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
apolis] 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 beas 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. II.
Kimball, DR.. R. S. McMurdy, S. 7. Moles,
and large number Of others, besides the
representatives of the city press.
1t was certainly 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
robable bank cashier, another as bank
president, or an actuary OF an insurance
company, and another at the head of
some great railway corporation. For
these Young men are the very stuff bust
ness men are made Of Some of them we
know to be making noble struggle for
foothold, by thoroughly fitting them
selves to mingle in the life of business
around them.
Prof. Barnard. the head Of the College.
requested that a committee be named
from the audience to conduct the exer-
ciscs, and the following were nominated ::
S. G. Gale, chairman; W. J. Van Dyke,
: James Mcpherson Chas. w. johnson,
Chas. NJ. Cushman, who, after witnessing
thc.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-
q ton has been established six years; that
. there has been lately added to its facili-
4 ties 81, 800 worth of furniture; that the
o College occupies spacious, well lighted
4 we'll ventilated rooms in Harrison Block
, and Curtis Block, compri sing two of the
il best halls in the city, capable Of seating
e 10 to $50 students respectively; with al
proper class rooms, black boards and ap
paratus. The advanced business depart
ment is in Curtis Hall, the preparatory
i. and telegraph departments arc in Harri
son Hall.
Second. There are about $50 students
r. now on the College rolls, about so havin.
= completed their course and gone home
!. Nine of the present students are ladies
n. There are tlourishing evening classes con
It nected with the College.
= Third--The exercises which the com
I. mittee witnessed were as follows, which
u will give a satisfactory idea of the cours
ID OF study pursued
: Arithmetic. conducted by Prof. Bar
t. nard: embracing multiplication an
: division of dccimaiS, interest. discoun,
e. and other applications of percentage
II equation of payments, equation of &C
<. counts. and other processes.
III Pennmanshlp, conducted by Prof. Cur
Is tiss : Drill exercises, and analysis Of lei
~ ters, combined with movement exercise:
t. which were very interesting. The syster
i used is the Natural Method Of Penmar
" ship" Of which Prof. Curtiss is tn
to author. One of its distinguished ies
n lures is the systematic Increment erercis
"A usei in connection with no other serie
of books.
Commercial Law, by Prof. Barnard
Contracts, notes, drafts, endorsement
bank usages, &c.
l. Science of Accounts. by Prof. Curtis:
ng Use of day book. journal and ledger
rs tracing an investment through to Il
all final result. and showing the losses, gain
ea resources and liabilities.
Nv Telegraphing How message is Sc,
nc and received. Ten students in this
the rooms are connected by wires ar
have Geographic communication. Me
sagcs from the regular lines are receive
-, and transmitted, and students prepare
49, for situations in regular offices as opcr
AZ tors. The charges in this departmer
w. are extra. George 8. Barnard is tn
w, operator in charge.
-. An exercise by the students in Il
be Telegraphic Department WAS then Civ,
row by George B. Barnard, operator in charg
Isd The mode Of producing the signals and
;th sending and receiving . message was e
- emplificd; and upon requesting some OF
T. present to write Womaec not known
.ne the students, d. KimbaH wrote 4
words: -TAs nu.insas College is a su