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238 EVENING CLASSES The Cambridge Course for Ordinary Degrees Evans's First Three Sections of Newton's Principia ARITHMETIC The instruction in Arithmetic comprises First Principles Proportion Practice Fractions Decimals Involution Evolu- tion Interest Stocks Partnership Loss and Gain and Ex- changes The Arbitration of Exchanges is treated by the Chain Rule Leases Annuities Reversions and other subjects connected with Compound Interest are treated by Logarithms In general the attention of each Student is directed first of all to that part of Arithmetic in which he feels his knowledge to be deficient In Book-keeping every Student is taught to journalize post and balance accounts to make trial balances and to close set of Books For this purpose the supposed trans- actions of mercantile-house extending over period of three months are given him to copy and make the necessary calculations preparatory to the entry of them in proper manner in the different Books In both these subjects the Students are prepared when necessary for the Civil Service Examinations XI THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMERCE AND COMMERCIAL LAW This Course will last until Christmas In Time of Peace Lect -Historical sketch Nature and extent of Commerce in the United Kingdom -Historical sketch Nature and extent of the Com- merce of France -Historical sketch Nature and extent of the Com- merce of Holland -The Merchant-his rights and duties -The Broker and Factor-their rights and duties