St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10

The increase in the number OF
young people who are ambitious to
take business courses is reported from
all over the country. The Baton Rouge
Business College is sharing this in
crease to such an extent that the bust
ness college buildings must be enlarg-
ed is every way. It is the plan of the
directors to add five more class rooms
on the top floor and place the book
keeping, banking and accounting cour-
SEES in these class rooms. The bottom
floor is to be used exclusively for the
typewriting department. More than
so typewriters OF all makes are now
is use.
Business education has not received
the sympathetic treatment from
school authorities generally accorded
other less useful subjects, but since
the government of the United States
has pressed the matter of Commercial
Education, these subjects have come
into the foreground. The people are
demanding commercial subjects and
teachers, and it is the intention of the
Baton Rouge Business College to place
before the young people these oppor-
The government needs right
now thousands of women clerks and
stenographers for the various depart
ments, and the salaries range from
$1,000 a year upward. The COVER
ment is also building hotels for the ex-
elusive use of clerks in Washington,
where board and rooms will be fur
nished at practically cost.
Never before were opportunities
such as these presented to the young
and women of Louisiana and that
they are taking advantage of these OBJ
portunties can be seen when you visit
the Baton Rouge Business College,
with its o than $50 students in the
Day and Night Schools.
About Is of the Baton Rouge Bust
ness College students in the Book
keeping Department will take the Civ.
Il Service examinations on July 80.
We specially train our students for
these examinations.
Personal Mention
Miss Ola Williams of Denham
Springs has accepted a position as
.stenographer with j. K. Roumain Jew
elry Company.
Miss Alpha Pickett of Baton Rouge
IS with the 7. M. G. A., filling a stem
ographic position.
w. Marian of Sorrento, La, is a
clerk in the Civil Service, Baton Rouge.
La.
O. B. Alexander is a clerk in the Civ
] Service, Baton Rouge, La.
Joseph Broussard Of Lereauville is
keeping books for the C~o-ouerative
Store.
Joseph Loupe of New Roads is as
shipping clerk at Ronaldson &
Purkett.
Miss Gertrude Rihlman is a stenog-
with the Louis Levy Grocery
20.
Fred Meyerer of Baton Rouge has
Volunteered for Navy Service and is
Itationed at West End.
Miss Katie TrouaTd is keeping books
i the Louisiana National Bank.
Miss Dona Braud of st. Francisville
keeping books for Sommers Co.
Mrs. Cora Profit of st. Francisville
) keeping books for the Sanchez Drug
company.
Miss Ethel Jones of jackson is keep
ng books for the Dixie Mercantile
lompany.
Miss Annie Young is keeping books
t the Union Bank and Trust Co. !
Miss Rowena Rogllio of Slaughter !
a s~tenographer at the Evans Steam /
taundry. {
Miss Viola Leieune is keeping books {
VOLTS Bakery. !.
Miss Cara Leieune is keeping books Z
,r Kean's Laundry.
Miss Alma Lockhart OF Walker has t
st%enographic position with the Ra- .
enwood Lumber Co. !
Mr.. Quincy Lartigue of Westover {
as Joined the navy as yeoman, cleri- Y
u department. :
This is the opportune moment to =
Ike a business course in this leading $
'hool. You can acquire a 500 life )
holarship now for s65. This schol- =
ship is good until the student has
'mpleted all courses. is thoroughly :
mpetent and placed in a position.
xty-five dollars Is the price to the
st OF August.