Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-27
BACONY MERCANTIi.E COLLEGE,
Northwest corner Of Sixth and Walnut streets
Cincinnati. Ohio


Cincinnati, Ohio.
TIME undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
j lege to his new building, northwest corner Of
Walnut and Sixth streets, where he has fitted up .
splendid suite of rooms expressly for his business
having spared neither pains nor expense in making
them in every respect the most convenient and pleas
ant school rooms in the United States.
The plan adopted in teaching combines practice
with theory instead of using books, tho pupils arc
exercised in making original entries of every day
business transactions Jonrnaiizng, posting, baan-
cling accounts opening and closing Of great variety
Of different sets Of books both for partnership and
individual business. where the business has been
prosperous and adverse and thus qualifying tho stu
dent for entering into the practical duties of tho &C.
countant in any kind of business.
The course Of instruction will consist Of Double
entry Book keeping, embracing every department Of
trade and mercantile accounts viz: Wholesale, Re-
TAIL Commission, Exchange, Banking Manufaetur
ing Shipping Individual, Partnership, Steamboating
and Compound Co. Business. Commercial Calcutta
tions Practical Premiership. and Lectures on Com
mercial Law; also Lectures on the Science Of Ac-
counts, Custom of Merchants, etc.
In addition to the regular course of study the I'M
dersgned has made arrangements with Henry Snow,
Esq Hon. Bellamy Storer, Prof G. w. Wright, and
other eminent lecturers, to deliver course Of Lee
lures on the subjects Of Commercial Law History of
Commerce, Political Economy as connected with
commerce. and other subjects Of great Importance in
commercial point OF view, and never before intro
duced in any Mercantile College in the United States
Pupils arc instructed individually and not in class
es that students may enter at any time, and pro-
coed in the ratio Of their capacity and assduity.
Public examinations are had Though pupils are
examined privately If they desire IT'D when the stu
dent undergoss rigid AMI thorough interrogations by
the Principal, assisted by committee of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award
ed to those who are deemed worthy Of them.
A course can be completed in from six to ten weeks
The Principal viii 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 tho business commu
nifty will generally enable him TO procure situations
for those DESTROYS Of obtaining them.
TERMS: For q full course Of lessons in Book-keep-
ing. Writing, Commercial Calculations, Commercial
Law, ETC., $40
Feb 81 R. s. BACON Principal
From the Cincinnati Enquirer Of March IL, 1853.
BAcos's MERCANTILE CoLLEaE.-The examina
ton of the students in Book keeping exhibited de-
gree of proficiency their part highly creditable
themselves and Mr.. Bacon their instructor.
Tho most difficult problems in Double Entry were
as rapidly solved rs the most simple, giving ample
proof to the audience that the information impaired
during the session would be Of practical benefit.
From the Cincinnati DAILY Gazette
The various complex questions proposed by the
Principal and ether gentlemen present were answered
with great prompttude and conciseness which reflects
great credit upon the course Of study pursued at this
institution.
From The Cincinnati Daily Times.
Mr. Bacons school is ia a fourishing condition,
and the patronage extended IL is high compliment
TO the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From The Chillieoths ancient Metropolis Of May 8,
1853.
Mr. Bacon Is unrivaled ms a teacher-a diploma
from his College, in Cincinnati, Is required sine
gna NON in obtaining situations in tho best mercan
tile houses in largo cities.
From tie Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. s, 1853
Mr. Bacon has constructed the upper portion Of his
building expressly for the purposes Of his College,
aud, without any doubt, it IL the most complete
rangement Of the kind in the United States
From ihe Cincinnati Enquirer.
This whole institution is undoubtedly the most ele.
CANT and finished establishment for its purposes, in
the world