The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-01
VIRGINIA HAS FINE
BUSINESS COLLEGES
reaainr Institutions Of This Kind tn
south are situated In Larger
Cities in This State.
MANY ARE BEING TRAINED
rnrolIment nc Smtthdeai Doubles In
Few Ycars--Natsonal at Roanoke.
Dunsnore at Staunton and Pied
usons at Lynchburg Are Leaders.

U1oIM AT AyuC5ADtIk <ho LS1Ncis'
The snnithdeal Business College
stands first among business training
| institutions in the minds OF the peo-
ple of Richmond. During the past
| two wears the enrolment has more
than doubled and the outlook for the
| coming fall months indicates that the
saftendance will be larger than ever be.
fore. This In remarkable, In view OF
the fact that the college is over forty
years old, being the oldest In the
goufh east of the Mississippi River.
While IL IL TO be expected that ous1-
ness college will gradually increase It's
onrcliment IL seems nothing short OF
marvellous that Smithdeafs has dou-
bied In so short space of time.
The famous smithdeai special sum-
uner rates are now In effect. and scores
of young people are taking advantage
OF the great reduction and enrolling
now. AS Il only takes the average
student from three TO SIX months 70
complete n single course. II can plain
" be seen that within few months
= large number OF young. AMBITIOUS
people viii hold positions secured for
them by the smithdeal Business Col
lege Individual instruction Is given
every student, and this enables him to
Probably one OF sne pest reasons
given for the fact that over 20 per
cent of the patronage at SmithdeaPs
comes from Richmond liz that the en-
tire faculty. from President Smith
deal down, takes a personal interest
In every student. not only while he 10
studying. but also after he has been
placed in position. Mothers and
fathers. as well as sons and laugh
Afvf rY
Of the thorough and efficient manner
in which the Smithdeal students are
taught
some unique features to be found
nj the srnitndeal Business College and
not to be found elsewhere IN this
vicinity are: First, the famous Pftman
standard system Of shorthand 10
taught exclusively at SmtthdeaFs; sec
ond. the Ssnithdeai faculty is one OF
the strongest In the South; third,
ernithdaal conducts tbs only night
school In Richmond that runs
throughout the year Most schools
and colleges close after SIX or seven
months work. Fourth, students al
emithdears are instructed on all the
leading makes Of typewrtters Firth.
en1ithdeais 10 the only college In this
section of the State teaching steno-
typy (rhe machine way in shorthand,
talexraphy. add designing and show
!. - sitting These and many other
A,s.. hays r,.Se the srnithdeaI Bust
80" ccI,age The leading college in
.ss. a., ~ the state The rapid
srn..,.r ns tne college NAV also be at
e-sn,,saA r. th~ss features that no
o,her school or college can boast OF.
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Twenty-seven yeas a.. -,
soon amer the oaln "a 81
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