The education of the business man in all that appertains to business life is as essential as the education of the professional man in all that appertains to professional life. His attainments, his powers, and his manhood are laid under contribution, and without a thorough and practical business education he is like a ship at sea without compass or rudder.

When students were taught only the theories of business and were given only an indistinct outline of business forms, and the merchant found them unable to do the work of the office, his conclusions were that business colleges could not, or did not, educate them properly for active business life. These objections have been met in a practical manner by the introduction of practical business departments in the institutions, and by the employment of intelligent teachers that were once active business men having a practical knowledge of business forms.

The apprenticeship system has passed away, and with it the prejudice against, and the ignorance of, a business education in a business college.

Summary of statistics of commercial and business colleges for 1883–89.

Summary of statistics of commercial and business colleges for 1883-89—Continued.

1 Birmingham, Ala. Massey's Business College.

1889

R. W. Massey
2 Little Rock, Ark Little Rock Commercial College 1974 M. A. Stone
3 Auburn, Cal.. Sierra Normal College and Business 1883 M. W. Ward

Institute.
Los Angeles, Cal. Woodbury's Business College 1881 F.C. Woodbury

Sacramento, Cal Sacramento Business Collego* 1873 E. C. Atkinsonl..
6 San Francisco, Cal.. Commercial School*

1881 | Isador Lezynsky 7 ....do l'acific Business College.

1863 T. A. Robinson, M. A. 8 Denver, Colo.. Denver Business College

1882 John G. Pilsen.. 9 Pueblo, Colo.. Pueblo Business College.

1887 | H.C. Warden
10 Bridgeport, Conn Martin's Shorthand School*

1887 W.J. Martin....
11 Hartford, Corin
Hannum's Business College

1877 T. W. Haupum...
12 l....do

Huntsingor's Business College, 1888 E. B. Huntsinger 13 ....do

Porter's Select School of Shorthand 1887 Mabel W. Porter..

and Typowriting*
14 New Haven, Conn. Gatfey's Shorthand School*

1881 John F. Gaffey
(49 Church st.)
15 Fargo, N. Dak Fargo College

1887 | Rev.G.B. Barnes, A. M.
16 Sioux Falls, S. Dak .. Sioux Falls Business Collego

1887 J. L. Wallaco
17 Wilmington, Del Goldey’s Wilmington Com. College. 1886 H. S. Goldey
18 | Washington, D.C.... Washington High School

1882 F. R. Lane
19 ..do

Martyn's Commercial College 1886 | Webster Edgerly.
20 .do
Spencerian Business College

1864 Henry C. Spencer.
21 | Atlanta, Ga.
Moore's Business University

1868 Benjamin F. Moore
22 Augusta, Ga.. Osborne's Business Collego

1882 S. L. Osborno
23 .do

St. Patrick's Commercial College 1875 Bro. Francis
24 Bloomington, Ill Evergreen City Business College.. 1875 C. E. Baker
25 Chicago, Ill... Kimball's Shorthand and Type- 1884 D. Kimball.

writing School. 26 )....do

Metropolitan Business College* ... 1873 0. M. Powers

* Statistics of 1887 88.

1

16

6

i2

72

1

0

90 1 100

50

20

8-9
20

40

10
6
6

32
228

40
24
40

40
60
50
50

50
70
75
50

13
60
40

10
4
4
10
9
4

28
57
163
125

73
261
134
136
200
140
25

25
211

6
5

40
50
44
40
36
52

54
65
117
125

46
244
140
102
200
195
52

39

3

55
46

6

52

60

9

12

7

52

301

100

29

10

2 |1, 701

200 11, 648

253

a Per month.

8

14

52

30

$90

5

2 354

78

223

209

3

40

22

3
6

100
40
50
60
75

95
229
15

52
50
42
40
42
50

29
89
27

102
318
60

21

62

1
2
1
2
3
2

1
5

er en Oo

287 !

21
50

250
700

34
250

30

71
200

50

650

****** *3=

27 Chicago, ILI

West Side Metropolitan Business 1871 | A.J. Newby

College. 28 | Danville, Ill Danville Business College

1889 M. English 29 Dixon, Ill Dixon Business College*

1881 J. B, Ville. 30 Frerport, II) College of Commerce

1888 J.J. Nagle. 31 Galesburgh, ni Western Business College...

1866 M. II. Barringer. 32 | Jacksonville, 111 Jacksonville Business College 1866 George W. Brown 33 | Joliet, Ili

Joliet Business College and English 1866 Homer Russell.

Training School. 34 | Quincy, III. Gem City Business College.

1870 D, L. Musselman.. 36 Rockforil, Ill.. Rockford Business College

1865 G. A. Winans and W.

H. Johnson. 36 Springfield, Ill. Springfield Business Collego.

1864 S. Bogardus..
37 Danville, Ind
Central Xorial College...

1876 Charles A. llargrave..
38 Evansville, Ini Evansville Commercial College 1850 S. N. Currick
39 Fort Wayne, Ind McDermot & Whiteleather's Busi. 1885 McDermot di White-
ness College.

leather.
40 | Hope, Ind.

Normal and Commercial College.. 1883 | Jas. H. Clark
41 | Indianapolis, , Ind. | Indianapolis Business University* .. 1850 Redman, Heel & Os-
(N. Ponn St.)

born.
42 | La Fayette, Ind. Union Business College*.

1880 | C. M. Robinson 43 Logansport, Ind Hall's Business College.

1867 E, A. Hall. 44 Millersburgh, Ind C.M. Immel's Institute*,

1883 C. M. Immel 45 Richmond, Iud.. Richmond Business College and In- 1860 0. E. Fulgbum

stitution of Penmanshipand Short

hand.
46 Terre Hante, Ind Terre Haute Conuercial College ... 1862 W.C. Isbell..
47 | Valparaiso, Ind Northern Indiana Business Colloge. 1873 II. B. Brown
48 Bloomfielil, Iowa... Normal and Scientitic Institute.. 1878 R.S. Galer
49 Burlington, Iowa Elliott's Business College..

1879 G. W. Elliott.
50 Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. Cedar Rapids Business College 1880 Samuel H. Goodyear.
51 | Clinton, Iowa. Clinton Business College

1886 0.P. Juda

64

52 Council Bluffs, Iowa. Western Iowa College

1884 | W. S. Paulson 53 Davenport, Iowa.... Davenport Business College*

1864 J. C. Duncan.. 54 ..do Iowa Commercial College.

1884 Wood & Van Patten.. 55 Decorah, Towa Decorah Business College...

1874 John R. Slack.
56 Des Moines, Iowa... Capital City Commercial College 1881 J. M. Meban
57 ...(do
Iowa Business College

1865 A.C. Jennings.
58 Dubuque, Jowa Bayless Business College

1858 C. Bayless, A. M 59 ...to Mathematical School

1873 John Fienry Metcalf..
60 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City Commercial College 1865 J.lI. Williams,
61 | Keokuk, Iowa
Gate City Business Collegh

1857 Chandler IT. Peirco
62 Marshalltown, Iowa. Marshalltown Business College. 1886 C.G. Whitcomb
63 | Muscatine, Iowa. Muscatino Commercial Collego. 1886 J.B. Earris..
61 | Oskaloosa, Iowa Oskaloosa Business College.

1866 | W. I, Ilowe
65 | Ottumwa, Iowa Ottumwa Business College

1865 J. W. O'Bryan and E.

E. Garduer.
66 Sioux City, Iowa.... Northwestern Business College. 1883 O. S. Davidson
67 Atchison, Kans. Atchison Business College..

1885 Coonrod & Smith.
68 Emporia, Kans Emporia Business College

1881 (). W. Miller 69 | Lawrence, Kany. Lawreuce Business College.

1869 E. L. McIlrary 70 | Leavenworth, Kans.. Central Business College

1887 Leach and Parker 71 Topeka, Kans. Pond's Business College.

1807 M. A. Pond 72 ..do

Topeka Business College and Short- 1881 Roudebush Bros..

liand Instituto.*
73 Wichita, Kans Southwestern Business College. 1885 E. H. Fritch
74 | Louisville, Ky Bryant & Stratton College..

18 i4 Enos Spencer.
75 ...do
Southern Busines: College.

1878 Ben. C. Weaver.
76 Madisonville, Ky. National Institute

1886 E. McCully
(401 Bayon Road.)
77 New Orleans, La.... Babad's Academy*

1862 Charles II. Babad.
78
..do
Euston's Business College.

1887 B. B. Euston 79 ..do

J. W. Blackmau's Com. College. 1862 J. W. Blackman 80 .do Sonló Com. Col. and Lit. Inst.

1856 George Soulé 81 do St. Jolin the Baptist

1851 II. II. Ward. 82 AL Ingusta, MA. Dirigo Business College

1863 R. B. Capen..
83 Portland, Me.
Portland Business College

1863 Levi A. Gray
84 Rocklanıi, Me. Rockland Commercial Collego.. 1879 H. A. IIoward..
85 Baltimore, MI Eaton & Burnett's Business Col- 1878 A. H. Eaton and E.
logo.

Burnett.
86 Boston, Mass. (008 | Bryant & Stratton Commercial | 1860 II, E. Hibbard
Washington St.)

School. *
87 Boston, Mass. (666 Comer's Commercial College.

1840 Charles E. Comer.
Washington St.)
88 Boston, Mass
French's Business Colloge,

1848 Charles French, A. M..
89 ..do
Hickox's Shorthand School.

1883 W. E. Hickox....
90 ...do
Rockers & Bradford's Com. Collego. 1876 John Rockers and E.

E. Bradford.
91 ...do

Sawyer's Commercial College.. 1838 | George A. Sawyer
92 Fall River, Mass. Holmes's Bryant & Stratton Com. 1869 Freeman H. Holmes..

mercial College. 93 | Holyoke, Mass Childa's Business College..

1883 C, H. Childs. * Statistics of 1887–88.

52

6
12
6-10

0

1
1

24
20
35
0

25
25
50

110
50
39

10
8
3

611
567
253
107

241
174
13
02

803
609
201
169

132
65
0

2

1

1

16
6-12
12-24

0
4
13

6-18

45

60
52 52
52 52 120 96
52 40 a 25-50 a 25-35
40

20
40 12 35

3
48

60 18
42 26 20
50 25 100 25

15
28
25
282
250
225
279
120
423

3
1
2
2

15
27
14
348
550
271
277
157
400

2
66
300
89
51
37
110

43
53

6-8
3-9
12

18-24

135