The Development and Application of a Rating Scale for the Evaluation of Business Arithmetic Textbooks (open access)

The Development and Application of a Rating Scale for the Evaluation of Business Arithmetic Textbooks

The purpose of this study was to prepare a rating scale to be applied as an objective basis in the selection of business arithmetic textbooks. After the rating scale was developed, it was then applied to a number of recently published texts to demonstrate its use and practical value.
Date: 1941
Creator: Adams, Raymond
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Commercial Employees in Gladewater, Texas, with Recommendations for a Commercial Training Program on the Secondary School Level (open access)

A Survey of Commercial Employees in Gladewater, Texas, with Recommendations for a Commercial Training Program on the Secondary School Level

A study to revise the commercial curriculum of Gladewater High School to fit the needs of potential graduates.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bryant, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of the Vocational Opportunities for Commercial Graduates of the Smaller and Medium-Sized High Schools, Together with Suggestions for Changes in the Curricula of the High Schools for Lafayette County, Missouri (open access)

The Determination of the Vocational Opportunities for Commercial Graduates of the Smaller and Medium-Sized High Schools, Together with Suggestions for Changes in the Curricula of the High Schools for Lafayette County, Missouri

The aim of this study was to suggest adjustments for the commercial curricula of Lafayette County and to determine the vocational opportunities for commercial graduates of the smaller and medium-sized high schools in a small section of central Missouri.
Date: 1941
Creator: Donohew, Leo E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Peters and Pomeroy's Fourth Edition of Commercial Law and Texas Statutes and Rulings and a Texas Supplement Thereto (open access)

A Comparative Study of Peters and Pomeroy's Fourth Edition of Commercial Law and Texas Statutes and Rulings and a Texas Supplement Thereto

In Peters and Pomeroy's fourth edition of Commercial Law, a number of cases are cited where there is a difference between the laws and rulings of the various states. There are only three cases in which the difference is given. The procedure was to find all of the cases in which there is any doubt as to the Texas law, and to quote the law or ruling as given by Peters and Pomeroy, and then to give the law or ruling of the State of Texas.
Date: 1941
Creator: Gullion, James Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Suggested Course of Study in the Principles and Problems of Business for the College Student Beginning His Study in Business Education (open access)

A Suggested Course of Study in the Principles and Problems of Business for the College Student Beginning His Study in Business Education

The purpose of this study is to determine the organization, content, and method of presentation for a course of study in the principles and problems of business for the college student beginning his study in business education.
Date: 1941
Creator: Hinton, LeRoy Marshall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commercial Job Opportunity Survey of McAllen, Texas (open access)

Commercial Job Opportunity Survey of McAllen, Texas

"The survey of commercial job opportunities in the City of McAllen, Texas, was undertaken for the purpose of determining: 1. The numerical importance of training for the different kinds of local commercial positions. 2. The desired age, sex, training, and experience for employees in the different commercial positions of the City. 3. Information to be used in the revision of the commercial curriculum of the McAllen Senior High School and in the vocational guidance of students, and in the placement of graduates. 4. The importance and kinds of office equipment in general use locally. 5. The means by which employers of the City of McAllen, Texas, obtain commercial employees. A local survey seemed desirable in order to understand the local situation and needs in regard to commercial courses offered in the high school, and to revise the commercial curriculum intelligently."--leaf 1.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Jones, Willie W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secretarial and Stenographic Duties and Qualifications in  Department Stores in Dallas and Fort Worth (open access)

Secretarial and Stenographic Duties and Qualifications in Department Stores in Dallas and Fort Worth

This survey presents views of department store officials on what they expect from their employees in an effort to improve the training of stenographers and secretaries.
Date: 1941
Creator: Landes, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Learning Difficulties Between Gregg Shorthand and Thomas Natural Shorthand (open access)

A Comparison of the Learning Difficulties Between Gregg Shorthand and Thomas Natural Shorthand

The purpose of this problem is to make a comparative study between Gregg Shorthand and Thomas Natural Shorthand. The problem is to compare the learning difficulties of the two systems, and to determine which system is easier to read and write by comparing the rules and principles and the writing fluency.
Date: 1941
Creator: Serren, Myrtle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas (open access)

Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas

This study was undertaken for the purpose of finding the standard requirements and qualifications demanded of employees by the sales, sales service, and executive divisions of the average department stores, and the rewards and benefits enjoyed by the employees for faithful and efficient service rendered to the organization.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sullivan, Henry L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occupational Opportunities and Requirements for Business Office and Sales Employment in Kingsville, Texas (open access)

Occupational Opportunities and Requirements for Business Office and Sales Employment in Kingsville, Texas

The purpose of the survey was to study the business organizations from the standpoint of type, number of office employees, and the type and number of office machines used, in order that the commercial courses of the Kingsville High School could be patterned to these business needs.
Date: 1941
Creator: Waggoner, Markay
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Evolution and Present Status of Accident and Health Insurance in the United States (open access)

The Evolution and Present Status of Accident and Health Insurance in the United States

The purpose of this study will be to determine the evolution and present form of accident and health insurance in the United States.
Date: 1941
Creator: Watson, Gracie Fay
System: The UNT Digital Library