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...House of Morgan was not merely an Allied fiscal agent. Its partners, notably J. P. Morgan himself, the late Henry P. Davison and Thomas W. Lamont believed, long before the public did, that a defeat for the Allies would have been defeat for the U. S. (Said Partner Davison later: "Some of us in America realized that this was our war from the start") and bent their energies to help. When Allied purchasing agents in the U. S. began fruitlessly bidding against one another, the Morgans became central purchasing agent to the Allies, and Morgan Partner Edward R. Stettinius (whose...
...spread between the purchase price (96) and the selling price (98). Of this sum the Morgan firm received $66,000. From its 1% commission as purchasing agent for England and France Morgan & Co. got $30,000,000. All that ended when the U. S. entered the War, when Davison became chairman of the Red Cross War Council, and Stettinius became second assistant Secretary of War, when the U. S. Treasury took over the job of Allied banker...
Last January John Davison Rockefeller Jr. reached the age of 65 and last fortnight he announced that, according to regulations, he had retired from the Rockefeller General Education Board, and would soon quit the Rockefeller Foundation. Last week, to the surprise of scientists all over the U. S., the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research enforced retirement rules on its working scientists for the first time, suddenly announced the withdrawal of five of its most brilliant members. Although the five scientists will hand over their administrative duties to younger colleagues, they will all receive pensions, and most of them will continue...
...awards are as follows: For study in South America: David E. Davis, 4G, of Wilmotte, Illinois. For study in Europe; Roderio H. Davison 2G., of Auburn, New York; Earl M. Farnham 1G.S.D., of Wilder, Verment; Barnaby C. Kenncy 3G., of West Hartford, Connecticut; Jesse F. King 3G., of Ojat, California; Willard A. Smith 2G., of Teledo. Ohio; Arthur F. Stocker 5G., of Farge North Dakota; Arthur Sasthmary 2G., '37, of Quicy; Lesile C. Tihany 2G., of Cambridge; Smith Oathavine's, Ontarjo. For study in the United States; Seth Hammond Instructor in Economics and Tutor...
...Europe obtaining new material for the library is Archibald T. Davison '06, professor of Choral Music. Professor Davison will return laden with microfilms, manuscripts, and other European musical treasures...