The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-21
Cleveland Commercial Col lege
Dec. Goth, 1853.

l 62 Superior 81, near Forest Cfy House.
THE object of this Institution is TO afford an
opportunity 10 young men of Acquiring q
thorough and practical knowledge of Book keep
ing, Commercial Calculations, and every species
of Business Transactions; and to Young Ladies,
for acquiring, mol only knowledge of Com
mercial science, but of some of the highest &c.
compishmen,s. To be truly accomplished
now, ladies must understand the useful as well
as the beautiful, and hence Ladies' CONNER
cial Course has been adopted in some OF the
first institutions of the United States, though
perhaps in none have the sUtile ct Dulee"
been combined SO fully in this.
The Course embraces Commercial Calcula-
| ions, Penmanship, Commercial Law, Double
Entry Bookkeeping drawn from transactiobs
of real life, including Banking. Manufacturing,
Commission, Wholesale. Retail, and the business
connected with Railroads and Steamboats,,
well as Individuals and Partnership operations.
The Cleveland Herald remarks as follows:
"This Institution, which is under The super.
inendence OF Messrs. BAsBITT ard NUcENT, &C.
cupies one of the finest locations in the beautiful
and salubrious Forest City. and consists Of
handsome and commudirus suite of rooms. rr-
tpered and carPeted, and elegantly fitted u
with counting desks, gas chandeliers, DC. A.
ready pupils from several States ars reapng it's
advantages. or The utility OF such ins,itutioi
TOO much cannot b. said. To understand buis-
ness, a preparatory course is necessary as
in any of the professions and before The Com
mercial College st stem arose, but poor Provi-
sion was made for branches Of thidnalure; hence
the blunders of Ignorant business men, and the
countless frauds that were palmed offupon thfn
by the arllul and better informed. The names
of The Professors as follows.
E. D. BAPsITT Principal and Prof. of Pho
nogrsphy add Theoretical Penmanship. Mr..
RABBITr was foEmely Professor in The State
Normal School of Connecticut. and il the
author oflhe Science and ait of PenmanshiY,"
&c.
i f. NueENT, Associate Princial and Prof. of
Accounts and Practical Penmanship. Mr..
NuGENT has had long experience in teaching
Book-kee ping, and is one of The most accom-.
piished peumen of the day, having received the
frs, premium at the Worlds Fair in London, as
we'll as ut several Fairs in this country, for The
beS, specimens Of penmanship.
JAMES FiTeH. Esq, Lecturer on CONNER
ciul Law. Mr.. F1TcH is City Solicitor and
Superintendent Of Public Schools, and is an en-.
inent practical lawyer
/ KARL RuGER, Prof. of Languages, Ancient
and Modern. Prof. RUsER has been connected
with sevesal Colleges and is one of The frs,
linguiss Of the Union.
Prof J K, MoRToN, Superintendent of Vocal
and Instrumental Music.
Miss DIMoND, Principal Of Ladies Depart
ment and Teacher Of Drawing and Painling,-
Miss DiMoND was formerly one of the frs, ar
lists OF New York, and has gained several Dip
omas for her skil.''
TERMS:
For Gentlen EMS Course of Book keeping
Penmanship, Commercial Calculations, and Lee
lures on Commercial Law,
from six TO ten weeks. $25 90
Dc. and Phonogrophy and Political Economy
for any length OF lime, $40 90
Ladies' Course of Bookkeeping, Penman>hip,
Commercial Calculations, Composition, Draw
} ing & Painting, 10 weeks, $25 90
DIPLOMAS will be granted for each of the
above courses 10 those who bear requisite ex-
animation.
For 25 lessons in Penmanshp or Painting. or
20 lessons in Pbonography, SIS 90
, Students being taught individually can have
the most particular and thorough drilling in
f each branch, and can enter the Institution at
any lime.
), |, will be seen ,ha, The $25 course OF this In.
sIitu,ion is the ne as The $40 course in other
; colleges. while the $40 course is more thor
cugh than arv other course in the UpiedStatss.
GF The Principals will use their influence TO
secure situations for their Students