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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
- Net paid circulation of HBR reaches 15,000
- Tuition is raised to $800, creating need for new loan funds
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