Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-17
MERCANTILE COLLEG G. E.
Corner Public Square,
CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CLEV ELAND, OHIO.
INCORPORATED MAY 0, 1851.
e. G. FOLSOM, A. NJ, -. PRINCIPAL. !
FACULTY..
&. G. Folsom, J. t. Calkins, o. II. Judd, Instruc-
tors In Accounts, and Lectures on Business Customs
&c
Al. helps, W. II. Clark, o. H. Judd, Teachers of
Practical and Ornamental Penmanshp.
George Brtdburn, Prof. T. B. Hudson. Prof. A Cur
tis, Special Lecturers.
Thos. Bolton, Geo. Wiley, C. W. Palmer, Hon.
John Crowell, Lecturers on Commercial Law Science
0f Government, &c.
Drs Samuel 6. Akin, james B. Bolles, Rev. Sew
mour w. Adams, Robert Claxton, Jas. @. White, Prof
Political Economy.
John B. warine, H. B. Hurlbut, Z. l.. Jones, W. w.
Harder Lecturers on Banking, Finance, Railroading
Commerce, &c.
VISITING COMMITTEE.
4. C. Brownell, T. Handy J. L. Severance,
T. G; severance, John sherman, 6. W. shafrcd,
II. M. Chaplin, DIP. Ees, It. F. Hay.
TUITION FEE in ADVANCE
For entire Mercantile Course, time unlimited $40
Same Course for Ladies 25
Twenty Lessons In Practca! Penmanship. simply S
For Full Course in Flourishing etc. as per agreement
The CoLLEaIATE CouRsE, which is designed to en-
brace all branches Purely Mercantile has been recent
y enlarged, and can now be regarded as one of the
most lengthy thorough and complete ever introduced
to the public In any similar Institution in the United
States.
. Inc DOOk-hecplnR department embraces three dis
tinct grades, viz: Initatory, Regular and Extended
Courses, and taught ON Folsom's New METHOD, rec
ommended by over twenty Of the most Practical Ac-
| countants Of Cleveland.
| STHE NEW METHoD or TEAomEe strikes at the very
terminating points of the Science, revealing the great
natural two-fold division of the Ledger whereby is
seen the proper line of debarkatiOn between Real and
Representative Property and the governing law of
ransfe as regards II affecting the two classes of ac-
counts, and those of the same class In every variety of
transactions thus stripping this most useful and beau
ttul science of lis time -hOnOreu
by arbitrary and infallible rules meaningless form
and false notions; and hence enables the student Ia
acquire correct notions Of accounts as embodied in
tua practice.
The military Course embraces a regularly progres.
sive series of manuscript cards, classified somewhat al
to the variety of transactions II aims to deyelop the
principles and Philosophy of Accounts, rather thar
mere routine and actual formula by addressing the
reason and Judgment of the student who studies will
the view ofapprehending and arriving at results anC
so pushes on his investigations with much greater con
ddence, pleasure and independence.
THE REGULAR COURSE Is intended to represent ever
species of business from the smallest Retail to thu
heaviest and most intricate of Wholesale and Com
mission, as well as Banking RalrOading, etc., deman
ded at present. by our vast and constantly increasing
Commerce.
The EXTENDED Course embraces lengthy practica
sets from the various business FIRMS and is designed
Tor such students as may wish to spend longer than h
time required by the Regular Course, (and that gratu
itousiy) preparatory toentering some special House
BY taking in addition the Extended Course the stu
dent will be faithfully and prontably employed 81
months.
PESMAHsmp, Practical and Ornamental in all its va
reties, will be taught in the most thorough and eff
eient manner by one ofthe best teachers in the Wes
Besides the usual method of teaching Business Wr
ting, the Chrhythomographic System will also b
{ taught This system. so popular, and recommends
by our best educational men, is taught in the Pull
lie Schools of Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo
Many ether places are open for good teachers of Oh
Autobiography as soon as they can be qualified
DAILY LECTURES on Practical and Theoretical Booh
Keeping, Mercantile Laws, Commercial Ethics, Poll
ical Economy, Art Of Computation, Commercial Ca
eulations, Mercantile Customs, Banking, Exchange
, Commerce, Railroading, Commercial History, Bus
ness Correspondence, Penmanshp, etc.
The new suit of rooms of this College, occupies Ii
finest location In the city, situated they are on II
corner of Public Square and Superior street, afTordr
fair view Of most parts of the city and the lake. I'll
rooms are neatly and tastefully furnished surpassir
In beauty and convenience perhaps those o any sim
lar Institution in the Union.
The Ladiess Course is the same as that of ;,.s Gel
n tlemen, afording equal facilities to all ladies wi
Z may wish to avail themselves Of the Commerce.
- Course.
- The Principal having extensive business acquai
Is enabled to secure good situations for many
his graduates.
n. B.-For particulars send for Catalogues and CT
culars by mail.