Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-29
BACONs MERCANTILE COLLEGE,
Northwest corner of SirfA and Wainut streets,
CisciyU1fi Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio.
TIME undersigned has removed his Mercantile Col
J. lego 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 mott convenient and plea.
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 everyday
business transactions Journalizing, 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 bee
prosperous and adverse and thus qualifying the stu
dent for entering into the practical duts Of tho ac
countant, in any kind Of business.
The course Of instruction will consist Of Double
oItry 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 Calculs- :
lions Practical Pcnmansbip. and Lectures on Com
mercal Law also, Lectures on 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. 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 AZ 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 instructed individually, and not in class-
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 dofre IT'D when the stu
dent undergoes rigid thorough interrogations by
tho Primo pal assisted by committee Of Practical
Accountants and business men, and Diplomas award
ed to those who 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 mako
them thorough and accomplished accountants; and
his xtensive acquaintance with the business
nj ty will ger AL
for those DESTROYS OF obtaining them.
TERMS For 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 Maych IL, 1853.
| BAcoS's MERCANTILE CoLLEGE.-The oxamina-
ton Of the students in bookkeeping exhibited de-
gree of proficiency their part highly creditable 10
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 on impaired
during the session would DO Of practical benefit
From The Cincinnati DAILY Gazette.
The various complex questions propo,ed by the
Principal and other gentlemen present were answered
with great promptude and conciseness, which reflects
great credit upon the Of study pursued at this
institution.
From the Cincinnati Daily Tves.
Mr.. Bacons school Is ia fourishing condition,
and the patronage extended II 10 a high compliment
to the thorough mercantile education there impaired
From the ChiLteofhe Ancient Metropolis Of May 3,
l 1853
Mr. Bacon is Lnrivaled a teacher-a diploma
from his College in Cincinnati is required sae
qua NON in obtaining situations in tho best merean
| tile houses in large cities
| From fhe Cincinnati Gazafs. Nov. s. 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 ar
rangcment of the kind in the United States
From the Cincinndtf Enquire
~lxlo. Il he ali
CANT and finished establishment for its purposes, in
the world.