The weekly times. (Wilmington, Del.) 1886-18??, 1886-10-23
THE CoMMERC IAL COLLEGE
A Theoretical and Practical Bush
ness Education.


fury ago could rise up and behold the
immense strides that have been made
since, he would probably want to 90
right back again. He would be dazed.
The Thousand and one improvements
that have made this another world
would be too much for him. This is an
age OF technical schools, and as a Re suit
the faculties of the young are so devel-
oped as to give forth their greatest
powers. How surprised, for instance,
would the old gentleman of long ago,
who used to keep his accounts on a
shingle, be if he could step into one of
the colleges devoted solely to CONNER
cial education"
Thus thoughta representative of THE
TIMES the other day, as he looked upnn
the workings of the Wilmington Com
mercial College, in the Institute Build
ing. Such an institution for this city
has often been suggested, and several
times almost became reality, but not
until couple of months since was the
person found who had courage to ven
ture. For there were those who dole
fully said that sure failure would in a
very short time end the existence of
such an enterprise. "Too near to Phil
adelphia," was the reason given.
But what are the facts? Seven weeks
ago the college at Eighth and Market
streets opened with five students. Sew
enty.seven more have since been en-
rolled; night sessions have been added:
an additional room and another teacher
have become necessary; the best citi-
zens of the county have sent their sons
and daughters, and the croakers are
silent. Among the patrons are William
Luke of Rockland, Clerk of the Or
phans' Court Houseman, and County
Treasurer Herbert, and Eli NIenden-
hall, the Rev. J. B. Parmelee, DIR.
Quinby, Henry +. Dure, N. N. Morley,
c. S.. Middleton, Water Commissioner
Carmichael, Willard Thomson and
Councilman Norton.
These worts are not a mere adyer-
tisement. In S. Goldey, the principal.
has started out to found college as
good as any ih Philadelphia, and his
character is guarantee of good faith.
He is a graduate of Millersville State
Normal School and the Bryant and
Stratton Business College, Philadel-
phla, and has had practical business ex-
perience. He has had fifteen years. en-
perience as "a teacher; four off which
were at Newark Academy and many
more at the EBryant and Stratton Col
lege, whence he came here.
" The principle of education adopted
is to teach by practice what is given
in theory. Public inspection with
out Il word of explanation will
disclose this fact, for the fit
ting of the school shows for itself.
There is bank erected at one end of
the main room, with the cashiers, re-
ceiving teller's and discount desks;
there are three business houses, with
their signs displayed, jobbing and
commission house and general agency,
and freight office will soon be put I'M.
Mail must be opened and an.
swered each morning, and with col
lege money as medium of exchange.
and other incidentals of actual business
life, the student is given such practice
that he can go into any counting house
and in short time feel at home with
the multiplicity of duties of such a
place. The principal will take pleasure
in explaining to all who will call at the
college, the course of study, methods,
etc.
The following well-known persons
testify to the worth of the institution
Stansbury j. Wiley, William M. Candy
and Henry q. Conrad, ESQ.,, of Will
mington; Professor A. N. Raub,
Wright & Son, John Pilling, George
W. Lindsey and the Rev. G. W. Pret-
lyman, Newark, Delaware, and Pro-
fessor Edward Brooks, A. NJ, author
of Brooks Series of Mathematics.
Philadelphia.
The faculty is itself recommenda-
tion-H. S. Goldley, formerly chief in
structor Bryant & Stratton College,
Philadelphia, instructor in theoretical
and practical bookkeeping, arithmetic,
correspondence, etc.; S. jackson Pierce,
plain and ornamental penmanship;
Professor William A. Reynolds, lee
turer on practical bookkeeping Henry
q. Conrad, ESQ.,, lecturer on CONNER