Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19


practical lines The majority of the
young women however. return to their
homes and prove the real worth of the
instruction they have received by shar-
ing in the duties of home life, and
thereby elevating the standard of daily
living.
As the chief object of the instruc-
ton given In this school is the better
ment of the homes Of Utah, many hum
dreds Of mothers throughout the state
will gladly testify that the school IS ac-
complishing its object and will express
their gratitude to the Agricultural col
lege for the instruction given their
daughters.
THE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE..
Modern methods have made business
training an absolute necessity to every
one who hopes to succeed In the COM
mercial world. Slowly but steadily
business courses have forced them
selves into the high school, the college
and even into the foremost universities
of the world so that today the student
at Columbia Ann Arbor and the Uni
versity Of Chicago may earn his bach
olor's degree, and even his doctors de-
gree with the major part OF his work
this is comparatively new venture as
a higher line of study, It Is not sur
prising that a great diversity of opin-
ion exists as TO what are the most
valuable subjects in commercial
course
The commercial courses of the Agri-
cultural college are built upon a unique
plan, giving the greatest possible free
dom of selection when the student has
reached his Junior year. He has the
choice of the following lines of special
ization; Production and manufac-
ture," Commerce and transportation"
banking and finance" accounting
and auditing" Great stress Is laid
on economics and political science, these
sciences being to the business man
what mathematics is to the engineer.
Students are encouraged, as far as
possible to pursue the complete course
leading to the bachelors degree, but
provisions have been made so that
shorter courses may be completed with
great profit to the student fairly
good knowledge of the essentials of
accounting may be obtained In about
one year, and an ordinary business col
lege course In bookkeeping or stenog-
raphy may be obtained In from one TO
three years, according to the prepara-
ton or the student,
communication work is now
carried on among a large number of
the leading commercial schools in the
United States, and arrangements are
being made with the commercial uni
versities Of Paris and Berlin for inter-
communication work, so as to give the
student training in French and German
correspondence. The school Will also
be associated with THE American So
ciety for International Correspon-
dence,' which exists for the purpose OF
encouraging correspondence among
students OF the leading schools Of the
world. All foreign correspondence Will
be carried on under the cooperation
of the department of foreign languages.
A most important auxiliary factor OF
instruction has been added this year,
known as the Commercial club lecture
course. Through the kind cooperation
Of the leading business men through
out the state the department Is enabled
TO offer every week n special lecture on
some leading phase OF business life.
The lecture Is always n part Of the
program of the Commercial club, one
of the largest and most active organ
iZations I'm the institution. A partial
list OF the subjects which will be treat
ed during the present year will indi-
cate the scope OF the work: The value
Of a commercial education the dry
goods business, the clothing business,
transportation. the dairy industry OF
| Utah, the drug business, the art Of
advertising, the implement business,
| insurance, etc.
1t Is safe to say that no commercial
| school I'm the west can offer equipment
superior to that of the Agricultural col
| lege Six large, beautiful lecture rooms,
| besides the accounting room and offices
, are occupied by the school of commerce,
| each being equipped with every modern
convenience for the work conducted in
| II, Former students will be pleased to
| learn that the new office fixtures IN
the main accounting room have recent
| ~ been installed. Eight offices are pro-
| Vlded representing banking, WHOLESALE
| ing, retailing. commission, transporta-
ton, real estate, insurance, and expert
| accounting. Each oiiic. Is equipped
with every modern Improvement, by
which the student becomes acquainted
with the methods OF an up-to-date ac-
| counting room.
All commercial rooms have been
| greatly beautitled by number OF
| pictures donated TO the department by
transportation lines, insurance COM
| panies, and financial institutions.
In the study OF commercial geography
| and manufactures Il IL Of the utmost
importance that the students become
acquainted with the actual methods un-
der consideration. A beginning has al
ready been made toward establishing a
museum within the department. This
Is the first effort Of this kind in the