SECTIONAL TRANSACTIONS .—F*. 343 
The strain on local government, need for new areas. Age-groups must be 
studied by industries and localities. 
Where to live and where to work. How far can planning of social services 
anticipate economic changes? A national survey wanted. 
Friday, September 7. 
AFTERNOON, 
Discussion on Education for business management in Scotland (3.0). 
Dr. H. Hamitton.—Education for commerce in Aberdeen University. 
A Department of Commerce was instituted in Aberdeen University in 
1919, its purpose being to meet the needs of those preparing for careers in 
commerce and administration by providing opportunities for the study of 
subjects cognate to their future pursuits. The essential basis of such a 
course consists of economic subjects—political economy, organisation of 
. industry and commerce, banking, currency and foreign exchange, and 
these—together with accounting and business methods, mercantile law, 
geography, statistics, industrial psychology and a modern foreign language— 
are compulsory for all candidates. The curriculum includes at least two 
other subjects chosen from a wide selection, thus giving the student the 
opportunity to specialise in foreign languages, in scientific subjects, or in 
advanced economics. 
Down to 1933, 117 students had graduated, and the occupations repre- 
sented offer an interesting study. In that year the representation was as 
follows: business, 43; chartered accountants and accountants, 21 ; 
teachers, 19; banks, insurance and telephone companies, 7; law, 3; 
Inland Revenue, 2 ; secretarial work, 2; railways, 2. Of the total number 
of graduates about 35 were abroad, mainly in Africa, India and the Far 
East ; about 28 in England, chiefly in London ; and about 50 in Scotland, 
a number of whom were training for accountancy, for law, teaching or 
medicine. 
Mr. Garnet WILSON.—The Dundee School of Economics and Commerce. 
Monday, September 10. 
AFTERNOON. 
Discussion on Visual methods for the presentation of statistical and 
other data for the use of business executives (3.0). 
Mr. A. G. H. Dent.—Graphic methods for business executives. 
Graphic and other visual methods of analysing and of presenting business 
data have developed in industry because they have definite advantages 
compared with pure figures. These advantages may be summed up as 
easiness to prepare, wide scope, great condensing power, and compre- 
hensiveness ; the capacity to show long period trends, relationships between 
various series, and characteristic variations, such as seasonal and cyclic 
fluctuations. Combined with statistical methods, graphic technique en- 
ables numerous problems in management to be shown clearly and vividly, 
and provides a valuable analysis of conditions. 
