Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-19

EOLSOM'S MERCANTILE COLLEGE
IL Corner Public Square.
CLEV ELLA N ID. D II I o.
IHcoRPoRATED MAY 9, 1851.
E. G. FOLSOM, a. H., PRINCIPAL.
Faculty.
E. c. FoLsoM, ]. T. CALKIss, o. Fl. JuDD,
Instructors in Accounts, ana Lecturers on BusineS
Customs, &c.
A. J. PHELPS W. II. CLARK, o. II. JUDD,
Teachers of Practical and Ornsme ntai Fenmanship
Special Lecturers.
THes. BoLroS. GEORGE WILLER, C. w. PALMER,
Hon. JOHN CROwKLL,
Leetnr ers on Commercial Law, Science of Govern
meut, &c.
Drs. SAMrEL C. AIKEN, JAMES B. BoLLEs,
Revs. s. W. ADAMS, RoBT. CLAxrOS, JAS. C. WHITE,
Prof. J. A. TuoAE,
n Commere real Ethics and Political Econ
omy.
JOHN B. WARrxG, n. B. HuRLnUT, E. L. JONES, w.
w. HARDEN
Lecture rs on Banking. Fin ance, Railioading, Com
merce, &c.
VISITING COMMITTEE:
A. c. Rrownell. John b. w airing, III. L. Chaplin,
J. L. Severance, 7. Handy, Andrew Freesc
ID. p. Eels. s. ii. VI dther, u Bradbur
George Wiley.
TUITION FEE IN ADVANCE.
For entire Mercantile Course, time unlimited S4i
Same Course for Ladies 25
Fweaty Lessons in Practical Peuman ship, simply 5
For full Course in FURNISHING, ETC. as per agreement
THE COLLEGIATE COURSE,
which is designed to embrace all hranches PURELY
MERCANTILE, has been recently enlarged, and can
he regarded one of the most lengthy, through
and complete ever introduced 10 me pubic IN sry
similar Institution in the United States.
THE BOoK-KEEPING DEPARTMENT
embraces tr distinct grades viz: Initidtory, Reru
ugar and Eztesded COarses, and taught on FoLs0M's
New METHOD, recommended by over TWENTY o. the
most reliable Practical ACCOUNTANTS of eveiand
THE NEW METHOD OF TEACHING
strikes at the very points of the Science
revealing the grest natural two-fold division OF the
Ledger, whereby is seen the proper line Of demarks-
tion bs tween Zeal and Representative Property and
the governing law Of transfer as rega ds if affecting
the classes of accounts. and those of the same
class in every variety thus stripping
this useful and beautiful science of much OF its
honored teries, made such by arbitrary and
infalLBie rules meaningless f0rns and false notions
and hence enables the student to acquire correct no
Ito Of accounts embodied in actual practice.
THE INITIATORY COURE
embraces regularly progressive series of manuscript
cards classified somewhat TO the variety OF trans
actions II aims to develop the first principles and
nhilosoph, OF Accounts, rather ihan mere routine
and actual formula, by addressing the reason and
Judgment of the stuent, who studies with the view
Of apprehending and arriving at results and so push
es his Investigations with much greater confidence
pleasure aud independence.
THE REGULAR COURSE
is intended represent eoery species Of busin es7,
the smallest Retail Inc he1oiest ana
trieate Of Wholesale and Commission, rs well as
Banking RailrOsdins etc, demand ed, at present. by
our vast and constantly increasing Commerce.
THE EXTENDED COURSE
embraces lengthy practical seis from the various
business firms is designed for such students as
NAV wish TO spend longer than the time required by
the Regular Course, land that gratutousy) prepar'
ator v TO entering some special House.
By taking in addition the Extended Course, the
student will be faithfully and proftably employed SIX
months.
PENMANSHIP, PRAcTICAL AND Ornamental, IN
all it's varieties W ill he taught in the most thorough
and efficient manner by one OF the besl teachers IN
the West. BESIDES the usual method OF teaching
Business Writing, the ChrythmOgraphic system
recommended by our hest educational men, IL now
taught in the Public Schools of Cleveland Columbus
and Toledo. Many other places are open t"r gooh
teachers of Chyinmography, as soon as ihey can nc
qualified.
DAILY LECTURES on Practical and Theoretical
Book Keeping Mercantile Laws, Commercial Ethics,
Political Economy, Art of Computation. Commercial
Calculations, Mercantile Customs, Banking, Ex'
change, Commerce, Railroadiu2, Commercial HIS
tory Business Curres spondence, Penmanship, &c.
The new suit of rooms of This College occupies the
finest location in the city situate as they are on the
corner of Public Square and Superior street, afford
ing fair view paris Of the city. the lake and
its shipping. The rooms neatly aud ts.teiully
furnished, SURPRISING in beauty and convenience per
haps those OF any similar Institution in the Union
THE LADIES' COURSE 10 the same as that oi
the Gentlemen aordng equal facilities TO all ladies
who may wish to avail themsov yes of the Commercis
Course.
Tho Principal, having an extensive business ac
auantance il enabled to secure good stua iions foi
many of HI graduates.
N. B.-Fo particulars. send for Catalogues and
Circulars by mail. moo