Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-19
BACoN's MERCANTILE COLLEGE,
Northeast corner Of Sirth and Watntd street.
Gin1laln1fi Ohm

Cincinnati Ohio
TIME undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
4 lege to his new building northwest corner Of
Walnut and Sixth streets, where he has fitted up n
splendid suite OF rooms, expressly for his business
having spared neither pains expense in making
them in every respect the mort convenient and pleas
ant school rooms in the United States.
The plan adopted in teaching combines practice
with theory instead of ueing books, the pupils
exercised in making original entries of every day
business transactions Jonrnalizing, 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 the
dent for entering into the practical duties Of the
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, Manufactur-
ing Shipping, Individual, Partnership Steamboating,
and Compound Co Business. Commercial Cacula-
tons, Practical Penmansnip and Lectures Com
mercia Law; also, Lectures the Science Of Ac-
counts, Custom of Merchants etc.
In addition to the regular course of study the un-
dersigned has made arrangements with Henry Snow,
Esq, Hon Bellamy Storer Prof G. 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
q commercial point of view, and never before intro
duced in any Mercantile College in the United States
Pupils instructed individually, and not in class
that students may enter Mt 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
the Principal, assisted by committee Of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award.
| ed to those who deemed worthy 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
nifty will generally enable him to procure situations
for those DESTROYS of obtaining Thorn.
TERMS For a full course Of lessons in Book keep
ing, Writing. Commercial Calculations, Commercial
Fob. p r. s. BACON, Principal
From The CinciRBati Enquirer Of March IL, 1853.
BAcos's MERCANTILE CoLLEeE.-Thc examina
ton Of the students in Book keeping exhibited de-
gree of proficiency their part highly crediable TO
themselves and Mr.. Bacon their instructor
Tho most difficult problems in Double Entry were
as rapidly solved the most simple, giving ample
proof to the audience that the informal impaired
during the session would be of practical benefit
From hs Cincinnati Daily Gasafe
The various complex questions proposed by the
Principal and other gentlemen present were 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 ia a hourishng condition,
to the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From the ChilicOthe Ancienf Metropolis of'Dfay s,
1853.
Mr. Bacon is tnrivallcd as teacher-a diploma
from his College in Cincinnati, is required as ane
gU0 in obtaining situations in the best mercan
tile houses 10 large cities
From the Cincinnat Gazetfe, Nov 8, 1853.
Mr. Bacon has constructed the upper portion Of his
building expressly for tho purposes Of bis College,
aud, without any doubt. it is the most complete ar
rsngemcnt of the kind in the United States.
From, the Cincinnati Enquire.
This whole institution is undoubtedly the most ele.
CANT and finished establishment for it's purposes in
the world