The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-31
FOURTH edition
GoLDEY's COMMERCIAL ooLLEGs
What an Enterprising Man Can Do
When He wills to Do IL.

Six years ago Professor II. s. Goldey
got the idea into his head that Will
mlngton would be good place IN
which to start u Commercial College,
and although anumber OF moss'back5
movement, he looked at the bright
side made tho venture and has been
most eminently successful.
Failure, liz word In Mr. Goldey's
lexicon that he has not sought after
and II has not bothered him. lie
opened his college with live pupils in
two small rooms In the third story Of
the Wilmington Institute, Eighth and
Market streets, and by the end OF tho
first year he closed with 1856 names on
his rolls. Thus encouraged the young
educator picked up more courage for
tho next year. His school was now an
established success.
Anybody stepping into the spacious
schoolroom that Mr. Goldey has now
lifted up, little dreams OF the small
beginning OF six years ago, and PEG.
pie going along Market street and
looking up at Goldey's on the second
story, has no Idea of the busy scenes
transplring within.
They are attracted by the shops OF
the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Company,
tho jackson Il Sharp Company and
other great Industrial establishments,
but mere, where men are prepared and
educated foractivo business lives there
Is nothing outside Indicative of the
thorough work that is done inside in
educating the men and women who
are to be active in carrying on these
great Industries.
But the work is done all the same,
and from this Commercial College arc
sent annually young men aud women
to all sections OF the country who are
to guard and guide successfully the
great business Of the nation.
The last year of MIR. Goldey's opera
tlons has been very successful year
He had 800 pupils enrolled. So OF whom
wero ladies'. They came from 81 dill
ferent points and from seven states.
lie expects large increase in pupils
tho year about to commence. The
first student to enroll this year came
from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
The prospect of u large Increase OF
students has impelled Professor Colby
to enlarge his rooms. He now occu-
pies both the second and third stories
of the east end of the Wilmington In
stitute. The space formerly contain
ell in eight rooms is now reduced to
I blA, lHt pltUlb5b lllpIONtlutllb HllND
Is the division of the main educational
room on the second story into two
rooms by means OF sliding sash doors
that move on brass tracks as IL by
magic,
/ The dimensions of the room when
thrown into one are 27x6S feet and the
I seating capacity for students is l25.
| When tho doors are thrown back 1t Is
one of the finest audience rooms in the
city, and with out desks would seat 800
/ people. One department is called the
| theatrical and the otller tho practical
department. The theory OF business
Is taught in one ana the practice
of business in the other. In the
| practical department Is located
the First National College Bank
with receiving discount and cash de-
nartments; commercial house; an
importing and johbing house; Il gen.
eral agency and freight office, all OF
which arc supplieh with tho regular
necessary blank books required fni
such oillces. Over on the end wall Is
the motto in gilt letters, "Ihe word
should be as good as the bond" In
the theory department on the wall Is
this motto: Educated heads and
skilled hands always in demand"
Mr. Goldey has u through system oil
auditing books something muct
needed in practical business life. Tho
accounts kept in the practical depart
mtnt are all compared and carefully
audited. The accounts are then sent
of to other commercial colleges In ex
change for their reports Very sci.
dom report comes back corrected,
while reports from other colleges
often nned correction. All the rooms
are well ventilated and lighted.
The third story intermediate depart
ment has seating capacity of 80, tht
preparatory department 40, and tn,
short hand and type-writlng depart
mont 50. Painters are giving TIN
rooms their finishing touches to-day
and tomorrow the college will open
The rooms are finished in light color
ed paint. Mr.. Goldcy believing Ii
making his rooms look cheerful ant
lively Gloomy surroundings lie be
lieves initiates against Cheerfnlness
and stands In the way Of the acquisi
, tlon OF knowledge.
Since Mr.. Goldey has been carrying
ON his institution he has spent owe
$4,000 III making IL what it now Ii
catalogues have been sent to Mort
Carolina and Tennessee with favOrH
lie results. The night school wi
open October g. The following con
nose the faculty of the college: II.
- Goldoy, Principal; +. Taylor, Super
inlendent business Practice Depart
ment; j. NJ. Wado, Superintendent
Theory Department Matte !
! Sterling, Superintendent lntermedilt
department; Bessie II Clark, PTiyut
Secretary and General Assistant; Am
Z. Ewing. Assistant in Book-keepin
and Arithmetic; Margaret !. Erire, A
sislant in Department of monograph
n and .:Iype.Writing; Henry {. Conia,
Lecturer and Commercial Law; Pro
4 w, A. Reynolds, LectIrerand Practic
4 Book Keeping AMI Expert Accounting
j Rev. W. l.. S. Murray Lecturer (
business Ethics and Political Eco
omy.