Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-30
EDUCATIONAL.
DAVIS 4 TIPTON'S
MERCANTILE COLLEGES /!

LOCATED:
IOWA...Cor. Pfh and Brsay ste.
PEORIA. ILL............33 and % Main street
DIRECTORS:
Hon = Powell. Esq woodward. ksa
Is.r- H.yas Yro II. A WupyeTn ann, heq
J. ID. Patton, Esq, Dr. j. J. BnIas:
NIB Cariiss, Esq william Alei,, ssq
Lewis Howell ESQ Jno p Cook, ESQ
WIN Gregg, hq Jno Dillon, Esq
p Bartlett, Esp Jao L Conn, ESQ
Uanry No!,e ESQ Vim Clark, Esq
Thos L Maync, Esq Chas Putnam, Leo
JOS 8rye, MD Price, Esq
FACULTY:
profsssors of Boot Keeping and Coildferel
Branches:
Tw DAVIS, IS Upton.
VT DUR, I'D vREDEHBuRo,
JR GOLDSMITH, JB DoDaE.
Professors of Practical and Ornd mental Pennndn-
slip, end Lecturers on Business Customs and
Correspondence:
J B GRIFFITH, TwDAvIs, SIS Trrrox
Lecturers on Mercantile Lay, Bankisg, Exchange
Finance, dc:
CHAs BoNxEY, p DAvIDsoN.
Hon JNo Cook A j ENSIGN, Esq.,
LANDER, ksq, CRAWFORD.
Geography:
HENRY AUSTIN, VIZ CLARK.
The design of the propretors In establishing this
chain OF Colleges was to afford young gentlemen the
best sal lc facilities o acquiring In an expeditions
manner . tn 70 ugh knowledge OF Commercial Sctetce
aud Art practically esnoloyed 10 the Counting
Room and business pursuits generally. These Col
eaes embrace In their extensive course OF study, not
| oLly Bookkeeping and penmanship but numerous
other branches which will be Of the utmost impor-
every person who trsnsacts business OF any
kind VIII be OF incalculsble benefit to the Mer.
chant Banker, Broker. n Manufacturer, Mechanic,
Hotel Proprietor, Publisher, Physician, LAWYER,
| Land and Insurance Agent ..Forwarder, Collector,
Printer, Contractor, Farmer, Produce Dealer, Lum'
Der erch ant Surveyor, Engineer, Inspector Teach
The course OF study pursued at these Colleges is
the most extensive and thorough, not accepting any
which has been In reduced into any similar in
stituton In this country. The teachers In the vart
GUS departments are acknowledged to have no supe.
| riors In their respective professions
| "SpenceHian Penmnnship."
zOf the utility Of the above named System OF Pen-
manship 1t Is unne essary to Comment IT. vide and
wi :ening popularity, among the discerning and IN
tligent classes Of Community throughout the civil.
lied world, AFT ris conclusive evidence that it 10 the
| best known system; and In realty the only one
| which is recognized az being system among those
| classes.
This system of Writing taught in these Coles e.
in all its forms both practa al and ornamental, and IL
| Gil It's N improvements ana liiusu6tloAss
Pen a. Ink .pecimens OF Writing, with Circulars
sent by mail free Of charge on app ication.
Employment.
The Principals and Teachers of these Colleges havt
extensive business acquaintance, and Will Away
consider it a pleasure and duty to further the bet
interests Of their graduates who desire It, by aiding
| them oil they can in obtaining situations.
Tuiiisn..Payabie ON Entering.
For full Mercantile Course including all depart
ment OF Bookkeeping, Lectures, Penmsnship and
Commercial Calcul atoms. ................... ~
| For Penmanshp alone, one year...............
For Permanently, twenty lessons.
For Ornamental Peomanshio, Gard Writing AM
OF Hand Flourishng, as may be agreed upon.
Further information given with pleasure on p phi
cation ut the College, or by Riing for new G Gu
lar, which contains much valuable Information. ait
will be furnished by return Nail.
Address
DAVIS l. Upton,
sep17 Davenport or Peoria.