Name/Title
Business Men Go to SchoolEntry/Object ID
294.180Description
Many business men of St. Charles and St. Charles County, as well as many of their employees, find it desirable to attend night school once a week. Amonth the several courses offered by the local high school the Sales Development Course appears to be the most attractive.
The Sales Development Conference of St. Charles Store Owners and Managers is sponsored by the local high school and is financed by the State Department of Distributive Education. It meets once a week. The picture shows the group which attended a lecture, the Merchandise Approach of Selling.
First row, left to right: Griffin McCarthy, Conference Leader; Gene Hauenstein, Melvin Gravemann, Wm. Bredenbeck, Milton Meyer, Ralph Rechtern; H. L. Thomasson, local Co-ordinator; Stephen Blackhurst, Superintendent of St. Charles Public Schools.
Second Row: Wm. Seelinger, Miss Adeline Chattillion, Bradley G. Lawton, District Co-ordinator of Distributive Education; Jean Maurice Thro, Jr. (aka Moe Thro), Wm. Kolkmeier, Mrs. and Mr. Ben Rau, Martin Rohlfing.
Others scattered though the group are: Henry Rau, Clarence Broeckelmann, Joe Austerschmidt, Ed. Gay, Orville Denning, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wolff, Abe Hess, Henry Hess, Robert Phillips, Glennon Phillips, Ed. Osiek, Alfred Hohnerkamp.Create Date
June 22, 2007Update Date
March 27, 2026