Vol. VII AUGUST, 1930
No. 6
Announcement of the Evening School of Business Administration 1930-1931
SESSION OPENS OcTOBER lsT, 1930
All classes meet in building of T. C. Williams Law School Lombardy and Grace Streets For Information Address
H. H. SEAY,JR., Director UNIVERSITY of RICHMOND, VA. Published Quarterly
Entered at the Post-Office at University of Richmond, Va., as Second-Class Mail Matter
Session 1930-1931
T. C. WILLIAMS LAW SCHOOL BUILDING
LOMBARDY AND GRACE STREETS
Registration begins October 1st, Wednesday, 1930
Classes Begin October 6th, Monday, at 7:30 P. M.
OCTOBERlsT, WEDNESDAY-Registration of Students.
OCTOBER6TH, MONDAY-Classes begin .
DECEMBER23RD, TUESDAY-Christmas Holidays begin.
JANUARY5TH, MoNDAY-Class work resumed.
JANUARY22ND, THURSDAY-Examinations begin.
JANUARY31sT, SATURDAY-Close of First Semester.
FEBRUARY2ND, MONDAv-Second Semester begins.
APRIL lsT, \iVEDNESDAY-Easter Vacation begins.
APRIL 9TH, THURSDAY-Class work resumed.
MAY27TH, WEDNESDAY-Examinations begin.
JUNE5TH, FRrnAv-Close of Second Semester.
FREDERICKWILLIAMBOATWRIGHT,M.A., LL.D., President
BENJAMINWEST TABB,B.A. Vice-President and Treasurer
HAYNIE SEAY,JR., M.A., Director
J. H. RussELL, PH.D. . . . . . . . . . . Accounting University of Richmond, Virginia
R. B. CHEATHAM,B.A., C.P.A. . . . . . . . Accounting
Member of the Staff of A. M. Pullen & Co., Richmond, Va.
J. A. LEACH,JR., A.B., C.P.A. . . . . . . . Accounting Leach, Rindfleisch & Scott, Richmond, Virginia
Guy M. ScoTT, C.P.A. . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Leach, Rindfleisch & Scott, Richmond, Va.
D. J. MAYS,LL.B. . . . . . Business Law Tucker, Bronson & Mays, Richmond, Virginia r Business Organization and R. B. PINCHBECK,Ph.D. . . . i Management l Life Insurance Fundamentals University of Richmond, Virginia.
SHERLOCKBRONSON,LL.B. . Corporation Finance Tucker, Bronson & Mays, Richmond, Virginia
H. H. SEAY,JR., M.A. . Economics University of Richmond, Virginia
A. s. SAGER,B.A., B. 0 : . English University of Richmond, Virginia.
R. G. RICHARDS,M.A., C.L.U.Life Insurance Psychology and Salesmanship Atlantic Life Insurance Company, Richmond, Va.
R. T. MARSH, JR., M.A. . Investments Dominion Security Corporation, Richmond, Va.
H. P. THOMAS,M.A. { Money and Banking · Public Finance University of Richmond, Virginia
R. C. McDANEL, Ph.D. Political Science University of Richmond, Virginia
R. C. ASTROP, M.A. . Psychology University of Richmond, Virginia
H. B. HANDY, M.A. Public Speaking University of Richmond, Virginia
w. F. CAYLOR,M.A. Spanish University of Richmond, Virginia
The Evening School has been established for the purpose of affording opportunity for college education to persons unable to devote their entire time to study.
High school graduation with fifteen approved units is required for entrance. Students twenty-one years of age or older may be admitterl as special students.
Classes in each course will meet once each week for 2 class hours of 100 minutes, unless stipulated otherwise in the description of particular courses, beginning at 7 :30 P. M.
AccoUNTINGI. Elementary Accounting, which is a beginning course intended ( 1) for those who intend to enter business in any field and who consequently need an understanding of the fundamental principles of accounting, and (2) as an introduction to the subject for those who intend to become Certified Public Accountants. The student is instructed in the modern use of accounting as an indispensable aid in the solution of practical business problems of many kinds . The course includes thorough practice in handling books of account and in the preparation and interpretation of simple financial statements. Some of the topics to which attention is devoted are as follows: the balance sheet, the profit and loss statement, ap~licationof debit and credit in double-entry bookkeeping, classificat10nof accounts, the work sheet, regular and periodic bookkeeping
routine, types of original and final entry records, special features in connection with the single ownership, partnership and corporate forms of organization. Required for the degree. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
AccouNTING II. Advanced Accounting, which is a continuation of Accounting I. It is confined largely to the more complex problems of corporation accounting from the organization of the corporation through dissolution. Careful consideration is given to the general question of valuation, depreciation, theory and practice, receiverships, financial statement analysis and branch-house accounting. Fee, $15.00 a semester.
ACCOUNTINGIII. Cost Account.ing and Auditing.-The first semester will cover methods of finding the cost of specific orders, the accounting procedure necessary for connecting the cost records with the general books, with practice in the use of forms common in cost accounting. During the second semester a study will be made of the principles and practice of auditing, the text being supplemented with problems and questions applicable to the various classes of audits, but more especially to the balance sheet audit. Fee, $15.00 a semester.
AccouNTING IV. Systems and C. P.A. Problems.-A course designed especially for students who are preparing for the state Certified Public Accountant examinations. The first semester is devoted largely to the study of special accounting systems as used in particular fields of business and public administration. The second semester is given largely to the analysis of questions and problems which have been given in the past by the Virginia and other state Boards. Fee, $20.00 a semester.
*BUSINESSLAW. Practically all business relationships have a legal background in that they involve some contractual undertaking. Business law, therefore, constitutes an essential part of training for business. A careful study is made of those phases of law which are related most closely to the successful conduct of business transactions, with special emphasis upon the principles of contracts,
*Prepares for C. L. U. examination.
negotiable instruments, sales, agency, partnership and corporation law, and carriers. Attention is given throughout the course to business forms and papers which are common to each kind of relationship studied. This course is required for the degree. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
BusINESS ORGANIZATIONANDMANAGEMENT. The first semester of this course will be devoted to capital as the legal foundation of ownership organization; legal fundamentals of ownership organization; personal ownership organizations, including the single proprietor and the variations of the partnership; security issuing organizations, including the joint stock company, the corporation, and the business trust; business combinations through associations, factors' agreements, pools, kartels and syndicates; investment trusts and other security substituting organizations ; finance and assumption companies; ownership and organization abuses; legislation and other remedies for abuses ; and proposed reforms.
During the second semester the internal organization of manufacturing companies, from a production viewpoint, including plant layout, construction, the planning of departments, routing of work through the plant, production methods, control and regularization of output, personnel relations, and other aspects of management will be studied. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
*CORPORATIONFINANCE. This is an advanced course dealing with the financial problems confronting business men as a result of the tremendous growth in the size of modern industrial organizations. The first semester comprises a study of underlying problems : conditions to be met, capitalization, types of securities, legal aspects encountered, etc. The second semester is devoted more to security marketing and the functions of underwriting, brokerage houses and stock exchanges. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
*PRINCIPLESOF ECONOMICS. The underlying theories of Economics are developed by reference to specific conditions. Partial list of topics for discussion include Production, Consumption, Value, Price, Monopoly, Money and Banking. First semester.
*Prepares f or C. L. U. examination.
CURRENTEcoNOMIC PROBLEMS. Distribution, Transportation, Insurance, Labor, Tariff, etc. Second semester. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
ENGLISH I. The elements of writing. Constant practice in the several forms of discourse. Selections from literature for illustration and example. Parallel reading; individual conferences. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
ENGLISHII. A course in cultural English adapted equally to the prospective business man and the general student. The first term will be devoted to a review of several important periods in the literature of England. The second and the third terms will be confined to the study of modern American literature, especially the contemporary essay, drama, short-story and novel. Southern writers will be given their due place in this study. At stated intervals expository papers and written reports will be required. Fee, $15.00 a semester.
*LIFE INSURANCE PSYCHOLOGYAND SALESMANSHIP. This course is intended for those who have either studied life insurance fundamentals or have had some actual experience. Fee, $15.00 a semester.
*INVESTMENTS.The subject of investments is of great value both to those who are preparing themselves for executive positions, in which they will have the responsibility for the investment of corporation and trust funds, and to those who desire to prepare themselves for the proper handling of their own funds. The course covers carefully the general principles of sound investment, with problem work illustrating the many points involved. Considerable time will be devoted to the analysis of prospectuses, financial statements, etc., of numerous varieties of security issues. Security marketing methods and policies will also be discussed. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
*MONEYAND BANKING. A study of the history and problems of money and banking. Especial attention is given to the philosophy of bank credit and the principles underlying foreign exchange.
*Prepares for C. L. U. examination.
FEDERALRESERVEBANKING SYSTEM. Organization and Function of Federal Reserve Banks.-In addition, the main features of the Canadian banking system and the banks of England, France and Germany are considered. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
*POLITICALSCIENCE. The emphasis in this course will be placed on the organization of the Federal government. Special attention will be paid to the government of Virginia as an example of state government in the United States. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
GENERALPSYCHOLOGY.Normal adult human psychology. The course will proceed from a study of the general more complex factors involved in human consciousness and behaviour such as intelligence, memory, learning, motivation, feeling and emotion, imagination, thinking, to the more specific factors such as sensation with a study of physiological psychology, the neural mechanisms involved in human behaviour, embraced in the work of the second semester. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
*PUBLICFINANCE. During the first semester the fundamental principles of public expenditures, taxation and tax system, the public and industrial domains, administrative revenues, major types of taxes, financial administration, and public credit will be examined and interpreted in terms of a detailed study of the State and local tax systems.
The second semester will be devoted to the study of the same features of the national financial system. Comparisons of our tax and financial systems with those of other countries will be made.
PUBLICSPEAKING. A course in the principles and practice of Public Speaking. The training of students in accuracy of thought, in correctness of expression, and in ease of delivery will be stressed. Practical speaking necessary for successful accomplishment is the aim of this instruction. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
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*Prepares for C. L. U. examination.
SPANISH I. Elementary Spanish.-A course for students of little or no knowledge of Spanish. It deals with the elements of grammar and simple composition. Special attention is paid to pronunciation, conversation, dictation, fluency in reading and practical use of the language. Fee, $10.00 a semester.
SPANISH II. Comniercial Spanish.-A study of the Spanish of commerce. This course is designed to give the student indispensable information on commercial subjects and to give him practical knowledge, instead of theory. As the student progresses he will become acquainted with the technical terms and styles that characterize the language used in the Spanish business world of today. Fee, $15.00 a semester.
