The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-18
TRAINED FOR BUSINESS.
Barnard's Business College on
Exhibition.
What the Institution is Doing.
Report Of a Special Committee.

Report of a Special Committee.
Among the institutions that have grown
up almost unobserved in this city Min
apolisl the last four years is
BARNARD's BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The officers of the College, desiring
that the citizens ahould know something
of the results that have bedAs accomplish
ed during the winter, and that the meth
DDS of instruction might be better under
stood. extended an invitation to the bust
ness men and the public generally to the
session yesterday afternoon in one of
their spacious Halls. in Curtis Block.
At 2:30 o'clock there were hundred
or more business men and visitors pres
ent. Among the number we noticed S.
c. Gale. W. J. VanDyke, V. G. Hush,
James Mcpherson, Col. II. G. Hicks, Rev.
James McGolrick, Rev. D. E. Kiehle, c.
NJ. Cushman, H. D. Wood, DR.. H. Fl.
Kimball, DR.. R. S. McMurdy, S. T. Moles,
and large number of others, besides the
representatives of the city press.
1t was certainly q surprise to those
present to see gathered together over
hundred young men and women, keen,
sharp, and alert for business. Without
much stretch of the Imagination one
might look ahead and point to one as a
probable bank cashier, another as bank
president, or an actuary Of an insurance
company, and another at the head of
N
these young men are the very stuff busl-
ness men are made of. Some of them we
know to be making noble struggle for a
foothold, by thoroughly fitting them
selves to mingle in the life of business
around them.
Prof. Barnard. the head Of the College.
requested that committee be named
| from the audience to conduct the exer.
cises, and the following were nominated :
S. C. Gale, chairman; W. J. Van Dyke,
James Mcpherson, Chas. W. johnson,
Chas. Nj. Cushman, who, after witnessing
the.exercises. agreed upon and submitted
the following report:
To the Public.
The committee appointed yesterday al
ternoon to conduct the public exercises
at Barnard's Business College. and report
upon the same, beg leave to report:
First. That they find that this institu
ton has been established six years; thai
there has been lately added to its facili
ties 81, 500 worth of furniture; that tn
College occupies spacious, well lighted
we'll ventilated rooms in Harrison BLOCH
and Curtis Block, comprising two of tn
best halls in the city, capable Of seatin!
l2Oto $50 students respectively; with al
proper class rooms, black boards and ap
paratus. The advanced business depart
ment is in Curtis Hall, the preparation,
and telegraph departments arc in Harri
son Hall.
Second. There are about $50 student
now on the College rolls, about so hayin
completed their course and gone home
Nine Of the present students are ladies
There are flourishing evening classes con
nected with the College.
Third--Thc exercises which the con
mittee witnessed were as follows, whic
will give satisfactory idea of the cours
OF study pursued:
Arithmetic. conducted by Prof. Bal
nard: embracing multiplication an
division Of dccimals, interest, discoun
: and other applications Of percentage
| equation Of payments, equation of a
counts. and other processes.
I Pennmanship, conducted by Prof. Gu
; tiss Drill exercises, and analysis Of lie
, ters, combined with movement exercise
which were very interesting. The syste
! used is the Natural Method Of Penmal
' ship" Of which Prof. Curtiss is Il
: author. One Of its distinguished fe
lures is the systemdti Increment e.rerci
1 USED in connection with no other seri
Of books.
Commercial Law, by Prof. Barnard
Contracts, notes, drafts, endorsement.
bank usages, SC.
Science Of Accounts, by Prof. Curtis
Use of day book, journal and ledge
$ tracing an investment through to t
Il final result, and showing the losses, gair
resources and liabilities.
y Telegraphing: How message is Sc
y and received. Ten students in this d
: partment. The two main halls and ,
the rooms are connected by wires al
have telegraphic communication. Nj
sagcs from the regular lines are rcceiv
:, and transmitted, and students prepar
- - for situations in regular Offices rs opcr
- tors. The charges in this departme
: are extra. George B. Barnard is Il
:. operator in charge.
). An exercise BY the students in {
70 Telcgraphic Department was then Civ
~ by George B. Barnard, operator in char
d The mode q predscing &c snnals and
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