Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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U1 im -'ii Ek-li ml- nelly 3144 Iig 1 5.1.21 ik SFP .dl HIE Q de . GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, Qumcv, ILLINOIS 29 OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR THOSE TRAINED AT GEM CITY One of the keys to a successful career is efficient training. When that training is obtained from a school with seventy-seven years of experience in giving commercial education, there is every assurance that the training will be adequate. The important but indefinable ingredient within that training is the reputation of the school giving it. The desire to get ahead, ample initiative and willingness to work coupled with the superior training that is given by Gem City assures one of the opportunity to demonstrate his ability. To the young man or woman finishing his course at Gem City are opened many fascinating fields of business. Several of the most important of these are transportation, salesmanship, banking, and manufacturing. In the past many Gems have attained high positions in these business fields, in the future many more Gems are destined to do the same. r . TRANSPORTATION The backbone of the nation, it has been said, is the railroad system of the United States. Railroads are employers of many men, and offer the ambitious newcomer a chance to rise high in the business. Stenographers and clerks must have an excellent background of training to enter this business, but Gem City students are always reasonably certain of being considered for these positions. The large number of railroad executives who started working for their companies after completing Gem City Business College is proof of this fact. Not supplanting, but complimenting, rail trans- portation is the field of air travel. A new and con- stantly growing business, air transportation offers opportunities almost unlimited to both men and women. As in any other concern, office forces must be maintained by the large companies, and all parts of the country need individuals well-trained and with potential executive ability. Many Gem City boys have established themselves with some of the country's leading railroads and air transport companies and are now on the way to outstanding executive positions. One of these far- sighted young men was James Aydelott who was placed by us as a stenographic clerk with the C. B. SL Q. Ry. at Brookfield, Missouri, in 1902. Because of his ability he was advanced from time to time until he was the General Manager of that great railroad. During the Second World War he was loaned to the United States government to help handle traffic problems in connection with the moving of men and materials throughout the country. He is now the head of the Association of American Railroads, one of the most important posts in industry. , SALESMANSHIP I A good salesman is a friendly person who likes people. He can talk entertainingly on many sub- jects, and he knows and believes sincerely in the product he sells. He also has many reports to make, and for this a pleasing personality is scarcely enough. Employers demand system and neatness that do not come by the trial-and-error method, but instead are the results of thorough training. Many fields are open to the man who takes up selling as a career-insurance, retailing, whole- saling, to name a few. A good commercial education will aid in all these, and may be the deciding factor in promotion. A salesmanls job in earlier days differed- extensively from that of today. As an example, in the wholesale business, if he were reasonably intelligent he could expect to be pro- moted. Today, according to a prominent expert in the wholesale business, he should have an education- al background that includes a course in business administration, for wholesaling as everything else, has become scientific. Although selling as a .course is not offered at Gem City, many of its most essential parts are in- cluded in the business course. Under the depart- ment of business organization and administration the student becomes thoroughly grounded in those necessary elements which make the difference between success and failure. In the. letter writing classes the principles of salesmanship are taught in the development of sales letters. ' Many Gem City boys become interested in the field of selling, and find their training of great help. It was just a few years ago that Leslie Crews, a boy from New Canton, Illinois, enrolled in Gem City. He made a good record and when he had com- pleted his course was placed in a good clerical posi- tion by the school. Later he joined the Montgomery Ward organization where he received one promotion after another. Today Mr. Crews' is vice-president of this organization, one of the largest merchandising concerns in the world. This is a specific instance of super-salesmanship, MANUFACTURING . Manufacturing is a broad termg it embodies many types of business, large, small, in-between, it involves many types of operations, but they all add up to one thing-the manufacturers of the world are the producers of goods. Two sides of this production are the shop and the office, and each has its technical experts. - The office force of any manufacturing concern consists of typists, clerks, bookkeepers, as well as the heads of the business. There are also cost ac- countants, auditors, and secretaries who must make daily decisions of importance. This last group of workers must be highly efficient and well-trained. Men and women intending to specialize in these positions find that they can get this needed training at Gem City.

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28 GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 1 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS DR. LLOYD MOREY, C.P.A. Comptroller, University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois WARREN T. BROWN, C.P.A. Gauger and Diehl, Certilied Public Accountants Peoria, Illinois Throughout the entire United States there are a large number of former Gem City boys who are Public Accountants and public officials and who have the degree. Certified Public Accountant. Among those are Mr. Hosea M. Hantz, State Director of the Federal Housing Administration, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dr. Lloyd Morey, Comp- troller of the University of Illinois, Mr. Howard Pratt, of Galva, Illinois, a Certified Public Ac- countant in the offices of -Walton, Joplin, Langer 81 Company, of Chicago, Mr. I-I. C. Crane, C. P. A. Crane, Harper 81 Williamson, Montgomery, Ala- bama, Mr. Warren T. Brown, C. P. A., Gauger 81 Diehl, Peoria, Illinois. In Quincy, we find Mr. Clyde Hunter, C. P. A., a member of the Gray, Hunter, Stenn 81 Company, accountants, and Mr. Carl Berter, C. P. A., Attorney. Others are: Mr. W. W. Syfert, C. P. A., Oklahoma Tax Com- mission, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mr. Charles L. Glover, C. P. A., Charles L. Glover 81 Company, C. P. A.'s, 29 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois, Mr. A. C. Heitman, C. P. A., Walton, Joplin, Langer 81 Co., Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Walter C. Galbraith, C. P. A., Hedued 81 Boggs, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Wm. P. Hauworth, C. P. A., Golden- rod Ice Cream Co. 81 Affiliates, Chicago, Illinois, Mr. C. M. Houchins, C. P. A., Wagner 81 Houchins, Washington, D. C., Mr. Elmer Niemeyer, C. P. A., Ernst 81 Ernst, Kansas City, Mo., and Mr. C. T. Underwood, C. P. A., Underwood 81 Underwood, Pueblo, Colorado, J. H. Cooper, Minneapolis, Minn., and James V. Hayes, Price, Waterhouse 81 Co., Pasadena, California. ' A Girls' Evening Weiner Roast srl Il 1 QPPOW' fqff if' 0350 V1-mf 'I' . 5955.35 if N 'e,p1'g L girl 5. of . ,.0s-:f- lf, ft' . . fx, 1653? . '7,,.5a1f' rrfffffgfg Ol,,35,'i?f5'J QW ' I Tiemfm i , ,img E191 iezwiff fi 5:50335 iff nzlffff 753' fic Ili? Bri 5 f pm tr 11111 girl! TU lgpmliif mini :gcc : K2 :I Tj 21 lm iktzx: .. V. lk m mi FS- ffl If mm film . ins, is ROE gk, Lf,-..' if :rm It jg: g is fzaiiigf' A z -I 5 :WTR H g-5 iiiljfr' ' Q -flrlfhr KE' RQQNE I 'Ill iw N Sifsls ilfffs is N N . '5-I if- Jin

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ao GEM clrv BUSINESS COLLEGE, Qumcv, lLl.lNols The work of an accountant gives him an intimate knowledge of the operation and condition 'of a concern. Profit is the life and vitality of all business, and it is the place of the accountant to aid in the development of profit as against loss. Most busi- nesses depend upon their own accounts for con- structive benefits, and the accountant who has a knowledge and natural interest in finance, business law, business administration, statistics, and taxa- tion will advance high in his field. His .future .lies in the increased importance wh1ch.h1s services assume, and his rewards are usually in proportion to the value of his contribution. Many of the ablest executives in business today received part of their training in accounting positions, and many of the high executives of tomorrow are engaged. in ac- countancy now. Business courses at Gem City pro- vide the necessary knowledge and develop the abilities of the student so that as an accountant he will be able to forge ahead of the rest of the field. Secretaries in manufacturing concerns have also many opportunities for advancement. The work of a secretary goes far beyond the mere taking of dictation and typing of letters. As a secretary learns more and more of the particular aspects of any business, he is given an increasing amount of re- sponsibility. In many concerns it is only natural, then, that when a vacancy occurs among the more important positions, a well informed secretary is ready to step into it. Gem City trained men and women have the best available equipment for secretarial positions and many of them have ad- vanced far in the field of manufacturing for this reason. Among those who have chosen and succeeded in manufacturing is- D . Ray Todd was reared in the small town of Bowen, Illinois. After Ray had completed his high school course, he came to Gem City, taking one of the combination courses. As he was finishing the steno- graphic course, a request for a stenographer 'came from the National Cash' Register Company and Ray was sent to the position. Having ability, a determination to get ahead and tireless energy, Ray was soon advanced to more responsible positions until now he is the Executive secretary of that great manufacturing concern. Among other Gem City graduates who are in executive positions with the National Cash Register Company are William Argast, aNauvoo, Illinois, boy whois Sales manager of City Sales and George Whitefort, who is head of the sales organization for the entire United States. As a final word on vocations, most people have the capabilities to become-leaders in Various fields, but these capabilities must I be developed through training. This is the work that Gem City Business College sincerely tries to do in the most efficient manner possible. For seventy-seven years therepu- tation of the school has been such that a young person who can write Gem City trained on his application blank for a job has a chance considerably higher for success than the average person. BANKING .Banking as a career should be seriously con- sidered by young people who are looking for posi- tions of stability. Requirements for a good banker are strict, but there is a satisfaction in the business, which comes from serving people. A prominent banker of Georgia states that there are seven quali- ties needed by young people who seek this field for their future, namely: integrity, service, patience, adaptability, tolerance, tact, and conservatism. He further adds that the ideal preparation for the in- coming banker is a good education, which has in- cluded some study of accounting, business ad- ministration, and commerce. With these specifica- tions in mind, Gem City has organized a program designed to prepare young men and women for this career. A bank' executive seldom starts at the top. He gains his position by dint of hard work and the application of good judgment in his decisions. The handling of other people's money is a public trust of the highest order, and only the man with the highest qualifications succeeds in becoming an im- portant executive. Thus, it is seen that success in this field is strictly up to the individual. However, no person will be able to advance easily, even on his own merits, unless he has had some specialized work in prepara- tion. Gem City Business College has developed a practical group of classes to aid young people who are interested in banking. In addition to the usual business classes in accounting, a special bookkeeping set designed to familiarize the student with work of banks is available. Business arithmetic, along with business organization and administration and com- mercial law, adds to this excellent training course for the prospective banker. A banking diploma is issued to all students completing the course of banking at Gem City Business College. Although most people visualize banking as a career for men, many young women have succeeded extremely well. i Among these is Miss Addie Schell who enrolled from Terre Haute, Indiana. She completed the full combination business and stenographic courses and was granted the degree Bachelor of Accounts be- cause of the excellence of her grades. Upon the com- pletion of her course, we sent her to a temporary position with the Illinois State Bank in Quincy. Her work was so good and the bank was so pleased with her services that we felt justified in referring her to a position with the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. This bank is one of the outstanding banking organizations of the United States. Miss Schell was advanced in position and salary from time to -time until she is now the secretary to the president of that important bank. She is not the only former Gem City student in a prominent place in that bank, for Leland S. Ford, a Wyaconda, Missouri, boy who was a student in Gem City in 1914 was sent to Chicago sometime after that date, is now a Vice-President in the bank. The list of Gem City alumni who are connected with banks co'ntains many of the prominent bankers of the country and makes an impressive showing. Among these is the name of Walter A. Hombs,.who was born in Glenwood, Missouri. After his business and banking course at Gem City he was placed in the Logan's bank in Glenwood and in time he was madethe Assistant Cashier. His work was so out- standing that he was later made a F ederal. Bank Examiner for northern Missouri. He served in this capacity for many years. Later he was made the Vice-President and Comptroller of the Tower Grove National Bank of St. Louis. His bank is growlpg rapidly under his management. Such a record ln- dicates that Gem City training is practical and worth while.