Western School of Commerce - Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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- Ll Our Business Policy HE Western School of Commerce is a close corporation, all of the stock, except one share, being held by the faculty of the school.. J. R. Humphreys, H. W. Bessac, and L. W. Peart own equally two-hundred forty-eight shares out of atotal of two-hundred fifty. The Board of Directors is composed as follows: J. R. Humphreys, President, E. H. McGowen, Vice-President, H. W. Bessac, Secretary, L. W. Peart, Business Manager, and R. B. Teefy. The San Joaquin Valley Bank is the Depository of the Corporation. In view of the fact that we guarantee to refund all unused tuition Csee page 145 it is but just that the public should be acquainted with our business management and have the means of investigating our financial standing. No member of our firm is a capitalist in any sense, but we have a reputation for business in- tegrity o ch we are justly proud. The that practically all the stock of the firm is owned by members of the faculty has a double ad- vantage to the pupil, it gives the faculty a financial interest and acts as an incentive to the best possible work, it makes everv board a faculty meeting and this places the entire management of the school in the hands of the Board of ectors. ,As a result, everything affecting the interest of the student body is made the subject for the careful consideration of the entire Board. We urge the public to carefully investigate every phase of our work, especially our methods of dealing with our patrons. It is the policy of our Board to eliminate every possibility of graft in any way what- ever. As an evidence of this fact we refer to our Money-back tuition plan and our practice of sending to prospective students a printed list of books and stationery necessary for any course with our retail priC6S affixed. Our policv is, A square deal for every man.

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I l Our Faculty As is the Teacher, so is the School , E invite the most careful investigation of the character, ability and success of each member of our faculty. J. R. Humphreys, President of the Corporation and Principal, Teacher of Arithmetic, Gram- mar, Pedagogy, Algebra, Geometry and Vocal Music in the Normal Department, Lecturer on Business Customs and Teacher of Bookkeeping in the Commercial Department. H. W. Bessac, Secretary of the Corporation and Vice-Principal, Teacher of Geography, Civil Govern- ment, Rhetoric, English and American Literature, U. S. History, General History, Spelling, Word Analysis , Drawing and Bookkeeping in the Normal Department, Teacher of Grammar and Spelling in the Commercial Department. L. W. Peart, Business Manager of the Corporation, Principal of Nqrgmal Department, Teacher of Arith- metic, Algebra, Geometry, Physics and Physiology in the Normal tment, Teacher of Commercial Law and Arithmetic in the Commercial Department. Arg -f l E. H. McGoWen, Vice-President of the Corpora-tion and Principal of the Commercial Department, Teacher of Arithmetic, Grammar, Penn ltendent of Business Practice and Oflice Work in Commercial Department, and Principal of night ' E. D. Misner, Principal of the Shorthand Department and Teacher of Shorthand, Typewriting, Billing Duplicating, Mimeographing, Oflice Customs, etc. Lester H. Sprengler, Assistant in Commercial Department, Teacher of Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Gram- mar and Spelling in the Preparatory Department and Assistant in the night school. Cora E. Sperry, Assistant in Stenographic Department and Teacher of Shorthand and T ypewriting. Lorraine Wolfe, Assistant Teacher of Shorthand and Typewriting. n

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Normal Depart: ment HE purpose of this department' is to train young men and young women to become successful teachers in the public schools of California and to prepare them for county examinations. With this double purpose in view, we have outlined our Normal Course upon well-tried educational prin- ciples, and with as much system as is used by any school, public or private, in the country. We have eliminated the grinding, cramming system, which is a prominent feature of many private normals. Normal Faculty. In no department of our work does the personality and ability of the teacher count for so much. We invite those who think of becoming teachers to examine carefully into our Normal Course and to inquire into the reputation of each member of our Normal faculty. ' Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Peart has each had more than eleven years of experience in Normal work. Five years of this time they worked together and established areputation for Normal work which is well known. Mr. Bessac, the other member of the Normal faculty, has had than four years' experience in his present position, in addition to four years' experience in the publig schools of this state, both as prin- cipal and instructor, and has proved himself to be a teacher of rare ability in Literature, History, Geogra- phy and Civil Government. Pupils receive an inspgation from his-recitations. A u OUR NORMAL COURSE includes a thorougggiiview of Arithmetic, mental and written, Civil Gov- ernment, Grammar, Algebra to Quadratics, Plane Geometry, Physics, Rhetoric, English and American Literature, United States History, Ancient, Medieval, and'Modern History, Spelling, Word Analysis, Ped- agogy, Physiology, Bookkeeping and Elements of Drawing and Music. THE TIME required to complete this course depends upon the pupil's present acquirements, her ability, and willingness to work. High school graduates usually complete the course in six to nine months. Eighth and ninth grade graduates usually require twelve to fifteen months. Diplomas are issued to those in this department who receive a Grammar ' School Certificate from any County Board in the state.. Send for our special Normal circulars.