New York University School of Commerce - Commerce Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CCIDUNTING DEPART E .ARNOLD YV. JOHNSON Professor of Accozmting, Cl'mz'rnmn BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 1956, the Accounting Department presented a mod- ernized accounting curriculum to its stu- dents. Credit for initiating this up-to-date course of study goes to the chairman of the department, Professor Arnold W. Johnson. Before he came to teach at New York Uni- versity, Professor Johnson had varied expe- rience both in private accounting and the field of education. Among his professional experiences, he lists those of purchasing agent and head of the accounting department at the Ford Motor Company, assistant director of the budget of the State of West Virginiag and job analyst in cost accounting for the Gillette Safety Razor Company. He has taught at West Virginia University, the University of Oklahoma, and at Tulane and Syracuse, where he was chairman of the Accounting Department. Professor Johnson is a graduate of the University of Washington and the Har- T vard Graduate School of Business Adminis- tration. He is also the author of leading textbooks in the field of accounting. Professor johnson came to the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance three years ago. At that time, he felt that some of the scheduled courses were beginning to be out- moded in terms of the advances made in the business world. He began planning a revision of courses. Some courses were eliminated and others, including bookkeeping, were com- bined with courses offering similar and re- lated material. One advanced professional course was shortened from four credits to three. The fruits of Professor Johnson's cur- riculum will be more and more evident as the years go by. The aims of the Accounting Department fall into three categories. Primary and most important of the three is to prepare students for the profession of accounting. Included here is the beginning of the arduous and difhcult task of preparing students to take the C. P. A. examination. Next in line is the job of preparing students for entrance into private or industrial accounting. Many of to- day's leaders i1I the business world got their start in accounting. It is also the aim of the accounting department to make it possible for students to understand accounting state- ments and their functions as an aid to an overall knowledge of business. In other words, a knowledge of accounting provides a broader background for the businessman. This year the accounting department has taken a giant step forward in the field of business education. The standards of the courses taught have been raised to the benefit of both the school and its graduates. The de- partment has expanded materially and bet- tered its offerings. The course work has been made more realistic, and hence more inter- esting. One of the main differences between the Old accounting program and its new

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The four years spent at Com- merce have passed swiftly but the memories will remain forever. The boatride, the proms, the clubs, the publications, and all the rest will return to mind when the pages are leafed through. As a tribute and in lasting me- mento to the Seniors, this section is devoted to them: their triumphs, tributes and all the rest that went to mahe up the greatest four years of our lives. Lgeaw einen

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V ,s 1 QQ' .-1, We AL Top row-Arthur M. Arnold, Instructor of Accozmtirzg-Morton Backer, Assoc. Prof of Af'CO1l7'llfI'7'2g,' Arthur V. Corr, Instructor' of ACCOZLTlfI'77g,' Harold A. Eppston, Professor of Toxationg Ernest R. Field,Asst. Prof. of Accounting. Second row-Bruce Futhey, Professor of Accotmtingg Sidney Gould, Instructor of Ac- countirzgg Gould L. Harris, Professor of Accozzntirzgg Allen Hoost, Asst. Prof. of Accour1ting,' Frederick G. Horn, Assoc. Prof. of Accotmtirzg. Bottom row-Ely Kushel, Asst. Prof. of Accozmtingg Samuel Leopold, Assoc. Prof. of Accountingg Wfendell P. Trumbull, Assoc. Prof. of Accountirvgg Clarence O. Tuck, I77SfT'l,lClQ'l' of Accotmtingg Paul R. Young, Instructor of Accounting. counterpart is that now, in all courses, rela- ADDITIONAL FACULTY tionships rather than direct principles are stressed. The outlook in professional accounting is good. The employment opportunities are ex- cellent for the accounting graduate who has behind him many hours of excellent and truly professional instruction from the staff of the Accounting Department. Mr. jack M. Bernstein Mr. Stanley S. Borowik Mr. Myron Brightman Mr. Vincent Gharte Mr. Herman Clurman Assoc. Prof. Mfilliam F. Connelly Mr, Martin A. Gage Mr. Arnold Kaufman Mr. John P. Moran Mr. Ernest T. Yanega 21