Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-25
EDUCATIONAL.
DAVIS e. TBPTON'S
MERCANTILE COLLEGES +!

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MERCANTILE COLLEGES!
LOCATED:
DAVENPORT. IowA.....cor F,f,h and Brady -,s.
PEORIA fIL............o5s aud % Main street.
DIRECTORS
Hon Powell, ESQ b Woodward Ksl
W. A. willard, Ed ". Dsstt Esq
I.xre Negns, Esq, Ii. Wurp-ID snil, Keq
N patton ESQ, DR.. j. j. EUftls.
NyCurtiss. Esq Wiihfa ALL, tsq
lews Howell ESQ INV LooA r.
Wr 6reg, Fsq Jho Dhlon, hsq
Ba,tiet;, ESP Jbo l. o"ilih, tsi
henry NeIte ESQ YIN Ciark, ksq
T.es L M.yna, 40 Chss = Putnam, Req
Jos frye, rf!ee, Esq
FACULTY
Prosssors Of Boob Keeping and lateral
Brdnohes:
Tw DAVIS, s. TIFTos.
VT DUR ID vREDENBuRo
JRG GOLDSMITH. JB DODGE.
Professors Of Practical and Ornamental Ptnman-
slip, Gs.d Lecturers on Business Customs GTsd
Lecturers on Mercantile La,, Bankiug, Exchange
Finance, 6c:
CHAs BossEY, PDAViDsJH.
Hor JNo COOK, A ENSIGN, Eco
LANDER hsqr CRAWFORD.
Lecturers on Political History end Commercial
GeogrdpAy
HENRY AUSTIN, WIN T CLARK.
The de ign Of the proprietor In establishing this
chain of Colleges afford young gentlemen the
best prssi II facts, ~ acq irng Ia an expeditions
m sinner IN rough knowledge OF C3mniercis ScieLct
aud Art as p-acticAi.y emDloycd Ia the Counting
Room and business pursuits geneIollF These COL
leses embrace in III IL exttAlv. course 81 study hot
only og-keepiEg and prnIarsbip, but numerous
other branches which will Be o. the utmost impor-
tsnce to every person who rsnsGcs business OF any
kind I,uil We 0, incacll4be tenrrt TO the Mer-
chant, BANKER Broker. Manufactured, Mechanic,
Hotel Proprietor, Puoiisher, Physician Lawyer,
Land and insurance Agent, Forvarder, Collector,
Printer, Contractor, Farmer Produce Dealer, Lurn.
Der Nj ant, Surveyor, kusiueer Inspector Teach
er, &C &c.
The course Of study pursued at these Colleges is
the most extensive and thorough, not ercepting any,
which has been IN reduced into any similar in
silt tuition this country. The teachers in the var
Gus departments aokno vie dgc to have no supe.
| riors In their respective professions
uSpenccrian Penmanship.''
O; the utility OF the a5ove named syttem of Pen.
mauship 1t is eessary to Comment It's wide and
wi euing popularity, among the discerning and tn
taliig LIT classes or community throughout the civil.
tied world, aoras conclusive evidence that 1t Il the
bees. known system; and in realty the only one
which is recognized as being system among these
classes.
This system OF Writing Is taught in these Collee
in all Its forms both practical anc ornamental and in
all its mod IN improvements are illustrations.
Pen ard Ink specimens OF Writing, with Circulars,
sent by mali free o. charge on app ication.
Employment.
The Principals ami Teachers Of these COLLEGES have
an extensive bugiress acquaintance, and viii Away
consider it pleasure and duty to further the best
interests Il their graduates who desire 1t, by aiding
them all they can in obtaining situations.
Tuision..Payablc on Entering.
For full Mercantile Course including all depart
ment OF Bookkeeping, Lectures, Penmanship and
Commercial Caculattons. $40
For Penmanship alone, one year.. 10
For Pennanship, twenty lessons. 3
For Ornamental Peamanship, Gard Writing and
of Hand Flourishing ~ may be agreed upon
Further information Civ II with pleasure on apple
cation at the College, or by sending for new Circu-
lar, which contains much valuable Information, and
vii. be furnished by return Nail.
Adcrets
DAVIS & Upton,
eep1T Davenport or Peoria.