The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-05
WIN. II. PRATT, Principal and Prophet

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The necessary Teachers constantly employed in all
departments.
Extensive additions having been recently made to
the Of instruction and fcl ties ef the school
this Institution presents opportunities and induce
ments superior any other Commercial College III the
west.
The Commercial Course
Embraces forty sets of books. adapted to every
branch Of trade-Indivdual. Partnership, Joint Stock
and Compound Company Business; Wholesale and Re-
tail. Forwarding and Commission. Railroad, Steamboat
Hotel, Printing, Lumber, Brokerage and Exchange,
two complete practical forms.) and
A system of Bank Book excepting,
which is indsputally the hest taught or used in the
United States, and which is taught at other school
in the and is alone worth than the whole
pense Of the course.
The practical labor saving forms adapted to a limited
business which here taught, require less writing
than usually done in the simplest single entry books,
thus combining saving Of labor with all the advantages
OF donlc entry, In regard to accuracy and complete
In this course is included all lectures, practice
in commercial correspondence and commercial cacula
tons and thorough course In the best known system
Of rapid business writing, and to this Is added
at no other College.
Penmanship.
This department 10 under the personal supervision of
Mr.. W. II. Pratt, who has given instruction to thou
sands of pupils with the best and who has
and recently Ornamental Penmanship, ut the
United States Fair at Chicago, and indeed erery in.
stnec where his specimens have been on exhibition.
The s. stem which is the result Of long experience in
teaching is unequaled for the combination Of all the
quistes ola good business hand. viz: leghlty, rapid
ity. simplicity, beauty. and ease of requirement We
do require the pupil to spend long time in learn
ing system, which when learned, is too slow to
be of any practical to the business man, but i'm
part to him readily and in short tms free, graceful
rapid style
Persons wishing to qualify themselves as
Teachers of Penmanship
curing profce cy not only in executing every posi-
he variety and style, bu also teaching the same in
the most thorough and successful manner.
Commercial Arithmetic.
thorough course of instruction is given in this de-
partmen, emir acing the shortest and simplest meth
DDS for commercial calculations, by thorough and
competent teacher,
Lectures
Daily lectures will be given in the rooms on CONNER
cal Law, and various other subjects with the
course OF study and Pabhe lecture erery Tuesday
ming during the These lectures Will be deliver
ed by several of the Lawyers. Merchants. Clergymen
Teachers and physicians Of the city, all Of them
in their several professions.
The Students Debating Society
Will meet in the Lecture Room every Thursday eve.
ming, for discussion or reading.
A Well Furnished Gymnasium
Under the charge ofMR. RIEpE Teacher Of German,
connected with the institutions for the accomrno-
dation OF the students, where they may spend little
time, not only very rreeahy. hut with much advan-
age to health and vigor OF the body and consequently
to that of the mind This Isl featur re not to be met
with at any other Commerc College.
Library Of 200 Volumes
We have also secured Tor students the use of,
large and we'll selected library the importance Of which
to young man obtaining education and forming
habits Tor life. cannot be too highly estimated.
The best facilities also presented for the study
the German Language. Drawing. and other branches.
For full Information terms, time. reg
atons &C.. call at the send for large circ
lar and specimens ofrenmanship if desired, inclosi
stamps for postage on letter and circular.
WM. III. PRATT Principal.