Word: donham
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Highly academic and to a large degree unworkable is Dean Donham's remedy for the economic chaos which has brought about the present depression. In his new book "Business looks at the Unforeseen," Mr. Donham suggests that economic planning be done by a "central thinking agency." Unfortunately, it would be only an advisory body to whisper in the ear of Big Business. Ideal as this method might seem to the magnate, history and experience surely point out that an advisory agency could never win enough support by gentle suasion to untangle the knots with which conflicting interests bind the commerce...
...before our business leaders realize that we cannot add to the world's disaster without including Injury upon ourselves?", S. H. Slichter, professor of Business Economics, presents in the latest issue of "Current History" a point of view on the tariff question opposed to that of Dean W. B. Donham '08, and of Senator Reed smooth...
Without making any radical declarations of policy in his report for the Business School for 1931-32, Dean Donham nevertheless recognizes the School's special responsibility to the community in a time of great economic uncertainty. His comments, although not strikingly vigorous or specific, at least show a readiness to consider the more deep-seated ills of the industrial system...
...large amount of definite technical material on business practice which the School must fit into its two-year course naturally makes difficult any study of social evils caused by the industrial order. Dean Donham's suggestion for a third year course for further training and research in social problems relating to business deserves attention. Such a course, which might "appraise the major economic problems and their underlying tendencies in order to determine a sound basis for social planning," would give the Business School a unique opportunity for intelligent leadership in the nation's economic life...
...morning meeting a vote had been taken to ask Dean W. B. Donham '98 to debate with Mr. Page on "Is the end of capitalism at hand...