. Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette. w<\k. aiui the suggestion that as(.uuducltd by reputable schools this couldbe considered as in any way taking ad-vantage of the public. Mr. Christie had never been out of em-ployment in his life, and be attributed itto bis proficiency iu this precise line. Heexcepted to^Mr. Browns definition. At the afternoon session Mr. Packardread a paper on banking prepared by R. Hopkins, qf New York. It showeda most intimate knowledge of the prac-tices in vogue in banking houses, and waslistened to with marked attention. and others spo


. Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette. w<\k. aiui the suggestion that as(.uuducltd by reputable schools this couldbe considered as in any way taking ad-vantage of the public. Mr. Christie had never been out of em-ployment in his life, and be attributed itto bis proficiency iu this precise line. Heexcepted to^Mr. Browns definition. At the afternoon session Mr. Packardread a paper on banking prepared by R. Hopkins, qf New York. It showeda most intimate knowledge of the prac-tices in vogue in banking houses, and waslistened to with marked attention. and others spoke of the paper incomplimentary vein, and conveyed theircompliments to the author through The latter took occasion to saythat when Mr. Hopkins is investigatingbanking methods the liankers are alwaysglad to see him, as they get qui^.e asmany points from him as he does fromthem. The convention spent half an hour indiscussing Mrs. Spencers paper on thepossibilities of business college work. announced his oppusitiou to the. Lake Steamer. In the opinion of Mr. Mehun any educa-tion that would enable students to dealbetter with men is not to be S. C. Williams believed in culture and80 did Mr. Smith. Mr. Wilt found him-self very heartily on the same platform. Mr. Gallagher thought that businesscolleges are finishing schools and notschools of general culture, though he hadnot the slightest objection to the all of the latter commodity thathe fould. Mr. Hannum and Mr. McCordboth approved the general line of paper. On motion of Mr. Packard the chair-man appointed a committee to selecttwenty-five books as suggested, the com-mittee to be granted time to hand in theirreport. These gentlemen constitute it,the chairman having been added uponmotion coming from the house : S, , Enos Spencer, A. S. Osborn,R. C. Spencer, E. R. Felton. Mr. Brown next occupied the attentionof the convention in a half hours vigoroustalk about Business


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