
thoroughly trained and able workers.
our land is bristling with possihili-
ties. and all that is required is suhi-
Gent confidence to take the initiative
Husinens, the Greatest Profession.
BUSINESS to-day is the greatest Of all
professions. No one should exrec, l.,
qualify himself for a successful care.,
without devoting a sufficient time 10
business subjects. 1t is impossible II,
Few weeks or months to master
thoroughly the subjects which pertain
TO commercial life. Thirty or forty
years ago. in the early history of busl-
ness colleges. three months attendance
covered the usual course, but as bust
ness requirements became more ex
acting, business men demanded better
and more thoroughly trained assist
ants This exacting demand necessi-
ta'ed better training for those enter
ing business life. and to furnish this
training the best business colleges
heightened and broadened their courses
making the average time of attendance
at least six months. and. I'm MANY
cases. longer period. Business educa
ton to-day is receiving more atten-
ton from educators all over the coun
try than any other one branch of study
This subject is on the program or
every convention of educators
Young People Should Exercise Caution.
Unfortunately. in Virginia and many
OF the states there Is no law prevent
ing an INSCRIPTIONS man from enter
ing city. renting room or two buy
inS few cheap tables and chairs. EN-,
pioyins one or more cheap teachers
and calling the combination n business
college. These are usually the schools
mat offer special Inducements. thar
VIII pay railroad fare. that will guar
antoe positions and emphasize short
courses. These schools only last a
snort time. just long enough to In
veigle the unsu5pecting and get their
money.
There Is as much difference betwee,,
business colleges as there is between
district school along the roadside
IN tho country and State university
Young people should exercise IN.
greatest caution in the selection or a
school.
Young People Should study Shorthand.
on June Is notice appeared in the
public press defarring the United states
civil service examination from June z
CONTINUED on Third PaCe0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

Forty years ago. when this country
began It's wonderful commercial de-
eelopment, business colleges were prac-
tiealy unknown. AS time went on
however, manufacturing. railroad
building. mine developing. wholesale
merchandising, exporting and other
commercial activities created a de-
rnand for young business assistants.
Business attracted not only capital.
but also the brains. ability, effort en-
ergy and strength OF most OF the best
men of the nation.
For many years the growth was
slow and spasmodic, and it was not un
t'l after the hard times OF $50 that
business development began the me-
teoric career that has produced the
captains of industry OF the present
day. Business grew from the one-man
size to the two-rnan size to size
where hundreds and. in many cases.
thousands OF men were associated in
one enterprise. This gigantic develop
ment could have but one natural and
logical result; viz. demand for ef-
ficiently trained assistants The alb
solute need of help was too great 10
admit OF the old-style apprenticeship
system. which for centuries had been
In vogue In most lines OF trade Bust
ness men needed trained assistants.
assistants who knew what to do and
how TO accomplish results.
1t was this overpowering demand for
thoroughly trained business workers.
growing greater and greater every
year. that gave birth to the fostering
OF the business college by business
men. Business men said then. az they
say now. to the leading business col
lege presidents: I'VE need younS men.
but We haven't the time TO train them
Get them, train them and we will hire
them at double and tribe the wages
they can earn as unskillcd workers"
The public schools had not done this
work; private schools were compelled
to do 1t. and. In most cases. are stnl
compelled to do II. Thus the purposc
and object of honorable business coll
1eges was fixed. not by the fancy or
wishes OF any one man or set OF men.
but by the conditions surrounding the
commercial development OF this coun-
try.
Opportunities in the south.
The progressive eyes OF the world
are upon the South to-day. In no other
part OF the country-and this means in
no other part of the worlds there at
the present time such progress being
made and such opportunities helm Q.
opened for ambitious young people ns
in the South.
The phenomenal commercial growth
of the South which has marked tho
past decade brings to us opportunities
unparalleled in the history of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

A prominent literary business man
some time ago wrote me as follows:
II certainly am a thorough believer
in the commercial college. The only
education of genuine value in the pres
ent age is the education that forblds a
man or woman from being a parasite
on the community. We want the edu-
cation of usefulness; we want people
trained to bear the burdens of the
world SO they Will not have to fall on
the few. as they have in the past"
For more than half a century the
commercial school has been training
young men and women for self-reli-
ance. No other Influence or institu-
ton has done so much to open the way
to business success for our boys as
has the commercial school. 1t has
opened the door of success to them by
giving them a business training that
enables them to go out into the field
of business and compete honorably
and successfully with their fellow men.
With no other equipment than their
natural strength and good health.
ehCii dpiiily dllu 10 WOTR,
the honesty of their intentions. the in
spiration of their ambition, and the
business training that the commercial
school has given them. they enter the
race and make good
Sixty or seventy years ago the busi-
ness college. the commercial school. or
by whatever name you may choose to
term 1t. was but little heard OF. and
its graduates few in number. a de-
mand for instruction In bookkeeping
and commercial arithmetic led to the
esta Enlistment of the first business col
lege. The commercial school since that
time has supplied a need and Is hlling
most nobly place in our educational
system. 1t has grown rapidly in pub
lie favor, and at the present time every
city or town OF any pretensions what
ever has It's commercial school. The
high school course is incomplete with
out the commercial department, and
the college and the university, have,
upon a large scale. established de-
partments of commercial sciences: all
of which is the outcome or the out
growth of the thought suggested by
that young man, some sixty or seven
ty years ago, who sought instruction
in bookkeeping and commercial arith-
metic. The commercial school. as we
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commercial and the stenographic. The
former embraces single and double en-
try bookkeeping. banking. corporation
accounting, penmnnship. commercial
law. commercial arithmetic. spelling
and English; the latter. shorthand
typewriting. manifolding. writerpress-
ing, filing, spelling and English. Each
of these courses qualities for definite
work AS the subjects indicate, the
commercial has for its object the
training for the counting room or for
general business. while the steno-
graphic trains for amanuensis or pro-
fessional shorthand work. AS they
embrace no subjects except those act
ually needed, the time required for
their completion Is reduced to n mini
mum. 1t varies. of course. In the diff
ferent schools. as the standards are
not the same. but, as rule. an aver
age student. who has completed the
common school branches usually re-
quires about six months for either the
Continued on Fifth PaEe)
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Business as a Profession


proprietors who put their own inter-
ests above the welfare of their stu
dents believe the primary object
OF school should be to benef,t the
student, and not to enrich the pronrie.
tor or proprietors. I doubt that few
business college proprietors and man
ayers realize that they are responsible
to great degree for the character of
their students. and the methods
by which the future business of
TINS country will be transacted.
think 1t noble thing to encourage
young people to acquire an education,
and believe that people who are in
this work because they can be instru-
mental in increasing the earning ca
pacity of deserving young men and
women. will be amply repaid for their
labor in the satisfaction of knowing
that they have assisted these worthy
young people to better positions in
Proprietors and managers OF bust
ness colleges should carefully consid
er whether the course OF instruction
In their institution was prepared for
the purpose of getting the most money
Continued on Sixth PaceO
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UNIVERSITIES.

University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
y. c.. Dr. F P. venssie. president
University of Virginia. Charlottesville. Va.
E. a. Alderman. president
Washington and Lee University, Lexin gton
Va. George H. Denny. president,
BridGewater College. Bridgewster. Va. job.
S. Flory. president
Eion College. Eion College. y. c.. E L
Moniu. president.
Emory and Henry College. Emory Va. c
c. Weaver. president.
Eastern College. Manassas. Va, DR.. H. U
Roop. president.
Guiford College, Guilford College. " C.
l.. l.. Hobbs. president
fiampden- sidney. Hampden sidney. Va. H
Tucker Graham. president.
Randolph-M Macon College. Ashland. Va, r
n Blackwell president
Richmond College. Richmond Va. F. w
Boatwright, president.
Roanoke College, Salem. Va, ]. A. More.
Rock Hill College. Ericott City. Nd.
Brother Maurice. president
William and Mary College. williamsburg
Va. l.. G. Tyler. president.
co-EDucATIoNAL AND PREPARATORY
SCHOOLS.
Anderson Baptist Academy, Anderson. W. va
Emma c. Anderson. lady principal.
Alieghany Coilegiate Institute. Anderson. w
T., IL.
Columbia Institute, Columbia Tenn. Mis-,
Mary A. Bryant.
Dublin Institute, Dublin. Va. T. NJ Hunter.
Massanutten Academy. Woodstock. Va
Howard J. Benchof. president.
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute, Dayton
va. j. II. -Pucbush. manager
Trinity Park School. Durham, " c., g. B.
Underwood. headmaster.
virginia Christian College, Lynchburg, Va
D l. snead' secretary and treasurer.
COLLEGES AND Summaries FOR wo.
MEE AND GIRLS.
Berwick school. wytheviie. Va, Mrs las
Stuart Ward. principal.
Bowling Green Seminary. Bodwiing Green
Va. Rev. J. S. Ensle. e. H Rowe.
ChicoIa College. Greenvilie. S. c.. S. c.
Chatham Episcopal Institute, Chatham, va.
Key, c o. Pruden. prerident.
Co. Operative School. Bedford City. Va. O.
c. Rucker president
Dsrlinston Seminary. West Chester. Pa.
Mar; Mary Evans Chambers. principal.
Elizabeth College. Charlotte. y. C.. Charlie,
Elects School. Miss. Richmond. Va, j. Ell.
lett. principal.
Nellie V. Butler principal.
Fort Loudoun Seminary, Winchester. Va
Catherine r. Glass. president
Greensboro Female College, dreensboro. n
c.. Lucy H. Robertson. president
Hamilton School. washington. D. c.. Mrs
Phoebe Hamilton seabrook, principal
Hamnton College. Hampton. Va. Miss Fitch.
EFT. principal.
Hannah More Academy, Reistertown. Md.
Anna L. Laurence. principal.
fIerndon Seminary, Herndon Va, Misse.
Castleman, principals,
HoIlins Institute, Hollins. Va, Matty J,
Cooke, president.
Holy Cross Academy, Washington D. C.,
Sister N. Angelica.
Kieinberg Femnlo School, Schuyler, Va, B
~ WALES. president,
Lonisbmg College, Louisburs. N. c.. Mrs
Mary D. Allen. president
Madison Hall Seminary, Warrington, d. c.
Prof. George F. Winston. principal
Mary baldwin Institute. staunton. Va, w
w. King business manager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
COMMERCIAL EDUCATION
BY W. COCK.
Principal of Danville Commercial CoIIsa.

Simplification and system are the
watchwords of the present generation.
Through every stage OF production and
in the distribution OF all kinds or
manufactured goods and commodities.
the saving of time and the shortening
Of processes Is the controlling motive
The function of every good business
school Is to teach those subjects which
qualify young people for business life
The aim and ultimate end OF all edu-
cation is to promote happiness and
build character. The work of the
teacher here Is no more complete when
1t stops with merely, hearing lessons
than Is the case in literary institutions.
for there Is n higher and nobler side
to the work In which we are engaged
tho developing of men and women
That teacher is a failure who does not
teach that manhood Is more than the
mere making of money: that excel
lence is the reward OF industry: that
moral character Is a priceless asset:
and that the clean hand gets the firm
est grip upon real success.
In Touch with Live Questions.
A commercial training puts one in
touch with the great live questions OF
the day-the political and economic
policies and problems of our nation. 1t
enables one to be practical, Intelligent
selfreliant and useful. and affords con-
siderable cultivation of the mind ;
while 1t inculcates habits OF accurate