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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
7
State Board bulletin urges stronger commercial training in high schools. It argues for definite placement in the world, notes resistance from officials, and calls for a logical course schedule focusing on essential business principles to raise efficiency and reduce apprenticeship burdens.
A school contest between Reds and Blues records fifty points per new employed student name not on lists. The past week yields dozens of names with cities and employers, from Norman Garske in La Crosse to Harry Haslett in Loyal, Wis, with banks, hardware firms, and others represented.
The article champions business education as a key stepping stone for young people with limited means, citing numerous notable figures who started as stenographers or bookkeepers. It lists executives and officials including Landis, Orr, Thompson, Hughes, Loeb, Tumulty, Gaye, Chalmers, Rope, Amendt, Tarbell, Ph eippell, Wabderlip and others as success stories.
The piece claims high school commercial courses waste time by mixing in unrelated subjects. It argues four years of standard high school plus the W B U program provide better training in shorthand and bookkeeping. It emphasizes face to face teacher interaction and direct employment help from graduates.
The notice touts tuition rates and courses at W. B. U. La Crosse Wisconsin. It cites endorsements from clergy and business leaders and claims two hundred graduates earning 1000 to 85000 annually plus two thousand more in trusted positions. Catalogues and full information are free by mail.
A catalog of courses including Bookkeeping Business Penmanship Rapid Calculation Letter Writing Business Arithmetic Commercial Law and Banking offered for self improvement. The list targets practical skills for commerce students and professionals seeking foundational training in accounting and finance.
Vi roqua Wisconsin special reports Rev J E Cooke former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church when the edifice was erected attended a celebration where the mortgage was burned A $100 purse was given to Rev and Mrs Rutter from church members. Local and area residents host guests and relatives during Christmas season with multiple visits and greetings across the community.
A north side housewife asks The Tribune why south side collectors and delivery men always come to the front door and enter without removing rubbers. She urges business firms to teach courtesies and notes north side workers never use such doorstep manners.
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