New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-04
m.diately BET themselves at work % improve 'ne

m.ds,elv At Themselves at work 70 improve the
course Of study by making it at once more interest,"
ing and effective. They employed the best teachers
10 the various departments to be found, taking care
that those who taught the principles OF business
should be themselves versed in those principles aDa
their application; in short should be, In the
sense
BUSINESS MEN, .,.o
"a well az teachers They took especisi PA'ne'
10 secure the best business forms in nse c.
tho great divisions of trade. They had prepare w.
their use by r,vrs
PRACTICAL ACCOUNTANTS
comnl.te sets of books in BASkiho' o
Eaa1nnn,.o srr.MpoATIse, MANUFACTURER
densrtments Of GENERAL MrRcHAs
n,s, business with all the most approved Iorms oi
COMMERCIAL PAPER
in use. p..,orsb;n
They employed the best teachers Of Penmansh'P
in the country, introducing the
sPENCERIAN SYSTEM
which has since achieved such remarkable popularity
throughout the country, and which has been iden'i
fed with these colleges from the commencement, oehs
under the superintendent of the respected au'nof'
MR.. p. r. SPENCER,
and his most accomplished adopts.
The rare facilities thus afforded were properly ap'
preciated by the public as evidenced in the unParal-
leed prosperity of the Cleveland College. The en-
terprise trds SUCCESS.
The introduction into this College Of the practical
COUNTING HOUSE
exercises, which have since formed so important
feature in the colleges Of the chain, suggested the
importance of cooperating branches the more effect
ualy to illustrate the great features of foreign and
inland commerce. The feasibility OF this PROJECT a.
once became apparent, and the idea at length cui
minated in efforts the result Of which has been the es
Enlistment of the most extensive series Of insttu
tons in the world, occupying honorable positions IL
nearly all the leading commercial cities in the Unite'
States and Canada. 1t is scarcely necessary TO re
capitulate the order and dates in,wbicb one by one
the links in this great international chain have beer
planted. 1t is only necessary to call attention Il
what has been accomplished as An indication ofwha
the future has in store Great care has been takei
in the selection of points to tecure the advantages
METRopoLIrAg as well as CosNoPoLIrAs influence
and facilities; and i. requires but little forecast
appreciate the superiority in this direction OF
| LARGE COMMERCIAL CITIES,
where the theories of business reduced to prac
tice on sufficient scale, over inconsiderablo town
and villages whose quiet, unpretendiog strsts pre-
sent but little that s suggestive Of that bus wor
to which the students longing eye is turned.
1t must be also borne in mind that while grea
care has been taken TO select the proper points c
location, still greater vigilance has been used
securing the proper local facilities. The situation
the Colleges in the different cities, as regards III
immediate surrounding advantages, can in no sngl
instance be improved. This will be readily apparer
to all who are familiar with the cities enumerated
and who will note the precise location Of the Co
reyes.
Aside from this rapid and permanent extension
, and the great improvements in tho course OF II
structon the proprietors of this enterprise have pr
duced during the past few years five important
TEXT BOOKS,
treating upon the distinct sciences embraced III u
required course. The character and merits OF the
books are elsewhere set forth in these columns