, 1866-07-19
TIE BUSINESS COLLEGE COSTEN-
TION.
An IpfeFeAtlDE 1cAUInc Of 1l0 HiRfnrY
al tho Bryant d StF4tlon Enter.

An IneereAtIOE KcAu1nc Of tho HlAtnrY
uf the Bryant d StFatton Ensef-
pxSAe.
From the Cleveland Herald. July III
The following interesting extracts are from
the address Of Judge ]. 2. Bishop, oeforc the
International Business College Convention
Some twelve ycurs since three young men
commenced an enterprise IN this city of e.
tabushfug commercial institution which
their observation, and ! may also say w'sdont,
had Taught them vas the peculiar need OF the
times AZ connected with the varied and vary
ine aud greatly increasing pursuits Of the
American people.
This observation and wisdom also led them
to locate their institution In the Forest City,
as fairly In the boundary between the East
aud West, 80 that Its arms might stretch out
either way, and its hands grasp the advauta-
gcs coming from either direction.
Ny attention WIS drawn towards this !nst1-
tuition first In 1855. The three young men as
sociatcd together In this infant enterprise
were Il. D. Bryant, Il. .. ration aad J. W,
with the institution except al teacher, and
tue responsibilities Of It rested upon Messrs.
Bryant d St1nttou, who have continued It
and enlarged its operations, until from the
pa1atlselY i1sleulacant deslgnat{1,n1 II < Of
assumed a"yaaa s "a aeG eleas sas
Commercial University, a,d Is now dcslena-
ted as - Bryant, stfatton d CO. s lnteruattun-
IL NuHlA u 4tA3lutb$ AU41C4ES< 4SE4LGA lHE
Ptfncipal Cities Of the United States and
Canndn.' And it Is now represented here by
Rfly oi Its principal proptietors and profss-
sors.
The names Of Bryant i Strattou still stand
at the head Of tolls row mammoth enterprise,
aud properly 70, as thcY were the origtnatora
Ut It, and therefore their names mny well
stand as the senior members Of this Imposing
/ firm.
Nov, rs they return to Cleveland with their
associates to hold their annual Convention,
they extend over twenty States, and the
When the enterprislng founders of tho
Cleveland Commercial College established q
similar one at Buffalo, duriEo the last sum-
mer tho HonorableGeo " Clinton, observed In
hle lecture, pronounced =. the opening OF the
disguised that the Buffalo Commercial Col.
lege ls an expeti iment." II 1e had careful iy
examined thfs Institution, anl seen, tow alter
lew months, 1t had acquired the strength of
maturity. and become permanent II lls char
nctcr, he would bare ruther said "The BuE.
lalo Commercial College Is no e1perinent,'
II has been established and Is to be conducted
nnder The auspices OF DrYaut i Strnttop, aud
from their known character and enterprise,
and Judging from their SUCCESS In Cleveland,
ne are suze It will bs successful.
When these remarks wcre made, the insti-
tuition bad been In Operation but about two
years, and bad only Just extended to BaJalo.
II such commentator was then deserved,
when TINS limited and only 500 young men
had received Instruction, what words Of COM
mendation car We now use sufficiently ex-
pfeasfye Of this great enterprise and its IT.
| suits, when It well nigh spans the domain Of
! this great Republic, and has entered the PROV
| noes OF "tha, Kingdom upon whose domin.
ous the Sun nerer sets,' and u hen Instead Of
three the teachers number go, aud when In
stead OF 500 who have received Instruction al
their hands, tie number now extends "a
n l10