Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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The serious, but distinguished, members of the head-table at the Homecoming Banquet. Rev. Richard Ryan, S.J. presents alumni service awards at the Homecoming ' s Dinner-Dance. Left to right, Silver Spur Award for Alumni Achievement to Right Reverend Monsignor William Higgins, LL.D., ' 12, Silver Spur Award for Alumni Service to Paul V. Murray, W18, and Honorary Ranger Award for Non-alumni Service to Mrs. Charles Zarlengo. A perfect ending for the Homecoming Week. The Faculty Convocation, convening after- ward in the Fieldhouse Lecture Hall, featured as its speaker the Reverend Thomas L. O ' Brien, S.J., Director of the Honors Program at Seattle University. Founders Week also provided an opportunity for the alumni of Regis College to return to the campus to renew contact with their alma mater and their fellow alumni. Homecoming Weekend, under the general chairmanship of Mr. Robert V. Carroll, ' 39, was the Friday, Sat- urday, and Sunday of Founders Week. The weekend began with a stag golf tournament and reception. Other events included class reunion parties, an alumni conference, and a memorial Mass for deceased alumni. The weekend was climaxed with a Saturday night dinner-dance at which awards were presented for alumni service. 21

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Following the Faculty Convocation, Rev. Thomas L. O ' Brien, S.J., Director of the Honors Program at Seattle University, dis- cusses with Rev. Harry Hoewischer, S.J., and Rev. Edward Maginnis, S.J., the goals of such a program at Regis. | ) mm iMf f s l [ I 1 ■ .1 I ■ ' 1 n l M 5 jft : a i Rev. Harry Hoewischer, S.J., Dean of Regis College, speaks at the Fall Convocation. Rev. Edward L. Maginnis, S.J., Chairman of the Department of Theology, delivers the address at the Convocation. Hmmm! I wonder what he looked like back in ' 39?? Old friends reunited at the President ' s Reception for the alumni during Homecoming. 20

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ACCOUNTING The aims of the accounting department are to provide the student with enough knowledge so that he is prepared to provide financial in- formation about any economic entity, usually a business enterprise. In order to do this, the student must be well versed in three basic areas. First of all, it will be necessary that the student be able to assimi- late business transactions in a systematic man- ner. After the transactions have been compiled, the accountant will be expected to sort the various transactions and events into related groups and categories. Finally, in order to be helpful to anyone, the information recorded and classified has to be summarized in the form of a report or statement. In addition to the three primary functions of accounting, namely that of recording, classifying, and summarizing, the pre- sent day accountant is also called upon to do many other things. Chief among these, is the analysis and interpretation of the data he has created. The qualified accountant is always con- cerned with the significance of the figures he has produced. He looks for meaningful relation- ships between events and financial results; he studies the effect of various alternatives; and he searches for significant trends that may throw some light on what will happen in the future. Therefore, the aims of the accounting depart- ment, as stated above, are to provide the student with enough knowledge so that he is prepared to provide financial information about an eco- nomic entity, through the skills of recording, classifying, summarizing, and interpreting of financial information that he has acquired in his studies. — Robert J. Lacey Accounting students are given a chance to use modern conveniences in computing their practice problems. Mr. Lee Pollart helps an accounting major prepare for his C.P.A. exam. ' ... ££Khii I » 22