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Item A study of retail chain store manager selection, training, and appraisal in the Houston area(1969) Kingery, George T.,1925-; Adams, LoycePurpose: It was the purpose of this study to establish guidelines for methods and procedures to use in selecting, training and educating, and evaluating retail store managers in the Houston area. Methods: The methods used to obtain the data needed for this study were: (1) to search books and current printed materials in the subject areas; and (2) to prepare and mail a three page questionnaire to local retailers. Findings: from the evidence presented in this study the following conclusions were formulated: 1. The need for salaried retail managers is greater today than it was 10 years ago and a larger pool of manager trainees is needed. 2. Most retail chains try to find manager trainees among their ranks, but are unable to obtain an adequate supply from this source. 3. The three most important characteristics of a manager trainee are: intelligence, initiative, and personality. Tests, interviews, and personal histories are used to determine possession of these qualities. 4. The average age of the trainees falls between the ages of 20 and 30; pay is not competitive enough. 5. On-the-job training incorporated with some degree of group discussion is offered to manager trainees in most of the retail chain stores. 6. The manager training program usually lasts from 1 to 3 years, although the length of the program might vary depending on the individual trainee’s progress. 7. The store manager is responsible for the training and development of his subordinates in most chains. 8. Merchandising, store policy, sales promotion, and inventory control are the topics covered during the training and educating process. 9. Many of the chains expect their managers to take business courses to stay abreast of the times. 10. The three most important and most difficult master traits for a trainee to possess are: organization ability, self-motivation, and ability to delegate. 11. Appraising the amount of trainee development is not usually done with formal tests. 12. A large percentage of the trainees do not complete the program; incentives to attract and keep better trainees are needed.Item A study of retail trade bases on a consumer survey in Huntsville, Texas(1958) Goforth, Gene B.(Gene Bales),1929-; Neal, Jean DPurpose: the purpose of this study has been to evaluate retail trade in Huntsville, Texas, and present the findings in order that the retailers and the chamber of Commerce might have a more accurate picture (1958) retail structure of the community. This study has delved into: (1) the living and working conditions and the visiting opportunities of Huntsville, (2) the service facilities available, (3) the cash and credit facilities available, (4) the customer drawing power of the retail establishments, (5) the retailer’s selection of merchandise according to price, assortment, and quality, (6) the out-of-town buying habits of the customers of Huntsville, (7) the choice of advertising preferred by the consumer, and (8) the participation of merchants in promoting local trade. Method: Major areas of retail trade have been thoroughly investigated by the survey and observational methods. Special consideration has been given to: (1) a retail trade survey to determine consumer opinions in Huntsville, and (2) a detailed personal appraisal of seventy-six central business district stores. Findings: In view of the information obtained from this survey, the personal appraisal of the seventy-six business establishments, and publications on the subject of retail trade, the following conclusions appear to be in order: 1. The city of Huntsville is considered a good place to live, work, and visit; however, there appears to be a need for industry. 2. The city’s school facilities are average, compared to other towns of this size. 3. The city is lacking in recreational opportunities. There is a definite need for more businesses offering a variety of recreational opportunities. 4. Huntsville needs more parking area for its residents. The traffic congestion now so acute, however, will soon be relieved by completion of Interstate highway Number 45, which is slated to be completed in 1961. 5. Huntsville is a friendly and relatively modern city, served by an adequate number of service businesses. 6. The clerks and merchants of Huntsville are courteous and efficient. It is obviously necessary that they give full consideration to the customer by remembering to treat customers as individuals; by being an attentive and interested audience; and by giving sincere praise and reassurance to customers. 7. Retailers should not neglect the regular customer, as well as strive to attract and interest new ones. 8. The retailers of Huntsville should constantly maintain modern up-to-date establishments. 9. The retailers of the city should strive for good employee relations, which is not achieved by clever devices but accrue to firms which work hard to attain them. 10. The location of Huntsville stores as a general group was found to be good. 11. Huntsville respondents prefer the following advertising media: first, radio and television; second, local newspapers; third, friends’ opinions; fourth, window displays; fifth, catalogues; sixth, billboards; seventh, circular letters; and eighth, handbills. 12. More customers pay cash for groceries, shoes, and hardware; whereas, more use credit facilities in buying drugs, women’s clothing, furniture, and men’s clothing. Customers use both facilities in paying for groceries, women’s clothing, furniture, and drug items. Therefore, the Huntsville retailers should have a sound credit system and the credit analysis which increases sales and decreases the credit. 13. The prices, assortments, and quality of the merchandise in Huntsville are satisfactory. 14. The majority of the Huntsville consumers show a large amount of home loyalty. 15. The majority of the consumers hold a favorable opinion of the activities of the merchants’ promotional work. 16. Huntsville, through its Chamber of Commerce, should be constantly striving to attract the maximum number of customers into its trading area. This can be achieved through trade development and improvement programs.Item A survey of Brenham office workers and machines(1962) Janner, Eugene Carl,1930-; Neal, Jean DPurpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain occupational information concerning office workers and machines in Brenham, Texas, and to present it in order to determine whether or not changes should be made in the business curriculum in Brenham High School. A secondary purpose of the study was to provide a limited amount of guidance information for the business teachers. In making the study special attention was given to: (1) job opportunities available for prospective office workers, (2) salaries offered, (3) duties performed by the office workers, (4) educational background of present employees, (5) educational weaknesses of present employees, (6) types of office machines used, and (7) educational standards required or preferred by the employers of their office workers. Methods: The survey method was used in collecting the data for this study. Questionnaires were constructed and distributed to the office employees and employers. Along with the questionnaire, the personal interview and observation method were used to some extent. This was possible because the person doing the study presented the questionnaires in person. Findings: After the gathering and analysis of the data collected for this study, the following conclusions appear to be in order. 1. Most of the training received by local office workers on office machines has been on-the-job training. A large number of employers have indicated that the ability to use office machines is a scholastic weakness of present employees. Other important scholastic weaknesses are in English grammar, spelling, and the ability to compose letter. 2. The local high school is doing very little to help its graduates obtain jobs in the local offices. 3. The majority of the employers only require a high school education for applicants seeking office positions, and approximately fifty per cent require previous experience. 4. There is a need for more cooperation between the school authorities and local businessmen in giving students the opportunity to visit in the local business classes as guest speakers. 5. Accuracy, courtesy, loyalty, ability to follow instructions, neatness in work, promptness, and initiative are considered by the employers as the most important vocational traits for employees in Brenham offices to possess. 6. The average salary of Brenham office workers is $225 per month. The majority of the workers make less than $250 per month. The average length of employment is 6.05 years. 7. Job opportunities in the city of Brenham are limited by the small number jobs available, the slow turnover of personnel, and the competition from married women. 8. Typewriting, handling money in the office, and preparing statements are the duties performed by a majority of the Brenham office workers. 9. The most popular business courses taken in high school were typewriting, bookkeeping, and shorthand. 10. The most desired training of Brenham office workers is in correspondence, accounting, and office machines. 11. The most popular business machines in Brenham offices are: Royal typewriters, Burroughs adding machines, Monroe and Remington calculators, Burroughs bookkeeping machines, and A. B. Dick duplicating machines.Item A survey of Huntsville office workers(1957) Gilmore, James E.,1926-; Neal, Jean DPurpose: The purpose of this study was to collect date and present it to clarify the many situations characteristic in Huntsville offices, thus giving prospective office workers of Huntsville a clearer picture of what to expect in seeking employment. Special consideration was given to (1) the opportunities available for prospective office workers, (2) the duties performed by Huntsville office workers, (3) the educational background on Huntsville office workers, (4) the salaries of Huntsville office workers, (5) the office machines used in Huntsville office and the training of the operators, and (6) the employment preferences of Huntsville employers of office workers. Method: The survey method was used for this study. However, observation and personal contact of Huntsville office workers and their employers was utilized somewhat, implying a combination of personal interview and observation interwoven into the survey method. Findings: After having gathered and analyzed pertinent information from Huntsville office workers and their employers, the following conclusions appear to be in order: 1. The city of Huntsville has limited opportunities for prospective office workers because of the small number of available jobs, the slow turnover of office workers, and the competition among numerous qualified office workers. The married females with office experience and college background have the best chance for employment, and the secretarial and clerical positions offer more opportunities for advancements in salaries and positions than do any other office positions. 2. Typewriting, answering the telephone, and filing are the duties most performed by Huntsville office workers. The most desired training of Huntsville workers is more academic and shorthand training. 3. The Huntsville office workers have an outstanding educational background as a whole. Most of the office workers of Huntsville have college training. 4. The average salary for Huntsville office workers is approximately $215 per month. 5. The office machines that are most widely used in Huntsville Officers are: Royal typewriters, Burroughs adding machines, and Ditto duplicating machines. Most Huntsville office workers were trained on the job or in school for the operation of office machines. 6. Most employers prefer office workers in the age range of 23 to 32 years of age. Accuracy, following instructions, neatness in work, courtesy, and loyalty are considered by the employers as the most essential vocational traits for employees in Huntsville offices to possess.Item A survey of job requirements for office workers in the Baytown, Texas, and Houston Ship Channel area(1967) Amyett, Jane Read,1925-; Adams, LoyceNo Abstract.Item A survey of office workers in Bryan and College Station, Texas(1960) Bounds, Thelma Howard,1919-; Adams, LoyceNo Abstract.Item A survey of the backgrounds of 74 company presidents in the fields of banking, insurance, and industry in the Houston, Texas, area with implications of uses that might be made of the results(1968) Heinrich, Gene P.,1934-; Adams, LoycePurpose: The study was made to gain information which would be used as a guide by students of business to indicate the education, abilities, traits, and experiences that are useful in obtaining executive positions in the fields of banking, insurance, and industry. Also, the purpose was to determine what opinions, recommendations, requirements, hiring policies, and preferences company presidents in these fields have regarding the desirable and undesirable traits of executive employees. Methods: The questionnaire method was used to make this study. Library research was used as a secondary source of information pertaining to similar studies that have been made in this field. Findings: Findings of this study were similar to those of other studies made on this subject. 1. Most of the executives obtained their positions through business associates or through recommendations of their friends. 2. Most management positions in these companies had been filled by promotions. 3. The presidents believed that lack of experience and knowledge, bad work habits, poor employment records, and personal appearance are the main things that keep applicants for executive positions from being hired. 4. In this study the presidents thought laziness, inability to work with people, lack of initiative, and reluctance to assume responsibility are the main reasons executives fail to perform their duties. 5. Weakness in the ability to motivate self, handle people well, think creatively, analyze problems, and discipline self were considered the greatest handicaps to the advancement of executives. 6. For a person preparing for a career in management, business administration was considered desirable for undergraduate study; busines administration, law, or economics were thought to be desirable for graduate study. 7. The subjects that were most useful in helping the presidents reach presidency were: accounting, salesmanship, and engineering. The least useful subject they believed to be history. 8. The presidents believed the five leadership characteristics most desirable in hiring a person for an executive position, ranked in one, two, three, four, five, order, are: intelligence, initiative, judgement, drive, and personality. 9. Few of the companies represented had management training programs although many of the company presidents had participated in company-sponsored training programs at other companies.Item A survey of the job opportunities in Willacy County with implications for curriculum revision(1956) Burden, William G.,1925-; Neal, Jean DNo Abstract.Item A survey of vending machine firms in Houston, Texas(1963) Felder, Robert H.,1939-; Adams, LoyceNo AsbstractItem An analysis of the effect of timed writings containing economic concepts in beginning typewriting classes(1968) Irwin, Jeanette Boyd,1924-; Huff, RitaPurpose: It was the purpose of this study to determine if there was a significant increase in the economic understandings when beginning typewriting students typed from timed writings which presented economic concepts. The problem was analyzed through seeking answers to the following questions: (1) Was there a significant amount of difference in the amount of economic understanding as revealed by pre- and post-testing? (2) Was there significant difference in the typewriting speed and accuracy as revealed by pre- and post-testing? (3) Did the I.Q., sex, or race of the students have any bearing on their test performance? (4) What were the correlations between the average scores on the economics tests and the students’ average age intelligence quotient, and between the typing ability of the students and their average intelligence quotient? (5) What were the correlations between gains, if any, in economic understandings with gains, if any, in typewriting skills? Methods: The study was begun by reviewing related research to analyze the findings of other researchers who were concerned with the same problem. Background information was obtained through the facilities of the Estill Library at Same Houston State College, Huntsville, Texas. The investigation was limited to two beginning typewriting classes in each of three high schools in Liberty County, Texas. These students were differentiated by four separate groupings: by overall experimental and control groups, by male and female groups, by groups whose I.Q. scores were 100 and above and 99 and below, and by white and Negro racial groups. Data were obtained by pre- and post-testing. Findings: Based on the analysis of the data in this study, the statistical findings support the following conclusions: 1. The group using timed writings containing economic concepts in beginning typewriting class made significant gains in economic understandings over the group using timed writings from the regular textbook. 2. There was no significant difference in gains made in typewriting speed and accuracy between the group using the timed writings containing economic concepts and the group using timed writings from the regular textbook. 3. Neither the I.Q. level, sex, nor race of the student ha dan appreciable effect on how well he performed on the economics and typewriting tests. 4. Correlations between the average intelligence quotient indicate a moderately substantial relationship between the two factors correlated. There is a moderate relationship between growth in typewriting speed and average intelligence quotient. There is little positive relationship between average number of errors made and average intelligence quotient. 5. Correlation coefficients resulting from correlating gains in economics understandings with gains in typewriting skill are low or negative. Evidently such gains are made independently of one another.Item An analytical study describing one approach to company modeling(1971) George, Sidney Corlett,1943-; Huff, Rita BPrior to World War II most problems in the field of business were solved either subjectively or intuitively. Those problems which could be solved analytically were of such a nature that it required, at most, an adding machine to solve them. However, beginning with and following World War II, important developments in the fields of mathematics and electronics have made it possible to expand greatly the range of business problems that can now be solved analytically. Those in the areas of industrial engineering and economics have made substantial use of these new developments, which is in contrast to the area of business. There are varied reasons for thus, one being the lack of meaningful information. The purpose of this thesis is to develop an approach by which more comprehensive mathematical models of operations can be constructed for a company which will enable it to better obtain more meaningful information concerning business problems which previously could only be solved subjectively. This will be done in such a manner that, if necessary, the mathematical model may be changed and improved with a minimum of effort. While a mathematical model is developed in this thesis, this is merely done as an example of an approach to how other mathematical models can be developed. The model used in this thesis is limited to the major operations found in an average company ad does not consider the operations of the economy as a whole or in part. No effort is made to develop the mathematical theory used in the linear programming models. There is nothing special about certain of the sub-models being linear programming models, they may well have been non-linear or various other mathematical types. It is beyond the scope of this thesis to explain the mathematics of these various models as they are both very detailed and commonly found in current texts today. Basically, an engineering approach will b used in developing the operation al model. The company will be broken down by major departments and a sub-model constructed for each. Then financial information from each sub-model will be used for a central input-output financial matrix. From this central financial matrix an overall picture of the operations of the company as a whole can be seen as well as the interrelations between departments. This approach has the advantage of flexibility. If, for example, a newer and better production model is developed, it can be used without incurring any major revisions. Another approach (a mathematical one) would be to develop a single mathematical matrix which defines the operations of a company. In such a case, if a newer and better production model is developed it may well require a major revision of the mathematical matrix. An engineering approach avoids this. Three types of business problems have been discussed in Chapter II; subjective problems, analytic problems, and intuitive problems. It is the analytic solution of certain problems which previously could only be solved intuitively with which this thesis is concerned. An analogous breakdown model of a common radio is compared with a breakdown model of a company. A simple example of a financial input-output matrix is examined for a company and various relationships derived from it. One of the more important definition was that of net profit where [mathematical equation pictured]. The overall company model presented in Chapter III consisted of a financial model, a production model, a labor model, and a transportation model. While these different models are developed separately, they are shown to be interdependent. The basis of the financial model, Matrix A, is a matrix which defines the flow of money from various sections having a financial contribution to various departments having financial necessity. The production model, Matrix B, is a linear programming model which minimizes the total daily production cost. The labor model, Matrix C, is a linear programming model which minimizes the total cost of labor for each factory. The transportation model, Matrix D, is a transportation model which determines the minimum total cost of transportation for all products produced by the company and shipped to buyers.Item An evaluation of the distributive education program in Texas(1972) Wehrly, James Douglas,1935-; Huff, Rita BPurpose: The purpose of this study was to secure information which could be utilized to evaluate and improve the Distributive Education Program in Texas. Consideration was given to (1) the comments and data furnished by the Distributive Education Coordinators of Texas, (2) questionnaires completed by selected retail businesses in Texas, and (3) personal interviews with selected businessmen in Angleton, Texas. Methods: Mailed questionnaires and personal interviews were used to gather most of the data. In some cases questionnaires were handed to the respondents for immediate reply. Secondary data were used for historical and background data for Chapter II. The structured form of the questionnaire was used, with the selection type of items so that the respondent had only to check blanks. Space for personal comments was included. Findings: 1. Students should receive training in communications, human relations and business mathematics as recommended by the respondents. These areas of training are valuable to the student whether or not they choose a career in business. 2. Distributive education training in the secondary schools of Texas is helping many students enter the retail business. 3. Distributive education students make better employees than students who have not had this training. 4. Students taking distributive education show more responsibility and appear to be more mature than do other part-time student employees. 5. The value of distributive education is not understood by many administrators, counselors, and teachers. 6. Permitting a change in required courses by the Texas Education Agency would be helpful in achieving a more effective vocational training program. This request should come from the local school. 7. Personality, attitude, and ability to get along with others are important traits for young applicants to possess. These traits are more important than technical skills.Item An evaluation of the Sam Houston State Teachers College Business Administration Department by 1950 to 1960 Bachelor of Business Administration graduates(1963) Chachere, Raymond Don,1938-; Adams, LoycePurpose: It was the purpose of this study to secure information which can be utilized to improve the aims of the business administration department at Sam Houston State Teachers College and thereby provide added opportunities for future graduates of that department. Special consideration has been given to (1) the comments and data furnished by the 105 S.H.S.T.C. 1950-1960 B.B.A. graduates replying to the questionnaire; (2) the existing program of the business administration at Sam Houston; (3) the history of Sam Houston and the business administration department; and (4) the recommendations for improvement of the business administration department made by the graduates. Methods: The methods used to obtain data for this study were (1) written questionnaires to 685 S.H.S.T.C. 1950-1960 B.B.A. graduates; and (2) the examination of books and business periodicals. Findings: From the data contained in this study the following recommendations appear to be in order: 1. More accounting courses should be offered and preparatory courses for the Certified Public Accountant examination should be included. 2. The business administration department should be improved by placing more emphasis upon better equipment, more space, higher standards of achievement, improved methods of instruction, and more rigid qualifications of instructors. 3. English grammar and spelling should be emphasized. 4. More students should be encouraged to obtain teaching certificates. 5. Students should be aided in choosing a minor that is complementary to their major that will help them in future employment. 6. More emphasis should be placed on the skills needed in teaching courses common to high school curriculum such as typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping.Item An occupational survey of Marfa, Texas, with implications for the business education program(1943-09-01) Wheat, Will Ann; Wells, J. RoyNo Abstract.Item Cash basis method vs. accrual basis method of accounting and its applications in the manufacturing businesses(1962) Chung, Yil wha,1937-; Neal, Jean DPurpose: It was the purpose of this study to clarify the differences between the cash basis method and the accrual method of accounting and its applications for tax purposes in the various manufacturing businesses in the United States of America. Method: This investigation was done largely through research in the Estill Library, and questionaries to leading manufacturing businesses. References consisted of (1) law itself, (2) articles written by experts attempting to interpret the law, and (3) the Commerce Clearing House Tax Reporter and related material. Findings: It is recognized that no uniform method of accounting can be prescribed to all taxpayers. Each taxpayer shall adopt such forms and systems as are, in his judgement, best suited to his needs. However, no method of accounting is acceptable unless, in the opinion of the Commissioner, it clearly reflects income. But where inventories are necessary to compute income, an accrual method must be used for purchases and sales, unless the Commissioner authorizes another method which clearly reflects income. Use of cash basis, generally means the use of a hybrid system, with sales, purchases, depreciation, and bad debts being reported as on the accrual basis, but with the remaining income and expense items being measured on a cash basis without regard to accrued and prepaid items. The cash basis offers certain advantages in the form of simpler more economical bookkeeping.Item Cost accounting for small and medium-sized print shops(1957) Davis, Cortland W.,1916-; Russell, K. LPurpose: It was the purpose of this study to present reasons and benefits of a job cost system in the smell and medium-sized weekly field, and to present and explain a suggested system that the small printer or publisher could duplicate and use easily. Methods: Information for this study was obtained by personal interview with printers and publishers in Montgomery, Madison, Walker, and Trinity counties in East Texas and from books, magazines, and newspapers in the Estill Library at Sam Houston State Teachers College and the personal library of the writer. Findings: The planning of a study of cost accounting methods. Three areas of cost accounting were discussed. These were: actual cost accounting, budgeted cost accounting (both fixed and flexible), and standard cost accounting. The various statements were discussed in their role as tools of management. A number of ratios were introduced and discussed. The need of a cost accounting system for small and medium-sized weekly newspapers were discussed. Many printers accepted the Franklin Printing Catalog price list in lieu of a cost system. The fallacy of such acceptance was explained. The use of the Catalog was explained and the use of it in conjunction with the actual cost accounting system was described. This study should acquaint the accountant with the needs of the printing industry and should acquaint printing management with the benefits to be derived rom an accurate and workable cost accounting system. Conclusion: The information in this study indicates that the following conclusions seems to be in order: 1. A cost system is a tool efficient management and should produce the following information: a. The total cost of operating for a period of time broken down into the cost per hour of each element in the plant. b. The overhead charges should be grouped according to departments or operations. c. The above information will disclose variances between actual costs and standard costs between actual costs and budgeted costs. d. The ordinary financial statements show results of the operations and financial conditions. 2. Three items make up the cost of the finished job: a. Direct labor b. Direct martials c. Manufacturing expenses, also known as burden or overhead. 3. A simple job cost system may be based on five simple records: a. Job register b. Job ticket envelope c. Daily time ticket d. Perpetual stock inventory card e. Summary of costItem Prediction of academic success of business administration majors at Sam Houston State College from the American College Test standard composite scores(1967) Dickey, Mary Rikard,1918-; Huff, RitaPurpose: It was the purpose of this study to determine the relationship of the ACT composite score of the American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) to academic success in terms of the accumulative grade-point averages for majors in the School of Business at Sam Houston State College, Huntsville, Texas. As grades are considered to be the essential criterion of success in college, it is the accuracy of the prediction of this type of success with which this study was concerned. The second purpose was to develop prediction equations for estimating grade-point averages, based on the ACT composite scores, for individuals seeking admission to this curriculum in the future. Methods: This study was begun by reviewing related research to analyze the statistical techniques that have been found to be effective by other researchers in predicting academic success. Background information was obtained from the periodical literature found in the Estill Library at Sam Houston State College, Huntsville, Texas, and in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library at the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. The investigation was limited to a homogenous group of 283 students who were enrolled as majors in Business Administration in the fall semester of 1964. These students were differentiated by class and sex. The data for the statistical research were obtained from the records of the Dean of Administration and Registrar of Sam Houston State College. The input data were processed by programmed formulas on the IBM 1620 Computer. Accuracy was assured by checking the computations with a second set of formulas and by manual calculations on a small subgroup. The output data were complied into tables, evaluated, and interpreted. Findings: Based on the analysis of the data in this study, the statistical findings support the following conclusions: 1. A normal distribution of ACT composite scores and the grade-point average of the sample can be assumed in every instance. 2. The correlations between the ACT composite scores and the grade-point averages fit satisfactorily into the historical perspective. 3. The correlation for senior females is exceedingly uncertain and practically worthless because of the small number of cases involved. 4. All other correlations are statistically reliable due to their significance at the .01 level. 5. The reliability of the correlations is further established by the probable limits being well placed in positions significantly different from zero or negative correlations. 6. There is a significant sex difference – that is, in general women are more predictable than men. However, the Ace scores of the females do not seem to be so much significantly greater to account for the difference in academic achievement. Therefore, it might be speculated that the usual aspect of sex difference may be due to other reasons. 7. Generally, the ACT composite score of 12 does not predict grade-point averages indicative of the academic success necessary for graduation. 8. The ACT composite scores provide efficient predictability of successful college achievement within a range of possibilities. It is believed that the identification and proper use of such data, as one of the factors contributing to the student’s probable success in college, would result in more efficient selection of students for admission, with special reference to recommending the pursual or non-pursual od business as a course of study.Item Problems and future of the railroad passenger service(1959) Mitschke, Charles E.,1934-; Neal, Jean DPurpose: It was the purpose of this study to evaluate and determine, if, according to past history and measures being taken at the present, the railroad industry can fulfill the public demands for future travel and operate a profitable passenger service. Methods: The following methods were used in obtaining data for this study: (1) periodicals, books and pamphlets in the Sam Houston State Teachers College and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College libraries; (2) material obtained from the Association of American Railroads, Washington, D. C.; and (3) material obtained from members of the author’s guidance committee. Findings: From the evidence presented in this study the following conclusions appear to be in order: 1. The railroad passenger service will have disappeared, or be practically out of existence, within the next twenty years. It is, of course, possible that some development may stop the decline and stabilize the railroad passenger traffic before the end of the twenty year period, but no such development is now in sight. 2. The passenger deficit is not something which can be conjured away by statistical deception. It is real, serious and not fictitious due to the “ICC Formula.” Unless an unknown development, and a good and fast start can be made of putting this development into action towards reducing the passenger deficit, the railroad passenger service will not only be a service of the past, but the future welfare of the railroad industry as a whole, will be gravely endangered.Item Teaching bookkeeping in class A schools in the State of Texas(1963) Dickens, Lloyd T.,1931-; Adams, LoycePurpose: It was the purpose of this study to use information obtained from teacher of bookkeeping and employers of bookkeeping graduates in order to evaluate the teaching methods used in the instruction of bookkeeping on the secondary level in Class A schools in the State of Texas in order to make recommendations for improvement. Methods: The methods and procedures used to obtain data for this study were: (1) a review was made of the historical development of bookkeeping; (2) books, bulletins, pamphlets, and theses were used as source material; (3) a questionnaire was sent to every Class A school in the State of Texas; and (4) personal interviews with businessmen in the East Texas area. Findings: On the basis of the information obtained in this study the following suggestions appear to be in order: 1. Teachers should use great care in selecting the methods and approaches to be used in teaching bookkeeping. 2. For the students to have a full and rich experience in bookkeeping it is necessary for them to use field trips to local businesses and have businessmen visit the classroom. 3. The special content of a bookkeeping course should include income taxes for the individual and small businessmen, bookkeeping for the sole proprietor, and bookkeeping and budgeting for the family. Content in general should be varied to fit the locale. Teachers should emphasize these objectives: develop an understanding of business terms and forms, give experience in recording activities of a business, familiarize students with financial statements and teach them to interpret such information as is furbished in financial statements. They should emphasize those personal traits which are desirable for occupational adjustment and everyday living. 5. School and community situations should be used to familiarize students with record keeping of social and civic organizations. 6. Each teacher when choosing a method or methods to be used in teaching bookkeeping should consider first the abilities and needs of his students. 7. A part-time work program should be promoted for the business students in their senior year. 8. Schools should encourage a higher degree of accuracy in bookkeeping courses. 9. Bookkeeping teachers should be urges to use audio-visual aid equipment by being trained by in-service programs and supervision by the school administrators. Audio-visual aids should be provided and used extensively in teaching bookkeeping. 10. Schools should include a business machine course in the curriculum if at all possible; otherwise it should be carefully integrated with bookkeeping. 11. Follow-up studies should be made for time to time as a basis for making revisions in the methods of teaching bookkeeping.Item The effect of the agricultural exemption on regulated common motor carriers(1964) Harrington, M. Dale,1938-; Urbantke, Hugh EPurpose: The purpose of this study is to inform the reader of the problem which has and still does exist in out transportation system. Special consideration is given to (1) the expansion of the exemption, (2) the commodities carried by exempt carriers, (3) the operations of exempt carriers, and (4) the effect exempt carriers have had on the business of our regulated common motor carriers. Methods: The methods used to obtain data for this study were (1) intensive library work, (2) writing to government bodies such as the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Department of Agriculture, and (3) writing to trucking and farm organizations for information. Findings: From the evidence presented in this study, the following findings appear in order: 1. The intent of Congress was to provide the farmer and the rancher with a low cost, highly flexible form of transportation. 2. The agricultural exemption has been expanded beyond the intent of Congress through legislative changes and liberal court interpretations. 3. Grain represents the largest tonnage of any commodity hauled by exempt carriers, and vegetable represent the largest number of hauls. 4. It is unlikely that many large firms will develop in the exempt carrier industry. 5. Trip-leasing is the most common violation by an exempt carrier. 6. Exempt carriers represent the greatest safety hazard on the American highway. 7. The agricultural exemption has caused an increase in private carriage. 8. Increase in private carriage and illegal trucking operations has caused the regulated motor carriers to lost large volumes of traffic and freight revenue. 9. Loss in traffic and freight revenue has forced some regulated motor carriers out of business and caused others to increase their rates. The increase in rates has caused an increase in private carriage. 10. The end result of increases in private carriage and illegal trucking has been a weakening of our national transportation system.