44 WEBER STAKE ACADEMY, Office Work.The student next continues his business practice in the offices, where he acts successively as shipping clerk, bill clerk, and bookkeeper. He is made familiar with special column books best adapted to the several lines of business already referred to. He is given practice in briefing and filing letters and documents, and in using labor saving devices. The letter press, impression books, and loose leaf and card ledgers will form part of the equipment. Finally, the student occupies different positions in the College National Bank, which is furnished with books and forms of the same kind as are used in the largest banks. He becomes familiar with most of the business carried on in a bank, including collections, discounts, and loans. When the student has completed this course he has had experience with such a variety of methods and of different kinds of books that he is prepared to adapt him-self readily to any system of accounts employed in actual business. This work, together with the courses offered in English, Commercial Arithmetic, Rapid Calculation, Correspondence, Commercial Law. and Economics, will insure the prosperity of my young man or woman of average capacity. Economics.This course consists in a study of the underlying principles governing production, consumption, exchange and distribution of wealth. The relation of capital and labor, and other present-day economic problems are discussed with some emphasis upon industrial and political ethics. Three hours per week throughout the year. Bullock's Introduction to the Study of Economics is used as a text book, with supplementary reading from other standard authors. Commercial Arithmetic.This course consists in a review of the fundamental principles of arithmetic. This OGDEN, UTAH. 45 is followed by a thorough treatment of percentage and interest, and their application to commission, insurance, bank discount, stocks and bonds, averaging accounts, partnership settlements, etc. Rapid Calculation.Many people who have a good knowledge of the principles of arithmetic are not apt in applying it in business because they work slowly and use long methods. Ability to make quick calculations is essential in a business man. Frequent drills in rapid accurate adding, short methods in multiplication and division, quick mental work in fractions, percentage, interest, and profit and loss are given. Mcintosh's Tablet in Rapid Calculation is used. Business Correspondence.After the mastery of letter forms and fundamental principles of letter writing the student is given practical work in conducting all kinds of business correspondence. Commercial Law.This course comprises a study of those matters of law that have constant application to business lifecontracts, negotiable instruments, liens, guaranty and suretyship, interest and usury, sale of personal and real property, warranty, bailment, agency, partnership, joint stock companies and corporations, insurance, common carriers, attachment, stoppage in transit, real estate, banking, taxes, distribution after death, property rights, etc. Commercial Geography.A study of the commerce and leading industries of the world, treating of the influence of geographical location, relief, soils, and climate, in determining the charactor of natural resources; the development of greater industries; the location of commercial and industrial centers; and routes of trade.