Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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The School of Distribution prepares its students for work in distributive occupations. The Department of Retailing provides training in mer- chandising, sales promotion, and personnel and store management. The Department of Advertising of- fers the advantages of a coopera- tive work-study program, which combines classes with on-the-job experience. The Department of Distributive Education trains future teachers of retailing for work in the fields of high schools, adult educa- tion, and colleges. School of Distributioo Left to right: Katherlne Bell, Associate Professor of Retailing; Leonard Frankim Maiden Instructor in Retailing; Ralph Augustus Rush, Professor of Retailing; Veria Beckwith ' Associate Professor of Distributive Education; Algin B. King, Associate Professor of Ketailmg; Mary Virginia Marks, Professor of Distributive Education; Natalie Kneeland Professor of Distributive Education. 15 , .

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School of Business Left to right: Howard Davis. Professor of Government and Economics; Cattierine Barrier, Assistant Professor of Business: Grace Waller, Instructor in Business; Sylvester J. Balassi, AMOcIc-te Professor of Accounting. Second Row (Left to right]: Marvin L. Ingram. Associate Professor of Economics; Lee Hall. Assistant Professor of Business; John Hurley, Assistant Professor of Business; Shun-Hsin Chou, Associate Professor of Business. Third Row: EInora Overley. Associate Professor of Business; Kenneth Zimmer, Professor of Business Education: John Lambert. Instructor in Business. John Lambert gives instructions to L awrence Brittle and Mary Lee Haine To prepare students for the great variety of occupations available in modern business, the School of Business offers extensive programs In secretarial work, teacher educa- tion, accounting, personnel work, and general business. In each pro- gram, the high-school graduate begins the study of his specific subject as soon as he enters col- lege. The length of the programs varies from one to four years.

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Left to right: F. Boykin, W. G. Smith, J. L Woolard, J. O. Cook, R. C. Wiltshire and S. D. Hartsell at work at the drawing boards. School of Engineering and Drafting The Engineering course here at RPI is offered in cooperation with and under the direction of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The depart- ment offers junior college courses for the purpose of preparing stu- dents who have completed two years of work here in standard courses or three years of work in cooperative programs to complete their work and graduate from VPI in Blacksburg. Jacob A. Wolkeau, Instructor in Engineering; John Morgan, Assistant Professor of Drafting; Malcolm L. Murrill, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Engineering; Charles Alfred Beverly Foster, Associate Professor of Engineering; George F. Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Not pictured: Ralph E. Green, Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics. i isff