Book review;

              Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 15
Book Review
The Correspondence Course in Account­ancy
Offered by The Syracuse Extension
Institute of Accountancy, Inc. Volumes 1
and 2. (Syracuse, New York, 1922.)
This course comprises some fifty lessons,
beginning with the most elementary con­sideration
of bookkeeping and proceeding
to such advanced studies as cost account­ing,
auditing and the technique of financial
and statistical reports. The text, which is
contained in three volumes (the last of
which is still in preparation) has been
written by John A. Powelson, A. B.,
C. P. A .
Throughout the text and the auxiliary
material there is evidence of the most
thoughtful and painstaking effort to make
the course thoroughly practical. The
course is logically arranged and is well
calculated to give the student an excellent
general knowledge of accountancy. The
text is well written and is to be commended
for its lucidity. A fairly thorough review
reveals no cause for criticism of the
accounting principles and practices taught.
A very interesting and valuable feature
of the course is a series of ten booklets on
"How to Study at Home," written by
Professor Mark May, psychologist. These
cover such topics as Planning the Cam­paign,
Study Habits, Concentration,
Learning and Memorizing, and Mental
Fatigue. It is well recognized by those
who are familiar with correspondence
courses generally that a large number,
perhaps the majority, of those who under­take
the work fall by the wayside, largely
through the lack of mental stimulus.
These booklets, which are supplemented in
a practical way by the introductions to
lessons 1 to 18 (Volume 1) showing how to
study each lesson, should have a salutary
effect in sustaining the interest of the
student and in helping him to study in such
a manner as to make the course really
beneficial.
To summarize, one is impressed with the
practicality of the course, as regards both
subject matter and presentation.