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A Suggested Plan For Coordinating The Work Of Government Agricultural Agencies At The County Level., Louis Stanley Peek

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of Cooperative Advertising Practices In The Chicago Metropolitan Area, Richard J. Goehring

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine cooperative advertising with a view to defining and classifying the cooperative advertising movement, disclosing operational practices and accounting for variation in these practices, indicating problems, and drawing whatever conclusions seem justifiable.

Case Study Of The Financing Of The Operations Of A Government Agency Under The Industrial Fund, Cecil Franklin Jones

Master's Theses

Savings aggregating millions of dollars annually have been made possible.by fundamental improvements of a Government-wide nature and the modernization and streamlining of accounting methods and systems of individual departments and agencies. The impetus for instituting these changes in fiscal procedures was provided in the recommendations of the Hoover Commission as submitted to Congress February 15, 1949.

The pilot installation, or "guinea. pig", was the Military Sea Transportation Service, a military agency within the Navy Department to which the author had been assigned as Assistant to the Comptroller after recall to active duty in November 1950. This material is presented in …

Inservice Education Of Teachers Of Vocational Agriculture In Texas., Grady George Tice

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Selected Incentives As Stimuli To Increased Productivity For Production Employees., Leon C. Megginson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Suggested Graduate Program Leading To The Master's Degree In Agricultural Education., Leo Lynn Bailey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Criteria For Establishing Adult Farmer Classes In Vocational Agriculture In Louisiana., Ord Lawrence Campbell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development And Justification Of A Course In Alcohol Education For Secondary Schools, Ernest E. Kaster

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

With the increasing pressure of the American way of life, increased tension and anxieties of our fast civilization, and increased pressure of the advertisements of the liquor industry on billboards, magazines, radio, and newspapers, the alcohol problem has been steadily increasing. It is estimated that two-thirds of the alcoholics begin their drinking while in high school. It would appear then that the high school is the proper place in which to prepare the future citizens to solve their problems in an intelligent and unbiased manner.

Survey Of Federal Income Taxation Of Changes In Partnership Interest, Gilbert Sanchez

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

It is the purpose of this study to present and discuss tax questions peculiar to changes in partnership interest under the provisions of the Federal Income Tax Law. Consideration will be given not only to the partner disposing of a partnership interest, but also to the consequences of the buying partner as well as the partnership itself wherever necessary. This study has been undertaken with a view to discovering and analyzing some of the income tax problems arising from the major unresolved conflicts in interpreting the Internal Revenue Code by the Courts and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and an …

The Development Of Executives, Joseph Ralph Messineo

Theses

The ever-increasing trend toward improved industrial efficiency creates the problem of supplying capable executives. The supply of executive manpower in business corporations ever needs replenishing. Expansion of operations, retirements, and other circumstances cause executive demands and vacancies which must be filled. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to analyze and report on what industry is actually doing today to develop executives to meet present and future requirements. Also, it is the author's intent to formulate a comprehensive executive development program that can be adopted with some limitations by industry for the building of an executive reserve.

In order to …

A Proposed Curriculum For School Business Managers, Jean K. Madison

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study will be to formulate a proposed course of study for the school business manager at the University of New Mexico. Specifically, it will deal with the following questions: (1) How can young men and women prepare themselves to enter the profession of school business managements? (2) What program of professional training will answer the needs of the business manager? (3) Through what curriculum can be developed both the skills and judgments of a capable business man and the knowledge and vision of a progressive educator?

Tobacco Farmers, Other Farmers And Terms Of Exchange, Jean Debusk Russell

Masters Theses

[From the Conclusions]

The purpose of this study was to discover the truth concerning the relative well-being of tobacco farmers insofar as that well-being has been dependent upon the production of a specific commodity, tobacco. The conclusion reached may be stated quite simply: the tobacco grower has been in a relatively favorable position since 1911 as measured by his terms of exchange and as compared with the growers of previously specified commodities. The arguments for and against the terms of exchange as a measuring device have been stated. No conclusion has been reached as to whether or not …

The Role Of The Railroad Car Ferry In Freight Transportation, Martin Thomas Langan

Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Transportation costs are one of the largest elements in distribution cost. One of the devices that has been used to reduce transportation costs for freight shipments over rail-water routes is the railroad car ferry. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of the railroad car ferry in freight transportation.

A History Of Band Instrument Manufacturing In Elkhart, Indiana, Charles Vandeveer Reed

Graduate Thesis Collection

In the United States, in 1953, the manufacture of band instruments in well established with a large part of the industry centered in Elkhart, Indiana. Three major problems will be considered in this thesis: Why the band instrument industry was started in Elkhart, what factors led to the growth and expansion of the industry, and why, after almost eighty years, Elkhart has retained its prominence as the nation's band instrument center.

Criteria For Evaluating Programs Of Agriculture In The Community College., Lloyd Eugene Clyburn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of The Poisson Distribution By The Auditor., Marvin Tummins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Occupational Study Of The College Of Agriculture Graduates Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, 1931-1940., John Webb Jones

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Traditional Accounting Treatment Of Deferred Charges., James Matthew Owen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Maritime Labor Unions And Certain Other Factors Affecting The Shipping Industry In The Port Of San Francisco, 1931-1952, George Tway

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose or this paper. is to show that the decline in the Volume of tonnage handled by the Port of San Francisco from 1931 to 1952 is chiefly attributable to the tremendous economic growth of California since 1940. Other economic, as well as non-economic causes of this decline which are in the investigator's opinion, significant enough to warrant consideration, will be analyzed.

Credit Unions With Special Emphasis On Teacher Credit Unions In Illinois, Robert Gene Wrenn

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Manual For Quality Control, Frank Andrew Antalec

Theses

Modern trends of industrial development have been directed toward increased output of products with greater precision and uniformity. This necessitates an inspection function that reflects more effective results than ever before. In order to rise to this occasion full use must be made of today's principles and techniques of inspection and quality control.

Industry demand the use of high precision measuring instruments to aid the inspection function in obtaining effective results. Recently, however, the techniques of Quality Control have become a well-known, useful, tool for the solution of many manufacturing problems. Effective use of these techniques depends on their complete …

Cost Reduction Through Closer Control Of Quality, Walter Robert Kuzmin

Theses

The economy of our nation differs today from that of World War II or pre-World War II days by the fact that a war-production program is being carried on without adversely affecting the production or civilian goods, At the same time management is confronted with rising costs due to the inflationary spiral of wanes and materials. To mire a profit on Products and remain in competition, management is forced to apply the latest cost reduction methods. Because of the dual economy, companies are quoting on civilian goods and war Products. Contracts released by the government specify that; adequate inspection and …

Shall I Fill 'Er Up, Sir?: A Study Of The Retail Gasoline Service Station Operator And Methods Of Increasing His Profits, Linford Loesch

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 33 page thesis examines a proposal to increase sales at a gasoline service station.

An Analysis And Appraisal Of The Men's Intramural Sports Program At The College Of William And Mary, 1948-1952, Harold Baker King

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Scholastic Records Of Graduates In Agricultural Education, Louisiana State University., Olen P. Nail

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Paper Industry With Special Reference To Louisiana., Glenn Lundin Hodge

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Oakdale Union High School Commercial Curriculum, Earl Kirby Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem is : Does the business curriculum of Oakdale Joint Union High School meet the needs of the recent graduates who plan to enter business as a career?

An Investigation To Determine The Extent To Which Speech Influences The Selection Of Employees, Paul Eugene Elam

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In 1951-58 American colleges and universities will graduate approximately two hundred thousand students, of which approximately three hundred will be graduated in Stockton, California--and will present them face to face with their prospective employers. Technically most of these students will be well qualified for their respective positions. The chemist will be qualified for further research; the doctor will be qualified to practice medicine; and the lawyer will be ready to defend his first client. But, with these technical skills mastered how will he present himself? His first interview with the employer usually tells the full story. Is his voice what …

"Short-Term" Business Courses For California Junior Colleges, Wayne Edward Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine whether or not there is a place for "short-term" courses in the junior college business curriculum, (2) to set forth some guiding principles for the development of such courses, and (3) to record information that might be of assistance to business educators, curriculum planners, and administrators interested in exploring the possible incorporation of short-term courses in their curricula.

A Job Evaluation For The Waterproof Department Of A Paper Manufacturing Company : Comparison Of Two Methods, Floyd Dewey Gottwald

Master's Theses

One of the basic problems in labor-management relations is the determination of proper wages for each job, so the worker can be assured of receiving fair compensation for the work he is required to do. Management and workers have always classified jobs in some manner when setting rates or determining if these rates were just, but usually the classification consisted of spur-of-the-moment decisions rather than a well defined and understood, written plan. With increased importance placed on labor-management relations, the classification of jobs today is accomplished by improved methods, and job evaluation is now well developed as a technique to …