Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-18
BACON's MERCANTILE COLLEGE,
Northwest corner Of Siaih and JVatnm streets
Cincinnati, Ohio.


TTNIIE undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
L loge to his new building, northwest corner of
Walnut and Sixth streets, whcro 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 ost convenient and pleas
ant school rooms in the United States
The plan adopted in teaching combines practice
with theory instead of u.ing books, the pupils
exercised in making original entries of every day
business transactions Journalzing, posting, balan-
cling accounts opening and closing Of great variety
of different sets of books both for partnership and
individual business, whore the business has been
prosperous and adverse and thus qualify ing tho stu
dent for entering into the practcai duties of the
countant, in any kind of business.
The course Of instruction will consist a Double
entry Book keeping, 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 Calcua
TONS Practical Pcnmansnip, and Lectures on Com
mcrcal Law; ALSO Lectures on 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. Bellamy Storer, Prof c. w. Wright and
other eminent lecturers to deliver n course of Lee
lures the subjects of Commercial Law, History Of
Commerce Political Economy C0lGH artcd with
commerce, and other subjects of gree. lporance in
u commercial point Of vew and mover before intro
duced in any Mercantile College in the United States
Pupils are instructed individually, and not in class
that students may enter ut any time, and pro
coed in the ratio Of their capacity and assiduity
Public examinations are had, Though pupils are
examined privately if they desire IT'D when the stu
dent undergo,s rigid an thorough interrogatons by
the Principal, assisted by committee OF Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award
ed TO those who deemed verify of them.
course can he 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 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 Clnci1H0ti Enqaircr Of March H. 1853.
BAcoS's MERcANTILE CoLLEeE.-The cxnmina-
ton Of the students in Book keeping exhibited de-
gree Of proficiency their part highly creditablc to
themselves and Mr. Bacon their instructor.
The mos, difficult problems in Double Entry were
as rapidly solved as the most simple, giving ample
proof to the audience that the informal on impaired
during the session would be Of practical benefit.
From the Cincinnati Doiiy Gosate.
The various complex questions proposed by the
Principal and other gentlemen present were answered
with great prompttudc and concsencss which reflects
great credit upon the course of study pursued al this
institution.
From he CiBciARafi Daily Times.
Mr. Bacon school is 10 a Hourishing condition.
and the patronage extended Il Is n high compliment
to the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From fhs Chiiiicoth6 ARcic1t Mt,opoiis Of MN s,
1853
Mr. Bacon il Lnrivallcd n teacher--a diploma
from his College. in Cincinnati is required mir
gl,a nan in obtaining situations in the best mcrcan.
tile houses in large cities
From he Cincinnati Gasafs, NoU. g 1853.
Mr. Bacon has constructed the upper ports n Of his
building expressly for the purposes of his College,
and without any doubt II is the most complete
rangcmcnt Of the kind in the United States
From, he CiReiRRni EHguir1
This whole institution is undoubtedly the most ele-
CANT and finished establishment, for its purposes in
the world