Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Proceedings Ofthe international Bus
iaess College ConventiOn-iThfrd
Day, Thursday, July IL. rfas


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MORNING SESSION.
As per adjournment of Wednesday even
evening the Convention met in CONNER
cial Hall of Bryant, stratton, Perrin 4 Co.,
at % o'clock, the President, 8. s. Packard,
Of New York, in the chair.
Since yesterdays session several new del
egates arrived from distant cities, thus Civ
ing new interestto the proceedings of the
Convention.
After the report of the regular commit
tees, and attention to unfinished business,
the Convention referred 10 the Executive
Committee, the appointment Of a delegate
to the National Teachers Convention to
meet at Gettysburgh, Pa
Mr.. Clark, of Brooklyn, spoke in favor of
the adoption of q permanent Constitution
and Bylaws for the government of the
Association.
On motion, the Chair appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as a Committee for draft
ing such Constitution and Bylaws:
D. V. Bell, of Springfield, Ills Nj. Clark,
of Brooklyn; W. P. Spencer, of Geneva; ].
L. Hunt, of New York, and Mr.. Grant, Of
Providence, f. 1.
On motion of J. C. Bryant of Buffalo,
Messrs. W. Spencer and J. L. Hunt were
appointed delegates at large.
Mr.. S. S. Packard then followed in his
report on "Actual Business Training"
The report wasiengthy, embodying mat
ter of the highest Importance to every one
interested in this department of Education.
Mr.. Packard is a bold and vigorous
thinker, but always embodying his thoughts
in something tangible and practical. In
deed, he uight be styled the practical
Professor" since he lays down a broad
foundation in such sort that upon it a su-
p~erstructure can be beautifully and COM
pactly built.
He maintained that it was the duty of the
teachers of the Convention to teach bust
ness as tits carried on at our great centres
of trade, snd not merely as we desire to ses
it. Not merely simple book keeping, but
such attaining in the nicely and detail Of
business record, that it will form a basis for
complete and thorough ac~couutsntship.
We should seekto integral in our designs
and not presume to teach young men to be
Judges of grain, calico, ecty and fiatter u
selves that we are teaching the science Of
the Record of Accounts.
We must give the commercial student
such strength by his training received that
he will meet the demands of the business
public. This thorough drill, training, prac-
tice is very closely allied to theory theory
must go paripcssH with practice, not all
practice and then ali theory, or vice versa,
but the one must follow the other as a ne
cessary ~appendage.
Mr.. P. then elucidatsd at length his beau
tiful system of business training as carried
out in the New York Business College, and
as being introduced in all the Colleges Of
the chain. This he did by represe nting the
living reality to the student. the represen-
tative of the manufactured or matured pro-
duct and the various changes and records
necessary to be made in the interchange oil
commodities from producer to consumer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Packard resumed his lecture, placing
before the Convention the philosophy of the
Science of Accounts in detail, the trus
method and natural order in the ~presents-
tion of truths and principles to the pupil
Then followed very valuable suggestions
upon the real operations of trade and bust.
ness customs, as carried on at the grea'
commercial centres. Very appropriate anG
spirited remarks were made upon false pre-.
t~entions to teach that which never can b
successfully taught except in active bust
ness life. Mr.. Packard proceeded to speal
of registry used by him in securing the es
s~entials of business, p~unctuality and in
tegrity.
Mr.. Folsom, of Albany, then reported
course of study, &c, following which wa
quite an animated discussion. Mr.. Wal
worth, of Utica, N. Y, also gave his theory
in regard to the matter.
The Convention was then favored by al
address from Hon. Emerson Z White, lat
Commissioner of Common Schools, in which
he expressed his sympathy with the effort
to extend commercial education, expressing
the idea that general culture is only attain
ed by rigid drill, and that ones success il
life will depend upon the degree of such
culture. Thorough systematic, and somplet'
instruction will ensure success. The gen
tleman assured the Convention of his co
operation in the great work.
Mr.. ]. n. Merriam, Of Cleveland, ad
dressed the Association congratulating them
upon their success; metioning also the pub
lie prejudice against commercial schools
engendered by those having no merit and
but an ephemeral existence. He was great
ly in favor of an extended drill in theory,
in the mastery of principles without which
no successful applications could be made.
After some very interesting and appro-
pirate remarks upon the subject of curren-
CIV and exchange and their place in a com.
mercial education, by Mr.. Merriam, the
Convention adjourned to meet at s p. m.
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