Professor PLEHN.

109. Introduction to Public Finance.

The theory and methods of taxation; the expenditure and administra tion of public funds; public debts.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 2. This course may be counted as lower division work.

Theory of Probabilities Elementary course. [See Mathematics 120A.] Associate Professor WHITNEY.

3 hrs., first half year. M W F, 10. This course is prerequisite to Economics 110A-110в and 111в.

110A-110B. Statistics.

The history, theory, and methods of statistics.

Professor PLEHN.

3 hrs., throughout the year, including one laboratory period. M W F, 3. and a laboratory period to be arranged. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing. Mathematics 120A must be taken

in conjunction with this course. Class to be limited at the discretion of the instructor.

110AH-110BH. Statistics.

Professor PLEHN.

An honor course. Special assignments, in connection with the regular exercises of 110A-110B. 5 units each half-year. Students taking this course are to register for 110AH-110BH, not for 110A-110B.

NOTE. Students who wish to prepare themselves for actuarial work should consult with the instructor concerning the best choice of their mathematical courses.

*112A. History of Economic Thought.

Professor MILLER.

A critical review of the leading systems of economic thought since the sixteenth century.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 2 and at least junior standing.

113. Problems of Labor.

The position of wage-earners in the economic organization of to-day. 3 hrs., first half year. M W F, 9. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

*Not to be given, 1911-12.

102. Interest.

Associate Professor WHITNEY.

Theory of interest and sinking funds, with special reference to mine valuation and the depreciation of manufacturing plants.

1 hr., second half-year. Tu, 11.

114A. The Investment Market.

Professor HATFIELD.

Investment securities, the various classes of stocks and bonds, the construction and use of bond tables, the course of prices in the investment market.

2 hrs., second half-year. Tu Th, 3. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

114B. Advanced Accounting.

Professor HATFIELD.

A consideration of the more complicated problems of accounting. 3 hrs., second half-year, including one laboratory period. Tu Th, 1; and a laboratory period to be arranged. Prerequisite: course 14, or its equivalent. Students enrolled in this course may take an extra laboratory period with one additional unit credit.

*114c. Corporation Finance.

Professor HATFIELD.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 8. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

*114D. Auditing.

Professor HATFIELD.

A study of principles, accompanied with practice in auditing actual accounts.

Open only to students who have completed courses 14 and 114в and who give other evidence of competence.

2 hrs., first half-year. Hours to be arranged.

114E. Cost Accounting.

Professor HATFIELD.

2 hrs., second half-year. Open to advanced students on consent of instructor.

114EH. Cost Accounting.

Professor HATFIELD.

An honor course. Special assignments, in connection with the regular exercises of 114E. 5 units. Students in this course are to register for 114EH, not for 114E.

115. American Financial Policy.

Professor PLEHN.

A detailed study of the legislation and experience of the United States touching currency, banking, debt, taxation, expenditure, etc.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

Not to be given, 1911-12.

116A. Railway Economics.

Assistant Professor DAGGETT. A general discussion of railway history, rates, finance, and regulation. 3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 3. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

116B. Railway Finance.

Assistant Professor DAGGETT.

An advanced study of railway finance. Questions of capitalization, valuation, reorganization, and the like, with detailed discussion of individual railway systems.

2 hrs., second half-year.

116A.

Tu Th, 2. Prerequisite: courses 114c and

117. Railroad Rates and Regulation.

Assistant Professor Daggett.

The theory and practice of rate construction, and the experience in railroad regulation of England, Canada, and the United States.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 3. Prerequisite: course 116A. 117H. Railroad Rates and Regulation. Assistant Professor DAGGETT. An honor course. Special assignments, in connection with the regular exercises of 117. 5 units. Students in this course are to register for 117H, not for 117.

120c. Mathematical Economies.

Associate Professor WHITNEY.

The mathematical treatment of the theory of value.

1 hr., second half-year. Hour to be arranged.

*123. Modern Industrial Processes.

The development and present condition of leading modern industries, with particular reference to the Pacific Coast; emphasis will be laid on the technical processes.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 10. Prerequisite: course 1A-1B or 2.

*124A. Business Forms and Practice.

Professor PLEHN.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 1. Prerequisite: course 2.

124B. Business Administration.

Professor PLEHN.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 1. Prerequisite: course 2.

125. Economic Crises and Depressions.

Professor MITCHELL.

Recurrent fluctuations of business activity; periods of active speculation, panie, liquidation, depression, and revival; the phenomena and their interpretation.

3 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th S, 9. Prerequisite: courses 108 and 108B. 127A-127B. Commercial Reviews and Trade Journals.

Professor PLEHN.

Reading of current commercial, business and trade journals, and similar publications.

Not to be given, 1911-12

1 hr., throughout the year; 1 unit each half-year. M, 4. Prerequisite: at least senior standing and 15 units of economics. Prescribed for all seniors in the College of Commerce.

130. Foreign Trade.

Assistant Professor HUTCHINSON.

A comparative study, from official statistical sources of selected problems connected with the recent trade of the principal commercial nations.

2 hrs., second half-year. Tu Th, 11. Prerequisite: junior standing, and a reading knowledge of at least one modern language other than English. The consent of the instructor must be obtained

before enrollment.

130H. Foreign Trade.

Assistant Professor HUTCHINSON.

An honor course. Special assignments, in connection with the regular exercises of 130. 5 units. Students in this course are to register for 130H, not for 130.

131. Consular Service.

Assistant Professor HUTCHINSON.

The training and duties of consuls and the practice of the leading commercial nations in regard to appointments, etc.

2 hrs., first half-year. Tu Th, 2. Prerequisite: senior standing. consent of the instructor must be obtained before enrollment.

*142. Contemporary Theories of Social Reform.

The

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

The principles and programmes of the leading reform movements of the day which aim at the partial or total reconstruction of indus

trial society.

3 hrs., second half-year. least junior standing.

M W F, 3. Prerequisite: course 2 and at

143. History of Social Reform Movements.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

An historical review of those social movements usually roughly grouped as socialistic. 3 hrs., first half-year. equivalent.

M W F, 3. Prerequisite: course 2 or its

Professor MILLER.

145. Advanced Economics. Designed for students who wish to make a more thorough study of economic theory than can be undertaken in courses 1A-1B and 2. The aim is to work out a tenable system of economics on the basis of an examination of the theories of leading writers, past and present.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least senior standing.

*Not to be given, 1911-12.

146. Economic Psychology.

Professor MITCHELL.

A critical examination of the psychological preconceptions of current economic theory, followed by a constructive discussion of the psychology of economic activity.

2 hrs., second half-year. Tu Th, 10. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor before enrollment.

118. Poverty.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

The facts and causes of poverty and the contemporary social programme for improved conditions of life and work among the poor. Lectures, reports and field work.

3 hrs., first half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 2, and at least junior standing.

119. Care of Dependants.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

The problems of outdoor and institutional care of the dependent and defective classes. Lectures, reports and field work.

3 hrs., second half-year. M W F, 2. Prerequisite: course 118, or its equivalent.

119H. Care of Dependents.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

An honor course. Special assignments, in connection with the regular work of 119. 5 units. Students in this course should register for 119H, not for 119.

150. The Child and the State.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

Modern methods of social intervention for the protection and development of the child and the problems such action involves. One lecture and at least two hours of conference weekly.

2 hrs., first half-year. Tu, 9. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor before enrollment.

150H. The Child and the State.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

An honor course. Special assignments in connection with the regular exercises of 150. 5 units. Students in this course should register for 150H, not for 150.

*151. Crime as a Social Problem.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

The character of crime and the criminal; their relation to organized society.

2 hrs., second half-year. Tu Th, 2.

152. The Household as an Economic Agent.

Assistant Professor PEIXOTTO.

Studies in the theory and practice of spending, with special referenco

to household budgets.

2 hrs., second half-year. Tu, 3-5.