Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1919-1920 Page: 58
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lie must be able to impart the knowledge of writing to the student.
Thle College walls are adorned with many beautiful specimens of
tile penwork executed by our Commercial teacher.
Teachers of penmanship. and others, desiring to become teach.
ers, will (do well to come to Brownwood and take our teachers'
course, and plain and ornamental penmanship.
COMMERCIAL LAW
1,aw i a very important subject in a training for business. It
is very necessary to every one. It enters into every business transaction,
whether for five cents or a million dollars. It governs every
tale and every business deal. It is back of every contract and
promise. It is the rule which governs us in every act with our
fellow man.
We teach the law of contracts, negotiable paper, personal prop.
erty, bailments. guaranty and suretyship, interest and usury, insuralce,
partnership, agency, real estate, etc., in such a practical and
simple way that the student gets a good practical knowledge of these
important subjects in a very short time.
Our training in Commercial Law alone is worth the entire cost
of our whole course to you.
BUSINESS SPELLING
Correct spelling is necessary to success in filling a position. We
teach it in the most practical way. Words of every day use are
brought before the student's mind in such a way that by the time
lie completes the course of study he has no trouble in spelling or
pronouncing the words in common use. Special emphasis is placed
on the meanings and uses of words, so that the student may have
a good working vocabulary. To be able to spell well is an invaluable
accomplishment, and we endeavor faithfully to make good
spellers of all our students. Daily instruction is given in this imUortant
subject, but the words are confined mostly to those pertvining
to the vocabulary of the business office.
BUSINESS ENGLISH AND CORRESPONDENCE
There is no more vital power in business today than good English.
It sells more goods; it settles more disputes, it wins more customers,
it secures more positions, and makes more money than
any other element in commerce. A man who can speak fluently
and express himself in clear, masterly English, can select his own
opportunity. Wherever ideas must be put in written form, he is58
HOWARD~R PAYNE COLLE)GE
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Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.). Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1919-1920, book, June 1920; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46452/m1/62/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.