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share in tins e x p e c t a t i o n . ' ' I n s they d o by making t h e transition from school to b u s i n e s s a s easy a s p o u i b h Many and varied a r e t h e b u s i n e s s fieldft into which o u r s t u d e n t s can enter after leaving colleg '. t h e more obvious ones a r e b a n k i n g with its m a n y - s haseft, i n v e s t m e n t s , a c c o u n t a n c y , both priv. a n d public, transp o r t a t i o n in all of its forms, public utilities, insurance, foreign trade, a d v e r t i s i n g , m a r k e t i n g , s a l e s m a n s h i p , and m a n a g e m e n t . T h e s t u d e n t p r o p e r l y \ pared m a y . if he desires, e n t e r public service. T o d a y former s t u d e n t s of th college a r e a c h i e v i n g success for t h e m s e l v e s a n d rendering invaluable service t o t h e public in a v a r i e t y of ways—as t e a c h e r s , civic a n d t r a d e s e c r e t a r i e s , e x p e r t s in taxation, counsels in foreign service, a d v i s e r s t o d e p a r t m e n t s of g o v e r n m e n t , public officials. W h a t e v e r success w e m a y h a v e a s a faculty is but a reflection of t h e success of o u r s t u d e n t s after leaving college. O n e of t h e m helps t o solve t h e difficult problem of assessing a n d collecting public r e v e n u e : a n o t h e r discovers t h r o u g h trial a n d e r r o r t h e p r o p e r relation between employer a n d e m p l o y e e ; a t h i r d succeeds in eliminating w a s t e s in t h e m a r k e t i n g of farm p r o d u c t s , a fourth r e t u r n s to his h o m e c o m m u n i t y w i t h a d v a n c e d k n o w l e d g e of business principles which m a r k h i m a s a future leader. Such m e n a r e social benefactors, a n d a s such, t h e y give concreteness t o t h e c l a s s r o o m efforts of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e facuk of this college.

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Charles M. Thompson, Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration. His assistants are As^ int Dean Charles F. Schlatter and Assistant to the Dean T h o r W. Bruce. Their offices are at 214 Commerce Building, pictured below.

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