Tuck School
In two articles in the Hanover Gazette, Dean Upgren has discussed the nature of the current business recession and the methods employed by the United States in its substantial programs of economic assistance to other countries. In the first article he pointed out that the current recession thus far stems wholly from inventory reductions by business concerns and that the recession cannot be severe because of the many improved structural adjustments which have been made in the American economy since 1929. In the second article, he emphasized that tariff reductions, as a devise for world economic assistance, under the slogan "Trade not Aid," cannot be counted on to be of major effectiveness.
"Prosperity and Trade - Insights into U.S. Foreign Economic Policy," by Dean Upgren, is the second brochure in the series financed by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. If you haven't already received your copy or if you wish additional copies, let us know.
Mr. Katz attended the Conference on Human Relations at Ohio University from April 9 to 11. The theme of the Conference discussions was "Knowledge in Relation to Responsible Behavior."
Dean Upgren spoke at the annual banquet of the Industrial Relations Conference at the University of Minnesota on April 6 and at the Conference of the Association of New York State University and College Deans at Arden House on April 9.
The Hanover early spring sports season reached its peak with a volleyball battle between Tuck faculty and students in Alumni gymnasium. Although this reporter could not be present, he has gathered from radio and press comment that the high spots of the contest were: (1) Dean Upgren's inital serve which carried all the way to an adjoining basketball court, dropping cleanly through the hoop for two points; (2) Mr. Morton's several-foot skyward leap to smash the ball for the winning point in the second game; and (3) the complete collapse of the net with the score one game each and 11-all in the third game.
Recent lecturers have been F. R. Adams T'20, Springfield, Vt.; Kirt Meyer T'31, vice president, Macy's; H. Dwight Meader T'41, General Electric Company; and William Clay '47, N. W. Ayer & Son.
The latest speaker in the Bradley Lecture Series was James J. Healy, arbitrator and mediator of labor disputes, Boston.
Recent recruiters of executive talent at Tuck were Les Bratton T'38, General Electric Company; Jack Benson T'32, National Shawmut Bank; and Al Schlosser T'49, Bauer & Black.
Bob Engelman '35 has moved to the presidency of Spiegel, Inc. from vice president and general manager; Don Campbell T'53, with the Gleem Brand Group, having crowded a lot of selling, advertising and merchandising experience in a few months, "enjoys his work at P & G tremendously"; a newsy letter from Rog Malkin T'53 reports that he and George Pandalecn T'53 still linger on at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and that other classmates have scattered from the same base as follows: Len Larrabee to Kilmer, N. J., CraigHousman to Eustin, Va., Pete Eckert to Monmouth, N. J., and Lou Zehner to Stoneman, California.
Recent graduates from the Newport Navy School are four T'53's: Quentin Squires, DonChambless, Al Acker and Len Hedberg. Squires is stationed in French Morocco and Chambless is assigned as Communications Watch Officer in Yokosuka, Japan. ChuckHall T'33, secretary and sales service manager of Cleveland Hardware & Forging Company, spoke before the Drop Forging Assn. Sales Conference on "Developing the Company Policy." Ray Berquist T'39 has moved into Colgate-Palmolive as Director of Personnel.
Pete Bogardus T'53 has a sales position with City Transfer & Storage Company, San Francisco; Herb Gramstorff '50 has joined Nestle Company; H. L. Crowley Company, Orange, N. J„ manufacturer of electronic cores and similar electronic components from powdered metal, has signed on Fred Brown T'52 to keep Jim Balderston, also T'52, happy; Bob Riebotu '44 is with Standard Brands.
Those of you who remember the dark, dusty basement room in Woodbury Hall which used to store castoff library books and various odds and ends won't believe your eyes when you gaze on the transformation that has taken place there. This space is now a Social Room for Tuck and Thayer students. Beautifully renovated and furnished, it helps to raise the social life of the School to a still higher plane.
Enthusiastic reports from Boston and New York tell of record turnouts at the Clearing House meetings. The Athens-of-America meeting was reported in last month's Notes, except for the election of Ben Bowden T'26 as Manager and Ed Johnson T'47 as Secretary for the current year. The Manhattan meeting, capably engineered by Dave Fox T'37, Manager, and Bob Fisher T'48, Secretary, listened to Dean Upgren, Assistant Dean Hill and Mr. Morton, who trekked down from Hanover. Continued success of the New York Branch operation in 1954 is assured through the election of Harry Chamberlaine T'22 as Manager and Dexter Brooks T'49 as Secretary.
We are sorry to report the death of FrancisY. Brown T'25.
