Tuck School

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS having drawn to a close, the Tuck School is again in high gear for the final three weeks of the current semester. For the faculty the holiday was a busy time. Some of our activities are noted in the notes which follow.

We are very happy to report to you that an excellent portrait of Benjamin Franklin now hangs in the Clearing House Room—a gift of Mr. Mark O'Dea. The painting was commissioned by Mr. O'Dea and hung for a number of years in the lobby of his office in New York. It was done by Countess Elizabeth Zichy of the Royal Hungarian Court and was completed in 1937. The painting is five feet, four inches high and three feet, eight inches wide. We feel we are deeply indebted to Mr. O'Dea for this most appropriate addition to the Tuck School's growing list of significant paintings.

Professor Paul Fisher of the Department or Economics has very generously offered to give a course entitled Labor and Social SecurityLegislation to the second-year men interested in the field of labor. This course will contribute substantially to filling the gap in the work in personnel management created by the death of Herman Feldman.

Dean Olsen attended the meetings of the American Economic Association which were held in Chicago, December 27-31. Following this he spent a few days with his parents in Omaha.

Professor Buncombe spent the holiday period in Chicago attending the meetings of the American Economic Association and visiting with relatives and friends. He was accompanied by his family.

Professor Frey spent several days of the Christmas recess in New York City discussing employment prospects for Tuck graduates in the fields of advertising and retail store management.

Professor Woodworth was in Boston during part of the vacation period in order to interview officers of banks and other financial institutions.

Professor Griswold spent the vacation with relatives in Illinois. While there he attended the meetings of the American Economic Association and collected case material in Chicago.

Professor Stone attended the meeting of the Association of Business Law Teachers which was held in Chicago.

Donald Taylor T'47 writes that he is enjoying his work with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, Providence, R. I. He is now engaged in the analysis of securities for trust accounts.

Arthur Ostrander T'41 paid us a visit during the Christmas vacation. He is employed as an engineer by Robert Heller & Associates, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. He also reported that WaylancL Avery Jr. T'41 is assistant comptroller of Millirons Department Store, Los Angeles, Calif., and that Wayland is active there in the Association of Department Store Executives.

Harry Schoenhut T'47 also dropped in during the holidays. He is with the Oscar Nebel Hosiery Corporation, Verona, Va.

Sam West T'47 is wJth the Tyler Fixture Corporation, Niles, Mich. He writes that he is greatly enjoying his work, and—what is music to our ears—that his Tuck training is proving invaluable.

Peter Andjiano T'31 is an auditor with the Department of Agriculture. Although his headquarters are in Washington, he is at present traveling through Mid-Western states to settle wartime contracts and support payments to processors of grain products.

H. Dwight Meader T'41 was recently promoted to the position of Supervisor of Accounting for the lighting and rectifier divisions of the General Electric plant in West Lynn, Mass. He is responsible for all financial matters, including budgeting, bookkeeping and statistics. Our congratulations, Dwight!

William L. Lee T'46 has recently been employed in the sales department of the National Cash Register Company. Three Tuck School men received January

promotions at the National Shawmut Bank, Boston, Mass.: John K. Benson T'32 to assistant vice president; John Wallace T'36 to assistant cashier; and John S. Sullivan T'37 to assistant cashier. There must be something in being a Tuck man by the name of "John." However that may be, our congratulations!

Joseph P. Merriam T'32 recently became head of the merchandising department of Cresap, McCormick and Paget, management consultants, New York City. He was formerly a merchandise manager with Kerr's Inc., Oklahoma City.