The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-23
DEDICATION or a COMMERCIAL
COIIEGE.


COLLEGE.
As was announced in TE TELBoRArH on
Monday, tho dodlcntory exercises Of Mes'r,
Br ant, S,ratton & Banuiter's Commsrciu
College, Assembly Buildings Teuth aud C1esnut
strcets took place last evening In The presouc5 Of
large audience. Previous to and durng the
dedication. h cls's Band di5gourscd the choicest
ofheir music.
AZ ,ieh. ac,oc. David Paul Brown, Isl, in-
u.duenu Iho prUci. at speaker OF ths eyal'ls,
she vyptr bic Peter Cooper, Esq, of New York,
v.u eel yDtd au able udIrt upon CDnngr .ol
Iuu. alton, and IS iu'.uHr co uu the Cluutry.'
The address conaiucd mruy valuable sus Es.-
turs 200 hu-irg-s men, ard was loudly gppl ui9l.
lru.css.rp "a S'rltou, one of ihH firm uYdgr
whose supJufCudeuCg these celebrated colleges
Lave been established, made a few rrm LrEs ID
rgicrCuco o. the history ut CONNER 'ioi Colleges.
lie spoke Ofthe first establishment 81 "a college Gy
hm IN Cleveland. There, iu lees than jya months
timc, they bad placed twenty-five young Acl in
counting. houses.
The work gained the confidence Of the merslu.
tie community, and au iny'a I1u was cNteD leo
20 him tu visit Buffalo and ystlDl,sh college
there. A branch was opened IN tult ity, Aut
the success attending it was grotyer thlu Ca &c H.
Cleveland. Since that time, such has boon td
success OF Commercial College, thut under the
auspces of the nrm there Is nov a cA.iu OF ao..
lCgCs cNtguding from Portland tJ 80. bp1's.
BY the establishment Of these colleges IN The
Obtained NJ one point is good at anOsh6r. A
scholarship obtained in Philadelphia to.dly 4,
good IN twcnty-seyeu colleges In the U1l-ei
States ard Canada. He cou'd see no reason from
past experience why these colleges could MT he
established in all the principal cities Of the clun-
try. lie had received three or four letters fOm
London, inviting him to establish similar iastitu-
uous IN that great metropolis.
Some five letters had also been received from
California in relation 10 the same subject. AZ the
present tine the firm is opening three or four
new colleges, one az Bridgeport, Conn ,onc in the
city of Washington, and third in the city OF
Boston, so that before the expiration OF th1 year
they viii have thirty colleges, embracing within
them some five thousand students
The additions which have been made to the
studies Of these students was alsl alluded to a.
! lei 9Th, showing tnat Il knowledge Of mercantile
business In ali its various phases was readily 70
| lie obtained by taking scholarship in any one
of tbesc colleges
Speeches were also made by Mr.. Blnuistor
and several merchants in the audience, az the
conclusion Of which the following resolutions
were Rad and adopted amid much applIuSe:-
Wb,rsas, The hest interests Of ~ cnuGtry emlui
careful anc conscientious rr-ard Tor the ircclal aud
mora! culture ut those who TO shape and control s
mtg e. ana ycit character at home paI a3rolii and
interests Is TO encourage al legitimate efforts aiming TO
Wfr,5. Tno more direct and practical these of1rtg.
lc more they are cutuodt1 consideration and respect;
Essoir1 That in Tho C,mm,rcal College entasars, Of
Mog's. Bryant Sualton a Rmustcr We r1c5mi13
We do that touni business education IN ea cssrn
nin 10, m,ng tGy M nHrnGcM G,stacsr Aa 'has % an
Ing OF business scrnco thus better able 10 hg
dclsc oi prodcouc and adc ity ota, rlcauln
Resgrsd, That the pint OF enterprise e,ucod by heVo
in cstablh hing uor colleges IN nearly n the
inc compct olhe f,c cs for mpar ~ Instruction
marked Nucc.ss which has atenle th ir efforts.
he.oirtd. That in thc preoarhtion ami publication
courc OF Instruction. they have given the public
best ard airest test Of their ella m' TO myor and patron
HgC, Afforded the stToDscst evidence OF their fI ap
pr@aon OF the Gutes and respons biHes OF III 'r posi-
Rcsolrsd That the iuccoss which has attended the
establishment OF The Philadelphia College cviuces sound
discretion the part oCMcssrs yau', ,trIuon Ran
mister and should be accepted as an earnest Of brighter
Refored Tha' ve heartily congratulate Messrs. Bry.
ant strauun & Baun 80 and lheIr associate Principals
teem, and that we mcat e1eerfu ly commend their col
pare hens iorthe duties and pJns oues OF active
business llic.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.-This youthful
organization intend making parade ON tomorrow, ,
Thanksgiving Day. ILc following il the route -
Form on York avenue, right on CallOwhIll street;
couutcrmarch up York avenue TO Fifth, up Fifth 10
GiTaTd avcuuc mp Girard avenue, north side, 20 So
venth street, down Seventh 70 Brown, up Brown to
Twelfth, down Twelfth TO Chosnut, down Chestnut 20
bird, down Third to Spruce, down Spruce 10 81.
coLd down Second TO Christian, up Chr stan 10
Fourth, up Fourth 60 Catharne mp Catharnc 70
Firth, ~ lCth TO Pine, up Pine 10 seventh, up 80
vcnth to Washington Square and dismiss. Llue will
move precisely nj II o'cockI
THE BOUNTY FUND CONFESSIONAL
notice las been ssucd by the City Bounty Fuud
Commiss on, that no cam viii be entertained aud
the payment OF bounty to volunteers will not be ad-
vsed hereafter. until the adoption Of proper saie-
guards shall insure that those who enlist 10 the
credit OF Philadelphia shall add 10 the eHe3tiva
strength of the army. This notice is issued in con-
gCGueuco OF information received by the Commission
That O large mud increasing number OF volunteers re-
Ccivng bOuI ty the city desert with ImpunltY
leOIe loaung the city and that thore n an organ
lied system Tor the purpose.
THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR RETURNED
UNION SOLDIERS AT ANNAPOLIs.-The United States
Christian Commission sh ppoi yes erday TO Anna
pole Md, in order to give Tha nks!iY.nR Dinner
10 our returned prisoners at tho above phase; i
tiorce OF hams 25 turkeys; boxes raislns; boxes
fgsi 3 boxes choesoj barrels o. apples; several
large pound eaLes, special dona 'On pr oSltSd
THROUGH lady, and one other oltlD!oi. Very
large dcma nGs are now being mal1 upon tins noble
institution. Let tho patriotic and Christian people
continue to pour into It's treasury