The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-02
COLLEGE Of ST. THOMAS
COMMERCIAL CLUB FORMED IN
1 IT'S DEPARTMENT or COM
MERGE
viii Study Business Outiook-Sustain
interest of Aiumni-Series OF Ad-
dresses by Business Men-Mr. Har-
tigan Speaks on Insurance.

The Commercial Club" composed
of students whose conduct and class
work are satisfactory, has been formed
in the Department of Commerce at
the College of st. Thomas. The aim
of this club is not only to develop in
it's members a knowledge of the me-
.chanical form of business in general,
but also to give them opportunities of
becoming familiarly acquainted with
any particular line of commercial work
they might desire to enter. In order to
effect this, and to stimulate the mem
bers in forming some definite plan for
the future, representative business
men have kindly consented to give the
members informal talks, outlining
briefly their respective lines of bust
ness, the kind of young men needed,
and the reasons why some beginners
succeed and others fail.
At the suggestion of one of these
business men, the club has planned
series of debates upon popular ques-
tions. The object of these debates is
to train the members in the art of
public speaking. This feature of the
business course will prove as interest
ing as it is needful, for, In recent
years, the formation of commercial
clubs and associations with their meet
ings, discussions and banquets, has
made the training in this art a neces-
sity. In fact, the want of this accom-
plishment in otherwise honest, up
right citizens, has often jeopardized
many worthy cause undertaken for
the community's good.
The club will also serve as a strong
bond between the present student body
and the alumni of the department. The
"a Ter have already been notified of
it's formation, and have been asked to
write personal letters, telling of their
work since leaving school. At the end
of the year these letters will be pub
lished in the clubs magazine, thus
enabling the alumni to keep in touch
with the present student body and
with their own classmates. Many in
teresting and enthusiastic replies have
been received SO far by the secretary,
and several have made personal calls
to express their appreciation Of the
work.
For the opening talk the members
had the pleasure Of listening to Mr..
John Hartigan, formerly State Insur-
ance Commissioner Mr.. Hartigan
gave a brief outline of the insuranc
business, and especially of the changes
made i'm it since 1905. He spoke Of
the possibilities for young men in this
line of business and the qualifications
necessary for success. He said that
the insurance business of this country
is one of the largest in the world, its
assets and annual income being second
only to those of the railroads. More
over, the insurance business affords
the greatest compensation to young
man who goes into the commercial
world without cash capital. In no
other line can man build up an in
come for himself as he can in this,
provided he has the necessary quail
fications. These are: Character, abil-
ity, honesty and courtesy. He laid
particular stress upon the interest
young man should always show in his
employers business. "The young man
today must get away from the idea OF
quitting time and pay day. and should
rather seek to study In what way he
may make himself valuable man to
the firm"
The officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, Joseph B. Irvine, IL, Saltwater,
Mimi; Vice-President, John L. Car
roll, '13, Rochester, Mimi; Secretary
Treasurer, Francis J. F1aherty, IL,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Board of Direc-
tors, Leo ". Fautsch, IL, Montrose,
Mimi; Arthur ]. Sullivan, '12, Two
Harbors, Mimi; Mark v. Dempsey, 10,
Henderson, Mimi; Albert N. Johnson,
'13, Madison, g. D.: Charles J. Pearce,
'13, Alameda, Cal.