The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-19
To Teachers of the Norm II and
Public Schools.
From the Chicaco Courier.

encourage the system of commercial cdu-
cation tor young men in the broadcast
sense ; and in order to render its advan-
tages more general, we have frequently
advocated the introduction of special
commercial instruction into the public
and primary schools. Though it might
not be practicable to make such instruc-
ton thorough, the elementary principles
of commercial science might be learned,
so as to give the pupils decided .protec-
| ton and advantage in their future lives
even if they could pursue the study no
further, and to lay an excellent toun
dation for subsequent matricuIation in
one of the great business universities of
the land, in case they should be able to
avail themselves of it
To further this object practically, the
prnprietOrs and management of the
Bryant & Stratton Business Institute of
Chicago, have cheerfuily consented, upon
solicitation, to form Teachers Institute
duIiGg the coming summer vacation,
which. besides the usual pleasant and
mutually beneficial characteristics of such
( an association, will offer the special adj
vantage of an insight into the system and
principles of business education Thu
custom of Teachers Institutes mas already
been found agreeable in social aspects
and profitable with reference to the
coming school season The ten weeks
vacation of the summer months, affords
us, IN this way, an opportunity for the
teachers from all sections to become
personally acquainted, for them to cum
pare their respective methods and sue
cesses, to discuss their relative districts
and secure congenial places during the
next year.
But the proposed Business Institute of
Chicago, projected and conducted for the
teachers themselves, and for them alone,
would offer inducements that have never
been found in any other of these summer
associations. Chief among these new
privileges would be that OF acquiring a
comprehensive knowledge of the prlnci
plies of business education. 1t is believed
that the advantages of such knowledge
are more fully appreciated by teachers
! than any other class of men. The large
faculty and corps Of lecturers connected
with the Chicago business University
would not only be present a. usual, but a
special term would be formed, to which
only the members of the institute would
be admitted, and which would be suited
to their convenience. 1t would be the
object to comprehend within this session
of ten weeks as much instruction as could
be obtained in several months in an
ordinary course, plan rendered feasible
by the advanced education of all who
would take part in the institute. And
to the regular features of such instruc-
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of lectures on Finance, Banking, In
surance, Political Economy Commercial
Law, etc, etc. Penmanship, the art so
much neglected in our public schools,
and which in this inititution is taught in
all its purity, will receive special atten
ton in this institute. Able and com
potent professors will give lectures and
black board exercises daily.
Nor would this session be made irk-
some in the least, for the time would be
so divide as to render the lectures and
instruction constantly fresh and interest
ing The facilities for recreation, enjoy
ment and experience in so large city as
Chicago, would be particularly novel and
beneficial for all those who have been &C
cnstomed to living in smaller places
And it will add to these attractions to
state that the summer can be spent no
where more cheaply than here. Board
can be obtained at very reasonable terms
even in the city, and even more so in the
numerous and beautiful suburbs of Chi
cago such as Hyde Park, Lake View,
Evanston and twenty other places which
can be reached any hour of the day, in a
few minutes, by train, which will enable
the participants in the institute TO enjoy
ali the advantages Of city experience and
the amusements of city life, together with
the charms of country life in summer
time. The delightful lake breezes, the
cool nights and the uniformly pleasant
weather which Chicago has in the sum-
mer season, have become proverbial and
will add materially to the enjoyment of
the proposed assembly.
The session of this Teachers Business
Institute would begin, probably, about
July 9Th. On July 18th, the Convention
of the High School Teachers commences
in this city, and it is probable that it
will be held in one of the Bryant & STRAIT
ton Business Institute, which has been
offered to them for that purpose. The
details of this Institute will be announced
in full, in case sufficient responses are re-
ceived to justify its establishment, in the
June number of THE. COURIER. To this
end we would call upon all teachers who
read this announcement to communicate
at their earliest convenience, with l.. A
Chase, P. 0 Box No. 1894.
The expenses Of the session would be
very light to each individual, and the adj
vantages, part of which only have been
enumerated, would be very great. On
this account, the teachers ought to make
up an institute that would number 500
members, for it may be long before an