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...McPherson, Evans, and Henderson (chemistry) ; Hayes (economics) ; French (engineering drawing) ; Leighton (philosophy) ; Hagerty and Stillman (sociology) ; Transeau (botany) ; Spencer (political science) ; Hatcher and Graves (English) ; Alpheus Smith and Blake (physics) ; Ketcham (phonetics) ; Hockett (history) ; Hudson (bacteriology) ; Boiling (classical languages) ? Don't believe us that they're great-consult Who's Who or some impartial educators who should know. We'll be glad to supply the names of others...
...Federal Council felt that it had been jockeyed into a false position of apparent sympathy with the Taylor mission. Reason: the Council's President George Arthur Buttrick,* upon receiving the President's Christmas greeting and an invitation to consult periodically at the White House, had telegraphed immediate acceptance. Because Mr. Roosevelt explained that he was sending "a like greeting" to the Pope, Dr. Buttrick innocently added the Council's "cordial greetings to His Holiness. ..." The White House released this message simultaneously with the announcement of the Taylor appointment. Thus Dr. Buttrick, who knew nothing of the Taylor...
Chairman Bell decided that if the stockholders would not come to their company, the company should go to its stockholders. After all, corporations are often accused of being run by managements, who do not consult the owner-stockholders. After all, the good will of 9,865 stockholders (including 3,146 non-voting preferred)-who are also consumers and voters-is worth having. To lure General Mills stockholders, Mr. Bell issued invitations to regional get-togethers promising to "acquaint them with its affairs." So far he has held five such meetings, in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Manhattan. Three more...
...this was highly instructive for a good many stockholders but a strange commentary on the theory that a company's management should consult the will of its owners. The owners managed to ask a few simple questions (what are working conditions in the firm's mills?), a few naïve questions (what can you do to change the taste of bread?), a few indiscreet questions (what do Wheaties' baseball broadcasts cost?), but seldom a question that made real business sense about the dollars-&-cents policies of the company. The management provided some discussion of generalities, including...
Indirect reason for Mabel's salon comeback was sinus trouble. In Manhattan to consult a specialist (he discovered an infected tooth), she was convinced by her son, Novelist John Evans, that a salon is needed. Mabel hopes to get a crowd like the old one ("They were young. They were magnetic. They had radiance."), is sure there are "youngish people who crave for something more satisfying than cafe society...