Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-06-09
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Mr.. EDITOR: Permit me through your
paper to say word to some of my young
companions of Belmont county, in behalf of
the College, of which have been an in
mate for two months.
The city Of Poughkeepsie is situated on
the Eastern bank of tho Hudson, about
midway between New York and Albany
and is pronounced by all who visitit, as the
most beautiful city on the Hudson. It con-
tains IS churches and about as many liter
sry institutions of various grades. That
which has given it special notoriety of late
is the great Commercial School, established
and conducted by Professor ii. g. Eastman.
The qualifications of this gentleman for
such work, are not surpassed, if equaled,
by any man incur land. For proof of this, we
have the testimony of the best business men
of the country. He saw at once the de-
fects of other schools of similar kind, that
they failed signally in giving the student
thorough practical training, such as would
fit him at once for business.
Prof. Eastman in this College has fully
met this defect, though at an immense cost.
In the whole course, he has combined The.
ory and Practice in most admirable manner.
| -Four large buildings compose the College
proper. each building fitted up and furnish
ed with everything needful for particular
department Of the course, with Offices
Banks, Lecture halls, Recitation rooms,
and all the varied materials for practical
business operations. There is Telegraph.
10 Office in each building with Post Office,
communicating with all the other building
and business communications are constantly
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ent departments.
any one department, he is Immediately pass
ed into another building, where are Banks
OF discount and circulation, with Offices
wholesale and retail departments, with o
vast quantity of goods, desks, counters, off.
ces, &o, for practical business operations.
Having completed myself tho Theory in
one department, have been introduced in.
to the business departments, and here see
around me all the wheels oftrade in motion.
Shrewd business mon arc actually at work,
buying, selling, trading, booking, &c.
| Everything is made pre-. eminently prac.
teal. When the Student passes into the
Banking College, there, after studying the
Theory, he is ut once put into the Practice
Department. where the whole routine OF
Banking operations are practically carried
out, and the Student is made to act as Pres
ident. Director, Cashier, Teller, Book-keep-
or, holding each Office long enough to &C.
quaint him thoroughly with its operations
There are now here about 800 Students.
In the year 1863 more than 5000 men re.
ceiyed course in this Institution, and most
ofthem passed at once into Lucrative posi-
ticns.
Prof Eastman has agencies established in
every prominent city in the land, and the
applications which are made to him for
Clerks are now more than he can possibly
supply.
Any yeung man who wishes thorough
business course will do we'll to come here.
Prof Eastman pledges himself to put him
into good position at once If his acquire.
ments will at ell merit it. w. TIC.
PoUGHKEEpsIE, N. Y, May Goth, GA.