Gem City Business College - Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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2 GEM clrv BUSINESS COLLEGE, Qumcv, ll.l.nNo,s I 5 QL F A c u L T Y OF GEMACITY BUSINESS COLLEGE T. E. MUssELMAN, A. M., M. Aeas., se. D. I D. L. MUSSELMAN, M. ACCU- PRESIDENT 'Staelent Coanselor V, G. ,MUssELMAN, M. Aeas. VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Director of Placement MISS C. DOROTHY BADER, M. Accts. Bookkeeping ancl Higher Accoanting ERNEST E. fANTZEN, B. Accts. A Registrar - Commercial Laio, Basiness Organization Basiness Mathematics Actiial Basiness CAccoantingD FLOYD MARSHALL, B. Accts. ' Bookkeeping SECRETARY Lectarer, Letter Writing ana' Biisiness English S horthanel Theory MISS GRACE STEWART Aeloanceal Dictation S tenotype anel Mimeograph Ojjtice .Practice MISS MARGU ERI TE GABRIEL I ntroalactory Dictation Dictaphone Ojice Practice MISS HELEN HEATHER S horthancl MISS VIRGINIA BARTLETT Elementary Typeioriting Coach-Girls' Baskethall Social Activities CLYDE H., HUNTER, A. B., C. P. A. MISS HELEN WHEELER Crnwlfanfin Avwanting Shorthand and Typeioraing - Filing ELMO F. McCLAIN Com-b-Bmnkefbdll, yoffbdll MRS. BLANCHE HOWERTON HILL, ' S horthana' ALVIN LAFOND, M. Accts. Elemmmm, Boakkegpmg MISS HATTIE V..MUSSELMAN f - Typeioriting Introelnctory Bookkeeping Szenogmlgbel, GEORGE A- ROGERS. A. M. H. BRooKs TERRELL, M. s. Commercial Law anel Biisiness Mathematics Eielcl Repl'esef2MfiW I M E M B E R g f' i f National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools t o National Council of Business Schools 1' - ' if . . , . 00 Illinois Association of Commercial Schools S fSS B. O Q O 00 Q gill '21 : nn PROFESSIONS O sd' I GI QI Xb. ,gs xr- it .4 'gg 'flap 11 53:1 ' :gg -A,.: i .. l 'X I' Back College: States xi a sound this fact see when As he English MT. M1 observe advance a school to meet eduCatic he founc h In the SIZE and W3S to g than to Students Spelling, Was give Ml-1SSeln an era in Od of in

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'n THE MUSSELMAN BUILDING THE Seventy-Seventh ANNUAL YEAR BOOK I - OF THE A GEM CITY BUSINESS C0llEGE QulNcY-lumols 1870-1947

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mum' I . E, I Y mn: I 'min if I r 1, 55151215 .fi I mimi , P 3 1,1 alll? LL, .Ili W. , .Aa . J ounn I 1 ll 1 I 7' ff , , 9417: , gg If I An K I . I U l Q 'GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 3: , 5 GEM CITY HISTORY SHOWS SEVENTY-SEVEN' X YEARS OF PROGRESS D. L. MUSSELMAN, SR. Founder Back in 1869 there was no Gem City Business College: in fact, there were few places in the United States where an ambitious young man could obtain a sound, thorough business education. Because of this fact, in 1870 D. L. Musselman, Sr., decided to see what he could do to remedy the situation. As head of the commercial department of the English and German College of Quincy, Illinois, Mr. Musselman had had ample opportunity to observe the needs of those youths who desired to advance in the business world, and he believed that a school curriculum primarily practical and designed to meet the demands of business had a place in the educational scheme of the country. For this reason he founded the Gem City Business College. In the beginning Gem City was naturally small in size and limited in scope, but Mr. Musselman's aim was to give instruction of the highest quality rather than to offer a large number of courses. Those first students concentrated on bookkeeping, arithmetic, spelling, English, and penmanship. This last subject was given emphasis, and under the tutelage of Mr. Musselman many fine penmen were developed. In an era in which handwriting was the accepted meth- od of inscribing words on paper, Gem City book- keepers were in great demand. Mr. Musselman himself was qualified as one of the finest penmanship experts in the United States, and won many medals in state and national expositions, and in world fairs. As employers began to demand more Gem City graduates for their better positions, greater numbers of students crowded into the school, until in 1892 it became evident that the original quarters of the institution were inadequate and that much addi- tional classroom space was needed. As a result, during the next year the school moved into its present building, which had been designed and erected by Mr. Musselman especially for the school's needs. This same building, with its large airy rooms, has served many classes since that time. An honest foundation in those subjects needed in business was coupled with an excellent placement service. Many of the oldest companies in our coun- try have standing requests for interviews with Gem City graduates, and some businesses have been coming to the school for more than forty years for their new employees. This record of service to the youth of America can be equalled by few educa- tional institutions. Today's commercial education is far different. from that of 1870, but the integrity of the principles upon which it is based remains uniformly high. Students are given a thorough foundation for their business careers, and personal attention when they are qualified to take positions. Hence, employers depend upon the recommendations of the school, and students can be placed in that type of Work which they can perform in the most capable manner. Students at Gem City have never been limited to the immediate vicinity of Quincy. All forty-eight states of the union have been represented in the roll call of the school, as well as young men and women from India, Cuba, Mexico, and several other coun- tries. Thus, the influence of the school continues to expand all the time. Gem City Business College, during its first forty years was under the direction and personal attention of D. L. Musselman, Sr., and since that time has been supervised by his three sons, affectionately known to the student body as Mr, D.L., Mr, V.G., and Mr. T.E. Following the death of the founder in 1910, these sons have striven to uphold the ideals he formulated and carried out from the beginning. Each change is carefully considered and is quickly adopted if it is seen to be to the advantage of students. But beyond all improvements, is that same aim-service to the youth of the country.