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1923
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1920s
Donham, Wallace Brett
Also in 1923:
319 firms and 59 universities seek to recruit among the 168 graduating students
Two-thirds of HBS courses are taught by case method
Desk circulation in library reaches 100,000/year (180 per student)
Donham approaches Bishop William Lawrence for fundraising help
Donham pleads for dorms to "leaven the lump and to emphasize the human side of our training"
Donham writes that HBS's goal is to give students a "basis for sane thought and independent thought"
HBR editor visits Europe in search of contributions from economists, businessmen, and publicists
Harvard Business Reports series is conceived to codify business precedents and principles
Six-sevenths of HBS's income is tuition
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Timeline: 1923
Harvard Corporation approves Dean Donham's plan for a combined HBS, Chemistry, and Fine Arts fundraising campaign, including $5 million to build an HBS campus in Allston.
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