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1947
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"Management of Small Enterprises," the first elective explicitly aimed at entrepreneurship, is offered to second-year students by Professor Myles L. Mace.
40% of graduating students go into manufacturing, 15% into marketing, 10% each into finance, accounting, and teaching, and 15% into "other"
A "Mayo Weekend" celebrates the work of the retiring Elton Mayo; is attended by 60 scholars and practitioners interested in his work
A full-time Director of Alumni Relations is appointed
Alumni population reaches 14,000; club total reaches 35; first "Annual Regional Conference" is held in Washington, attended by 200
Andrew Towl takes charge of case distribution
C. Roland Christensen joins faculty as research assistant to George Albert Smith
Edward Bursk becomes editor of HBR
Faculty collects 624 new cases, bringing total since 1920 to 18,908
Faculty votes in December to adopt Committee on Educational Policy's report calling for a "strong research program" at HBS
Fatigue Lab closes
Lincoln Gordon consults to the State Department on Marshall Plan
Melvin Copeland and Andrew Towl publish The Board of Directors and Business Management
Paul Lawrence gets MBA in February; signs on as research assistant to Cecil Fraser, then Franklin Folts, then Fritz Roethlisberger
Tuition is raised to $800, creating need for new loan funds
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Timeline: 1947
Net paid circulation of HBR reaches 15,000
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