Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-02-17
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.


"Never were the people ofChicago.
blessed with mIlder winteru Is the
remark of the oldest inhabItant.
During the month Of January, 1T
seemed as IL we had passed from the
shores of Lake Michigan to those of
the Mediterranean Sea, so balmy the
air, so clear the atmosphere, and the
vault Of the heavens unspecked, for
days at a time, by single cloud.
tits the cherished hope of theChiea-
goans that this bright sun which
has beamed upon US during the win
ter, is the brilliant auguEy of the
sun of business prosperity and ac-
tivity, which with the dawning of
another spring, will shed its benig-
nant rays alike upon the merchant
and the farmer. Whether on account
of the beautiful weather, or what
other cause, the city was some weeks
since almost wholly under the sway
of criminals so many the burglaries,
midnight robberies, and assaults.
1t even appeared, at one time, as II
the police authorities would be un-
able to repress these Villains there,
and some talk was heard OF q vigil
ance com mittee (; but the police
have nobly done their duty, and our
city Is to-day. one of the best govern
ed in the country.
The question Of corporal punish
ment In the schools Is still to-day,
as It has been for months, q
subject Of debate and agitation
among our people. Almost ev-
cry other day some difficulty arising
between teachers and scholars. II
Is but q few weeks since q teacher
was prosecuted for punishing . child.
Whether the rod shall be banished or
not, 1t is the opinion Of the public
that its use should be very limited,
and under strict regulations. In the
high school, and in the different pKi-
yate colleges, medical, classical, and
commercial, no difficulty Of course Is
met. in the management of the young
gentlemen. Indeed such scenes as
we read of as occurring in capital
cities in Europe where prominent
institutions Of education are located,
are never witnessed here. We hear
of duels among the students OF the
German Universities revolutions
instigated by the turbulence of the
students in the "Quartier Latin" In
Paris, and street, contests between
the citizens and the aspirants for
academical honours In the schools Of
Great Britain and Ireland
In q walk through the different In
stitutions here, i was struck with the
class Of young men who come from
the West and South to receive their
education In Chicago. All seem
burning with desire OF making the
most Of their time and advantages !;
sober, industrious, quiet and orderly
in their habits, they honor the West,
and the city they grace by their
presence. Take for instance o the
splendid commercial of III. B. Bryant
located in the very heart OF the city,
at the corner of Clark and Washing
ton streets, opposite the Court
House. Here are over four hundred
students collected from the city, and
all parts of the country, and Chicago
cannot boast of a more orderly, in
dustrious and hUnOrable clas. of
residents. In this institution,
throughout the whole year, (for 1t is
in session all summer as well as
winter, are the young men educated
who build our railroads, conduct
our banks, construct our telegraph
wires, move our crops, and build up
our business on sound financial and
commercial principles. In no COM
mercial institution in the world can
a young man get a better education.
1t is the "High school" Of business
institutions, being conducted under
the personal Suspension of Mr.. H.
b. Bryant, the founder of that sys-
tenn of commercial education, so
necessary to the character of our
nation, as q nation of merchants.
Students may enter thecollege at any
time in the year at the low charge of
fifty dollars for a scholarship, good
during life time, and in any of the
chain Of ffortycelleges located.through.
out the country good board and
room being had for five dollars a
week. The college Ii thus the
cheapest place for young man to
get an education, ,thatwill be means
OF support to him, through life. In
Chicago he has the advantage of
observing the business movements
of q large city. To those interested
in educational matters no sight can
be more interesting than walk
through the actual business depart
ment. Business is actually trans
acted in the regular way oyer the
counter. In the large hall appro-
priated to this department. may be
found q community of business
houses in active operation, so that
the student graduating in, this de-
partment Is ready to enter any of
fice or store.