Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-14
FOLSOM'SMERCANTILE COLLEGE
CORNER OF PUBLIC SQUARE, oLEvELAND,O
INCORPORATED HAY 9, 1855.
L. q FOLSOM. A.
FACULT Y.

FACULTY..
f, G.. FOLSOM, W. LAR r.. A. HAYES
Instructors of accounts, and lecturers On bushes
Customs, &c.
Al. PHEsPs. WI CLARK. Il. A.HAYEs
T Tg@hes Of Practical 1etal and Ornamental PePTsRshiP-
Prof. 1. CURTIS,
No, TOY Special LS9tqreT; n p,1>,vp
Hon. JOHN CROWELL,
Lecturers on Commercial Law, Science Of Govern
Urs. sAM'L c. AKIN, JAMES B. BoLLEs,
Rsvs. SEYMOUR ". ADAMS. ROBT CLAYTON,
JAS. c. WAITE Prof. J. A. THOME,
Lecturs on Commercial EtAies and Political Econ
JOHN B. wARiNG. II B. HURLBUT, Z. L. JONES.
W W. HARDER,
Lecturers or Banking, Finance, RailrCading, Com
VISITING COMMITTEE.
A.. c. BrownelI, John n. waring. II. Chaplin,
}. L. Severance, T. p Handy, Andrew Freese
D. P. Eels, s.. II. dather, C. Bradburn,
Geo. Wiley.
TUITION FEE. IN ADVANCE.
For entire Mercantile Course, time unlimited, SO
Same Course for Ladies', -
Twenty Lessons in Practical Penmanship; simply )
For full course in Flourishing, &c. as per agreement.
TIE COLLEGIATE COURSE.
Which is designed to embrace all branches Purely
MERCANTILE, has been recently enlarged. and can now
be regarded IS one OF the most lCR.thy, thorough
and complete ever Introduced to the public in any sim
ilar Institution II the Iuited States
Il BOOK KEEPING DEPARTMENT
embraces three distinct grades, viz: Initiatory, Regu.
lar and Extended Courses and taught on Rolsom's
SfD Method, recommended by over Trentu Of the
most reliable Practical Accountants Of Cleveland.
THEN Ew METHOD OF TEACHING
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 demarka'
ton between Real and Representative Property AMI
the covering law OF transfer, rs regards it affecting the
two classes OF accounts, and those Of the same class
in every variety Of transactions, thus strippingthis most
useful and beautiful science of much OF its time haE-
0ref mysteries. made so By arbitrary and i~nfaIlibie
rales- meaningless forms and false notions and hence
CRADLES the student to acquire correct lotions Of ac-
counts as embodied in actual practice.
II INITIATORY COURSE
embraces a regularly progressive series Of manuscrip,
cards. classified somewhat as TO tn variety OF trans
actions II aims to develop the first principles and
philosophy Of Accounts. rather than mere routine and
acsnal formula, by addressing the reason and judg.
mcnt OF the student. VINO studies with the view flap
preaendii : ana arriving at results, and so pushes on
his Investigations with much greater confidence, pleas
sure and independence.
II REGULAR CORUSE
is intended to represent every species Of business, from
the smallest Retail TO the heaviest aEd most intricat,
Of Wholesale and Commission, as we'll as Banking
RaiiroadinC, etc, demanded, at present. by cur vast
and constantly increasing Commerce.
III EXTENDED COURSE
embraces lengthy practical sets from the various bust
LE-las anu = dE1l-LEu tuT suGu eLuuclLS rs Llli
wish to spend longer than the time required by ths
Regular Course, (and that gratuitcusly) preparatory
TO entering some special House.
By taking in addition the Extended Course. tn.
student viii be faithfully and probably employed sil
months.
P~ENNANSHTP, PRACTIcAL and DETRIMENTAL ir
all lis varieties, will be taught in 1.-THE most thorough
and efficient manner by one of the hest teachers in tn,
West. Besides the usual method Cf teaching Business
Writing, the ChirhythmOgraphic s. stem will also p,
taught. This System. so popular. and
By our best educational men, is now taught IN The Pub
lie Schools Of Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo
Many other places are open Tor good teachers d CHR
bythnOgrsIhy IS soon as they can be qualified.
DAILY LECTURES on Practical and Theoretical Book
Keeping, Mercantile laws, Commercial Ethics. Poiit
zeal Economy Art OF Computation. Commercial CaIeu
~latiOn, Mercantile Customs Banking. Exchange, Com
meTce, RailToaAing. Commercial History, B1sincs.
Correspondence, ienulanship. &c.
The new suit Of rooms OF this College. occupies Ia.
finest location in the city, situated A. they are on n;
corner CT the Public square and Superior street. afford
ing 4 fair view OF most parts OF the city and the lake
The rooms are neatly and tasteragly furnished, sur
passing in beauty aud convenience perhaps those o.
any similar Institution in the Union.
THE LADIES COURSE is the same as that Of III,
Gentlemen, ~anordinG equal facilities to all ladies who
may wish 10 avail themselves OF the COmmercil
Course.
The Principal having an extensive business acquain
lance is enabled to secure good situation for many %
his graduates.
y. B. For particulars send for Catalogues and Cir
culars BY mail. Nov. 70, lSj6-y