Reviews the book "Audit Practice Case," by Harvey G. Meyer.

The article focuses on opportunities for a career in governmental accounting. Certain general principles or rules have developed which should be of interest and value to those who are concerned with the selection of a career. These rules are as follow. Selecting a career in which the financial remuneration is adequate, selecting a career in which the type of activity is marked by a high individual responsibility, and one which deals with problems on a distinctly intellectual plane and others. The opportunities for a career in governmental accounting are indeed great for those young men and women who have the necessary aptitudes and personal characteristics, and who have had the basic training in accounting and related subjects. The demand for competent personnel in governmental accounting is urgent, and the opportunities to render needed services to the community have never been greater. Governmental accounting is broad in scope, offering the greatest possible variety of work to the accountant. Contrary to popular opinion, governmental accounting is not a limited and narrow field of activity.

Accounting has long been one of the most popular courses offered in our colleges, and this in spite of the difficulty of the subject matter and the high percentage of failures among the students. With a proper course of study and with competent instructors, the study of accounting offers many real benefits to the serious and diligent student. Accounting as a subject contains a great amount of factual information of value to students interested in general economic affairs and business practices. Then too, accounting is a scientific method of analysis and study of business activities. Accounting provides a valuable discipline and method of study requiring a careful and accurate analysis of business situations, neatness and precision in recording the effects of transactions, and logic and integrity in presenting and interpreting the results of financial activities. Accounting combines the mental discipline of mathematics and logic and at the same time offers a course rich in practical information.

Reviews the book "Intermediate Accounting," by Arnold W. Johnson.

Reviews the book "Principles of Accounting, Intermediate," 3ed., by H.A. Finney.