Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-08
BACONs MERCANTILE COLLEGE,
Northwest corner of Sirth and Walnut streets
Cinclnnnfi Ohm

N0TtHWeSt corner 81 SiLM ana WdtnM streets,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
TIME undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
i 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 Mother 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, the 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 practical duties Of the
countant, in any kind of business
The course 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 Cacula-
tions, Practical Pcnmansnip, and Lectures on Com
mercial Law also Lectures tho Science of Ac-
counts, Custom Of Merchants, etc.
In addition to the regular of study, the
designed has made arrangements with Henry Snow,
Esq, Hon. Bellamy Storer, Prof G. w. Wright, and
other eminent lecturers to deliver course 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 are 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 dosire it, when the stu
dent undergoes rigid an thorough interrogatons by
the Primo pal (assisted by a committee Of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award
ed to those who are deemed worthy Of them.
course can 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
tharn md upIis hed no md
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. ~ X. s. BACON Principal
From The Cincinnati Enquirer Of March IL, 1853.
BAcos's MERCANTILE CoLLEeR-The examina-
ton Of the students in Book keeping exhibited de-
gree Of proficiency their part highly crediable to
themselves and Mr.. Bacon their instructor
The most difficult problems in Double Entry were
rapidly solved as 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 other gentlemen present were answered
with great prompttnde and condolences which reflects
great credit upon the Of study pursued at this
institution.
From The Cincinnati DAILY Times
Mr. Bacons school is 10 a dourishipg condition,
and the patronage extended II is high compliment
to the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From the Chiliioofhs Ancie1t Metropolis Of MAY s,
1853.
Mr.. Bacon is unrivsod as a teacher-s diploma
from his College, in Cincinnati, is required ms uns
g,,a in obtaining situations in the best mercan
tile houses in large cities
From ne Cincinnati Gazate, Nov. s, 1853
Mr. Bacon has constructed the upper portion Of his
building expressly for the purposes OF his College
and. without any doubt ii Is the most complete ar
rangement Of the kind in the United States.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
This whole institution Is undoubtedly the most ee-
CANT and finished establishment for its purposes, in
the world.