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Real Estate Accounting, Roland F. Bartlett

Bachelors’ Theses

Before dealing with real estate accounting, it is necessary to understand clearly what constitutes "real estate." The Century Dictionary gives the following defini­tion: land, including with it whatever by nature or arti­ficial annexation inheres with it as a part of it, or as the means of its enjoyment, as minerals on or in the earth, standing or running water, growing trees, permanent build­ings and fences.

The Conflict Of The Stoic And The Epicurean In Horace, Eleanore Frances Carpenter

Bachelors’ Theses

In the estimation of many, the classics are all a waste of precious time and a needless expenditure of energy. If one should suggest to those same people that Horace could visit the twentieth century and not be a curiosity in regard to his philosophy of life, they would probably look at you askance and murmur things about absurdities. It is not strange, however, that we should find Horace and his philosophy of life interesting when we peruse the pages of history only to realize that human nature has remained the same throughout the ages despite the succession of wonders …

Edmund Burke, The Rhetorician And Orator, Lawrence Francis Brock

Bachelors’ Theses

Edmund Burke, the orator, is familiar to all who claim any knowledge of English literature; but it is to be feared that the literary worth of his works has been little appreciated by the casual student of Burke. His name immediately conjures up in our minds a comparison with Cicero, Webster and O'Connell rather then with Newman, Arnold or Ruskin, those whose mastery of style and beautiful prose thought have been the model of all English scholars even to our own time. It is the failing too often of treating the oratory and rhetoric of Burke as things apart and …

The Teaching Of History In The Grades, Alice Brierton

Bachelors’ Theses

In considering the teaching of history in the grades, one must necessarily begin with a clear-cut statement of what he means by history.

The time has long since passed when students consider history a record of war and strife and reconciliation; when they regard it as a summary of meaningless dates doled out to them to be memorized. They realize that History is not one of these, but when they are asked to define it, they cannot answer so easily.

From a group of forty seventh and eighth grade children whom I asked to give their own definition of History, …

The Relation Of Painting To Poetry With Reference To The Works Of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Helen Marie Friar

Bachelors’ Theses

Art may be defined as the adequate and harmonious expression of some phase of man's life in true relation to the whole. Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and poetry are the five principal five arts. Each of these fulfills its own function and in addition is united with the others in a common bond through the pleasure which is their aim.

The Neo Classic Interpretation Of Nature, William Eugene Brennan

Bachelors’ Theses

Few subjects there are indeed, which have not been at some time or other, the seed from which some poetic fruit was borne. Nature in poetry is a old as poetry itself. Little wonder that it is, when we consider how many of our thoughts concern themselves with the things, which nature has so abundantly supplied us. In an age abounding in a spirit of "naturalism," there is much to be considered in the poetic treatment of nature, as dealt with in the past. An attempt to analyze the treatment of nature, in all of the poetic epochs, would be …

The Market For American Goods In The Orient, David J. Boulay

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter contains an investigation of the products exported to China; the second chapter contains an account of our trade with Japan; the third describes our commerce with India; the fourth endeavors to make clear what commodities are marketed 1n the Philippine Islands; and the fifth chapter explains the kind of importing the countries of French Indo-China the Dutch East Indies. Australia. and New Zealand do from this country.

A Comparative Study Of The Stoicism Of Seneca And Marcus Aurelius, Helen Caroline Boemer

Bachelors’ Theses

Socrates it was who taught men to think aright, to love knowledge and goodness, to realize the worth of friendship, courage and wisdom. To him as a consequence many subsequent philosophers went for their ideas. Hence after his death we find that many schools of philosophy came into existence. Besides the schools of Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus, there arose also the Cynic School of Antisthenes and the Megaric School of Euclid, all of which incorporated some of the fundamental doctrines of Socrates or contained elements of pre-Socratic systems, modified by the influence of their common master.

Summable Types Of Series, Dorothea Maria Baumann

Bachelors’ Theses

By an infinite series we mean a polynomial, or a sequence of terms, each of which derives from its predecessor according to a fixed formula or process; there is a one to one correspondence, consequently between the terms of the series and the set of positive integers 1,2,----,n,----. Summation means the finding of a finite expression equivalent numerically to the given series; known functions only may occur, connected by a fixed number of steps; such a closed expression is called the "sum" of the series.

Criteria Of Morality, Thomas Francis Flynn

Bachelors’ Theses

Here is a paradox. The child is father to the man, and philosophically considered, this is doubly true. During that short journey between the advent of that immacu­late 'tabula rasa' and the age of reason, the 'homo sapiens' accepts great truths and rests satisfied, seeming to grasp intuitively the profound logic and recondite study behind them. For example, the child of four or five years is app­rehended in the replete pantry busily consuming a jar of jam; mother reprimands it severely,saying that it should not do such a thing. "Why?", is the spontaneous and wholly innocent question. "Because jam is …

The Financial And Economical Aspects Of The World War, Aileen Louise Esser

Bachelors’ Theses

A war period necessarily forces the consideration of many important problems. The greatest of these might well be called "the financial difficulty." Seemingly there are greater and graver situations but upon contemplating them, we are forced to acknowledge that it is the financial problem which carries on or closes a war. This difficulty af­fects not only the fighting forces but the general populous as well.

The Evaporation Of Pyroxylin Solvents And Non-Solvents And The Effect Of Dissolved Pyroxylin On Various Types Of Evaporation Curves, Herbert Heinrich

Bachelors’ Theses

In 1833 Braconnot described a body which he called Xyloidine. This material was obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch. In 1838 Pelonze produced a similar body by treating paper with nitric acid. Although these experiments were conducted several years before those of Soh8nbein, yet we give Schonbein the honor of priority because of bis extensive studies on the new compound "ex­plosive cotton wool". The material was produced by the combined action of nitric and sulphuric acids on cellulose. A patent was granted to him in the United States December 5, 1846, but little attention was paid to …

The Price Of Lumber In The United States, Thomas D. Hawley

Bachelors’ Theses

The method employed in this study of lumber prices in the United States is of necessity one which would be quite unsatisfactory in the case or most commodities. In no phase of the determination of lumber prices has statistical correlation been found to be of any practicable value. The isolation of specific effects due to specific causes is not practicable due to the very nature of the industry arid its market structure. Likewise a thorough analysis of supply and demand is only partially possible due to the inadequacy of comparable statistics.

The only way left open to one who would …

Spinoza And Pantheism, Eugene J. Lamm

Bachelors’ Theses

The philosophy of the Material World, more specifically known as Cosmology, deals with the material world as an ordered whole, and with the general laws which govern it. It is a science, metaphysical 'tis true, but a science bearing a resemblance to the particular sciences or so called physical ones as physics, zoology, etc. Its first object is to discover the origin, the destiny and the perfection of the material universe. It applies the four Aristotelean causes to the universe, and in treating of the explanation for the existence of matter itself, three possible explanations are left open to the …

Sensationalism In Dickens, Lorraine Catherine Kusta

Bachelors’ Theses

Dickens once said, that a book of all things ought " to stand, by itself. It is a picture of life but one that not only portrays but shows the significance of its subject. Its form is uniquely elastic because its art is the handmaid of its purpose which is to illustrate the true and aggrandize the good, as well as to express the beautiful. Its sole artistic standard is fitness; its measure the adaptedness of means to end. Dealing in this way with all of life, it is not sufficient for the novelist to love like Keats "the principle …

Goodwill, Walter Koehler

Bachelors’ Theses

The material for "goodwill" was secured from accounting books and periodicals in the Milwaukee Library. Besides this, I have done some practical work by writing to fifty-eight concerns in the United States in order to get their opinion of the subject. Forty-one replies were received, many stating that they were unable to give any information, others had no goodwill account on their books, and a few concerns sent some important points on "goodwill". In addition to this, I went to about thirty-four business places and small factories in Milwaukee. About eight concerns were unable to give me any information, while …

Uniform Accounting And Terminology, Elmer Harris

Bachelors’ Theses

The trend today towards uniform standards for accounting as well as statistics and reports is unmistakable. Federal and state departments are steadily increasing their demands for elaborate information concerning operating costs, financial resources, etc. There is a widespread demand for uniformity in financial records in order to avoid the confiscatory taxation that has commonly resulted from defective accounting.

Merchandise Control In Department Stores, Merle E. Hardaker

Bachelors’ Theses

This subject is meant to cover the methods and the means of systems which are being used in depart­ment stores today to bring about more scientific and efficient plans for retail merchandising. The entire field of merchandising in the department store is not covered, but the principles involved in the control plans, the relation of the plans to the functions of the accounting department and in the end the relation of the whole system to the manage­ment.

The Characters In The Comedies Of Corneille, Carl E. Hankwitz

Bachelors’ Theses

The striking preeminence so universally accorded the tragedies of Corneille has almost completely overshadowed the accomplishments of this versatile writer in other genres. Yet these other works are, many of them, of sufficient merit to have made another man famous. Corneille is to the whole world the mighty spirit whose work­ings may best be seen in the four tragedies which mark at once the level of his highest achievement and the first flowering of the noble classic tragedy of France. Nothing indeed, is more heartily to be desired than that he should be given all honor as the creator of …

The Economic And Financial Plight Of Germany From 1914 To 1926, Agnes M. Halbach

Bachelors’ Theses

Few of us realize the awful economic and financial plight under which Germany has existed during the last twelve years. What a contrast it is to her condition pre­vious to the World War when her people were busy, prosper­ous, and happy. Vast and phenomenal are the changes that have been brought about in her government, in her economic and financial structures, in her foreign relations, and in her people. Who can estimate the tremendous loss in human life and energy, in national wealth, and in natural resources that the turbulent times have brought upon her.

The Influence Of Cicero On Newman's Prose Style, George Russell Griffin

Bachelors’ Theses

No one can safely say that he is not in debt to anyone for some, at least, of his possessions, and this applies as well to intellectual achievements as to material goods. None of us knows, of course, just how far this debt extends in any individual case, but an analysis of any record of accomplishments shows that often so much must be attributed to that influence or this, that there is very little left to the individual's personal credit. In some cases, however, the strong persona1ity of the individual considered so changes the influence, or so adapts it, that …

A Comparative Study Of The Dramatic Movement In Sophoclean And Shakespearean Tragedy, Victor Michael Hamm

Bachelors’ Theses

The first draft of this essay began thus: "Aristotle, in his 'Poetics', when discussing tragedy, treats the elements of that dramatic form under four heads, to wit: objects, medium, manner of representation, and function. We are interested in the first of the above-mentioned: objects. For we intend to trace the essential differences in the muthos, drama, dianoia, and ethe, of Sophoclean tragedy as against "Shakespearean." The writer then continued with an apology of reasons why he was not going to treat all four tragic elements! As he progressed in the work as first conceived, however, he discovered that even with …

A Study Of The Preparation And Properties Of Some Metallic Soaps, Charley George Hagan

Bachelors’ Theses

Soap may be defined as the sodium or potassium salt of the acids that are found in fats. The metallic soaps are those soaps or salts of the metallic bases other than sodium or potassium. The Study of the preparation, properties and uses of metallic soaps is rather an old one, most of the research along that line being done during the last quartile of the nineteenth century. Nothing of any importance has been done of late years in this field of research. Nearly all the work has been done by foreign investigators. The metallic soaps of oleic acid are …

The New Criminal Science And Free Will, E. Harold Hallows

Bachelors’ Theses

Some years ago Disraeli said: "The social question of today is only a zephyr which rustles the leaves, but will soon become a hurricane." One might add that it is a dull ear that cannot hear the mutterings of the coming storm. Some men of the present day have made themselves so ridiculous and such nuisances to reasonable men that the storm in all its fury must inevitably break above their heads.

A System Of Accounts For A Storage And Warehousing Concern, Irwin N. Hubing

Bachelors’ Theses

I have endeavored to set up a system of accounts that will record and show accurately the conditions of the business of the warehouseman. My thesis is based on the idea that a knowledge of accounting is essential to understand thoroughly the operation of business system. To inform the reader of the items of expenses and incomes I have devoted one chapter to the discussion of the services performed by the warhouseman. They system of accounts is to my estimation, one that will serve satisfactorily the needs of the warehouseman. Two years of experience as assistant manager of a warehousing …

Vital Phases Of The Project Method Of Teaching, Irene Horlivy

Bachelors’ Theses

The dissatisfaction of educators with the teaching of isolated facts have expressed itself in the recent development of the Project Method. Everywhere the endeavor to organize education on this practical, pedagogical basis, is meeting with most enthusiastic support.

Juvenile Delinquency, Louis J. Hohmann

Bachelors’ Theses

Trio of Youths Escape with $50,000 Loot; Lad of Eighteen Years Shoots His Mother; Score of Minors Arrested in Liquor Ring. Day after day we pick up our newspapers to see headlines of this, or of a similar, nature displayed before our eyes. Day after day the press shrieks it's hideous cries of juvenile delinquency to the millions of people who peruse the printed page. Day after day, names of juvenile offenders are affixed to lists, the magnitude of which are already startling. The present condition of affairs is such that the most easy-going should overcome his state of …

Spenser's Influence On The Romanitic Poets, Mary Vivian Hurley

Bachelors’ Theses

While it is generally conceded that Spenser is the "spiritual father" of many poets, very few writers have treated of his influence in a definite manner. Mr. William Lyon Phelps has a chapter on "The Spenserian Revival" in his "The Beginnings of the Romantic Movement." It gives the most exhaustive account that has been written on Spenser's influence but it treats only of the eighteenth century poets. Professor Henry A. Beers also included a chapter on "The Spenserians" in his "A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century" in which he traces the influence of Spenser on the poets …

The Unification Of Germany Under The Leadership Of Bismarck, Virginia Katherine Hunt

Bachelors’ Theses

The hand of Otto Von Bismarck was the hand that fashioned the German ship of state. It was Bismarck, who, out of huddled mass of little states, created the great German Empire. With the aid of indefatigable energy, clear foresight, an almost superhuman perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he brought his country out of obscurity and gave her a place in the universe.

Financing The Construction Of Residences And Apartment Houses In Wisconsin, Edward Imhoff

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis originated in the desire of the author to present primarily, the means of finance which are at the disposal of the family desiring to build or purchase a home; secondarily to present the importance of the home in the life of man, a brief history of the different types of homes occupied by people, and the primary considerations in the planning and designing of an ideal home.