Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-29
EDUCATIONAL.
DAVIS = TlPTON'S
MERCANTILE COLLEGES /!

LOCATED:
Iowa.. Cor. DYfth and DFedy sts. |
p1ORIA. ILi........... .S3 ard IS Main street.
DRsCfoRs:
Hon PoweiI, ESQ , woodward, 1sq
". 4. willard, Eco. y. r oieseii, SO
Issr, Negus RsQ, H. Wupperrsnn. LEO.
J. d. Patton, ESQ.,, Dr. ). burus:
NIB Curliss, ESQ william Alien, ESQ
Lewis Howell Eeq Jno Cook, 1sq
VIM Greg Eeq Jno Dillon, E1Q
AP BARTLETT Hsp Jno Conn, ESQ
Henrv Nolte $50 VIM Clark, Esq
Tho. . Hayne. ssq Chas = Putnam, -
Jos Frye, d Price Esq
FACULTY
Professors Of Book Keeping and Coliase'"
Brancass:
r~ DAVIS, IS Upton.
VT DuuR. I'd vREDENBuRo,
JR 6oLpsMfrH. J b DODGE.
Professors Of Practical and Ornamental PsnmG":
skip, sad Lecturers on Business Customs and
Correspondence:
Lecturers on Mercantile Las, Bsnkivg, EccA0n0s
FinGnce, dc:
CHAs BoxsEY, PDAvIDsoN.
JHo DILLON, CHAs PUTNAM
LANDER, ssq, in CRAWFORD.
Lecturers on Political History and Commercial
Geography:
HEssr AUSTIN. VIZ T oLAaK.
The design Of the proprietor, In establishing this
chain Of Colleges was to afford young gentlemen the
best presi lie facilities for acquiring 10 IN expeditions
manner tn rough knowledge Of Commercial Science
and Art. Is practically employed in the Counting
Room and business pursuits generally. These COL
lsges embrace in their extensive course Of study not
only bookkeeping and penmanshp, but numerous
9TH hrar hes W De nj
lance every person who trsnsacts business Of any
kind. II viii be Of inealcusble benefit to the Mer.
sh.ns ssnss,, sr S.,;.s s.nuascsarsr; neenan
Land and Insurance Agent, FoSwardey, Collector,
Printer Contractor, Farmer, Produce D.Aler, Lum-
Der Merchant. Surveyor, Engineer, Inspector Teach
The course Of study pursued at these Colleges 10
the most extensive and thorough, not accepting any,
which has ev been In reduced into any similar in
stitution In this country. The teachers In the var
GUS departments are acknowledged 70 have no supe.
riors In their respective professions.
"spe.cerian Pesmanship."
| HOf the utility Of the above named system Of PEN
manshp II Is unnec essaIy to comment, It's vide and
wi iening popularity, among the discerning and IN
tegent classes Of community throughout the civil.
lied world affords conclusive evidence that it lie the
| best known system; and In reality the only one
| which Ii recognized ~ being system among those
| classes.
This system Of Writing is taught in these Oollesss
In al its forms both practical ana ornamental and IN
| all its modern Improvements and illustrations.
Pen ard Ink ,pec.mens OF Writing, with Circulars,
| sent BY mail free Of charge on application.
| Employment.
The Principals and Teachers Of these Colleges have
an extensive business acquaintance, ana viii always
consider II pleasure and duty to further the best
interests Of their graduates who desire IT, BY aiding
| them all they can In obtaining situations.
T1itien..Payable on Entering.
For full Mercantile Course including al depart
ment OF bookkeeping, Lectures Penmanship and
| Commercial CAcul atoms. Observation-Disclosures ~
For Penmanship alone, one year. 10
| For Pennanship, twenty lessons. .............
| For Ornamental Penmanship, Gard Writing and
! Oh Hand Flourshing, ~ may be agreed upon.
Further Information given with pleasure rpli.
cation ct the College, BY sendnI for new c. Gu
lar, which contains much valuable Information and
| will be furnished ~ return Mail.
| Address
| DAVIS & Upton,
| 0ep17 Davenport or Peoria.