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"Centre de Preparation aux Affaires," closely modeled on HBS and supported by HBS Professor Georges Doriot, opens in Paris

"Centre de Preparation aux Affaires," closely modeled on HBS and supported by HBS Professor Georges Doriot, opens in Paris

250 Associates organized to support research

"250 Associates" organized to support research and give faculty "intellectual freedom in the planning of its research activities"

First meeting of the 250 Associates (supporting research) is held in December

First meeting of the 250 Associates (supporting research) is held in December; have contributed $381,0000 for research

HBS receives 1,200 applications for 600 first-year seats

HBS receives 1,200 applications for 600 first-year seats; begins interviewing candidates for admission

Heads of 13 business schools in Europe and Asia visit and assess HBS as possible model

Heads of 13 business schools in Europe and Asia visit and assess HBS as possible model

More than half of HBS's 2,546 alumni have graduated within the past four years

More than half of HBS's 2,546 alumni have graduated within the past four years

Rockefeller Foundation supports the HBS industrial research program

The Rockefeller Foundation awards $125,000 per year for seven years to the HBS industrial research program, enabling pioneering faculty efforts to continue.

School admits an "extra" 100 students (from 1,000 to 1,100) as a "hedge" against future declines in enrollment

School admits an "extra" 100 students (from 1,000 to 1,100) as a "hedge" against future declines in enrollment

Social critic Abraham Flexner publishes Universities, and includes sharp criticism of HBS

Social critic Abraham Flexner publishes Universities, and includes sharp criticism of HBS

Straus family augments two former gifts to fully endow business history chair

Straus family augments two former gifts to fully endow business history chair

Tuition increases to $600 to reflect increased costs and keep section size down

Tuition increases to $600 to reflect increased costs and keep section size down

225 alumni attend "Special Session" in July

225 alumni attend "Special Session" in July

Donham says that HBS stresses "in all its work the responsibility of business to the community as a whole"

Donham says that HBS stresses "in all its work the responsibility of business to the community as a whole"

Faculty Committee on Enrollment recommends building a "second HBS" to meet demand, but also protect intimacy of campus

Faculty Committee on Enrollment recommends building a "second HBS" to meet demand, but also protect intimacy of campus

George Bates and Clinton Biddle publish Investment Banking

George Bates and Clinton Biddle publish Investment Banking

George F. Baker dies

George F. Baker dies

HBSAA holds first educationally-oriented reunion, attended by 500 alumni

HBSAA holds first educationally-oriented reunion, attended by 500 alumni over a weekend

Monroe Dowling becomes first black student to graduate from HBS

Monroe Dowling becomes first black student to graduate from HBS

"Service Scholarship" program is created to provide opportunities for HBS students to work on campus

"Service Scholarship" program is created to provide opportunities for HBS students to work on campus

Applications and enrollment decline

HBS experiences a 36% drop in applications and a 13% decline in enrollments

Average starting salaries of graduates drop

Average starting salaries drop from $1,750 to $1,450

Dean Donham calls for a "new type of business executive

Donham calls for a "new type of business executive," who understands the "complex organism [of] civilzation"

Elton Mayo publishes The Human Problems of Industrial Civilization, publicizing Hawthorne experiments for the first time

Elton Mayo publishes The Human Problems of Industrial Civilization, publicizing Hawthorne experiments for the first time

Fatigue Lab researchers conduct heat-prostration research at Boulder Dam

Fatigue Lab researchers conduct heat-prostration research at Boulder Dam

HBS operating budget is cut to $840,00, or approximately $125,000 below normal

HBS operating budget is cut to $840,00, or approximately $125,000 below normal; remains at that level for five years

"Extra Session" begins in January for unemployed/qualified applicants; allows earning of degree in 16 months

"Extra Session" begins in January for unemployed/qualified applicants; allows earning of degree in 16 months

Arthur Dewing resigns under pressure from Donham

Popular finance professor Arthur Dewing resigns under pressure from Donham

At Donhams' urging, faculty Committee on Instruction calls for a 3rd year of MBA program, leading to DCS degree

At Donhams' urging, faculty Committee on Instruction calls for a 3rd year of MBA program, leading to DCS degree

Franklin Folts and Edwin Robbins publish Introduction to Industrial Management, which remains in print through the 1960s

Franklin Folts and Edwin Robbins publish Introduction to Industrial Management, which remains in print through the 1960s

HBS Clubs of Washington (D.C.) and Detroit are founded

HBS Clubs of Washington (D.C.) and Detroit are founded

HBS has graduated some 4,000 men in 25 years, almost all of whom are employed despite depression

HBS has graduated some 4,000 men in 25 years, almost all of whom are employed despite depression

HBS increases the number of student waiter jobs

HBS increases the number of student waiter jobs from 100 to 135; applications still exceed demand

HBS observes 25th anniversary with subdued celebrations

HBS observes 25th anniversary with subdued celebrations, in light of depression-related hardships

Harvard and Yale Corporations approve joint Harvard-Yale business/law program

Harvard and Yale Corporations approve joint Harvard-Yale business/law program

Harvard president A. Lawrence Lowell retires

President A. Lawrence Lowell retires, ending his three decades of support for HBS

O. M. W. Sprague takes leave to serve as executive assistant to U. S. Secretary of Treasury

O. M. W. Sprague takes leave to serve as executive assistant to U. S. Secretary of Treasury

Stanley F. Teele receives second DCS degree awarded by HBS

Stanley F. Teele receives second DCS degree awarded by HBS

Cuts in junior faculty ranks sharply reduce the "pipeline" of future faculty

Cuts in junior faculty ranks sharply reduce the "pipeline" of future faculty

Fatigue Lab study identifies salt loss as source of cramps among Ohio steel workers

Fatigue Lab study identifies salt loss as source of cramps among Ohio steel workers

First students in joint Harvard-Yale business/law program enroll

First students in joint Harvard-Yale business/law program enroll

HBS Club of France is founded

HBS Club of France is founded

HBS alumni increasingly international

Establishment of HBS clubs in Paris and Shanghai mark increasing internationalization of HBS alumni population

Mission of HBS expands to include public as well as private administration

Donham proposes to expand mission of HBS to include public, as well as private, administration; faculty approves 7-course sequence

Philip Cabot proposes that a group of executives between 30 and 50 years old meet to discuss business/government relations

Philip Cabot proposes that a group of executives between 30 and 50 years old meet to discuss business/government relations

Professor Phil Cabot's "Industry and Government in the United States," based in part on Mayo's work, is first offered

Professor Phil Cabot's "Industry and Government in the United States," based in part on Mayo's work, is first offered

Transportation professor George Roorbach dies unexpectedly; Harvard economics instructor George P. Baker agrees to fill in

Transportation professor George Roorbach dies unexpectedly; Harvard economics instructor George P. Baker agrees to fill in

"Railroad weekends" begin

Four "railroad weekends," organized by Philip Cabot, are held in winter and spring at HBS; attended by 70 business leaders; series continues until beginning of World War II

HBS begins offering "regular instruction in government and business" in January extra session

HBS begins offering "regular instruction in government and business" in January extra session

Management and the Worker is published

Management and the Worker is published

Foxwell Collection, on history of business and applied economics, begins to arrive at Baker Library

Foxwell Collection, on history of business and applied economics, begins to arrive at Baker Library; gives Baker Library "roots"

Harold N. Warsawer Story

1943 O.C.S. Miami Beach. As a buck private, I found myself at the bottom of the ladder. On the troop ship headed for Panama (after Fort Dix), the officers on the upper deck mingled with the nurses and looked down at us, GIs, crowded on a lower deck. So I decided I had to be an officer! After nine months in Panama, I was accepted at OCS Miami Beach. It was a twelve- week course. After six weeks, we could go elsewhere. One choice was Stat School at HBS which -of course- I chose. At HBS, they said that your choice of command or location will depend on your standing in the class: No.1 gets first choice. I was No.1, so I chose Washington D.C. or Hq AAF (Headquarters, Army Air Force). HBS gave me Australia. Fortunately, I ran into my old neighbor, Val Berger, who was a colonel (wow). He got me out of Australia and to Salt Lake City. I always wondered if the reason for the assignment was anti-Semitism. Among my classmates and friends at HBS were Bob Wagner (MBA 1936), Mayor of NYC ('54-'65), and Gene Zuckert (MBA 1936), Secretary of the Air Force ('61-'65). For a photo of Harold Warsawer see http://www.hbs.edu/institutionalmemory/images/timeline/harold_solo.jpg

Henrietta Larson publishes Jay Cooke, Private Banker

Henrietta Larson publishes Jay Cooke, Private Banker

Retailer Claude W. Kress pays for Foxwell Collection and also pays for a special room in Baker Library to hold the collection

Retailer Claude W. Kress pays for Foxwell Collection and also pays for a special room in Baker Library to hold the collection

Ross Walker first offers Aspects of Budgetary Control

Ross Walker first offers Aspects of Budgetary Control, a pioneering accounting course taking the managerial perspective

Ross Walker first offers Aspects of Budgetary Control, a pioneering accounting course taking the managerial perspective

Ross Walker first offers Aspects of Budgetary Control, a pioneering accounting course taking the managerial perspective

Donham asserts that HBS's relative financial independence is "one of the School's greatest assets"

Donham asserts that HBS's relative financial independence is "one of the School's greatest assets"

Donham writes that business must be taught by faculties in "close touch" with business, using cases drawn from "actual experience"

Donham writes that business must be taught by faculties in "close touch" with business, using cases drawn from "actual experience"

Due to budget cuts, HBS is "doing badly" at training future HBS professors

Due to budget cuts, HBS is "doing badly" at training future HBS professors, and can't help other business schools

HBS students consume five tons of meat, 11,000 eggs, and 500 gallons of milk each week

HBS students consume five tons of meat, 11,000 eggs, and 500 gallons of milk each week

Harvard establishes the "Training Course in Personnel Administration" for Radcliffe women

Harvard establishes the "Training Course in Personnel Administration" for Radcliffe women

Prof. Doriot offers full-year "Manufacturing" course

Professor Georges F. Doriot offers full-year "Manufacturing" course, which combines philosophy, field-based research, and instruction in entrepreneurship.

Ross McFarland joins Fatigue Lab staff to help study physiology of high-altitude flight

Ross McFarland joins Fatigue Lab staff to help study physiology of high-altitude flight

The HBS student newspaper, The Harbus, begins publication.

The HBS student newspaper, The Harbus, begins publication.

Unchaperoned visiting hours in HBS dorms are inaugurated

Unchaperoned visiting hours in HBS dorms are inaugurated

"Kress Library of Business and Economics" opens in Baker

"Kress Library of Business and Economics" opens in Baker

Donham calls financial independence "one of the School's greatest assets"

Donham calls financial independence "one of the School's greatest assets"

Donham calls for expansion of Morgan Hall, building of a gym, and expansion of Baker Library

Donham calls for expansion of Morgan Hall, building of a gym, and expansion of Baker Library

Donham reports cash reserves of only $38,000

Donham reports cash reserves of only $38,000

Donham terms Baker the "best business and economic library in the world"

Donham terms Baker the "best business and economic library in the world"

George Bates is named editor of HBR

George Bates is named editor of HBR

MBA students hold "Poverty Ball" in Baker Library Reading Room

MBA students hold "Poverty Ball" in Baker Library Reading Room (on April 20th)

"Management and the worker" is published

Management and the Worker, summarizing findings of research conducted at Western Electric's Hawthorne plant, is published by Professor Fritz J. Roethlisberger and William J. Dickson; it becomes a bestseller (and later, a foundation of the Human Relations movement).

Associate Dean Clinton P. Biddle dies unexpectedly, leaving Donham without an obvious successor

Associate Dean Clinton P. Biddle dies unexpectedly, leaving Donham without an obvious successor

Donham and HBS faculty conclude that war is inevitable; negotiate with Army to relocate Army Industrial College to HBS

Donham and HBS faculty conclude that war is inevitable; negotiate with Army to relocate Army Industrial College to HBS

Harbus survey reveals that HBS students spend roughly $470,000 per year on non School-related expenses

A Harbus survey reveals that HBS students spend roughly $470,000 per year on non School-related expenses, of which a third is spent in Harvard Square

Henrietta Larson and N.S.B. Gras publish Casebook in American Business History

Henrietta Larson and N.S.B. Gras publish Casebook in American Business History

In report to President, Donham discusses the "character of the School's research program"

In report to President, Donham discusses the "character of the School's research program," which combines theory and facts

Since 1920, HBS has collected 14,439 cases

Since 1920, HBS has collected 14,439 cases

Working the Way to College VIDEO: RT: 02:43

Interview clip with John Whitehead, MBA 1947, who narrates the story of how he earned the tuition to Haverford College by working at the Guess Your Weight booth at the 1939 World's Fair.