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A Comparative Study Of Student Activity Acct. Syst' In Tex., Zora W. Melton

Theses

The scope of this study is limited to a survey of the high schools of Texas. Efforts have been made to obtain such data as would give a cross-sectional view of the types of plans now in use among all sizes of high schools in every section of the state. With this purpose in view questionaires were sent to fifty high school treasurers of schools whose enrollment ranged in size from 250 to 2500. This list of schools was taken from a state bulletin containing the names and enrollment of all the affiliated high schools of the state.

Trends In Social Thinking, 1910-1935, Mary Elizabeth Williams

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This topic has been chosen because of an interest in the economic and social conditions of the present day and a desire to know just how much the changing events of the world’s history during the past twenty five years have affected our attitudes toward certain economic problems. In order to do this, five fields of interest were chosen. These are, banking practice and legislation, agriculture, public finance, labor problems and trusts. I have attempted to draw some conclusions which will show a definite trend toward certain attitudes of thinking of the present day which are different from the attitudes …

The Wisconsin Accounting Law: Being A Justification For Its Existence, Bernard Leibovitz

Bachelors’ Theses

A discussion of accounting legislation must necessarily include a definition of terms. Accounting is a difficult term to define. It includes so many things that any complete definition would include a multitude of items.

The Tendencies Toward Public Ownership Of Railroads In The United States, Russell Robert Windau

Bachelors’ Theses

The importance of our railroads can be better grasped if their magnitude is appreciated. Just how extensive is the railroad system of the United States? One can answer this question best by using a few comparisons. The railroads of the United States represent one tenth of our national wealth. They are equal to all the combined value of the farmland in the country. Their worth is equal to more than two-thirds of all the minerals, oil and gas in the country. All the privately owned timber in the United States would only buy a half interest in our railroads. The …

Notes On Conjugation In The Zygnemoideae With Spcial Reference To Mougeotia Genuflexa(Dillw.) Ag., Marion E. Imse

Bachelors’ Theses

The Conjugales, particularly Spirogyra, have been known since early in the nineteenth century, and even before the time of de Bary their life histories had been partially worked out.

The Granger Movement In Wisconsin, Ruth Johnson

Bachelors’ Theses

Immediately following the Civil War, the whole country was in a political, social, and economic chaos. Taxes were greatly increased; farmers were forced to pay enormous and ruinous prices for their agricultural machinery, and crops did not even meet the cost of cultivation.

An Analysis Of The Trend Of Newspaper Advertising For The Years 1931-1935, Lucretia Moffatt

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to show the more. definite trend toward use of newspaper advertising today than was apparent in the past, in spite of the depressing effects of the economic crash of 1929. Advertising lineage, for most products, experienced a decided decrease between the years 1931 and 1935, but as budgets begin to increase, more and more money is being given over for advertising, the largest part of which is being used for buying newspaper space.

The Trend Of Financing Urban Property, Irvine F. Wilson

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis is intended as a survey of trends in financing urban property. Urban property, as construed by this study, includes all incorporated cities, towns, and villages. This interpretation is used firstly in order that a complete analysis might be pictured and secondly, because investments in property are not necessarily restricted because of the number of inhabitants in a particular town or city. The report abounds not only in graphs and curves which indicate movements, but also explanatory material and tabulated statistics when deemed necessary to present a complete authentic picture.

John Ruskin, His Social Philosophy, Frank Willis Cunningham

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this thesis is to set forth the teachings of John Ruskin, to explain them in the light of the day in which he lived, to compare them with recent economic thought, and to point out their influence on the trend of economic thought. With this in mind the author set out first , to develop briefly, the social and economic doctrines preceding and during the time of John Ruskin in order to better understand Ruskin’s social philosophy. To still further enlighten the reader concerning the philosophy of Ruskin a brief biography is presented in which the influence …

Corporate Reorganizations And Their Effect Upon The Security Holders, A. F. Mccully

Bachelors’ Theses

The dissertation is closely confined to an analysis of the reorganization methods, their history, causes and purposes, and gives the recent examples that are necessary to give a clear understanding of the problem. Data which has been incorporated into this thesis is the latest available, at the time of writing. The effect on the security holder is shown by the given purposes, and also by the examples and information st forth in the examination of the different types of plans used under the reorganization methods in each specific case.

An Analysis Of The Status Of Retail Business In The City Of Milwaukee As Compared With The United States As A Whole, For The Period 1929-1933, Marie E. Scharer

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the status of retail business in the city of Milwaukee as compared with the United States as a whole, to attempt to determine causes for changes between 1929 and 1933, and to show the changes in the economic and social level of workers in the retail business field. The subject is one close to the heart or anybody interested in marketing, and especially so to the native Milwaukeean.

Industrial Marketing: By Industries Of The Milwaukee Industrial Areas, William Stephen Jelenchick

Bachelors’ Theses

My main purpose in choosing this topic for my thesis is because in its development I have been able to have actual contacts with men in the field of marketing. This first-hand experience has added to my knowledge of marketing that I have attained at school. I have endeavored to develop this topic in such a manner that the reader is able to get an idea of how "Industrial Marketing" is carried on by local industries. In my introduction I have brought out the vastness of industry, and dependence of the population upon it for a livelihood. Two other topics …

How To Advertise A Retail Store, Jean Schwartz

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to determine by a series of interviews with the agents in charge of retail store promotion, how many of the 43 possible advertising media are used by Milwaukee retailers and why the selected ones are chosen, thus determining what are the most effective ways of advertising a retail store in Milwaukee as discovered by Milwaukee advertisers. It is not the aim of this thesis to select one medium as being the proper one, in preference to all others, but rather to determine what are now being used by the various classes of stores.

A Survey Of Poor Relief In Indiana, Carl G. Schmid

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the opinion of many competent students of social problems that, even though this country experience an economic recovery during the coming years that surpasses the most optimistic forecasts, we shall still be confronted with an army of unemployed numbering in excess of 5 million persons.

The Movement Toward Unemployment Insurance In The United States, William T. Davis

Graduate Thesis Collection

The subject of unemployment insurance legislation is a timely and highly controversial one. In order to evaluate the movement it is desirable to understand the development of the theory and to investigate the early attempts to secure unemployment legislation in America and in Europe.

Trends In Kansas State Governmental Revenue Receipts And Expenditure, 1880-1934, Vernon Thomas Clover

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The main purpose of this thesis is to point out the significant trends in governmental revenue receipts and expenditures in Kansas during the period from 1880 through 1934. Especial attention is given to the state government as opposed to the local governments. The discussion in connection with the latter is confined to property tax levies, expenditures for roads, streets and bridges, and for education. Few new or startling facts are presented. The trends shown however, are based upon definite statistics and therefore give the conclusions that are drawn the element of accuracy which has usually been lacking in the popular …

The Advisability Of A Sales Tax In Wisconsin, Edward J. Kulig

Bachelors’ Theses

This dissertation is closely confined to an analysis of a sales tax in the United States and excludes a thorough consideration of the other forms of taxation. For this reason much that might seem to have a close relation to the material under consideration has been omitted. Data which have been incorporated into this thesis are the latest available at the time of writing. The European and Canadian sales taxes as applied in the respective foreign nations have not been drawn into comparison with our sales taxes, because, to do justice to such a comparison all phases, political, social, and …

Significant Phases Of Social Insurance In The United States, Arline Ritter

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to show the important part that social insurance is playing in our country today. The purpose, problems, and some of the principal divisions are discussed as well as the history and recent legislation.

The Land Problem In Palestine, Ibrahim H. Kashou

Bachelors’ Theses

Today, the world finds itself at the crossroads. Nationalism which reigned supreme for over a century and a half is face to face with a new trend of thought, a new philosophy, internationalism. Will the latter supplant its predecessor? Will it be reduced to oblivion? Or will it be merged and absorbed by the fast entrenched system of capitalism and imperialism? That cannot be answered with surety at this time, nor is it my purpose to do so, for time can only tell.

Social Agencies Under A Unified Community Fund As Compared With Divided Funds: Milwaukee Versus Buffalo, Evelyn Haissig

Bachelors’ Theses

The object of this thesis is to compare the community fund and the divided funds system as methods of collecting and distributing moneys for charitable purposes.

The Outlined Plan And The Format Of A New House Organ For Insurance Agents, Formulated From The Ideas Gained Through This Comparison Of Eight Organs Representative Of The Field, Dorothy S. Cunningham

Bachelors’ Theses

In the following pages, wherein is undertaken the study of insurance agent's house organs, the underlying purpose is the gathering of facts, ideas, and plans for the origination of a new publication of the same type. From the compilation of the material gained through this research, it has been the aim of the author of this thesis to form an outlined plan, and from that a format, of a house organ fitted to the needs and opportunities of life insurance agents of a large insurance company similar to that of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company whose main offices are …

Marketing Of Surplus Milk, Eric Sonnich

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study is to examine the situation of milk supply as it occurred in the past as well as the present day market situation.  The early efforts of milk organizations to deal with surplus milk and their methods have been compared with methods which are in use and which are proposed for use to regulate the present market.

The Ethical Criteria Apparently Assumed As Valid By Various Economic Theories Of Wages, Herbert L. Abbott

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is eminently logical that the bare first word of this essay should be as to the philosophical motive that makes it appear interesting and fruitful. If we let two circles represent, respectively, the fields of ethics and economics, it seems probable that they will somehow intersect, providing an area common to both. It is this presumptive borderland of ethics and economics that we intend to study under conditions of restricted method and scope. It should be confessed at once that our efforts will be necessarily and rigorously theoretical, our essay is one of partial clarification of the ethical character …

The History And Development Of The American Business Corporation Before 1800, Lyle L. Mabe

Graduate Thesis Collection

An attempt has been made by the author in the pages which follow to show the development in a rather detailed manner of the American business corporation previous to and through the eighteenth century. The early chapters of this work have seemed advisable because they give the reader a general background which the author believes is beneficial in interpreting the latter part of the work.

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Approach To The Study Of Bookkeeping, Charles Wilson Piatt

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

There are two basic books used in bookkeeping, the journal and the ledger. The journal is sometimes referred to as the book of “original” entry, because in common practice, the first entry of a business transaction is recorded in that book. The ledger is sometimes referred to as the book of “final” entry because the transactions which have already been recorded in the journal are periodically transferred to the ledger, a practice spoken of as “posting.” The ledger is also sometimes referred to as the book of “accounts.” This study compares two methods of teaching bookkeeping, the journal approach and …

Why Color?: An Analysis Of The Motives Prompting The Use Of Color In Advertising, Wesley P. Heidemann

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis was written with the aim to discover the fre­quency of employment and relative importance of the various motives which influence advertisers to use color.

This was accomplished by selecting full page color adver­tisements of 75 products appearing in recent issues of the Saturday Evening Post. These were analyzed with the intent of ascertaining if the advertiser chose color (1) to attract attention, or (2) to illustrate his product and secure realism, or (3) to use the innate suggestive power of color. It was recognized, however, that there are other factors that motivate the use of color, but …

Some Historical And Economic Aspects Of The Federal Income Tax In United States, Marguerite Lamar

Graduate Thesis Collection

This thesis entitled "Some Economic and Historical Aspects of the Federal Income Tax Laws" with special emphasis on the 1928 Revenue Act, is divided into three main divisions, namely, first, historical development of federal income taxation in United States, second, income, as viewed by the economist, accountant, and the court, and lastly, the deductions permitted to be taken from gross income in arriving at net taxable income.

The Russian Five Year Plan Is Economically Constructive, Oscar M. Duconge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Five Year Plan is a plan by which Russia is to place herself among the great nations of the world through process of industrializing her manufacturers, mechanizing her farms and modernizing her business.

Balance Sheet Asset Valuation Principles In The Period 1930-1932, Roger Frederick Knittel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Personnel Department Of The Boston Store, Ruth Sybil Heimovit

Bachelors’ Theses

There is a new center of attention in the industrial world today, namely, the Personnel Administration Depart­ment of the industry. This service may also be titled welfare work.