Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-20
BACON's MERCANTILE COLLEGE,
Northwest corner Of Sixth and Walnut streets,

Northwest corner of Sirh and Walnut Streets
Cincinnati, Ohio
TINE undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
l. lcge to his building, northwest corner Of
Walnut and Sixth streets, whore he has fitted up a
splendid suite of rooms expressly for his business
having spared neither pains 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
exercised in making original entries of every day
business transactions Journalizng 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 been
prosperous and adverse and thus qualifying the stu
dent for entering into the praicai duties OF the
countant, in any kind Of business
The of instruction will consist of Double
entry bookkeeping, embracing every department Of
trade and mercantile accounts, viz: Wholesale, Re
tail, Commission, Exchange, Banking, Manufactur-
ing, Shipping Individual Partnership, Steamboating,
and Compound Co. Business Commercial Calcutta
tions Practical Penmansnip, and Lectures on Com
mercal Law; also. Lectures the Science of Ac-
counts, Custom Of Merchants, etc.
In addition to the regular course of study, the
dersgned has made arrangements with Henry Snow
Esq Hon. Bethany Storer, Prof C. w. Wright and
other eminent lecturers to deliver n of Lee
lures the subjects Of Commercial Law, History Of
Commerce, Political Economy connected with
commerce, and other subjects of great Importance in
a commercial point of view, and never before intro
duced in any Mercantile College in the United States
Pupils instructed individually and not in class
es so that students may enter ut any time, and pro-
coed in the ratio Of their capacity and assiduity
Public examinations had, Though pupils are
examined privately if they desire it, when the stu
dent undergors rigid thorough interrogations by
tho Principal, assisted by committee of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award.
ed to those who deemed worthy of them.
course be completed in from six to ten weeks.
The Principal will take pleasure in doing every
thing in his power to advance his students and make
them thorough and accomplished accountants and
his OK ensive acquaintance with the 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 CoLLEGR-The examina-
ton of the students in Bookkeeping exhibited de-
gree of proficiency their part highly creditable TO
themselves and Mr. Bacon their instructor.
The most difficult problems in Double Entry were
as rapidly solved as the most simple, giving ample
proof to the audience that the informal impaired
during the session would be Of practical benefit
From the Cincinnati DAILY Gazafe
The various complex questions proposed by the
Principal and other gentlemen present answered
with great promptitude AND conciseness which reflects
great credit upon the Of study pursued at this
institution.
From ths CinciRnafi Daiiy Times.
Mr. Bacons school is 10 aourishing condition,
and the patronage exceeded IL is high compliment
TO the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From The ChiHicahs Anclem Metropolis Of May g.
1853
Mr.. Bacon is unrivallod as teacher-a diploma
from his College. in Cincinnati is required a sie
qua nan in obtaining situations in tho hest mercan-
tile houses in large cities
From The Cincinnati GasafS. Nov. 8, 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
rangcment 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.