Letter to the editor (graphic illustration/MetroCreative)
I found the recent article about Mountain State Business College interesting, not because it is closing, but because the school has made such a positive contribution to our region over the past few years, something the reporter apparently didn't know about. .
Many young men returning from military service used the GI Bill to study accounting and other business classes in the Mountain State.
Young women coming to Parkersburg from small towns and rural areas often boarded with local families and learned typing and shorthand in exchange for helping with childcare and household chores.
Over time, many of these graduates rose through the ranks to leadership levels in banks, local businesses, factories, and various institutions and businesses.
I remember when I was a kid, my friend and I would ride our bikes around grand red brick buildings with big windows and listen to the clink of typewriters in typing class. Masu.
So let's better recognize the glory days of Mountain State University and the valuable contributions its founders made to our region and beyond.
betty camp
parkersburg
