The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-01
BUSINESS COLLEGE
CONVENTION ENDS
Nearly All Institutions in the
State Represented at
Session, Held Here.

The Indiana Business College as
sociation met in convention at the
new home Of the Richmond Business
college Friday afternoon. The meet
ing was called to order by the presi-
dent, L. B. Campbell, of the Rich
mond Business college. after which,
Mr.. Chas. G. Cring, General Manager
OF the Indiana Business college, took
the floor and presented the associa-
ton with a gavel made by A. j. Hall.
Mr.. Hall is principal of the Craw-
louisville Business college and made
the gavel from a part of the beech
tree under which General Lew Wal
lace sat while writing Ben Hur. On
one side of the gavel was carved
Ben Hur Beech" and on the other
the letters, II. B. c." A vote,of thanks
was extended to Mr.. Hall for this very
appropriate gift.
Mrs. Meyers accompanied by Miss
Susie Crowell rendered several vocal
selections. Ralph Little, former stu
dent of the local business college, al
SO pleasantly entertained the associa-
Mr. Campbell then delivered the
presidents address and said in part:
at seems to me that our organization
should be planned along lines which
will be helpful to all of us and in turn
will be helpful to the business col
.1ege work of our state. 1t is the pur-
pose of this organization to boost all
.schools. Our work has certainly had
"a great influence on the business
world of today. When we think back
over the lives of many persons who
secured their start, who secured their
first position in the business world,
whose training was made possible by
the instruction they received in bust
ness colleges it certainly proves to
us that we are in a work which is
commendable and if in these meetings
we can become better acquainted, dis
cuss those questions which will help
us to turn out more proficient stu
dents which will help our students to
advance to better positions, then the
convention is certainly, worth while
Ora E. Butz, manager of the Marion
Business college, then led the dis
the advertising department. Mr.. Butt
brought out the fact that the teachers
attitude toward his work and his per-
sonality Yields a greater influence for
good or bad than any amount of other
advertising.
J. T. Pickerill, manager of the Nun
Gle Business college, very ably dis
cussed Direct and Indirect Advertis.
Ing" and was followed on the same
subject by J. Fraling, Kokomo, and J
A. Price, Richmond.
Teaching by Correspondence" was
the subject of the discussion led by
Mr.. j. A. Caster, Vincennes Business
college, who, on account of being man
ager of this school was able to give
a very interesting talk along this line
A. J. Hall, Charlottesville and Miss
Wilma Wells, Indianapolis, also hae
some excellent points to offer on cor
respondence.
In discussing Business Compared
With the Professions" Mr.. F. H. Gil
lespie, Logansport, showed that h
thoroughly studied the matter ant
was able to convince the most skepti
cal that no one should be without
business education no matter what il
to be his vocation.
Charles e. Bachelor, Lafayette; E
A. Guise, Logansport; and Ernest Boz
ton, Muncie, then debated on publi
school teaching and business colleg
teaching.
Miss Fern Feary, Indianapolis, AM
Miss Minnie Walls, Richmond, on az
count of their wide experience il
teaching typewriting, were able to de
liver exceptionally interesting and ii
structive addresses on the "Advan'
ages and Disadvantages of Typewrit
ing Contests"
"Penmanship From the Bushes
Mans Standpoint was presented b
E G. Kayser and c. HI. Becker, II
Iiianapolis, and A. U. Martin, Ne'
Castle Methods of teaching and tn
Rpramount Importance of good pei
manship we're emphasized by the leat
ers of this discussion.
This ended the business session fo
the day. At 7:45 all members met 8
the Y. M. c. A, where they enjoye
banquet given by the Indiana Bus
hess college.