Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY SWEDISH--ENGLI'SH COURSE T-he Swedish-English Course includes: Bible English Grammar and Reading and Spelling Composition Translation Penmanship For a person who wishes to learn to speak the English language, this course is exceptionally well adapted. The student gains a knowledge of words by drills in spelling and assignments in composition. Correct pronunciation will be insisted upon by the instructor before whom he reads. Sen- tence structure will be derived more from practise than from rules. Grammar is taught, first 1by correct usage, and only fgradually, as the work advances, by fixed rules. Business Department AIM . The purpose of this department is to give men and twomen through training along commercial lines, and to .Lprepare them to hold business positions successfully. . In recent years, owing to business rivalry and keenness 10f competition, and to the vast improvements in the proces- ses of production and manufacturing, far-reaching changes have been made in the conducting of the commercial and industrial enterprises of our country. These changes have necessitated corresponding changes and improvements in the accounting systems, and as a consequence, commercial training must be more thorough than was the case a few years ago. In arranging the courses in this department, our chief aim has 'been to select such as are practical in every respect and as will thoroughly qualify the student to fill positions as bookkeepers, stenographers, accountants, commercial teachers, and prepare them for civil service. The great business concerns of this country require an- nually the service of thousands of men and women to con- duct and assist in conducting the business of this country. Opportunity for promotion and advancement is always open to those who are competent. ADMISSION Students who have completed the common schools are admitted Into the regular courses of this department. Per- 30

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY sons who lack sufficient training in the common branches should take a through review of these subjects in our high school preparatory course. No person under sixteen who is not a graduate of the eighth grade will be admitted into this department. GRADUATION All students who enroll not later than the beginning of January and intend to continue in the Summer School to complete their respective courses, are considered members of that yearls graduating class. EQU IPMENT' With the addition built in 1916, the quarters of the second floor of the building occupied .by the Business De- partment are ideal. The rooms are arranged in a manner conducive to health, comfort and efficiency. The equipment is new and complete, including about thirty typewriters of the latest models, vertical filing cabinets, mimeograph, add- ing machine, dictating machine, modern bank and office fixtures, etc. The rooms and fixtures are arranged so as to correspond to a modern business office. Courses Offered The Business Department offers the following courses Bookkeeping Ty-pist-Clenical Stenographic Higher Accounting General Business Course . Special Courses Combination Bookkeeping and Stenographic Explanation of COurses BOOKKEEPING COURSE This course prepares students for positions as general, corporation and bank bookkeepers; also clerical positions in general; .. ' i The following subjects are taught: Bible Arithmetic and Bookkeeping Rapid Calculation Business Practise Commercial Law Spelling American Government Business English Salesmanship Correspondence Accounting Banking Electives Penmanship 31