It was in 1930 that W.A. Mackintosh persuaded authorities to make available to the Department the former Home for Friendless Women and Children, located at 75 Union Street. Although supposedly a temporary arrangement, the building housed the Department of Political and Economic Science, and Commerce and Administration for twenty-nine years. Lifestyle was cramped in this little two storey building. Under this roof, however, the small faculty guided the direction of the School of Commerce and Administration.