Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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L o GEM QLTYCBUSIPIESS QQI.LEG'rE,QUlHQbC'ILL. Y. M. C. A. BOYS' DORMITORY BOARD AND LODGING . Quincy is not only a beautiful city but has ample rooming and boarding facilities for the large number of students attending Gem.C1ty Business College. Students wishing good boarding and lodging with private. families can get excellent accommodations at reasonable rates. There are also a number of ex- cellent restaurants and private boarding hourses. LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING. Occasionally a group of girls or boys or a young married couple will ask for light housekeeping rooms. It is possible to secure pleasant furnished rooms for students wishing to board themselves. The Young Women's Christian Association, 421 Jersey Street, offers centrally located rooms at reasonable prices. After September 1, low priced beds may be secured in a comfortable dormitory Kitchen and laundry privileges for all roomers: They do not serve meals. QUINCY CHURCHES The Gem City Business College is non-sectarian but its teachers are religious men and women. They represent several different church organizations and interest themselves in the moral welfare of the students under their charge. Our students are not required by the college to attend church, but they are encouraged to do so. Studentsof. all denominations without regard to church affiliations will find a warm welcome. Practically all the church denominations are represented in Quincy, including Baptist, Congre- gational, Catholic, Christian, Christian Science, Episcopal, Evangelical, Jewish, Lutheran, Metho- dist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, and United Brethren. Knights of Columbus-The beautiful building of the Knights of Columbus is only two blocks from the college where our students of the Catholic faith are welcome. The Y. M. C. A. has its own magnificent SlO0,000 building. In its dormitory about fifty of our boys room each season. A cordial welcome is extended to all the students of the G. C. B. C. to attend the Y. M. C. A. ex- ercises and functions. Many of our students become members of the Y. M. C. A. and thereby secure the benefits of the gymnasium, swimming pool and other privileges that belong to the organization. The Y. W. C. A. also has a strong organization in our city. Our lady students are invited to be- come interested in this association and secure its privileges. ST. JOSEPH'S HOME FORUIGIRLS ' ' ' l l f n women to stay. Each room has running water, single bedsiilgiikigrilvillslgggtirdi2?1?tI1Ivif1gleVI2r?1fiIa'E21d.yOA11'I'E1ngemeI1tS have been made so that those who wish can do their own laundry. The home is situated in a beautifullgrove of trees, the gfOL111dS Covering HH entire Ci'CY block- The home is open for both Protestants and Catholics. Room and board is furnished at the present time forithe very low price of 36.00 a week. Page Eleven

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8 g GEM,QLT.y'gUs11-Rss QQLLEG-E,QU1Hm4'ILL. lMPoRTANcE oF coMMERclAl. SUBJECTS TOO MUCH EMPHASIS cannot be placed upon the value of commercial subjects as a general education. The erroneous idea prevails among a great many that only those who expect to become bookkeepers need a commercial education. The success of our graduates speaks for its value to them as they pursue their many lines of endeavor. Whether you are planning to follow the occupation of Farming, Mercantile Business, Manufacturing, Banking, or expect to take up one of the professions, YOU NEED THE COMMERCIAL TRAINING, including bookkeeping. To know that your books are correctly kept, to be able to read and under- stand the meaning of the accounts on your books, to be able to assemble these accounts in a Financial Statement of good form, all tend to give you a better insight into your business. This deeper insight insures greater financial success. Women find this course of as much value as men do, and each year more and more of them are taking the business course with their stenographic training. COMMERCIAL LAW. It is not our intention to make lawyers of our students, although many of them become so interested in our Commercial Law that they later attend law schools, many of our former students are now very successful attorneys. This law course gives our students the essentials of the laws used in business. Knowledge of this subject is very essential to the young man or woman who is expecting to go into business. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND ADMIN- ISTRATION: In this course, we discuss the or- ganizing of a business, from its beginning, through its various stages of growth into a going concern. The operation of all departments is explained and also their interlocking relationship. It is our in- tention to acquaint the student with certain business fundamentals necessary for organizing a business and conducting it profitably, and to prepare the student to enter the business world with an under- standing of the underlying principles of Business. THE SUBJECT OF MATHEMATICS is every- where recognized as essential in the mental de- velopment of young people. In many of our high schools and colleges, arithmetic is not emphasized in the course of study, and consequently when these students come to us they find our training in arithmetic absolutely essential. Even though they may have had algebra and geometry they some- times have difliculties with problems in fractions, measurements, percentages, etc. In our. business and full combination courses, commercial arith- metic is given an important place. The work IS subdivided into two sections, rapid calculation and business arithmetic. Only those subjects are taught that are directly useful in the business office or factory, such as common and decimal fractions, HIEQQOYS, graphs, profit and loss, interest, com- missions, discounts, stocks and bonds, etc. THE RAPID CALCULATION work is given special attention, daily drills being held where HCCUFHCY and speed are made of first importance. Rapid addition drills, short methods of multiplica- tion and .d1v1s1on, extending bank balances, computing interest and discounts, short methods of solving problems, trial balances, balance sheets, banks daily statements, etc., are dwelt on until each student becomes proficient in these valuable accomplishments. PENMANSHIP. Too much stress cannot be placed upon the importance of a good handwriting for .business purposes. All the students of the business department receive daily instruction in penmanship from efficient teachers. There is no extra charge for taking the subject of business penmanship. Good penmen are given preference over other applicants for positions. THE SUBJECT OF LETTER WRITING AND BUSINESS ENGLISH is an important part of our business, stenographic and penmanship courses. The student is taught the correct forms, and is given many practice letters to write. Particular attention is given to Sales and Collection letters and other forms which are necessary in an up-to- date office. The subjects of punctuation and correct business English are taught in connection with letter writing. IN THE ACTUAL BUSINESS DEPART- MENT the student has the opportunity to put into practical use all of the above commercial subjects. The student's daily transactions must check up with the requirements of the department, and the entries must be correctly entered and balanced before continuing with they work on the following day. This department is extremely interesting and the students find the work very beneficial. A full description of the Actual Business Department will be found elsewhere in the catalog. BOOKKEEPING MACHINES, ADDING MA- CHINES AND CALCULATORS. While in the Actual Business Department each student is re- quired to take a short course of training in the use of the Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine and the Burroughs Calculator. In the daily course of his business he becomes familiar with the latest type of adding machines, check writer, protectograph, and various other modern office devices. Those who take the Banking Course have a good op- portunity to become familiar with the Bank Posting Machine. Pa ze Thirteen