Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
INTEREST SHOWN IN
SERIES OF LECTURES
MANY HEARD PROF. BURCHELL
AT HIGH SCHOOL,
Greeted BY Large and Apprecid
tive Audience Last Evening"
Able Talk on Modern Practice
in Accounting" ILLUSTRATED With
Seventy-fiVe Views.
(From Fridays Daily.)


The large gathering at the assembly
room of the high school building last
evening was evidence of the appre-
citation of Watertown in the series of
university extension lectures. There
was large representative audience,
including business and professional
men, and ambitious Young students,
who took advantage OF the interesting
ard highly instructive address of
Prof. d. E. Burchell of the state
university, who spoke on Modern
Practice in Accounting. " His talk
was treaty of the general differences
between the modern loose leaf ang
the old book systems, lllustratlnd
the advantages in indexlng and es-
pecially the keeping of all OF the data
together in current ledger and transfer
binders. This was followed by a
discussion of differences III bindings,
locks rulings and adaptations for
various uses both in connection with
commercial accounting and books OF
record Emphasis was placed upon
the advantages of modern systems for
economy in time as well as expense.
Bill and charge systems were discuss
ed at some length showing, how by
the use of attachments. OIL regular
typewriters, it was possible not only to
do billing in typewrItIng but also make
the charge at the same time, thereby
improving the appearance as well as
affecting great economy. Mr..
burchell enlivened these various points
by referring to specific concerns like
the Bridgeport company, which
by use of bill and charge machine
not only did all the billing and charg-
ing with one person, where five were
previously required, but also got out
all monthly statements on the first
day of the month. This led into the
subject of addressing machines which
were shown in their different appli-
cations.
Mr.. Burchell then gave a general
talk on the basic principles of cost
systems and factory accounting, dealing
first with the use of various cards for
accounting costs and then mechanic
devices for automatic recording and
computing OF time OF workmen on the
Jobs. The lecture concluded with
general discussi of the differences
in adding machines and their uses
for various purposes In accounting.
After finishing his formal talk Pro-
fessor Burchell stated that the De-
partment of Commerce at the Univer-
sity stood ready to answer any letters
pertaining to business practice. And
not only this, but would visit the
various business concerns and advise
with them IN organizing or reorganlz-
ing their busin. IS in any connection
During the past few months Professor
Burchell has installed several cost
and accounting systems for business
men in the state and meets with
various boards of directors to council
with them in the advertising and sell
ing OF their products.
The expense of this special and
council and work is born by the uni
versity. The idea being to do for the
business man what the agricultural
college has done for the agriculturallst.
The date of the second lecture has
not been definitely decided, but it
will be some time between the lst
and Sth of March.