The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-07


Commercial College In our city, and
has, by hisenergy industry and perse-
verance, established for it a high and
far-reaching reputation, and we can
not but feel pang of regret at this
announcement, of the severance of his
connection with the Institution. Mr..
Benin has proved himself a useful Cit
izen and anlupright, honest maj, and
young gentlemen who have by him
been fitted for business, may be found
in almost every counting house in this
city, and IN the towns and villages ad-
jacent, by whom his retirement from
this favorite institution will be greatly
regretted. While We regret his re-
tirement, we congratulate the eommu-
nifty that the. institution has passed
into the hands of those who, we doubt
not will not only maintain its.well de-
served reputation, but viii add to its
usefulness. Prof Gregory comes to
Vi. highly, recommended, and we doubt
not is worthy the fullest confidence.
A CARD.
BEHM's COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, q
EVANSVILLE, May 5, 1866. {
70 the Citizens of EUansUiHe and a.
ciaity:t ~ 81 -
Having sold my College, known as
Behm's Commercial College, to N.
Gregory, Esq, President 6fsN. B. Col
tlege of Trade, [ take this opportunity
of returning my sincere thanks to the
citizens of Evansville and vicinity for
their liberal patronage while in charge
of this school. sel9o
The School under Mr.. Gregory s
charge will be continued, and the OBJ
legations to students to complete the
course of lessons for which they are
registered, will be filed. Believing
him fully competent to successfully
conduct Commercial College, [ take
pleasure, in recommending him to the
favorable consideration of the public,
and ask for him continuance of the
liberal support extended to me.
Respectfully yours,
JEREMIAH Benin
I'D Under the new arrangements the
College will present all the aspects of
a miniature business community, and
everyday commercial transactions
will be made buying and selling by
sample, shipment of goods with regu-
lar bills of fading, the discounting of
bills, regular board of trade or mer-
chants exchange, so that young gem
.tlemen attending this College will be
indicted into all the practical opera
tions of mercantile life.
.@Prof! Gregory has furnished us the
following, which will giyea fuller idea
of the new system: s4svr- =
oOAfPARIsoNrOF CoMMEoIAL AND BUST
NESS COLLEGE INSTRUCTION.
ii Commercial instruction has so long
been before the public, and its claim
SO frequently set forth in our public
journals, that it is needless for us to
go into any lengthy exposition of the
manner of conducting Commercial or
Theory Colleges. Suffice it to say
that the basis of the whole Com
niereial Course is the system of manu-
script instruction; and the tutors and
their assistants are, in very many col
cleges, and perhaps a majority, con-
fined as closelyiato their prescribed
course as the teachers Of our common
schools are to the use of their text
books, in the recital of the daily ex-
sereisesBof their pupils. 1nIHa8sF s.
TheorysOollegesiteach entirely from
manuscript, and some of the best of
them have introduced text books in
addition to their manuscript, thereby
returning to the old academic method,
IN part, of teaching Book keeping
More. recently some of these old Com
mercial institutions, .strugglingto keep
pace with the age, have adopted the
name of " Business College, I without
any change. in their method of in
struction, and adorned their College
rooms with Banks and Offices, to give
a. resemblance of. actual Business,
with an ample display Of College Cur
rency; but still cling to the manuscript
forms, in the. teaching and writing up
of the Books of the Bank and other
Offices s.-es,.v -
BUSINESS INSTRUCTION. it
The public may very easilysdeter-
mine the character of an Institution,
when. we tell them that "a College of
Trade was frst1organized upon the
plan Of making the schoolroom regu-
lar training house for those who were
to become merchants and business
men; and Swe3 ask the sqlestion-be-
fore stating our plan of. operations
do the retailers, jobbers, and bankers,
In unnr towns and cities l1se mann-