New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-27
a Commercial or q Literary Edueat,onr

We are inclined to think that the above question
is one of vastly more Importance to the young men
of the South, at this particular time, than idle
speculations as to whether the constitutional
amendments will be adopted, or whether States
rights or federal doctrines will predominant hence
forth in the government Whether it be more
wise to educate our sons so as to fit them for
practical life, either in prosperity or adversely
and so that they will become workers and not
drones in the society in which they may be thrown
during life; or, whether our successors shall be
mere scholars in Greek and Latin-dreamers
about the gl0ries of the past, and worshipers Of
the ancient poets-it appears to Us are questions
which even the most obtuse cannot fail in forming
conclusion.
BY a commercial education we do not wish to
be understood as meaning the limited amount of
knowledge necessary to compute the value of a
bolt of Lowells at fifteen cents per yard, or the
price of bale Of cotton at thirty cents pound
but that thorough course of mental training-in
mathematics, in the languages and in commercial
| law-whch will fit the student for the desk of q
president of bank the chair of presiding
officer of chamber of commerce, or the bureau
of the secretary of the treasury.
Such course of training should be that OF
every young Southron now. We have a country
brimfull of resources of every kind-rich as the
mines of Golcenda in all that has made other
countries wealthy and powerful; and all that is
required is an enterprisng, an educated class Of
merchants to develop it, and make it team will
riches and support population more affluen
than that of Carthage and more influential than
that of Great Britain. Therefore, let our youths
take to their books, and, vieng with the ancient
princes of Florences, Genoa and Venice, seek to
make their country glorious through the peaceful
victories of commerce.
We were led to these remarks upon the perusal
of the annual catalogue of the Dolbear CONNER
cial College-a copy of which we received from
the faculty yesterday. This institution offers an
opportunity to all, at moderate terms, to acquire
a commercial education complete in every branch
and of the kind we favor the youth OF our country
possessing. 1t has been in existence in New Or
leans for over thirty years, and during the tint
has educated some of the merchants who haV'
earned worldwide fame for their profession bot
at home and broad. The course of tuition in tina
institution is Of such nature that the result
always success in making the student merchan
while the charges are little more than half whG
parents pay at simply literary institutions at HON
, or abroad.
Under these circumstances, the success of Do
bear Commercial College is not to be wondere
at, and must be a source of rejoicing to every OF
ii who has the good of the Southern youth at hear
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UP TO THE SITUATIoN.-The hint conveyed |
the change Of weather in the last few days h
not been lost on Messrs. Garthwate, Lewis
s Stuart. The cool fabrics of summer have disa
s. peared from their counters, and the banners tn
e. now have npan their outer wall indicate that tn
-e are fully up to the situation with their import