The eastern clarion., 1859-04-13
noIhaar,s commarnial cnllar.

Dolbear's Commercial College is now in
corporated, with full powers to add an
Agricultural and Mechanical Denartmont
or Colleges. so as that these three classes
which produce almost the entire wealth
of the country, may receive a scientific
education TO fit them directly and special
ly for their important pursuits.
Messrs Cornelius Fellowes. Antoine
Carriere. w. c. c. Claiborne. James ]
Person. Rufus DOlbear and j. B. Steel
are authorized to open books of subscrip-
ton to the capital stock, which is fixed at
two hundred and fifty thousands dollars
$3.50. .OOOl. divided into shares Of twenty
five dollars (S25) each. When twenty
thousand dollars are subscribed the stock
holders elect five other trust ees.
The board of administrators have per
petual succession, and can receive sub
scriptions to any amount not less than
twenty-five dollars, which entities the
subscriber to tuition in the college. or he
can transfer his stock.
They can also receive donations or lega-
cies, &c. ANY person corporation or State.
subscribing twenty thousand dollars. has
the right to have twenty students at the
colleges constantly.
This is the only institution ever char
tered in this state, and, 1t is believed in
the United States, where special scientific
instruction is to be given with view to
fit all who are to engage in AGRICULTURAL,
COMMERCE. OR MECHANIC ARTS.
Where land has been cultivated on
scientific principles, 100 bushels of corn
have been produced on old land that,
without it, would not produce forty BUSH
els: and so with other crops. Let every
farmer and planter be qualified to adopt
this system and it will be seen that their
profits would be quadrupled, and their es-
tates increased in value in proportion.
The mechanical genius of Whitney doub-
led the value of every cotton plantation
in the South: and that of Fulton doubled
the value of the property of every State
IN the Union. Commerce doubles the
value Of all agricultural and mechanical
products. And these three classes create
most comforts, luXuries and wealth of all
other classes; hence ali, from the lowest
to the highest, have direct personal in.
terest in their prosperity-and those in the
city As well as country. 1t is a matter oi
no small importance TO this State, and
the whole South, TO hsEe lands cultivated
so that they shall not wear out, but be Ell
riched.
1t is also matter of no small impor
tance to educate all classes practically
and at home instead of sending children
among our enemies and money to enrich
them, rather than retain both at tn,
| South. This institution has the right t.
''conier all honors, degrees and diploma
| usually conferred by similar institutions
! 1t Is known that the medical and law col
| leges have succeeded and done honor L
| the State, while the State colleges in tn
| country parishes have utterly failed. Al
/ know that "Dolbear's Commercial Col
lege' has educated a very large numbe
/ of young men for business, and withou
/ any aid from any source. Why. then
| should not our merchants, planters an'
/ mechanics all feel an interest in addin
the other two departments, and place tn
/ college in good hands and on as firm
basis as Harvard and Yale, which tn
South has enriched! This institution
which Is no longer an individual enter
| prise, will be much more important, praC
teal and useful.
Any objection that may exist, arisin
from the name of this institution, ca
easily he rectified in the future. Th
| charter on the whole IS decidedly a goo
one, and 1t may be questioned whethe
! any change in the designation of the il
stitution Is desirable, when it is considel
ed that it has existed longer than an
/ state institution for education in Louis
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