Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-23
BACON's M RCANTTLE COLLEGE,


Northwest corner Of Sirth and Walnut streets,
Cincinnati, Ohio
THE undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
Il lego to his new building, northwest corner Of
Walnut and Sixth streets, where he has fitted up a
splendid suite OF rooms, expressly for his business
having spared neither pains nor expense in making
them in evory respect the convenient and pleas
ant school rooms in the United States
The plan adopted in teaching combines practice
with theory instead Of using books the pupils are
exercised In making original entries Of every day
business transactions. Journazing posting, balan-
cling accounts, opening and closing Of great variety
OF different sets OF books both for partnership and
individual business where the business has boon
prosperous and adverse and thus qualifying tho stu
dent for entering into the yrairaf duties OF tho
countant, in any kind OF business.
The Of instruction will consist Of Double.
entry Book keeping, embracing eyory department of
trade and mercantile accounts, Wis: Wholesale, Re-
tail Commission, Exchange, Banking Manufactnr
ing, Shipping Individual, Partnership, Steamboating
and Compound Co. Business. Commercial Calcutta.
tions, Practical Penmansnip. and Lectures Com.
mercial Law Also Lectures the Science OF Ac-
counts, Custom Of Merchants, etc.
In addition to the regular course Of study, the
dersigned has made arrangements with Henry Snow
Esq Hon. Bethany Storer, Prof @. w. Wright, and
lures on the subjects Of Commercial Law History Of
Commerce, Political Economy as connected with
commerce and other subjects of great importance in
a commercial point of view, and mover before intro
duced in any Mercantile College in the United States
Pupils are instructed individually, and not in class
so that students may enter at any time, and pro-
coed in the ratio Of their capacity and assiduity
Public examinations had, Though pupils
examined privately if they desire IT'D whom the stu
dent undergoes rigid an thorough interrogations by
the Principal (assistcd by committee Of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award
ed to those who deemed worthy of them
course can be completed in from six to ten weeks
Tho Principal will take pleasure in doing every
thing in his power to advance his students, and make
! them thorough and accomplished accountants; and
his extensive acquaintance with the business commu-
nifty will generally enable him to procure situations
for those DESTROYS of obtaining them.
TERMS: For full course Of lessons in Book keep
ing, Writing, Commercial Calculations, Commercial
Law, etc, $40
Feb. "a R. S. BACON, Principal
From The Cincinnati Enquirer Of March IL, 1853.
BAcoN's MERCANTILE CoLLEGE.-The examine
ton of the students in Book keeping exhibited do
gree of proficiency on their part highly creditable to
themselves and Mr. Bacon their instructor.
The most difficult problems in Double Entry were
as rapidly solved tho most simple, giving ample
proof to the audience that the informato impaired
during the session would be of practical benefit.
From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette.
The various complex questions proposed by the
Principal and other gentlemen present answered
with great prompttude and conciseness which reflects
great credit upon the Of study pursued at this
institution.
From, the Cincinnati DAILY Times.
Mr. Bacon school Is 10 fourishing condition,
and the patronage extended it is q high compliment
to the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From the Chiilicothe Ancie,a Metropolis of May 8,
1853.
Mr.. Bacon is unrivalled as teachers diploma
from his College. in Cincinnati, is required q
qa in obtaining situations in the best mercan-
tile houses in large cities.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Nop. s, 1853
Mr. Bacon has constructed the upper portion of his
building expressly for the purposes Of his College,
and, without any doubt. it is the most complete
rangement of the kind in the United States
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
This whole institution Is undoubtedly the most ele
CANT and finished establishment for its purposes, in
the world.