Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-12
THE OHIO BUSINESS oOLLEGE.


This promising and deserving enter
prise has assumed a prominence
among our home interests which entities
It % a more intimate acquaintance with
the public. The College IS situated on
Sanduslry street near William, in hall
planned, when built. for the College,
and is therefore wen adapted to the
wants Of such an institution. Upon en-
tering the Office we found neatly car
peted and well furnished room. Among
other attractive things is the College
Library which contains the textbooks.
manuscripts and several valuable ueati-
ses on business, for the use Of the school.
Also some very handsome specimens of
penmanship adorn the walls.
Upon entering the main hall we found
large and commodious room with
desks peculiarly adapted to the wants of
commercial students with drawers, racks,
&c. The seats are chairs, and each stu
dent has a separate drawer. The hall is
carpeted to avoid confusion. and add at
traction to the place. Upon the table on
the teachers stand, which is elevated |
about fourteen inches. is a pair of bal
ances, used for the purpose of illustrating
the principles of Double Entry Book |
keeping. Also upon the same stand, |
accessible to the whole school, is a copy
of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
Ample Blaclzboards are conveniently ar
ranged for the purpose Of illustrating
bookkeeping. calculation. business
forms. business writing. &c, &c.
The textbooks used are the same as
used in the Bryant and Stratton chain of
colleges. When we come to examine |
the studies taught and the manner of
teaching we found indeed a systematic, |
thorough, active and well regulated Col
Iege, practical in its aims and operations. |
The student commences by studying the |
theory of businesses and book keeping, |
after which he advances to the practical
department where he goes through all
the operations of book-keeper IN ac-
tual business. Here he has the use of
manuscripts representing the daybOoks
ofsome fifty different businesses which he
journalizes, posts, closes and puts into
tabular forms showing resources, Habili-
ties, losses and gains, thus exhibiting
full and true statement of each business.
Each set must be carried through with
that accuracy which would. stand the
test in the business world, before the
student is permitted to advance. The
kinds of business represented run
through the entire grade from the Me-
chanic, or Farmer, up TO the large whole
sale and Commission business as prac- !
ticed in the large cities. Commercial
calculation is made a specially in this
department; every student receives such
a drill as viii enable him to quickly
solve such problems as are presented IN
business. Commercial Law, the knoWl-
edge of which is deemed a requisite bus
mess training, is taught by daily lessons |
in one of the ablest treatises in the Uni |
ted States. Each student is required |
once a week to write and hand in for in |
spection some form of business papers !
which embraces, during the course, all |
the different forms of Promissory Notes, |
negotiable and non-negotiable, with the
diferents methods Of transfer, drafts, or
ders, due-bills, &c. sc.
Business correspondence forms an
important feature of the course. Each
pupil is required to write, enclose in an
envelope, and direct to the Principal
number of business letters which are
opened, read and criticised before the
school without exposing the name Of
the writer), for the. purpose of correcting
spelling, capital letters. punctuation.
style of writing. wording. arranging, &c. /
Besides this drill in business coTrespon- !
dence, each student is required to spend |
at least one hour daily, through the en-
tire course, in the study and practice of /
plain business writing No hourished or
Ornamental writing whatever is permit |
ted in the business department, plain
legible writing being the only style adj /
apted to the wants Of business men.
During the fall and winter a course Of !
lectures is delivered by Prof. Sharp on |
Thursday afternoons, before the entire |
school upon the important subjects Of
business education, such as Business !
Habits, Punctuality, Economy, Honesty. |
Laws of Business, Political Economy, |
&c. Passing to the Writing Department
we found upon either side of the hall
several beautiful specimens of pen-work.
some of which are rare specimens of
ehirographic skill. These specimens
are various in their style and design,
some are produced by the tedious pro-
cess of stipple-work and resemble fine
engravings; others are pen-drawings
made by stroke-work, and still others
are dashing, finland hourishing, exc
cuted with great rapidity yet through
uniformity of curve, graceful distribu-
ton Of shade and precision Of direction
really beautiful in their design. The
charts of different systems of writing up
on the walls are models in style, ana
lysis, or comparison.
In short, the institution is thorough in
all its appointments and credit both to
its enterprising and gentlenanly founder,
Mr.. ]. w. Sharp, and to the famous edu-
cational interests of our city.