Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-30
FIsOLSOM'S MERCANTILE COLLEGE
NUINFI WTIIIO UaIt.
CB L V Z l. 4 n D. o II I o.
INCORPORATED MAY Q, IS5l.
E. G. FOLSOM, q. H., Principal.

E. q. FOLSOM, q. u, PRINCIPAL.
Faculty..
E. C. FoLsoN, J. T. CALKINs. o. II. JrDD,
Instructors in Accounts, and Lecturers on Busines
Customs, &c.
A. J. PHELPS, w. ii. CLARK, O. II. JUDD,
Teachers of Practical and Orname ntai Fenmanship
GEO. BRADEuRs, Profs. T. B. HUDSON, 4. CTR Iss,
Special Lecturers.
THos BoLrox, GEORGE WILLER, C. W. palmer.
Hon. JoHS CEOwELL,
Lecturers on Commercial Law, Science of Govern
l,rs SAMUEL c. AIKEN, JAMES B. BoLLEs,
Revs- s. w. ADAMS, RoET. CLAxroN, JAS. e. WHITE,
Prof. J. a. THoME,
Lecturers on Commercial Ethics and Political Econ
omy.
JOHN B. WARISG, n. B. i!URLBUT, E. L. JONES' W.
w. HARDER
Lecture Banking. Fin ance, Rail- oadin=, Com.
merce, &c.
VISITING COMMITTEE:
A. C. Browneil, John B. Waring, II. L. Chaplin,
J. L. Severance, 7. P. Handy, Andrew Freesc,
ID. 2. Eels. S. II. Ma;her, c. Bradbur
George Wiley.
TUITION FEE IN ADVANCE.
For entire Mercantile Course, time unlimited S41
Same Course for Ladies q
Twenty Lessons in Practical Penman sh p, simply )
For full Course in Flourshing ETC. per agreement
THE COLLEGIATE COURSE,
which is designed 10 embrace all branches PURELY
MERCANTILE, has been recently enlarged, and can
and complete ever introduced to the public in any
similar Institution in the United States.
THE BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT
embraces thr distinct grades, viz IHtGtOry, RegU
glGr and Extended COErses, and taught on FOLsnN's
NEW METHOD, recommended by over TWENTY Of the
most reliable Practical ACCOUNTANTS of Cleveland.
THE NEW METHOD OF TEACHING
strikes the very terminating points of the Science
revealing the great natural two fold division of the
Ledger, whereby is The proper line of demar
tion i tween Real and Representative Property and
the governing law OF transfer, regards it affecting
the tUO classes of accounts and those of The same
class in every variety Oftransactions thus stripping
this most useful and beautiful science of much of its
time h0ROred mysteries, made such by arbitrary and
infGi5ie rules, meaningless forms and false notions
and hence enables the student TO acquire
tions of accounts as embodied i'll actual practice.
THE INITIAToRY CoURE
embraces regularly progressive series of
cards classified somewhat to the variety OF trans
actions. Il aims to develop the first principles and
philosophy of Accounts. rather lhan mere routine
and actual formula, by addressing the reason and
Judgment of the stu, ent who studies with the view
of aPprehendns and arriving at results. and so push
his investigations with much confidence,
pleasure and Independence.
THE REGULAR COURSE
is intended to represent erery species of busn
from smallest Retail TO the hearest and most in
ErIedte of Wholesale and Commission, as well a
Banking, Rairoading. etc, demanded, at present. by
our vast and constantly increasing Commerce.
THE EXTENDED COURSE
embraces ieEsthy practical sets from the various
business firms, dCsi gned for such students az
may wish 10 spend longer than the time required by
the Regular Course, land that gratuitOusyD prepar.
atOry to ente ring some special House.
BY taxing in addition the Extended Course, the
student viii be faithfully and Proflaby employed SIX
months
PENMANSHIP, PRAcrICAL AND ORNAMENTAL, in
all its varieties will be taught in the most thorough
and eff lent manner, by of the best teachers in
the West. Besides the usual method of teaching
Business Writing, the ChirythmOgraphic System
viii also he taught. This system, SO popular, and
recommended hy our best educational men, il
taught in the Public Schools of Cleveland Columbus
and Toledo. Many other places are open for good
teachers OF Chyihmography, as soon as they can he
qualified.
DAILY LECTURES Practical and Theoretical
Book Keeping Nero antle Laws, COmmerci ial Ethics,
Political Economy, Art of Computation, Commercial
Calculations. Mercantile Customs, Banking, EX-
change, Commerce, RailIOading, Commercial His
tory, Business Correspondence, Penmanship, sc.
The new suit of rooms of This College occupies the
finest lOc alton i'll the city, situate they the
corner OF Public Square and Superior street. afford
ing fair view of parts OF the city the lake and
its shipping The rooms neatly and tastefuly
surprising in beauty and convenience per
haps those OF any similar Institution in the Union
THE LADIES COURSE is the same as that of
the Gentlemen, affOrding equal facilities to all ladies
who may wish 10 avail themselves of the Commercial
ConTsc.
The Principal, having extensive business ac-
IuantanCe Is enabled 10 secure good siiua tIons for
many oi Ia graduates.
N. B.-For particulars, send for Catalogues and
Circulars bv mail