The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

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Successful Penman and Educator
This is a brief story of E. M. Coulter,
President of the National Busi-
ness College of Roanoke, Virginia.
He was born near Pittsfield, Pike
County, Illinois, on July 30, 1871.
At the age of ten his parents moved
to Bates County, Missouri, where he
attended public schools. He was
graduated from the Kansas Normal
College, Fort Scott, Kansas; the Gem
City Business College, Quincy, Hli-
nois; and the Zanerian College of
Penmanship, Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Coulter taught commercial
branches and penmanship in the St.
Joseph Business University, St. Joseph,
Missouri, for a period of five
years. After which he accepted a
position as head of the Commercial
Department of the Roanoke National
Business College. After spending six
years in that position he bought a
half interest in the school and in
1901 he purchased the other half.
For nearly forty-four years Mr.
Coulter has been with the school
continuously.
When he first went to the school
it had an attendance of approximately
150 students, and it offered
the usual short-term commercial and
stenographic courses of that day.
Since then the school has grovni in
size until it now has an annual enrollment
of approximately 700 day
students. Courses have been expanded
to include courses of 128 semester
hours each. These courses are Accountancy
and Business Administration
and Secretarial Science, with
some shorter courses in each of these
schools.
The school now owns and occupies
its own building. In 1909 the school
erected a building for its use. When
this building was outgrown, it moved
to its present location in 1919 and
has since enlarged it on two different
occasions to meet the growing demands
of the school.
In 1902 Mr. Coulter married Mary
Elva Keedick, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
A son, Murray, is an instructor in
the National Business College and his
daughter, Dorothy, is a reporter and
feature writer for the "Roanoke
World News."
Mr. Coulter is a Presbyterian and
a member of the Masonic Orders.
As a penman, Mr. Coulter is one
of the finest in the country. His
work is delicate, accurate and exceedingly
graceful. He has used his
penmanship to excellent advantage in
building up his school. It is a pleasure
to present a little of Mr. Coulter's
work. Let us all compliment
this fine man on his extraordinary
accomplishment.
E. M. Coulter.
President of National Business College,
Roanoke, Virginia.
This attractive envelope was one of thousands sent out, addressed in Mr. Coulter's business-getting style of
ornamental penmanship.