The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-23
APOLLO BUILDING,



Penmansnip, then an Assistant in the Book
keeping Department.; and then, antici pating
a rapid increase OF patronage. we leased our
present rooms in Apollo Building, which had
been fitted up for Professor John Gundry bel
fore his demise. Our business continuing on
the increase, we have been obliged to engage
additional professional assistance, besides del
voting our exclusive time to its interests.
Sonfe conception Of our success may be formed
when we state that we have, during the pres
ent month September, 1850 admitted 81 stv-
dents, the majority OF whom have purchased
full scholarships
We need not inform the public that this un-
precedented success is not the result of noise
and bluster.
Our business has been done quietly, and with
no reference to our competitors. :.
Very many of our friends are not yet aware
Of our having resumed the business, and others
patronize Nelson's College under the delusion
that it continues under the management Of
Prof. Richard Nelson, and perhaps his former
associates, Henry A. Faber and r. H. Lang
dale, whereas the same is now owned by Hora-
ito Nelson, nephew of Professor Richard Nell
son, and one ii. p. Kelley.
These, our young competitors, in an article
entitled "To Proprietors Of Commercial COL
| leges," in their "College journal, Of $4,000 cir
| culation," stgmatize certain teachers in the
profession, who had been connected with Nell
sons College, as inexperienced upstarts,"
| "useless teachers" etc., "who are endeavoring
to appropriate the reputation Of Nelson's Col
Iege," etc.
| That we are the teachers referred to is too
evident to need argument But we may state
| that while the writers and publishers lacked
the courage to attack us openly, they have
mailed to our address a copy of their Journal,
with the offensive articles conspieuously
marked, and their bill distributor has made it
his business to stand at the entrance of our
college, while he industriously delivered his
lpapers to passengers and strangers visiting
our college, and to our own students and
teachers.
Let us consider the justice Of these charges
and insinuatIons:
We have not at any time appropriated the
reputation of Nelson's College, though we had
perfect right to do 80, at least in part; and
when we made reference to our old associate
and former preceptor, Professor Richard Mel
son, we were careful to state that he had re-
tired from tine profession.
In 1858, Henry A. Faber was engaged in Nell
sons College as teacher. In 1864 he was pro-
noted to the Principalship Of the Business De-
partment. In 1856 he purchased an interest In
the business from Professor r. Nelson. The
position as Principal he held till 1868, when
| declining health admonished him 10 retire. He
was thus six years.a teacher in the institution,
and that, too during the years Of its greatest
prosperity and activity, when prominent mer-
| chants and professional gentlemen, including
1 distinguished teachers, were not ashamed 10 be
considered its students
AS TO r. Fl. Langdale: Leaving Farmers
College in 1883, he entered Nelson's College as
student, and, during the same year, held re-
sponsible position in the College, but, prefer
ring mercantile pursuits, he afterward took
charge Of a set Of books OF firm in the hat
business, and subsequently was enga ged as
book keeper and flnancier for the firm OF Geo.
lDeminick b Brother, which for nine years he
represented on Change. Like his present as
Isociate, he also purchased an interest in, and
was then, four years ago, Principal of Nelson's
assistants, and H. p Kelley a student.
Subsequent to his connection with Nelson's
College Henry A. Faber engaged in the prac-
tce of law, when u was his province to settle
the affairs of i've business houses in the ca.
pacity of assignee, one1n that Of receiver ano
| two as referse. Until lately he was also the
President of the Aurora Insurance Company Of
this city.
r. II. Langdale, more recently, to prepare
himself for higher professional duties, engaged
in the study Of law, graduated at the Gin
Icinnati Law School, and was admitted TO the
Bar.
Yet these are the ''ineXperinced upstarts"
referred to in the College Journal. Let us in
quire who their accusers are.
Horatio Nelson entered his uncle's college in
1854 to obtain an English and mercantile edu-
Lcaton 10 the departments in which Henry A.
Fabcr was then Principal. For person OF his
limited attainments, he made c0mmendable
progress, though we do not knowothat he eyer
completed a course Of study.
HIP Kelly had been student OF the college
a month or two prior to his contracting for its
purchase. We are not aware that either has
ever been connected with a business house, OF
acted as a clerk or book keeper; and yet these
are the "MEN OF RECOGNIZED ABILITY" who
call lis Ssupstarts," and claim that we have ap-
proprlated THEIR reputation.
Their reputation? If they had reputation
why did they not make use OF 1T instead of that
of Nelson's Business College, part OF which
twas our property as co-workers with Prof.
Richard Nelson in building it up2 Simply be-
cause they had none And We might further
ask, why did they not publish Prof Nelson's
withdrawal from tho college, before ne had
discarded them2
Wewil let the public Judge as to who are
the .sInexpericnced upstarts," 'useless teach
or" etc.
Nelson & Kelley say that these "upstarts
sare bolstcring themselves up" They did try tc
bolster themselves up by testimonials, but
failed to acc mplsh their object as their re-
yiewal set them At ntught,
tABER LANGDALE.