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After a two week orientation period the new man spend two months in the various departments to acquaint himself with the workings of the bank. A month at a branch office completes the program; and the candidate, with the aid of the training program director, is ready to choose his special field. Examinations every four to six weeks and written reports on each department help the bank rate the employee's interest and understanding...
...will not start his term until Jan. 17. But he has already set up an office in the Elysée Palace (although still living in his apartment on the Quai aux Fleurs), and each day sits himself at a desk to wade through a mountain of documents to acquaint himself with the job he will hold for seven years. But since outgoing President Vincent Auriol is still in office, Coty stays out of sight at all diplomatic ceremonies so no one will be confused by double-headed protocol. Last week France's Presidents, old and new, worked together...
...presidential participation in local elections: If he had to acquaint himself with the local conditions, he would think there would be a suspicion arising that he is not paying much attention to his main job. which is trying to be President for 160 million people. Of course he is interested in the Republican organization, and seeing Republican majorities come back. What he does hope to do is to produce a record that can stand on itself...
...market, it enabled Westinghouse to grab bigger sales. In Columbus, Ohio, Westinghouse will shortly open a new refrigerator plant bigger than its huge appliance center at Mansfield, Ohio. Just to get the dealers ready for the 1953 line, Price spent $1,500,000 for a musical to acquaint dealers in 38 cities with "The Greatest Appliance Show on Earth...
Freshman Registers are like 25-year-old debutantes: by the time they finally come out, their faces are already familiar. Because the chief purpose of the Register is to acquaint members of a large class, it should extend its introductions early in the term. At many colleges, registers are printed during the summer, greeting incoming freshmen in September. Since Harvard Year-book Publications distributes the Registers in December, however, the red books lose most of their value...