(Educational JVttwtisicmcnt 
EIGHT KIND OP EDUCATION 
IMPORTANT TO THOSE 
WHO CAN DEVOTE A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS TO 
STUDY, TO PARENTS WHO HAVE 
SON'S TO E3DUCATE, 
And to all wishing to engage in active successful 
business, or desiring situations as Book¬ 
keepers, Accountants, Salesmen 
or Agents. 
EASTMAN’S 
State and National Business College, 
POUGHKEEPSIE, X. Y., 
On the It tide on Hirer. 
ON THE HUDSON 
A MODEL COMMERCIAL COLLEGE 
POUNDED ON THE GREAT MOTTO OP AG ESI LA I S, 
KINO OF SPARTA, “TEACH TOUR COYS 
THAT WHICH THEY WITH. PRACTICE 
WHEN THEY 11KCOME MEN.” 
Holding; this truth to ba sOlC-evident-the more interesting 
and practical the instruction, the nearer to 
perfection the teaching 
The following Letter is important to those who 
desire Situations after Graduating. 
TmarsK Owing, Nfciv York City, August 16th, 1863. 
H. G. East Maw, Ehq ; 
Dear Sir— Since inv lectures before the Col¬ 
lege, I have had frequent calls from your gradu¬ 
ates, ami when they bear your indorsement, I 
am very happy to recommend them to business 
houses‘here. ‘I am gratified that they an readily 
find honorable and lucrative employment. 
You will <lo well to impress upon (he minds of 
your students that pnACTtCAi.mf educated 
young men, of the right stamp, are ill greater de¬ 
mand than ever. That, so many have enlisted 
and business is so good in every quarter, that 
there is a chance for all. 
Yours, very truly, 
ntf» r k i 1 W RlTV/1 A V. 
of life, and any person who improves upon this 1 
system is a public benefactor. Where there is 
real merit, it is right and honorable that it should 
bo known that it rnay be appreciated. 
In business affairs the difficulty has always 
been that the Commercial Education usually 
obtained by our young men has not been prac¬ 
tical enough. The Commercial Colleges in the 
different cities have done a good work in this 
matter, but still in this branch of education, as 
in all others, some one must take the lead—some 
institution must, come out in advance of all 
others. Such in the Poughkeepsie College. It 
is really the fountain, the head of' all other Com¬ 
mercial or Mercantile Colleges in this country, 
and while in Daw, Medicine and Divinity we 
have a leader, so in Commercial Science Prof. 
Eastman stands at the head as an educator of' 
young men for business 
I have had occasion to visit many of t.ho Com¬ 
mercial Colleges of the country during the last 
year, and while I acknowledge the merits of sev¬ 
eral of them, 1 can say that, I was astonished at 
the superiority this Institution presents over 
others, and the extended facilities it, offers for ft 
practical, useful education. 
I found here a great Business College, great 
in everything that goes to make up a successful 
American institution. More than four hundred 
young men wore in attendance, and in this 1 
saw one of the great features of the school. IIow 
excellent the association of so many noble, ener- 
| getic young men brought together from every 
i section of our country, and how iniiuitoly greater 
- the advantages where so many are associated 
r together for business. 1 had before supposed 
the many friends of the institution, to combine, 
theory and practice in the best way calculated to 
develop the business capacity of young men and 
prepare them for active lito. The great success 
of the Institution, and the distinguished patron- 
age it receives hum all parts of lho_ country, as 
wi ll us from other countries, is sufficiently strong 
evidence in its favor. It is now in the full tide 
of prosperity, and Prof. Eastman is reaping the 
full reward of his genius anil efforts. Among 
the several hundred in attendance, we are glad 
t„ know that Utica and Oneida county are well 
represented; and we feel that, wo cannot too 
strongly recommend the advantages of the insti¬ 
tution to others of our citizens who have suns to 
educate,. All classes of business men are in 
daily need of the instruction which itJurnishes 
fanners and mechanics as well as others. It 1ms 
been unfortunate for our young men that, this 
>t has been so much overlooked, and the busi¬ 
ness education, so essepti.il both to success and 
to a moper appreciation of our social system, so 
generally neglected. To effect the needed re¬ 
form, no man is working so effectively ns I rot. 
Eastman, through the great Business College 
which ho represents. 
We would call the special attention ul dis¬ 
charged soldiers to tlio opportunities which the 
College affords to them. Deprived, many of 
tin . bv their disabilities, ot the pleasures and 
profits of physical nursuits, they may neverthe¬ 
less here Id themselves for profitable openings, 
adapted to their bodily condition. 
The facilities possessed by the College for pro- 
f .,! r i„g husiii" motions for young men after 
graduating, are tendered as perfect as possible 
by agencies which if has established for that 
purr,owe in the larger older; and clerks, booK- 
• keepers, &c., are to bo found in alt parts of the 
country, who are indebted to the College and iff 
agencies. Stewart, the great merchant prince ol 
Now York, manifests a decided partiality for the 
graduates of the College, by employing a law 
number of them, which again is a moat valuable 
endorsement of i’rot. Eastman’s system and in 
' stitution, since Stewart notoriously employs ouli 
[• persons of accomplished business talent. 
middle age, who desire to engage in Active, Suc¬ 
cessful Business. 
LETTERS AND RTrHPOR-'TS, 
From Eminent Gentlemen indorsing the Course 
of Study and Practical Plan of Operation, Ex¬ 
tracted from Papers and Pamphlets Published 
by the 
“ ._. ^ t -rr» /"’ TT» 
Prosperity of tlie Institution and Enii 
nent success of tlie Original, and 
Pre-eminent mode of Instruc¬ 
tion, combining 
THEORY ^YTSHD PRACTICE. 
By Geo. W. Bungay, of the New xorK iriouuu. 
Author of "Crayon Sketches.” (From a pub¬ 
lished letter,) 
The City of Poughkeepsie Is noted far and 
near for Dm purity of its atmosphere, the rich. 
n ,.^ 0 f U 3 poll, the abundance of its ti:vu«l 
reaenrees, and the wealth, enterprise, and mteiU- 
ironec nf its inhabitants, In a word, u ft 
paradise of a place-a city ol rural palaces and 
temple* nf learning. U is situated on the beauti¬ 
ful banks of the Hudson, and is justly celebrated 
Cor the weird and piefuresquo grandeur ot Us 
liver and mountain scenery, the classic remans- 
renees Of i • Revolutionary history, lor Us 
famous schools, colleges, and Judies’ seminaries, 
aud the high character of its citizens. 
It would lie difficult to find a more desirable 
place lor a rfcrffleuoe. It is within $ix hours 
ride of five of the most prominent States of the 
Union, and la easy of access from all parts of the 
i fnim.l Stales and Canada*,by railwaynnd river. 
George W. Bungay 
Especial attention is iqvited to the important 
features as set forth in papers and pamphlets 
published by the College, for which tlie Institu¬ 
tion claims superiority and great merit. 
The whole expense in completing the pre¬ 
scribed Business Course is from $00 to $80. 
Tito time usually required to complete this 
course is from ten to sixteen weeks. 
This prescribed Course of Study is arranged 
especially for that large class of persons, both 
Young Men and Boys, and Men of Middle Ago, 
: who desire to be qualified in Ike, skorle.nl possible 
time, mid at the. hast expense, to (111 successfully 
positions as Book-keepers and Accoutante, or in 
active business of any kind. 
Boys under the age of 18, can devote a much 
longer time to the studies to great advantage. 
There is a separate department in the Yassar 
Street College for this class, and their drill in the 
English branches is thorough, and practical. 
The College affords Special Opportunities 
to Returned Disabled Soldiers. 
Business Positions and Situations are 
furnished those desirous of employment on com¬ 
pletion of the Course, through the College Agen¬ 
cies. established la the Large Cities for that 
purpose. The College Paper contains numerous 
Letters from Graduates in Business In different 
parts of the country. Among the number are 
six in Stewart’s Stores, Broadway, New York. 
Poll Information of this Institution, view of 
' buildings, offices, banks, aud different depart- 
r raents for actual business, may be found in the 
College Paper of eight pages, which will be 
mailed free of charge to any address, on appli- 
. cation. 
It also contains the fullest indorsement in 
l Letters and Reports, by the lion. Elihu Burritt, 
" (Learned Blacksmith,) Judge M’Farlan, of 
- ' _ —* n 11 \r 
mer year, and additions aud improvements have 
been made, increasing the interest, and giving 
the greatest possible advantage to the student. 
The large patronage it has enjoyed (particu¬ 
larly from tlie West,) during the summer, and 
the increase since the close of the harvest is flat¬ 
tering to the friends of the Institution, and un¬ 
mistakable evidence of the increasing popularity 
of the College, as its practicability becomes 
known. 
More than one thousand students have gradu¬ 
ated here daring the past year, and with harness 
on they Lave taken their places in the business 
community full of confidence, with bright pros¬ 
pects before them. Every great city In the East, 
North, South and West claims some of the num¬ 
ber, and even California, Central America and 
Europe have felt their energetic action. I n this 
progressive age no man who reflects upon the 
widely extended and expanding commercial re- 
MERUHA.Vt'S, FARMERS, PROFESSIONAL MEN OR 
MECHANICS, 
cannot afford to lose the advantages of this school. 
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS 
should 1)0 interested in this system of practical 
business instruction. Here your boys are taught 
that which they will use when they become men, 
anil the whole course is taken up in such an 
infeiesting manner that the student never fails 
to apply nimsclf with an energy satisfactory to 
teacher and parent. 
I will add that the student is also taugbt the 
Graces of Polite Learning and Belles Lettres 
Literature, and that the physical and moral wel¬ 
fare of the Student are watched over with paren¬ 
tal care and solicitude. 
But I must close by again making the sugges¬ 
tion that the young man who wishes to excel as a 
MERCHANT, FARMER. MECHANIC, TEACHER, LAW¬ 
YER, OR PHYSICIAN, 
will find that a short time spent at this institution 
will he of incalculable advantage through life. 
MERITS OP THE EASTMAN SYSTEM 
OP BUSINESS TRAINING. 
nes* two hundred mere Hants are engage m 
bargain and sale In the main department, such 
is this Model College. Already imitators of Mr. 
Eastman’s system have spuing up in different 
cities, and other schools claim to have intro¬ 
duced his system, but believe me, il they ever 
comprehend it all, it will ho many years before 
they can adopt it to any success. An examina¬ 
tion of other institutions and then a comparison 
with this will prove the truth of my assertion. 
The College enjoys the patronage and confi¬ 
dence of a large class of our eminent merchants 
and literary men. I was introduced to two 
nephews of Hon. William H. Seward, a son of 
Judge Corning, and two sons of Hon. William 
H. Dodge, of Michigan; of the journals in New 
York, the Tribune has one young man there, 
Frank Leslie, of the Illustrated newspaper, a 
son, and also the editor of the Albion, besides 
several others. 
I will now give you a brief synopsis ot the 
studies and plan of conducting the institution, 
believing there are many among your readers 
who will sooner or tater become its patrons. 
Imitators of hi 3 Plan of Operation—Combining 
Theory and Practice, 
room, and commercial pursuits—anu you wm 
succeed now and hereafter.” 
This School or Business now so widely 
known and patronized, has continued to grow in 
favor until it is now second to no other College 
Of learning in this country in point of usefulness 
and prosperity. It has ever ranked as the first 
Business School in the Union; and that its prac¬ 
tical plan of operation has placed it far in 
advance of all Commercial or Mercantile Col¬ 
leges in the world an examination will prove. 
The system of practical instruction is founded 
on principles so simple aud self-evident, that a 
personal examination of the institution, in all its 
appointments, is sufficient to thoroughly demon¬ 
strate the practicability of the system. 
The Copyright has been awarded by law to 
this College for all Books, Blanks, Bills, Forms, 
and Manuscripts used in combining practice 
with THEORY by regular legitimate Office and 
Banking Business operations. Au examination 
of this system of use kul and most proper educa¬ 
tion is solicited from young men, parents and 
guardians who have boys to educate, and men of 
A OOMMEItCIAL. COLLEGE IN FACT, 
Extract from « Published Report by School Com¬ 
missioner Whittlesey, of New York. 
As we are all interested in any enterprise that 
is calculated to do good to the rising generation, 
and especially in the Educational Institutions ol 
our land, 1 take pleasure in making honorable 
mention of Kastman's National Business Col¬ 
lege, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and of annexing the 
following brief report of my observations there: 
It is very truthfully said, that L The more 
interesting and practical the instruction, the 
nearer to perfection the teaching,” and it seems 
that Prof. Eastman lias acted upon this wise 
principle in perfecting his excellent eyatein of 
instruction, com bluing Theory and Practice. 
Letter from Ellis H. Roberts, Esq., of the Utica 
Herald. 
Eastman's State and National Business 
College.— In the beautiful city of Poughkeep¬ 
sie, on the Hudson river, has grown up an insti¬ 
tution, so admirable in plan and purpose, and so 
potent in Its educational influence upon the 
country, that it has become not only Die pride of 
the most perfect, model of 
but. HP 
its kind to be found in this or any other country. 
We refer, of course, to Eastman's Business Col¬ 
lege. Prof. Eastman, the founder, has devoted 
years to the work of perfecting his system, which 
is original with him, and is believed by him. and 
