CHAPTER IV.

HOW BUSINESS IS DONE

AIMS: (1) Insight into simple but important phases of business transactions;

(2) ability to apply numbers to actual concrete situations; (3) further mastery

of individual difficulties in computing; (4) measurement of the half year's progress.

27. WHAT IS MEANT BY BUSINESS 57

28. SELLING GOODS AT RETAIL (I.

NET PROFIT; II. DISCOUNT) 58

29. SELLING GOODS AT WHOLESALE

62

(COMMISSION; DISCOUNT)

30. THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE

35. THE MEANING OF INSURANCE

36. FIRE INSURANCE

46. QUADRILATERALS

47. TRIANGLES

WITH

51. THE ARCHITECT'S PLAN

52. FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE

53. OUTSIDE CARPENTRY

54. FLOORING AND SHEETING

MEASURING TESTS)

58. REVIEW OF PERCENTAGE

CHAPTER V. HOW WE PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST LOSS

AIMS: (1) An understanding of some of the simple phases of insurance; (2) further

development of skill in applying numbers.

CHAPTER VI.

HOW BANKS HELP US

AIMS: (1) Practical knowledge as to the use of banks; (2) ability to compute interest.

38. OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT.

39. MONEY AT INTEREST

41. AN ACCOUNT WITH A SAVINGS

BANK

90

42. INDIRECT INTEREST PROBLEMS 92

43. TEST AND PRACTICE

40. COMPUTING

INTEREST

DAYS

95

.

74 37. LIFE INSURANCE

75

80

85

88

OF CLOTHING

31. SHIPPING GOODS

32. PROGRESS SCORE (REVIEW AND

MEASURING TEST).

REVIEW OF PERCENTAGE

PROBLEM TEST

CHAPTER VII. THE USE OF GEOMETRIC FORMS IN MEASUREMENTS

AIMS: (1) Familiarity with common geometric figures and their construction;

(2) ability to compute perimeters, areas, and volumes.

33.

34.

100

102

106

97 48. RECTANGULAR PRISMS

..116

117

119

113 55. SHINGLING

123

124

49. CUTTING MATERIAL ECONOMI-

CALLY (PROBLEM STUDY)

50. PLANNING HOME IMPROVE-

MENTS (PROBLEM STUDY).

65

CHAPTER VIII.

BUILDING A HOUSE

AIMS: (1) Further development of skill in computing with measures; (2) ability

to apply numbers to an actual industrial situation.

56. CARPENTER'S ESTIMATE AND

GENERAL SUMMARY

71

73

77

109

CHAPTER IX. REVIEW

AIMS: (1) A review of the year's work through new studies in application; (2) meas-

urement of the year's progress in computing.

57. PROGRESS SCORE (REVIEW AND

111

112

120

121

59. TOWN AND CITY IMPROVEMENTS 125

60. FIRE PROTECTION

126

128

61. ECONOMY IN GOOD ROADS

62. THE COST OF RUNNING AUTO-

MOBILES AND TRUCKS.

PART SIX

CHAPTER I. ACQUIRING SKILL IN THE FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES

AIM: Ability to use short cuts in computing.

1. COMPUTING ACCURATELY

133 2. SHORT METHODS IN COMPUTING 134

CHAPTER II. COMMON BUSINESS FORMS

AIMS: (1) Knowledge of everyday business forms; (2) skill in footing bills, balancing

accounts, and insolving other similar problems.

EXPRESS ORDERS

12. BANK CHECKS AND DRAFTS.

.

CHAPTER V.

10. REGISTERED MAIL AND EXPRESS 156 13. TELEGRAM AND CABLE

11. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS AND

129

137

142

145

63. PROBLEM REVIEW AND TEST

CHAPTER III. METHODS OF SENDING MONEY

AIMS: (1) Practical knowledge of methods of sending money; (2) ability to solve the

problems required.

166

167

168

173

176

178

CHAPTER IV.

SAVING AND INVESTING MONEY

AIMS: (1) Insight into underlying principles needed in investing savings wisely;

(2) ability to solve the problems required.

160

14. PROBLEMS ON SENDING MONEY 160

156 15. SENDING MONEY TO FOREIGN

158

COUNTRIES

22. THRIFT AND WAR-SAVINGS

STAMPS; AND WAR-SAVINGS

AND TREASURY SAVINGS CER-

32. TRADE ACCEPTANCES

206 33. COLLECTING AGENCIES

206

TIFICATES

23. INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESS

24. REVIEW: CHOICE OF INVEST-

MENTS

130

BORROWING AND LOANING

AIMS: (1) Further development of principles governing the use of money; (2) ability

to compute interest and solve other problems in borrowing and loaning money.

25. REASONS FOR BORROWING. 193 28. INTEREST TABLES

26. BORROWING FROM INDIVIDUALS 193 29. REVIEW

27. BORROWING FROM A BANK. . 199

146

149

150

151

CHAPTER VI. HOW TO COLLECT MONEY

AIMS: (1) Knowledge of means of collecting money; (2) ability to solve the problems

required.

30. ITEMIZED BILL AND MONTHLY

STATEMENT

31. THE COMMERCIAL DRAFT

163

186

. 187

190

•

202

. 204

•

208

209

CHAPTER IV. HOW BUSINESS IS DONE

AIMS: (1) Insight into simple but important phases of business transactions;

(2) ability to apply numbers to actual concrete situations; (3) further mastery

of individual difficulties in computing; (4) measurement of the half year's progress.

27. WHAT IS MEANT BY BUSINESS 57

28. SELLING GOODS AT RETAIL (I.

NET PROFIT; II. DISCOUNT) 58

29. SELLING GOODS AT WHOLESALE

62

(COMMISSION; DISCOUNT)

30. THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE

35. THE MEANING OF INSURANCE 74 37. LIFE INSURANCE

36. FIRE INSURANCE

75

CHAPTER V. HOW WE PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST LOSS

AIMS: (1) An understanding of some of the simple phases of insurance; (2) further

development of skill in applying numbers.

46. QUADRILATERALS

47. TRIANGLES

WITH

44. LINES AND ANGLES

45. REVIEW OF LINEAR, SQUARE,

AND CUBIC MEASURES

.

CHAPTER VI.

HOW BANKS HELP US

AIMS: (1) Practical knowledge as to the use of banks; (2) ability to compute interest.

38. OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT.

39. MONEY AT INTEREST

41. AN ACCOUNT WITH A SAVINGS

BANK

90

40. COMPUTING

INTEREST

42. INDIRECT INTEREST PROBLEMS 92

43. TEST AND PRACTICE

DAYS

95

MEASURING TESTS)

58. REVIEW OF PERCENTAGE

51. THE ARCHITECT'S PLAN

52. FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE

53. OUTSIDE CARPENTRY

54. FLOORING AND SHEETING

CHAPTER VII. THE USE OF GEOMETRIC FORMS IN MEASUREMENTS

AIMS: (1) Familiarity with common geometric figures and their construction;

(2) ability to compute perimeters, areas, and volumes.

97

OF CLOTHING

31. SHIPPING GOODS

32. PROGRESS SCORE (REVIEW AND

MEASURING TEST).

33. REVIEW OF PERCENTAGE

34. PROBLEM TEST

80

85

88

113 55. SHINGLING

..116

117

... 119

100

102

106

CHAPTER VIII.

BUILDING A HOUSE

AIMS: (1) Further development of skill in computing with measures; (2) ability

to apply numbers to an actual industrial situation.

65

68

71

72

73

77

48. RECTANGULAR PRISMS

49. CUTTING MATERIAL ECONOMI-

CALLY (PROBLEM STUDY). 111

50. PLANNING HOME IMPROVE-

MENTS (PROBLEM STUDY). 112

56. CARPENTER'S ESTIMATE AND

GENERAL SUMMARY

CHAPTER IX. REVIEW

AIMS: (1) A review of the year's work through new studies in application; (2) meas-

urement of the year's progress in computing.

57. PROGRESS SCORE (REVIEW AND

109

120

121

59. TOWN AND CITY IMPROVEMENTS 125

123 60. FIRE PROTECTION

124

126

128

61. ECONOMY IN GOOD ROADS

62. THE COST OF RUNNING AUTO-

MOBILES AND TRUCKS .

PART SIX

CHAPTER I. ACQUIRING SKILL IN THE FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES

AIM: Ability to use short cuts in computing.

1. COMPUTING ACCURATELY

133 2. SHORT METHODS IN COMPUTING 134

CHAPTER II. COMMON BUSINESS FORMS

AIMS: (1) Knowledge of everyday business forms; (2) skill in footing bills, balancing

accounts, and insolving other similar problems.

3. THE SALESMAN'S CHECK AND

THE MONTHLY STATEMENT 137

4. BILLS AND INVOICES

5. RECEIPTS

142

145

129

16. SAVING MONEY.

17. GOOD AND BAD INVESTMENTS

18. SAVINGS BANKS

19. REAL ESTATE

20. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIA-

TIONS

21. STOCKS AND BONDS

63. PROBLEM REVIEW AND TEST. 130

CHAPTER III. METHODS OF SENDING MONEY

AIMS: (1) Practical knowledge of methods of sending money; (2) ability to solve the

problems required.

10. REGISTERED MAIL AND EXPRESS 156 13. TELEGRAM AND CABLE

160

11. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS AND

14. PROBLEMS ON SENDING MONEY 160

156 15. SENDING MONEY TO FOREIGN

12. BANK CHECKS AND DRAFTS. 158

COUNTRIES

EXPRESS ORDERS

6. ACCOUNTS

7. INVENTORIES

166

167

168

173

8. CONTRACTS

9. REVIEW

CHAPTER IV.

SAVING AND INVESTING MONEY

AIMS: (1) Insight into underlying principles needed in investing savings wisely;

(2) ability to solve the problems required.

176

178

CHAPTER V.

BORROWING AND LOANING

AIMS: (1) Further development of principles governing the use of money; (2) ability

to compute interest and solve other problems in borrowing and loaning money.

25. REASONS FOR BORROWING

193 28. INTEREST TABLES

26. BORROWING FROM INDIVIDUALS 193 29. REVIEW

27. BORROWING FROM A BANK. 199

146

149

150

151

CHAPTER VI. HOW TO COLLECT MONEY

AIMS: (1) Knowledge of means of collecting money; (2) ability to solve the problems

required.

30. ITEMIZED BILL AND MONTHLY

STATEMENT

31. THE COMMERCIAL DRAFT

163

186

187

190

. 202

204

208

209

CHAPTER VII. WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT DOES FOR US, AND

HOW IT IS SUPPORTED

AIMS: (1) Insight into the relation of taxes to government benefits, and into muni-

cipal and government accounts; (2) ability to solve problems on taxes.

34. How OUR NATIONAL GOVERN-

MENT IS SUPPORTED

35. WHAT OUR STATE AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENTS DO FOR US

37. CIRCLES

38. FINDING THE CONTENTS, OR

VOLUME, OF BOXES, BINS,

AND OTHER SOLIDS.

42. POWERS

43. SQUARE ROOT

CHAPTER VIII. USEFUL MEASUREMENTS

AIM: Skill in solving problems needed in measurements about which every one should

be informed.

53. BUYING FOOD

54. PROFITABLE FARMING

211

213

CHAPTER IX.

POWERS AND ROOTS

AIM: Acquaintance with these new phases of mathematics for their practical value

and as a preparation for the continued study of mathematics.

44. FINDING THE HYPOTENUSE OF A

TRIANGLE

CHAPTER X.

RATIO AND PROPORTION

AIM: Ability to use the "rule of three," with a further study of ratio.

45. RATIO

245 47. SIMILAR TRIANGLES

246

46. PROPORTION

55. THE COTTON INDUSTRY

56. THE MANUFACTURE OF RAIL-

WAY LOCOMOTIVES

36. HOW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-

MENTS ARE SUPPORTED

221 39. MEASURING HEAT EXPANSION. 230

40. MEASURING GAS AND ELEC-

TRICITY

226 41. METRIC SYSTEM

240

241

281

284

299

CHAPTER XI. REVIEW OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL ARITHMETIC

AIM: Thorough review of the important aspects of arithmetic with practice in solv-

ing the most common types of problems.

302

48. COMPUTING WITH INTEGERS,

50. PERCENTAGE

265

FRACTIONS, AND DECIMALS 252 51. APPLICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE 268

49. THE ALGEBRAIC EQUATION AS A

52. MEASUREMENTS

277

TOOL IN SOLVING PROBLEMS. 258

CHAPTER XII. REVIEW: STUDIES IN HOME ECONOMICS

AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER INDUSTRIES

AIMS: (1) Further development of skill in applying numbers to actual situations of
practical value; (2) insight into industrial problems; (3) appreciation of principles
governing economic success.

217

232

236