Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-12
OUR INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.


NASHVILLE BuSAAeSS
This institution was established Oct. II
| 1865, and has been in successful operation
since that date, not single days session
having been missed in the past seven years.
The school has been literally patronized
by the young men of Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, and
seems to De increasing in popularity. It
has alwa, laid claim. to being strictly
frst-clsss institution i6'its line, and has had
to contend with 4 mistaken idea held by
many people, that young men cannot be
successfully trained for business professions.
Notwithstanding this fact, however, more
than one hundred Of the best bOok-keepers
in this city are graduates of this institG-
ton.
The Principal, W. P. Earhart, and his
associates, are Woodworking and PAINS
taking, and their daily sessions are of zine
hours length.
The public seems to be poorly informed
of the extent and scope Of the work done at
this school, and of the novel and thoroughly
practical way Of teaching IS practiced here,
being entirely different from any other in
slitution we have visited, and evidently
adapted 10 a thorough understanding Of
the sciences taught. Some seem 10 think
it bookkeeping and Writing school,
where only the simplest theory Of accounts
can be learned. Others on the other hand,
expect too much from it, and sons who have
been failures at al other schools are here
expected to be thoroughly reconstructed,
transformed, and furnished with all the val
liable mental qualities Of an accountant.
The fact is, the proprietors lay no claim to
any such miraculous power, nor do they
furnish liability" or capacity" but insist
on the same claims as other Institutions
and ask to be Judged by the same standard.
The rooms occupied by the school are in
the Lewis Block, and are well suited TO the
purpose. judging from appearance, a very
Intelligent class Of young men patronize the
school, which numbers about forty during
the fall session, and usually the attendance
during winter and spring is greatly increas-
ed. The entire course usually covers from
four to six months. The school changes
continually, some leaving, others entering,
which, however, by the plan of individual
instruction and lectures causes no inter-
ruption to the studies.
DOLBEAR's COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
The Messrs. Dolbear, consisting of seven
brothers, were the first men to establish
Commercial, or Business Colleges in the
United States, and have devoted their lives
to that special line of teaching.
In 1892 they located business school at
New Orleans. In 1886 they established one
in New York city, and one in Nashville in
the yeat 1913. About twenty years age
they started one in Memphis, and another
In Oregon few years ago. At present
there are FIVE brothers engaged in the BUSH
ness, namely: 7. P. DOlbear, j. W. Dol
bear, S. f, Dolbear and Levi Dolbear.
In visiting their institution IN this city
the reporter was shown num-
Der of testimonials given by the leading !
men of the various States OF the Union,
many of them dating back as far as 1885.
The reporter was very much astOnished |
at being shown plates presenting system |
Of penmanship invented by Prof j. W. |
Dolbear about the year 1880, which plates !
almost exactly with the system /
known as the "Speneerian System" which !
mas been 50 popular during the past dozen |
years. In the books explanatory of his |
system, which were published |
1Y Professor Dolbear at that !
line, the muscular movement" which |
1rms one of the pecularities of the Spen- |
,erian system, is fully explained and /
adapted by Prof. Dol6ear. II is quite evil |
lent that there has been some "borrowing"
n this connection, and D0lbesr's books /
,ut-date Spencer's by quarter Of century
,r so.
During the many years Dolbear's BCsi-
less school has been one of the Institutions
# Nashville, thousands of the leading bust
ness men of this part OF the country have
eceived their early business training
heTeat.
The principal is an accomplished teacher
# Photography, and is an earnest advocate
# the Phonetic reform-iDdeed, Ben.
'itman, Of the Photographic Institute of
Cincinnati, the leader of the movement in
his country, has so far recognized bis sue
essful labors in that regard, as to dedicate
ne Of his most popular works in the pho
etic print, to Prot. Dolbear. Many of the
resent teachers in the schools of the city
ave taken course Of study in phonetics
nth Prof. DOlbear. This gentleman has also
be honor of having taught photography to
nanY of the best shorthand writers Ia the
ountry, who are now occupying RESPONSE
lie positions, and commanding good sala-
les By reason Of their knowledge of the
IT. The chain of commercial schools Of
,hich Prof. Dolbear's forms a part, prob
bly, comprise the only business schools in
ne United ates, of any reputation, where
hort hand writing is taught in addition to
he branches usually pursued at schools of
nat character.