The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29
Bureau of Markets at O.A.C.

will cooperate in carrying out sys-
tenn of surveys Of the state, which
will supply accurate data regarding
commodities produced and the eff
cheney of the systems by which
such commodities are marketed in
every county in the state.
Publicity Campaign.
7. 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-
ton at the college. For four or five
years it 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 If any similar
courses carried by other schools Of
commerce in our whole country. 1t
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 testingi associations, auditing
and financing, advertising and mar
keting, depreciation, membership
meetings, annual reports and statis-
tical 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 it
is organized as separate school,
comprising the departments of busi-
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-
ated with this degree.
The activities OF the school fall
under three different divisions--the
resident Institutional work, the cor
respondence Institutional work and
the investigational work in rural
economics, Of which the markets
bureau is part.
A fair idea of the extent Of the
Institutional work may be had from
a consideration Of the following
figures: In 1912 and 1913 there
were 1902 students received instruc-
tion in the school Of commerce,
counting a student for each course
in which he was registered. Seven
hundred and sixty Of these were
enrolled in other departments and
942 were regular students. AS early
as October this year 1,044 had
registered, which would indicate that
the total class registration would be
not less than $500.
School Recognized.
The work of the school Of COM
merce Is now recognized by the high
est authorities on commercial edu-
cation. In a recent report Of the
Educational Committee of the Amer.
lean Association Of Public Account
, ants on one hundred of the leading
commercial schools in the United
States, we are ranked with tel
, schools giving the most complete
courses in commerce. The school,
are as follows:
/ 1. Columbia University.
2. New York University.
J 3. Northwestern University.
r 4. Oregon Agricultural College