Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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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.

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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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BANKING WE HAVE four banks in operation in our Actual Business and Banking department. These banks are organ- ized as National Banks, and the system of bank work is the same as is in use in the modern bank, embracing transactions in receiving deposits and paying checks; dis- counting and receiving notes for collection; dealing in U. S. bonds and bank stocks, besides other securities; loaning money; making remit- tances to correspondents and selling exchange on such deposits: issuing time and demand certificates of deposit, etc. Each student banker has had experience in the retail merchandising business of the Actual Business department, thus insuring the best possible material for this most important work. The student serves as collection clerk, keeping the collection register, draft register, and stock transfer book; he is then promoted to discount clerk, when he has charge of the discount register and depositors ' ledger. The next and final work is as cashier, where his ability as executive officer of the bank is thoroughly tested. Here he has charge of the teller ' s cash register and daily statement, be- sides being personally responsible for the other clerks ' work and the general manage- ment of the bank. The books are balanced each night, when the results of each clerk ' s books are carried into the cashier ' s books and the entire system of book work must tally and balance. The pass books of the depositors are written up at the end of each week. Mr. T. S. Deere is cashier of the Novinger (Mo.) Bank. Miss Ethel Cross has a position with the Macomb (111.) Sewer Pipe Company. Eugene M. Brown is now holding a position as head bookkeeper for the Henderson-Morris Produce Co., with headquarters at Monroe City, Mo. CECIL R. HOPKINS Head Bookkeeper Rawlins, Wyoming, Jan. 28, 1911. Dear old G. C. B. C. faculty and students: On the 20th of November a year ago I arrived in Rawlins, and immediately took a stenographic position with the dis- trict foreman of the Union Pacific Railroad. After holding this position six months, I took a vaca- tion trip and then returned to take up my present position as head bookkeeper and office manager of the Knox Tanner Saddlery Company. I never realized how dear the G. C. B. C. was to me until that morning in the school room when I received the telegram an- nouncing that I had been accepted by the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Wishing the college and her students a continuance of the success they have experienced in past years, I am Sincerely vours, C. R. HOPKINS. NO CHEAP RATES QUITE frequently our correspondents ask us to quote them our cheapest rates of tuition; while others state that they prefer the Gem City Business College, but that they have had better rates offered them by other schools, and if we will make our rates of tuition the same, they will pat- ronize the Gem City Business College. We have but one reply to make to these inquiries: We have but one price for all, and that price is plainly printed in the College Catalogue, which is our official organ. The price of our scholarship is as low as can be charged, considering the high-class facilities offered by the college. If we were to cheapen the tuition we should be compelled to cheapen the facilities also, by employing less efficient teachers and by neglecting to keep up the equipment of the different departm ents to the present standard. These facilities and advantages are neces- sary in order that the student may make a success of his course in school as well as in business life; anything less would be a failure. No thoughtful young person will be misled by the promise of cheap rates. There is as much difference in schools as there is in horses, houses, or lands. If you want a cheap horse, you pav a cheap price and get what you nay for — a cheap animal. If you want a cheap business education, you pay a cheap price, and get that which is of little or no advantage to you. Your time and money are wasted, for business men are not asking for cheap graduates from a cheap college — they want only the very best, and the higher the standing of the school the better the chances for profitable employment and rapid promotion. Mr. John Barron is managing a farm near Bunce- ton, Mo. Mr. J. R. Boardman is bookkeeper in the Farmers ' National Bank at Winsor, Colorado.