Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-27
THE DAVENPORT BUSINESS COLLEGE.

IhE DANENPUhI bUslNEsc GuLlktE /
We have recently evaiIed ourselves of the |
privilege of paying visit te this model in
stiiusion of business training, where we
found an unusually large attendance for this
time of the year. As we expected, the"twin
cities are largely represented, giving the
best of evidence that this institution is not
only known but appreciated at home, and
we're much pleased to see that our own city,
through its wide awake and sctive young
the certain results of such thorough business
training on the part of those who are fast
assuming Its most important business posi-
tions. Nor is its patronage by any means
confined to the cities of Davenport, Rock
Island and Moline, but gathered here from
towns and cities distant from ten to two
hundred miles, that dot the many railroads
now centering here from every point of the
compass, with representatives also from
States of the far East and South. While
the influence Of such al institution is most
directly felt here at home, yet throughout
the States of Iowa and Illinois, it's grad ustes
are in nearly every section, and in some
cases the majority of all the business places
IN the town are represented in whole or in
part by young men that have within the past
few years grad nated at this institution, be-
ing brought about by each young man as be
a{ /
use, recommending his friends to avail
themselves of the same privileges, which is
its own recommend of the real work of the
institution as found by those that have been
there. Among the rest, we noticed dozen
or more young ladies engaged in the regular
work of the course. A thorough business
training is certainly one OF the most effect
i've ways we know of to secure woman
rights. The Davenport College is the only
representative of the "lnternational Busi-
ness College Association" in this section
and through the great advantages of the
combination of latent experience, and IA
cilities afforded by the union of these leading
institutions in all the commercial centres o
the United States aud Canada, is enabled
to do far more for its patrons in its cours.
of instruction, and in it's aid and infiGenet
after they have gone cut, than any simiis
institutions, OF local character can't il
now conceded by all that in any basiHeS
position this course of training, is of th,
greatest value. We give an extract iron
Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, show
ing his view of it's advantages to those VIII
contemplate entering the legal profession
that should be considered By every youui
man SO interested.
"Tbere is no department OF busines
which does rot derive benefit from the sys
tematic study Of business principles, includ
ing the different professional svocations.
do not regard tho professional course 0
STUDY, 10 nv own pursuit, THAT of the prac
tee Of law complete without includin,
that embraced in the course OF the CONNER
cisI College, where the theory AID practic
of mercantile accounts, and other related
, subjects, are specially tsught."
We will close this article With the state
, nent Of one that is well known throughou
the entire northwest, and whose opinion
should have great weight, endorsed as il j
| by another OF the most practical men of tn
West:
From John F. Dillon, Judge Of o. S. Ca
cGit Court. ...l
Educated labor is always in demand
, Commercial Colleges well conducted suppl
n an obvious educational need. The conrs
!, of instruction is essentially and pointed
practical. 1t is not in lieu of but rathe
, supplementary to school or academical ed l
D cation. 1t connects these with the ever
8 day duties and practical business of hf.
. Young men contemplating life of bushes
can, in my judgement, most pro6tably pur
sue course of instruction in the Iowa Stat
!; Business College.
+ From III. Price, President Davenport an
st. Paul r.. r.
III From what know of the lows State Bus
4 iuess College and the gentlemen conduct
) ing it, ] very chesrfully endorse what Judg
e Dillon has said in reference to it in th
above letter.