Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-28
EDUCATIONAL.
DAVIS l. TIPTON'S
MERCANTILE COLLEGES I!


LOCATED:
nAyRNp0Rf. iowa.. Cor Fifth and Brady ste.
PnORIA, IL.I.............33 and % Main street.
,DrRaoTORs:
Hon 4 Powell, Eco BIB woodward, ESQ
VA. willard, ESQ.,, .. p. Riss-tl, ESQ
Issrc Negus, Rsa, b. Wupperu Ann, Rsq.
J. D. Patton, .sq-' g.;,. ~. =. Bur! bnras:
Lewis Howell ESQ 1no Cook, ksa
WIN q Gregg Esa JBo Dillon, Esq
AP Bartlett, Esp Jno Comm, ESQ
henry Nolte, Ksq WIN Clark, ksq
Thas Z Mayne, Esq Chas Putnam, 1sq
10. c Hrye, I'D Price, Esq
FACULTY;
pros,xacrs Of Book Heepinq aud lateral
BrGnches:
TwDAvs, ASHTON.
VT DUR, d vREpENBUR0,
JR GOLDSMITH. JB DoDGK.
Professors Of Practical and Ornamental Fenman-
skip, and Lecturers on Business Customs and
Go1respondence.
J D GRIFFITH, Tw DAVIS, ssTrrrox
Lecturers on Mercantile Lar, BGnkiug, Exchange
Finance, dc;
CHAs B0NnEY, PDAvIDsoN.
JNo DILLON, CHAs EPurNAM.
HON JNo Cook, ENSIGN, ED I,
II LANDER, ksq., CRAWFORD.
Lecturers IN Political History and Commercial
GeogrGphy:
HENRY AUSTIN, WIN T CLARK.
The design Of the proprietor, In establishing this
chain OF Colleges was to sEord young gentleman the
best prss le facilites To- acquiring In exped
manner III rough kno Wedge OF Commercial Science
aud Art. as practically employed ia the Counting
Room and business pursuits generally These COL
sses embrace in tn extensiv. course Of study not
Only book keeping aud penmar ship, but numerous
other branches which will be Of the utmost impor-
lance every person who transacs business OF any
kind III Be OF incalc liable benefit TO the Mer.
| chant, Banker, Broker Manufacturer, Mechanic,
| Hotel Proprietor, Publisher, Physician, Lawyer.
Land and insurance Agent i Forw arder, Collector,
Printer, Contractor, Farmer, Produce Dealer, Lum
Der Merch ant Surveyor, Engineer, Inspector Teach
| er, &C &c.
The course Of study pursued At these Colleges Is
the extensive and thorough, not eccepftng any,
which has been IN reduced into any similar in-
sttution In this country. The teachers In the vari
Gus departments ackno wledgcd TO have no supe-
| riors In their respective professions.
| uSpencePian PenmanshiP."
OF the utility Of the above named system Of Fen-
manship It IL unne 'essary to comment It's vide and
wi 1ening popularity, among the discerning and In
tegrnt classes Of community throughout the civil.
tied world affords conclusive evidence that II lie the
beet knOwn system; and In reality the only one
| which Is recognized ~ being system among those
| classes.
This system of writing is taught in these COLLEGES
In all its forms both practical ana ornamental, and 10
| all its modern improve ments and illustrations.
| Pen ard Ink spec.mens OF Writing, with Circulars
sent By mail free OF charge on app ication.
| Employ ent.
The Principals and Teachers OF these Colleges hav'
an extensive business acquaintance, and viii Away
consider it pleasure and duty to further the BEST
interests Of their graduates who sire It, by aiding
| them all they can in obtaining situations.
| Tuitisn..Payable on Entering.
| For full Mercantile Course including all depart
| ment Of Bookkeeping, Lectures, Penmanship and
| Commercial Calculations. .................es$ ~
| For Penmanship alone, one y.ar............... y
| FOR Pennanship, twenty lessons.
| For Ornamental Penmanshio, Gard Writing ant
| or Hand Flourshihg rs may be agreed upon.
Further Information given with pleasure on appli
cation 1T the College, or by scRding for new Crcu
lar which contains much valuable Information, ant
| will be furnished BY return Nail.
| Address
| DAVIS & Upton,
| sep17 Davenport or Peoria.