Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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A High Endorsement DR. DAVID KINLEY Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the Department for Business and Public Administration, Univer- sity of Illinois Has the following to say regarding the great Quincy school, of Quincy as a city, and her people, in a. letter written to Judge Perry, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, which was published in all the Quincy daily papers: - I thank you for the very kind and hospitable re- ception which you and your friends gave me on Tues- day. I do not exaggerate when I say that the cor- diality of my reception and the enjoyment I got from my visit have not been exceeded in any trip that I have had the fortune to make. If you can conveniently do so, I would be glad to have you state in the Quincy papers my thanks for the cordiality of my reception, and my appreciation of my visit to your beautiful city. Certainly it ex- ceeded my expectations, not only in its size, but in the beauty of its location, the wisdom shown in your great park system, the extent of your industries, and ihe general appearance of thrift and good living it presents. You are not only great industrially, but educa- tionally. I got but a glimpse of Mr. Musselman ' s commercial college, but I saw enough to know that you have a great educational institution, as well as great industries in your city. Please extend my thanks and appreciation to Pres- ident Osborn and the other officers of the Chamber of Commerce. I appreciate the unceasing and kindly attention given me during my stay. With best wishes, I am, Cordially yours, DAVID KINLEY. Dr. Kinley has made a life study of schools. What he wrote to be published in the papers was very complimentary to this school, and if our school was not one of the greatest in the land, he could not afford to say what he did. His remarks also show that Quincv is an exceptionally beautiful city, with fine parks, and a fine class of citizens. Quincy is beauti- fully located on the high bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, has excellent filtered water, has a fine sewer system, and is one of the most healthy cities in the world. Kansas City, Mo., May 6th, 1911. Dear Prof. Musselman : I am now with the Na- tional Bank of Commerce at this place and have been here since the first of the year. Previous to taking this position I was in a bank at my home town. I like the work at this place and I am getting along nicely. I expect to make this my home. Since coming to Kansas City I -have met a large number of Gem City students and they are all holding good posi- tions and speak well of the old school. I can recommend your school as being the best of its kind in America and it certainly has a wide acquaintance and a good reputation. I meet its gradu- ates everywhere I go. Very respectfully, S. B. SMITH. Sharp Berry Brothers FARM LOANS AND MUNICIPAL BONDS Carthage, 111. Dear Prof. Musselman: I am now employed by the real estate firm, Sharp Berry Bros. The owners of this business are also the principal men in the bank; in fact, our office is in the bank building. I enjoy the company of several other Gem City students who are employed in this city. They are: Misses Regena Cheese wright, Mamie Bess, and Mable Simpson. With kindest regards to the faculty and best wishes for the success of the Gem City, I am Yours sincerelv, MARGARET RUSSELL. Mr. B. W. Ainsworth is in the real estate business, at Lewistown, Montana. Mrs. Minnie V. Crabtree is cashier of the Ballard office for the Missouri Pacific R. R. Co., at Seattle, Wash. Guaranteeing Positions IT IS unfortunate for young, inexperienced people that there are a number of fake schools, calling themselves busi- ness colleges, who guarantee situations in order to secure patronage. Such schools promise situations to any one who will pay the required tuition fee. They care little for the character or standing of the student, or for his success. What they want is the money, and the student in the end gets the experience. The guarantee school has several methods by which to avoid its contract. One plan is to make the final examination so difficult that the student cannot pass the same, and thus failing in one of the requirements, he forfeits his right under the guarantee to be furnished with a position. The course of instruction he has received is so superficial that he cannot secure employ- ment on his merits, and having spent all his money, he goes home discouraged and dis- appointed, and as a rule, never makes another attempt to qualify himself for business life; thus hi-, time and his money are both thrown away. A school that guarantees situations is a good school to avoid: while, upon the other hand, a good school to attend is the one that guarantees to furnish facilities by which its students may secure a thorough and successful business or shorthand education. A good school also is one that, while it does not guarantee situations, is nevertheless constantly placing in good positions its worthy graduates. Mr. Cecil Ott is bookkeeper and stenographer for Manuel Vega Company, Chicago, 111. Mr. E. A. Welsh is employed as clerk and stenog- rapher in the Farmers ' National Bank of Inwood, Iowa. Mr. E. R. Rodriguez, a graduate from Old Mexico, is stenographer and Spanish translator for Montgomery Ward Co., Chicago, III.

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RAILWAY GROUP We present herewith a portrait of a num- ber of graduates of the Gem City Business College, who are now holding excellent posi- tions either in railroad work or as book- keepers. Mr. H. A. Schoene is with the Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railway Company, at Sheridan, Wyoming. He writes: I have been employed here with the C, B. Q. R. R. Co. for the last four years as clerk in the division superintendent ' s office. Mr. W. H. Berry, an ex-G. C. B. C. student is located at Billings, Montana. I often hear from him. Mr. William Shade is with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company at Le Grand, Oregon. In a letter from him, dated April 27, 1911, he says: I like my work fine as I am in the open air a part of the time checking, while the remainder of my time is spent at my desk getting out reports. I have an excellent position and am in line for promotion. Mr. Fred C. Fullen is holding a position with the Rock Island Railway Company at Eldon, Missouri. He writes: I am getting along fine in my work here, although I have to work pretty hard at times. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for helping me to get this position. I can certainly recommend the Combina- tion Course to any young person wishing to better his condition in life. Mr. W. T. John, Jr., is in the employ of the Frisco R. R. System, at Chaffee, Mo, where he has made a great success. In a re- cent letter he states: lien WTJohn Wm Habel WFBamar-d SidncyMavo GLPlakn il tJacobs EJBrecht years I have held the position as chief accountant of the maintenance and way department at this point. I have full charge of all the accounts pertaining to our department for the State of Illinois. Sidney Mayo, one of our graduates of about sixteen years ago, is now cashier for the Direct Navigation Co., Houston, Texas. He recently wrote: I am happy to remember the dear old institution and its faculty and the excellent business training I received at their hands. I have been very successful in business, advancing from laborer to cashier of the above corporation. My firm operates a barge line from Houston to Galveston. G. L. Plahn is now holding a good position as bookkeeper and stenographer and cashier for the Baum Coal Company, Omaha, Nebr. He writes: Our offices are in the finest building in the city. The company has a very large business, both wholesale and retail. I am drawing a good salary and have no difficulty whatever in properly performing my work. Mr. A. L. Jacobs has held several positions since finishing his course at the Gem Cit j r Business College. In January he wrote from Chicago: I had no difficulty in getting located after my arrival here and I now have an excellent position with J. W. Butler Paper Company, as private secretary and stenographer for the sales manager. Mr. Moats, one of your old students, who took the position that I vacated with the Northern Express Company, is greatly pleased with it. Mr. F. J. Brecht is employed with the In- ternational Harvester Company of America as bookkeeper. He recently wrote: T am experiencing no difficulty in my work. T started in at 60 a month and have been advanced from time to time. Before accepting a position I was told that I would find the actual work of an office much different from college work, but after having considerable experience I have yet to see the work that T cannot handle. Since leaving your school I have been in railroad work most of the time. I am at present emploved by the St. L. S. F. Ry. Co., as chief clerk to the general foreman of bridges and buildings. My success in the business is largely due to the thorough training received under your instructors. Mr. Elmer McConnell writes from Mar- celine, Missouri: I have a pleasant position in this city as stenogra- pher in the division engineer ' s office of the A. T. S. F. Ry. Co. I like my work and I always recommend the Gem City Business College as the only business college, to any young person desiring a business educa- tion. Mr. William Habel graduated from our bookkeeping and also from the shorthand de- partment. He is at present located at Pierre, South Dakota, and is accountant in the office of the superintendent of the Pierre, Rapid City and Northwestern Railway, a division of the C. N. W. R. R. He writes: I have been employed by the Northwestern Railway for almost four years at different points in South Dakota in both stenographic and bookkeeping positions. My services have at all times been satisfactory. Con- sidering the number of graduates from other business colleges who have proved unsatisfactory in the same positions, I feel that I am to be congratulated on having chosen the G. C. B. C. Mr. W. F. Barnard graduated from our bookkeeping and shorthand department in 1904. We then recommended him to a posi- tion as stenographer in the office of the super- intendent of bridges and buildings, of the Wa- bash R. R. Co.. Springfield, 111. Six months later he was promoted to the office of the engineer, maintenance of way, at Decatur, as bill and voucher clerk, with an increase of $20 a month. Mr. Barnard writes: Since that time I have been promoted at different times with increases in salary and for the past four

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Entertainment for Students The Gem City Business College and its students are held in high esteem and regard by the citizens of Quincy. The churches and other social organizations of the city join in making the stay of our students in the Gem to the students. On the 15th, the German Methodist Church held a reception. On the 16th, the College held its Fortieth Annual Reunion. On the 17th oc- curred the annual Field Meet given by the Tri-Mu Bible Class of the First Baptist Church. This was a very enjoyable affair, the program consisting of a number of events, with the students of the introductory and advanced departments as rivals. On September 23d the Young Women ' s Christian Association held an entertainment, for the young ladies, and on September 30th the Presbyterian Church held its annual entertain- ment. On October 7th the Vermont Street Baptist City most enjoyable and interesting. As soon as the school had opened up this fall, a series of entertainments by the different organiza- tions was begun and continued until all had taken a turn in expressing their welcome and good wishes to our new students. The opening of school was the 6th of September. On the 8th, the Vermont Street M. E. Church enter- tained the students, giving an interesting program and a general social entertainment. On the 9th. the Christian Church entertained. On the 10th, the Young Men ' s Christian Association held its annual reception Church gave an interesting program and reception to the students, and on November 11th the St. Joseph ' s Young Men ' s Society of the St. Boniface Catholic Church entertained the students of that faith at their spacious gymnasium. COLLEGE LITERARY SOCIETY The Literary Society is organized and con- ducted by the students. The meetings are held weekly in the college Lecture Room. The programs consist of readings, music, debating, parliamentary practice, etc. STENOGRAPHER EARNS $30,000 IN ONE CASE Has Task, Lasting a Year, Required Him to Transcribe 17,000 Pages of Testimony San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 21, 1911. — The Superior Court ' s Official Shorthand Reporter, E. A. Girvin, has tendered his resignation to Judge Hunt and will go into business at Los Angeles with a capital of $30,000 which he earned in one year by transcribing testimony in the De la Veaga will contest. For 189 days, scattered from October, 1909, to November, 1910, Girvin took down page after page and volume after volume of testimony, given by nearly 100 witnesses in the contest for a $2,250,000 estate left by the late Marie De la Veaga. The case is now being argued before Judge Coffey, in whose court it was first tried, and a transcript will be required for the appeal that is certain, no matter how the case is decided. Girvin ' s record covers 17,000 pages and ranks with that of the Thaw ease as one of the bulkiest ever transcribed. He will be paid by the loser at a rate fixed by law. Judge Hunt will appoint Girvin ' s son to succeed him. The above is a paragraph clipped from one of the daily papers showing what it is possible to do with shorthand. There is no better course for a young man or a young woman to take than the shorthand course, and the chances for future advancement and prosperity were never so great as at the present time. There is practically no limit to what a person who is thoroughly prepared can do with shorthand. The Trenton Mohawk Company TRENTON, MO. Dear Professor Musselman : Same time ago I wrote you in regard to my advancement in railroad offices. I am still holding the same place that I had at that time and expect to have for some time to come. I am just now getting through the monthly rush of business that occurs at the first of each month. I have certainly grown out of the line of work- that I had expected to follow when I left the Gem City Business College in 1905. I am now chief clerk over a territory of about five hundred and eighty-five m iles — nine division points with three hundred and thirtv lines. In my office I have one stenographer, a time keeper, an assistant chief clerk, a file clerk, a car clerk, a storekeeper and several foremen. Mr. Lloyd Austin, who was with you two or three years ago, is now traveling salesman for a wholesale firm at this place. • I frequently hear of young people from Grundy County who have gone to your school. I always enjoy looking over your catalog. Very truly yours, C. C. CLINE, Chief Clerk.