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

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Mr. William Sandridge and Dr. Ken- neth Zimmer, head of the School of Business, discuss future lesson plans for one of the many phases of busi- ness education. This school covers teacher education, accounting, per- sonnel work, secretarial, and general business. It comprises one of the larg- est schools on the campus. Mr. David Willis and Miss EInora Overley inspect the ledger sheet turned in by a future accountant. The School of Business offers all phases of the business field on both the junior college and the senior college levels. hHere we see three instructors in the process of operating a mimeograph machine for Marilyn Miller, a sen ior business student. The teachers, Mr. Lee Hall, Mr. John Lambert, and Mr. Russell Johnston, all possess a thor- ough knowledge of the many and varied machines demanded by the modern business field. 18 K- ' iii. . - : , .. , -- ,,

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SCHOOL OF DISTRIBUTION The School of Distribution includes within its curriculum distributive education. Louis Kinum and Mary Marks enable the student to equip himself to handle this difficult task. Ralph A. Rush is head of the School of Distribu- tion, which includes the Departments of Distrib- utive Education, Retailing, and Advertising. Instructors In retailing, Leonard Maiden and Mary Wellman, discuss the selection of materi- al suitable for a window display. Such training Is a vital part of sales promotion techniques. Here we see two teachers, Louis Williams, ad- vertising, and Katherine Bell, retailing, discuss the value of a window display set-up featuring photographic supplies and equipment. 17 ri i.: ?r r:7-; : r f i ?i ? ?J?v ' vi ' v

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' ' S- ' ?; ;::Cr;:i:;:i ' ::;i SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Mrs. Jackie Williams and Mr. Woodie Tucker instruct a class in the use of the typewriter. This is a basic instrument in which all students are required to have a working knowledge regardless of the nature or extent of their busi- ness course. hHere we see three professors of the School of Business, Dr. M. L. Ingram, Mr. Charles Reap, and Dr. hloward Davis, inspecting a new textbook to be used by the department. The de- mands of the modern business world necessitate the constant change of textbooks in the business curriculum, especially in the junior and senior years. Occasionally the head of the School of Business, Dr. Zimmer, holds a faculty meeting to discuss various phases of business education and student prob- lems. Ideas and information concern- ing improvements within the depart- ment are discussed. 19 •f •;■ V i- ii i )., .jr-!. . ' l-». :ji Vk. V.r ' i.. .!.