El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
NIGHT SCHOOL
GETSABOOST
John Wyatt, A. L. Hawley,
W. D. Mayfield, Speak
to Large Crowd.

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/ Paso chamber Of commerce. who de-
livered the principal address at the
! opening exercises Of the department
I Of accounting and auditing of the
J night school of commerce Of the Col
I lege Of the City of FL Paso, Thursday
night in the courthouse, was greeted
I by such crowd that many had to
( be turned away. Mr.. Wyatt not only
reviewed the early days OF his life
J but the early days Of FL PasO. He con I
: trasted the opportunities for young
men offered by the College Of the
City Of FL Paso with the meager /
chances for special training in bus Z
mess had by men and women in his I
youth He spoke Of the growth Of FL
Paso as an industrial center and how
IL had capped its development with 4 4
MUNICIPAL college which was not
limited 70 Greek and football, but Z
which was rendering a great service l
10 men and women in lettering their I
positions
Hns Chambers Support.
In part he said;
The chamber OF commerce saw the I
possibilities and need OF this college /
from the beginning and has been be !
hind 1t right along It feels that the I
college is the greatest piece of con- 3
structive work il has helped TO es- [
tablish. I have followed the work 7
Of the different divisions Of the col I
Iege and 1 am frank to say that while
all divisions are doing good work
/ believe the night school is doing
the greatest work because it enables ]
men and women 10 get practical col I
lege business training without in the 4
the least interfering with their every
day work Of earning a living
7 expect TO attend many Of the lee
lures myself and A. L Hawley, of the
III PasO and SOuthW estern railroad.
mas told ME he also viii attend a
number Of the night lectures on
economies and accounting. / see many
young men who are wasting the hour
between $50 and $50 every night
They VIII never get anywhere. Bank-t
ers and heads Of business industries
look with favor upon applicants for
positions who have trained their
minds in schools such as is this one
1 wish especially to commend this
course in accounting. It and Spanish
are the Two most practical courses in
the whole night school There Will be
through the war ard for many years
thereafter such a shortage in expert
accountants that all the colleges in
the country cannot supply the demand
Ihurston Opens The Department.
T. A Thurston formally opened the
accounting and auditing department
he reviewed the rise OF the profess
sion OF accountancy in america. ana
told how in his early days he had
TO send TO England for books, as the
profession had not developed very far
IN America He stated that now
America has some OF the leading
authorities on accounting and audit
ing, and spoke Of the possibilities for
Students
FlaniICen Outlines Year Work.
W. +. Flaniken, one Of the instruct
1rS IN the department Of accounting
outlined the work for the year and
explained the steps to be pursued. He
-oid OF his research work in 20 states
md the book he has completed.
Auditor HaWley Speaks.
A l. Hawleyr general auditor OF the
! PasO and Southwestern, one Of the
members Of the board Of trustees of
he city schools, said that his com
ANY and many others were about at
heir wits ends in securing new men.
With trained minds to fill vacant
'laces. He said he was every day
urprised at the nerve" OF both men
nd women in applying for positions
OF which they have not had any
pecial training. Mr.. HawIey said
hat the night school OF the college
ffered the men and women Of the q
uslness world in FL PasO opportunf-i
les found in few cities in the United
tates outside Of Chicago and New 4
-ork
Chancellor H. N Colvin also was
Deaker.
Tells Value Of Night school.
". d. Mayfield said that his early
was secured in night school
nd that afterwards he went through
ouege, but that none Of his college
raining proved more practical than
Is night school results. He said that
he night school was one Of the great
ST assets Of young men and women
d FL Paso.
Next Tuesday night the regular
lasses in accounting begin at the