Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
A Strong Faculty
Makes a Good School

The best and quickest results in a
business school are obtained where
there is departmental work and
specialists heading each department.
The School of Commerce has the
largest and best business school fac
ulty in Central PENNSYLVANIA. The
principal teachers have held their
positions for years and students
profit by their experience.
No Earnest Student Can Fail at This
School
d. L. NJ. Raker mas been princi-
pal since 1907 and sole proprietor
since March 8, 1914. After public
school education, he taught six
years and attended Millersville Nor
NAL; he is graduate of Zanerian
College, Columbus, Ohio. and of
Gem City Business College, Quincy,
Illinois, receiving there the degree
of Master of Accounts, heading the
honor list in his class of 1900 stu
dents. The Gem City is one of the
Oldest and best commercial colleges
in the United States.
Miss Bertha Zimmerman, of
Mechdnicsburg, is principal of the
Bookkeeping Department.; she is
a graduate of Mechanicsburg Nor
NAL and Classical School and of the
School of Commerce; she is an eX-
pert accountant and was a public
school teacher before studying COM
mercial work. Miss Mary L. Myers
is principal of the Shorthand De-
partm She is a graduate of
Shippensburg State Normal and
taught public schools. She has a
White Seal Chautauuua Diploma
holds every credential issued by the
Gregg School in Chicago-the Gregg
Teachers Diploma, and the Gregg
Federation Diploma, the highest
given by Gregg, and this is issued
only to experienced teachers. Miss
Nora Nj. Garland is the Stereotype
Specialist and assists with Short
hand. She is a graduate of the
School of Commerce and. the Stem
otype School, and was public
school teacher for several years.
Miss Marion o. Miller from Ken
lucky and Miss Willah Alspaugh
from Illinois, are the specialists in
the Typewriting Department. Miss
Miller is a graduate of Bowling
Green University-The Accredited
School-she is an expert, having
won the award in an official contest
in typewriting held at the univer-
sity. Miss Alspaugh had three years
training in State University of Mis-
souri,; is a graduate of Browns
Business College, Bloomington, Him
ois, and of the Gregg School, Chica-
go. She teaches typewriting and has
a few shorthand classes.
Lloyd w. Ulrich, of Mechanics
burg is an assistant in the Book
keeping Department and Misses
Austa +. Fee and Sara Q. Maloney
are in the Shorthand Department.
These teachers were School of Com
merce students, having obtained
their positions as members of the
faculty, because they evidenced ex-
cellent or exceptional ability. Miss
Fee was graduated from the Short
hand Department in four and one
half months-the champion record
of the school-finishing all branches
with highest marks in each line of
work. All were high school gradu-
ates before taking commercial work.
Mrs. d. L. Raker is Assistant
Principal and Solicitor. She is a
graduate of High School, New AL
bany, Indiana and of Mary Acad-
emy, Louisville, Kentucky; she at
tended Zanerian College, Columbus,
Ohio. the Summer Schools of Yale
University, New Haven, Connecticut;
New York University; Chautauqua,
New York, and of Lake Winona, In
diana. She was supervisor of Pen
manship in the public schools OF
New Albany, Indiana.
Professor John E. Garner, who
retired from business after selling
his school, is now spending a few
hours each day assisting in Dicta-
ton. He is a graduate of Millers-
willie Normal and Curry Business
College; he' taught in the Harris
burg public schools for eight years.
He was principal and proprietor of
the Harrisburg Business College for
thirty-one years.
Each teacher is, as you have read,
specially trained for his or her line
of work, therefore the best results
can be secured. These teachers in
struct both day and night students.
In addition, a student assistant is
employed at night. This is Miss
Ruth Yoder, a graduate of Central
High school and student at DreXel
Institute, Philadelphia. She is at
present a day student in this school,
Both individual and class instruc-
ton are given and beginners may
enter any Monday.