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Concerning the selection of courses, two theories are urged. One holds that in mental education, as in physical, the weak point should be developed; the other, that the profit is greatest where the strongest interests lie. A student can hardly be expected to throw the weight of his energy into work that is odious; but he should never leave college with a gap in his mental development. Again, authorities disagree on the advisability of preparing for graduate work by the study of kindred subjects in college. In any case no greater mistake can be made than to attempt to anticipate...
Following is a statement of the condition of the Society at the close of the fiscal year June 30, 1899, compared with its condition at the close of the last fiscal year June 30, 1900: 1898 99. Assets. Liabilities. Merchandise, $29,140.75 Capital, $26,961.22 Fixtures, 815.57 Profit and Loss, 10,068.23 Cash, 5100.04 Accounts Payable, 3,098.55 Accounts Receivable, 5,071.64 -- -- $40,128.00 $40,128.00 1899-00 Assets. Liabilities. Merchandise, $35,973.74 Capital, $28,471.52 Fixtures, 2068.33 Profit and Loss, 11,297.59 Cash, 3,983.29 Accounts Payable, 7,154.89 Accounts Receivable, 4898.64 -- -- $46,924.00 $46,924.00 Stock Depreciated...
...seemed transitory. Individual lives were undoubtedly affected by the intense antagonism shown toward the Church, and many weak minds succumbed to fanaticism. We are now on the receding wave of the movement and therefore we are in a position to see the mistakes made in earlier times and to profit by them...
...order to attract capital from men of wealth, who want sure, safe, investments, a new concern issues preferred stock. The condition attached to this stock is that a certain fixed dividend be paid on the preferred stock before the holders of common stock receive any advantage from the profit. Although the common stock is speculative in character it is frequently more remunerative than preferred stock as is seen at present in the case of the American Sugar Refining Company. The proportion of capital of the large combinations, which goes toward the cost of their promotion is an immense item...
...balance sheet showed a profit it would seem only logical that such a state of things should reflect itself in a judicious decrease in the prices of food and not in an increase in employees' salaries. But to increase salaries, when the association is not making its expenses, is certainly so radical a departure from the fundamental principles of the society as to deserve at least a word of public criticism. Member...