CONSOLIDATED CHICAGO COMMERCIAL COLLEGE (LINK IN THE NATIONAL CHAIN.) This is one of the Colleges constituting "BRYANT & STRATTON'S Great Chain of Commercial Colleges," located in ten of the largest cities of the Union, viz: Philadelphia, New York City, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Saint Louis. THE DESIGN. The design of these Institutions is to prepare young men for the practical duties of the Counting House, and also to fit them for managing and conducting their own or other parties business, with system and dispatch. PRACTICAL COURSE. Each student will enter at once upon practice, precisely the same as he would in the Counting Room, advancing by degrees from the simplest to the most intricate transactions. He will open, conduct and close books for every description of business, and in such a variety of forms, with use of auxiliary books, and without, that he will be, when his course is complete, a scientific as well as PRACTICAL BOOK-KEEPER. COLLEGE ROOMS. The halls of study are fitted up with appropriate counters, desks, etc., as in real business, and the student is introduced at once to the practical workings and routine of Banks, Commission Houses, Rail Road Offices, and Counting Rooms generally. THE CLASS OF STUDENTS. The young men who attend these Colleges may be divided into TWO CLASSES, viz: 1st. Those who wish to get a thorough knowledge of the Science of Accounts, with a view to becoming professional accountants. 2d. Those who do not expect to make BookKeeping their profession, but wish to have a thorough understanding of it, and also of Commercial Law and business customs, that they may be competent to take charge of business, and conduct it intelligently, and not be obliged to depend 2 entirely upon an accountant for an insight into their own business, as too many proprietors do. TIME OF COMMENCING. Young Men can commence at any time to suit their convenience, as there are no vacations. PREPARATORY EDUCATION. No one need be deterred from entering on account of lack of preparatory education. It will only require a longer time to complete the course, if a person is very backward at commencing. BOARDING PLACE. GRADUATION; DIPLOMAS. A beautiful diploma is awarded to students completing the course, and passing the necessary examination. CHAIN OF COLLEGES. This is the only CHAIN of Colleges in actual existence in the United States. Scholarships in this Chain are good at TEN different Colleges. Scholarships issued by any other College, outside of this Chain, are good only at the one point where the single College is located. Young men are beginning to understand and appreciate the advantages of holding a Scholarship in this great Chain of Colleges. BLANK BOOKS. All the Blank Books necessary for the full course costs $6.50. $40 TERMS. WILL IT PAY? It is not possible for any young man to invest the amount of money that it will require to take the course, in any other way, where it will produce him as good returns. TEACHERS, ETC. One of the proprietors of the National Chain, Mr. H. B. BRYANT, is located in this city, and gives special attention to this College. He is assisted by a full corps of teachers and lecturers in the several departments 1 3 4 Good board, with room, in private families, can be had at from $2.50 to $3.50 per week. Young men from the country can write to the College, and have a boarding place secured for them before they arrive, if they choose, or if they 5 come directly to the college rooms on their arrival in the city, some one connected with the college will go with them to several boarding places, and select one that will please them. The Janitor of the College will assist in getting the baggage from the depot or hotel to the board 6 ing place. SITUATIONS. Situations are more readily obtained now than they have been before for several years. The inducements for taking a Commercial Course never were more flattering than at the present time. Many students get situations before they are half through the course. TIME REQUIRED. The average time required for completing the course is about TEN weeks. But this depends entirely upon the student. Some young men will complete the course in half the time that is required for others to do so. BRYANT & STRATTON'S COM- valuable book for accountants, and This is pro $0.75 $1.25 nounced a perfect gem by all who have examined it. It is printed in colors to show all the books as they actually appear. No accountant can afford to do without it: it contains 192 pages. Price $1.75 COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC. This book should be in the hands of every accountant and business man. It contains an immense amount of valuable matter. 332 pages. Price COMMERCIAL LAW. This is a book for Lawyers, Accountants, Business Men, Farmers. etc. It treats fully upon the laws of Trade and Commerce, and also contains a great variety of Forms. 560 SPECERIAN COMPENDIUM This book pages. Price contains 54 pages of beautifully engraved Spencerian Penmanship, each page about 5 by 9 inches, embracing all the different styles. BUSINESS HOURS. April 15th to October 15th, from 8 to 12; 2 to 5. For further information send for large catalogue, which contains much valuable matter. If any points are not clear to you, write and get a letter of explanation; [enclose two stamps.] Address BRYANT & STRATTON, Chicago, Ill. Enquire for Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, Larmon Block, corner Clark and Washington Streets, opposite the Court House. MERCHANT TAILOR, 46 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO. OFFICERS in want of UNIFORMS, would consult their interest by giving me a trial, as I GUARANTEE the BEST FITTING and BEST QUALITY of Uniforms in the City. FIRE BRICK. CARD BOARDS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. DANIEL BOGLE, No. 58 Kingsbury St. (formerly Peyton), HAS FOR SALE THE CELEBRATED YOUNGSTOWN PIG IRON. P. O. Box 4401, CHICAGO, ILL. W. D. BAKER'S COAL. WOOD ENGRAVING ROOMS N. E. COR. RANDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS, |