Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-31

TEN OF surveys Of the state, which
Will supply accurate data regardine
commodities produced and the eff.
cheney Of the systems by which
such commodities are marketed In
every county in the state.
Publicity Campaign.
Z. Through experiment stations
and extension bulletins, press notices
and extension lectures, the bureau
contemplates a systematic publicity
campaign on the whole subject Of
marketing and rural credits, includ-
ing the function Of organization,
Standardization Of products, packing,
shipping, etc.
The school Of commerce was the
pioneer in correspondence instruc-
tion at the college. For four or five
years 1t has offered three courses
in business methods known collect
lively as the Farmers Business
Course" which consists Of the fol-
lowing courses: First, farm account
ing; second, rural law, and third,
rural economics. These courses are
offered to students Of Oregon with
out tuition.
A course Of the greatest practical
value to farmers is that of co-opera-
tive accounting and management.
and there are few II any similar
courses carried by other schools OF
commerce in our whole country. It
covers the business management OF
cooperative societies, including or
ganization Of employees, structure
building, office equipment and ar
rangement, correspondence and fill
ing, book keeping and cost account
Ing adapted to different cooperative
associations such as creamery and
COW testing associations, auditing
and financing, advertising and mar
keting, depreciation, membership
meetings, annual reports and stalls
ucal analysis Of operations.
Growth Of Commercial Courses.
Commercial courses in the Ore
gon Agricultural College were estab-
lished az years ago At that time
one course was offered in political
economy, one in political science and
one in accounting. The demand for
commercial training has grown
steadily since that date, until now II
Is organized as separate school,
comprising the departments Of bust
ness administration, political econ
omy political science and stenog-
raphy and office training. The de-
gree bachelor Of science and COM
merce has been awarded since 1900
to students who have completed four
years Of work. One hundred and
seventeen students have been gradu-
lted with this degree.
The activities OF the school fall
under three different divlsions-the
Institutional work, the cor
dependence instructlonal work and
he inyestigatlonal work in rural
Of which the markets.
bureau Ia a part. u
A fair idea OF the extent OF the
nstructional work may be had from
consideration OF the following
lgures; In 1919 and 1918 there
we're 1.7O2 students received lnstruc-
ion In tho school OF commerce,
counting student for each course
n which he was registered. Seven
hundred and sixty OF these were !
,nrolled in other departments and (
D42 were regular students. AS early 4
's October 2 this year 1.O44 had
which would indicate that
ho total class registration would be 0
lot less than 2,50O. G
School Recognized. 1
The work Of the school OF COM Q
nerce 10 now recognized by tho hlgh- !
st authorities on commercial edu- Q
alton, In recent report OF the 9
educational Committee OF the Amer
can Association OF Public Account.
.nts on one hundred Of the leading
commercial schools In tho United
itates, we arc ranked with ten
chools giving the most complete
COURSES in commerce, The schools
IRE as follows;
l, Columbia University.
2 New York University.
B. Northwestern University.
O. oregon Agricultural College
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