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Vol. III, No. 1
FOR OUR INFORMATION
•1 F.0,I. is issued by the Public RelationsOffice, Room 7, for the information of allfaculty, staff and students of the New YorkState School of Industrial and Labor Rela-
tions, Cornell University. A Report of the
Joint Legislative Committee on Industrial
and Labor Conditions statess"The most satis-
factory human relationships are the product,
not of legal compulsion, but rather of
voluntary determination among human beings
to cooperate with one another." In the same
spirit, F.O.I. is dedicated to cur mutual
understanding.
FOURTH ANNUAL PLANT TRAINING DIRECTORS CONFERENCE
OPENS TOMORROW AT STATLER HALL
Tomorrow morning in Statler Hall Dean Catherwood will convene the Fourth
Annual Conference of Plant Training Directors being sponsored by the ILR
School. The theme of the conference is "Techniques of Managerial Develop-
ment." Approximately 65 will attend.
The opening address will be given by R. K. Greenleaf, Personnel Director,
American Telephone and Telegraph Company. His topic will be nthat Manage-
ment Expects of Supervision."
Following Mr. Greenleaf's address, conferees will divide into two groups,
to assure opportunity for participation in discussion and development of
some skill. A demonstration and discussion of recent supervisory training
techniques will be held, with sessions on "Role Playing in qupervisory Train-
ing," and "Case Studies in Supervisory Training." The sessions will be led
by Professor Ralph Campbell, Director of Extension, and Professor J. M.
Brophy of the School.
nning and 
Organizing Supervisory Development Programs." Robert L. Herron, Personnel
Director, Loblaw Groceterias, Inc., and L. Dale Hill, Director of Personnel
and Organization, Atomic Energy Commission, will present to the conference
specific programs carried on by their respective organizations during the
past year. Mr. Herron will discuss "Human Aspects of Supervision," and
Mr. Hill will speak on "Human Relations in Supervision." R. C. Clark of
the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell will then lead a dis-
cussion of these presentations, and also demonstrate techniques developed
at the Research Center for Group Dynamics, Bethel, Maine.
The conference summary and concluding remarks will be given by E. R.
Chappell, Manager of the Training Division, Esso Standard Oil Company,
New York.
ILR SCHOOL TO CONDUCT WORKSHOP FOR HOSPITAL ADPINISTRATORS NEXT WEEK
Professor-Tiffin M. BropfiTannounces completion of arrangements for a
"Workshop on the Evaluation of Supervisory Training in Hospitals" to be con-
ducted by ILR School July 10 to 114 in cooperation with the American Hospital
Association.
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More than 45 hospital administrators and managers are expected to attend
the five-day conference, the second of five specialized conferences ILR
School will hold during the summer session.
"The two-fold objective of the workshop is to create an understanding
of evaluation of supervisory training and to develop skill in conference lead-
ing," stated Miss Ann Saunders, Personnel Specialist of the American Hospital
Association.
Lecturers and conference leaders will include William Machaver, Training
Director of Johnson & Johnson; Leonard P. Goudy, Secretary of the A.H.A.
Council on Administrative Practice; Frank Fessenden, Head of Eastman Kodak
Training Department; S. S. Santmyers, Training Consultant; Harold A. Edgerton,
Vice-President of Richardson, Bellows, Henry & Co.; Nelson Murbach and Hyman
Forstenzer of the New York State Department of Education; Dr. Norman Moore,
Head of the Cornell University Department of Clinical and Preventive Medicine;
and Miss Saunders.
A panel discussion on hospital supervisory training programs will also
be presented by Milo T. Anderson, Administrator, The Methodist Hospital, Gary,
Indiana; Harvey Schoenfeld, Assistant Director, Maimonides Hospital of Brooklyn;
Donald Cordes, Administrator, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa; and
Carl Lamloy, Executive Director, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas,
;ILR staff members who will participate include Dean Catherwood and
Professors Brophy, Brooks, Gordon, Campbell and Winsor. Graduate assistants
Frank Hollands, Robert Reges, Ralph Lich, and Edgar Wallace will serve as
recorder-observers for the sessions. Miss Mary Martha Ryan is coordinator
of special arrangements and reservations„
ILR SCHOOL TO CONDUCT FIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES'-- OTHERS PLANNED 
In addition to the Fourth Annual Conference of Plant Training Directors
this week and the Workshop for Hospital Administrators next week, ILR School
will conduct three other conferences during July and August.
Beginning July 16, members of United Steelworkers of America locals in
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Extension Division.
The following week, July 24-29, Extension Division will conduct an edu-
cational conference for [FL Federal Labor Union Leaders.
During August 14-16 a professional conference for teachers of industrial
and vocational education will be held under the direction of Professor Lynn
L. Emersono
L conference on the teaching of labor economics and a two week institute
for hospital personnel administrators are being planned for early fall..
MARY DORR ACCEPTS POSITION LT DENISON UNIVERSITY 
Mary Dorr, assistant librarian and head catalooaer, has accepted a new
position as head cataloguer at Denison University, Granville, Ohio. She
assumes her duties August 1st after a month's' vacation. Prior to coming to
the ILR library in-the spring of 1946, Mary served as cataloguer and reviser
at the Cornell University Library, Recipient of an A.B. from Cornell
University, she also has a B.S. from Columbia University School of Library
Service.
PROPERTY OF LIBRARY
NEW YORK-STATE-SCHOOL
INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS
CQRNELL UNIVERSITY
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DEAN CATHER1OOD ANNOUNCES FACULTY PROMOTIONS
Dean M. P. Catherwood announces the promotion of two ILR faculty members
from assistant to asscciate professor effective July 1st:
Eleanor  Emerson, prior to joining the ILR staff in the fall of 1946,
was employed as director of labor relations with the Rockwell Manufacturing
Company, Pittsburgh. She also served as field representative for the U. S,
Department of Labor, and state supervisor of workers education for the State
of Pennsylvania, worked with the YWCA as industrial secretary and was a member
of the staff at the American Junior College, Athens, Greece. Professor
Emerson graduated from Vassar College with a B.S.
Robert H. Ferguson served on the faculty of Brown University before coming
to ILR in the fall of 1947. During the war he was statistical control officer
for the U. S. Army Air Forces. He holds an A.B. from Union College, an M.A.
from Brown, and a Ph.D. from Cornell. He is co-author of "The American Way
of Life," published by Prentice-Hall in 19420
LIBRARY STAFF ATTENDS ANNUAL SLA MEETING IN ATLANTIC CITY
Professor Gormly Miller, school librarian, Bernard Naas, assistant
librarian, and Bradfield Shaw, reference librarian, atteltded meetings in
Atlantic City of the Special Libraries Association June 14-16. Professor
Miller was chairman last year of the Industrial Relations section. The three
staff members also attended the annual meeting at Princeton of the industrial
relations librarians. This group of librarians from cooperating Wversities
is also chaired by Gormly Miller.
DANIEL ALPERN PRIZE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
Dean M. P. Catherwood announces that the ILR School's committee on
Scholarships and Awards has desigmdmi graduating seniors Hugh D. Leenhouts
and Robert J. Landsman winners of the annual Daniel Alpern Memorial Prize.
The awards, which are based upon scholastic ability and citizenship, consist
of the Daniel Alpern Memorial Medal and one hundred dollars*
Leenhouts, a veteran and a native of Rochester, N.Y., had a cumulative
holastic average of 89.32, and was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. Landsman, a
native of Woodmere, N.Y., had a cumulative scholastic average of 87.06, and
was also elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He was also a member of Kosmos and Tau
Delta Phi fraternities.
PROF. GORDON ELECTED BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI SECRETARY
ILR Professor Paul Gordon, recently elected secretary of the newly formed
alumni association of the Cornell School of Business and Public Administration,
is busily engaged in planning activities for the association.
Professor Cordon and others are working on long-range plans for exchange
of services between alumni and persons teaching or studying at the school.
One project involves the development of case materials by alumni to be used
in classes at the school; another proposal calls for a bibliography service to
alumni, to be rendered by graduate assistants; a third proposal involves the
development of company reference files like those in the ILR library.
PROF. KONVITZ SPEAKS 1'T TAMINENT INSTITUTE
Professor Milton R. Konvitz, attending the 16th annual conference of
Taminent (Pa.) Social and Economic Institute held June 22-25, spoke on "Labor
Law and the Supreme Coin,!! The theme of the institute this year was
"Gompers and a Century of Labor."
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LEONE ECKERT OBSERVES NEW YORK CITY CIO COUNCIL 
Leone Eckert, Research Issociate in charge of the ILR library union
documentation center, is in New York for a two-week period studying the opera-
tion of the New York City CIO Council. She is interested in learning more
about the routine procedures and the operation of a large city council and
the services it performs for the member unions of the council, Leone is also
studying the structure and organization of unions belonging to the Council.
SUMVIER ; SSIGNMENTS OF ILR GRADU: TE ASSISTANTS 
The following graduate assistantship aasignments have been made by Dean
Catherwood for the summer period.
Ed Beal Library Riley Morrison Public Relations
Joseph Dye Research Division Frank Plasha Public Relations
Bob Elias Student Personnel Off. Bob Rairpon Labor Market Econ.
Gene Everhart(. Research Division Bob Reges Personnel Admin.
Terry Fields Social Security
. Lois Remmers Human RelationsRoger Fulton Library	 Harold Ross Collective Bargaining
Bud Hollands Personnel Administration Jake Seidenberg Labor Law
Herb Hubben Personnel Administration Bill Slayman Student Personnel
Donald Ghent Library Ralph Tuch Personnel Admin.
Earl Kipp Research Division Jim Vadakin Social Security
Dalton McFarland Personnel Administration Ed Wallace Personnel Admin.,
Malcolm McGregor Library Ed Wickersham Collective Bargaining
Dunion IfacIntyre Social Security John Windmuller Labor Law
Bob Mitrani Library Bill Young Extension Division
FRANK PLASH[. DESCRIBES "GREMLINS" OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 
Those "little gremlins" that hinder settlement of the big issues in
collective bargaining negotiations are the subject of an 8-page feature article
by Frank Plasha, graduate assistant, which appears in the June issue of
"Chemical Engineering."
Entitled "Where Management Falls Down in Collective Bargaining," Plasha's
article points out the little boners at the baraining-table-that often cause
breakdowns in negotiations. Plasha writes from his past experience as a field
representative in the chemical division of District 50 of the United Mine Workers.
Appropriately illustrated with cartoons, Plasha's article, along with
others in the June issue, will be subject to an Advertising Research Foundation
research survey to determine the type of article and typography creating the
best impression upon readers.
PROF. FOLTMAN ATTENDS BUILDING INDUSTRY  EMPLOYERS CONFERENCE
Professor Felician F. Foltman of the ILR Studert Personnel Office has re-
turned from a four-day conference of Building Industry Employers of New York
State, held June 21-24 at Lake Placid.
At the conference Professor Foltman acquainted himself with the employers
organization end looked into employment possibilities for ILR graduates as
secretaries of building exchanges (trade associations). Already two ILR
graduates are working in this field. Their duties involve handling labor
relations and organizational matters for local exchanges.
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BRUCE MCKENZIE REPORTS FURTHER FROM Si",N FRANCISCO
Bruce McKenzie 'L9, who is regional personnel manager for the Owl Drug
Co., reports further on his jobs "My territory includes stores in San Fran-
cisco, Oakland, Burlimgame, Berkeley, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and
Madesto, Calif. - Reno, Nevado, Boise, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Spokane and
Tacoma, Washington, and Portland and Salem, Oregon,
"Duties are comprehensive - all phases of personnel work. Labor relations
consists of both separate negotiations and negotiations in conjunction with
the employer groups - a situation somewhat unique to the Vuest Coast. We also
sit in on the fringe in watching Dave Beck, Harry Bridges, et al and only
await Murray, Petrillo, Green and Lewis to complete the picture out here.
"I'm aware of some sense of responsibility to the School insofar as my
conduct can help or hinder those who follow. Getting a job out here is not
easy, but I mean it very sincerely when I say that if I can pass on any advice
to anyone who contemplates coming here and has never been here before, I'd
be only too happy to do so."
JACK WALDRON WRITES FROM NABISCO 
Jack Waldron '49 writes of his work as assistant to the Personnel Manager
of the New York Bakeries, National Biscuit Company: "This personnel game has
many outlets and many and various duties, Public Relations being just a small
but important phae. Right now I am assistant to the personnel manager of
the New York Bakeries, covering some 3800 employees. Our main job is employee
grievances, workmen's compensation, safety, welfare plans, transfers, pro-
motions, and most everything. In connection with these activities, it is very
necessary that we communicate with supervision as well as the employees. It
has fallen to my lot to produce the enclosed mimeograph material about once
each month. I must also compete with the other bakeries in getting our
material into the Nabisco magazine...Give my regards to the faculty and I hope
to get up to Ithaca in the not too distant future."
BILL CARROLL '48 GOES WITH NLTIONAL FOREMEN'S INSTITUTE 
	 William E. Carroll 1 48 has resigned his position in the Employee and
Community Relations Division of the General Electric Comparrychenect-ady„
and enjoyed a 7,000 mile, six-week tour of 10 southern states, which he terms
his own "Operation Dixie."
Returning to New York City, he pounded the pavements for 7 to 8 weeks
looking for a suitable job, and finally accepted a writing and editorial
post with the National Foremen's Institute, Inc., publishers of business
periodicals. His chief concern, now, is a semi-monthly publication, "The
Executive's Labor Letter," of which he is associate editor. Naturally, he
recommends it to all ILR grads who want "hot" news about labor relations on
the policy-making level. His business address is 527 Fifth Avenue, New York,
New York.
PROF. THURBER REVIEWS BOOK IN "ANNALS" 
Professor John Thurber of the Extension Division reviewed Charles E.
Lindblom's book "Unions and Capitalism" in the May issue of the Annals of
the American Academy of Political and Social Science. This book has also
received special attention at the ILR School in Professor Tolles' seminar in
Labor Economics where its more controversial aspects received particular
stress.
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PEOPLE ARE WONDERFUL
Professor Jean McKelvey spoke to members of the Wellesley Club in Ithaca
May 31 on "Inside the Trustees." On Saturday, June 3, she spoke on "Roads
to Industrial Peace" at the State convention of the American Association of
University Women in Buffalo.
On a recent trip to New York on the Erie Railroad, Professor C. K. Beach
rode with the engineer in the cab of a Diesel engine. Since that time he
has been accused of being the third man in the crew and of promoting feather
bedding° The train hit a truck on that run but Professor Beach disclaims
any responsibility..
Professors Ralph Campbell and Alpheus Smith of the Extension Division
were two members of a panel which discussed "Training Needs for Fire Chiefs
and Senior Officers in Fire ;dministration for the State of New York" at
the 44th annual convention of the New York State of Fire Chiefs held in
Elmira in June.
Born to Professor and Mrs. Edgar Parsons, May 29, a daughter, Jeanne
Elizabeth; weight 7 pounds, 4 ounces.
Stephen Richardson and family left last month to spend the summer at
Digby, Nova Scotia. Stephen, a graduate assistant in Human Relations, is
working on Dr. Leighton's community study in Digby County,
Jake Seidenberg, graduate assistant, attended the graduation exercises
of his brother, Leonard, from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, on
June 9.
Lois Remmers, graduate assistant in Human Relations, spent some time
in June at her home at ,Lafayettes Indiana.
Born to Mr. and Frank Mahaney, June 2, a son Stephen Edward; weight
8 lbs. 6 oz. Frank, ILR '50, is a special student at ILR. Mrs. Mahaney
was formerly secretary to Professor C. K. Beach.
Erik Madsen, ILR special student, who did lettering work for the School,
has returned to his native Denmark for the summer. He hopes eventually to
take a position with an oil company in Arabia.
Maryrose /lexander's husband, Bob, last month received his B.S. with
honors from the Schoolof Business Administration at Ithaca College. He is
now employed as assistant supervisor in the Accounting Department at the
Morse Chain Company,
Sally Lou Beach, daughter of Professor and Mrs. C. K. Beach, graduated
last month-from Ithaca High School. She plans to enter Keuka College in
the fall.
Professor Earl Brooks and family spent a week visiting relatives in
Wisconsin and Ohio. Professor Brooks' mother returned to Ithaca with them
for a brief visit.
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Tess Haley of Extension spent the week of June 26th with her family
vacationing at Coneseus Lake.
Professor John Brophy and his family snatched a brief vacation between
conferences and summer school to visit relatives in Wisconsin.
Fran Reddick of Extension spent the week of June 12th visiting her
brother and family in Lyons, N.Y.
In a recent letter to her former associates in the Materials Lab, Jane
Gimbrone reports that she is settled in Buffalo now, but finds the city a
little too large for her.
Professor Alpheus W. Smith of Extension started off his vacation by
attending the wedding of his nephew, Harold Raynolds, ILR '48, at Bennington,
Vermont on June 17th. From there the Smiths went to the Connecticut shore,
followed by a visit to New York. The last lap was completed at Madison, Pa.
where the Smiths visited Quaker relatives.
Several ILR'ers have changes their place of residence recently. Among
them are: Phil Foltman has moved from a room on Wait Avenue to a garage
apartment at 524 Cayuga Heights Road; Grace and Sam Horton have moved from
an apartment on N. Geneva Street to a cooler one on Stewart Avenue; Lee
and Eli Reisman have moved from 241 Linden Avenue to nearby 126 Linden;
Mary Martha Ryan from Hanshaw Road to 1022 Stewart Avenue; and the Herb
Hubbens and Timms who have moved to other apartments in the same house.
Joet Thurber, wife of Professor John Thurber of Extension, gave a song
recital June 15 at the First Methodist Church. Among selections sung by
Mrs. Thurber were songs by Handel, Saint Saens, Schubert and Brahms.
Born to Mrs. and Mrs. Stewart Hancock of Syracuse June 12, a son,
Stewart III; weight 7 lbs, 11 oz. Ruth Hancock formerly worked at ILR
developing_course material
The Gormly Millers, loyal to South Hill, have purchased a 6—room house
on Turner Place, near South Hill School.
Recognizing the qualities of a true Texan in Professor C. K. Beach, the
students in his class at Texas A&M, where he recently completed a course,
presented him with a carved leather cowboy belt and a citizenship paper
which "entitles him to wear cowboy boots, a 10-gallon hat, and to generally
conduct himself as a Texan."
Doris and Hal Young, in town for the American Dairy Science meetings in
June, visited the ILR School. Doris formerly was secretary to Professors
Konvitz and Adams. The Youngs ., who live in Babylon, L.I., have a 14-month
old, red-haired son, Stevie.
Walt (Bendy Lou) Lewis of the Materials Lab received his Master's in
Public Administration from the School of Business and Public Administration
last month. In February 1949 he also received a law degree from the Cornell
Law School.
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Peggy Parks of the Human Relations Department is leaving ILR this month
to live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Peggy's husband, Howard, has
finished his doctor's degree in Zoology and has accepted a position as
instructor at the Medical School, University of North Carolina. Peggy is
looking forward to taking a rest this summer before seeking a job in the fall-.
Dean and Mrs. M. P. Catherwood attended the graduation June 10th of
their daughter, Mary, from Emma Willard School at Troy, New York, Mary
plans to attend Cornell in the fall.
Professor Lynn Emerson took off June 23rd on a week l t fishing trip to
the Lievre River country in Quebec. Lccompanying him were Professors
A. L. Winsor, H. J. Loberg and graduate student Victor Schmidt,
Professor Llpheus Smith of Extension spoke on "Humanics and Dynamics"
before the Schoolmasters of Tioga County on June 8th at Waverly, N.Y.; on
June 12th he gave the Commencement address on "The Idea of Cause" at the
final meeting of a course in Human Relations conducted by the School for the
Transcription Supervisors Association in New York City,
Dean M. P. Catherwood spoke June 1st to the Ithaca City Unit of Women's
Republican Club on "The Role of Education in Industrial and Labor Relations."
Bette and Will Clark have purchased a country home located on an 18-acre
tract seven miles east of Ithaca on the Slaterville Road, A faculty member
of the Cornell Conservation Department, Will plans to build a fish pond on
the estate. Bette is circulation librarian of the ILR library.
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sackman of Rockaway Beach, N.Y. are the parents of
a son, Lrthur Raymond, born May 30th. Sackman received his M.S. degree at
ILR in the fall of 1947.
Jake Seidenberg is spending the summer in New York doing research toward
his Ph.D. on the use and effect of the injunction in New York State. He
hopes to complete his graduate work during the fall term.
June 6 at the first annual dinner meeting of the Business Lgents and
presidents of local Ithaca labor unions held at the Lehigh Valley Hotel,
Alice Duberman, secretary to Professor Tales ) spent two weeks in June
in the Metropolitan area, with headquarters at her husband's parents in
Brooklyn.
Professor Jesse Carpenter of the Research Department, spent a few days
in his home state of North Carolina early in June. He engaged in some
fishing on the coast but reported that his luck was poor.
Among former ILR'ers visiting the School recently were Earl Lerner '48,
plant manager for the L.rt Craft Table Co., New York; and Ernest Sapelli '48,
assistant professor in management, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn.
Sapelli has completed requirements for his Master's at Yale and plans to
continue working toward a doctorate°
Bubbles of the ILR Stenographic "Pool" 
On June 28, Mrs. Lily L. Newbury of the ILR stenographic pool enter-
tained thirty-five members of the Forest Home Sewing Circle at her home.
They spent a pleasant afternoon sewing.
Mrs. Elissa May Stein of Miami and Forest Home has completed the re-
quirements for the baccalaureate. Mrs. Stein majored in psychology, the
abnormal kind. In partial fulfillment of her course requirements, Mrs. Stein
delivered a delightful paper on suicides, why they do it, not how. Indebted
largely to Duerkheim's fruitful essay "Le Suicide," her paper struck home
with such homespun talk as "etiological motivation" and "figural after effects"
and concluded on a high note of color shock.
Mrs: kddie Tracy announces that her daughter, Marie, is enjoying the
summer subterraneanly. Marie is working in the local catacombs: the
Ixquisition Department of the University Library.
Ernest Newbury, son of Mrs. Lily Newbury and a student at Ithaca High
School, is the recipient of a scholarship for his activities in the Glee
Club. Ernest, a whizz at the clavichord, harpsichord, harp, oboe, bassoon,
flute, clarinet, piccolo, triangle, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, etc. plans
to enter Ithaca College as a student of the piano. Ernest's hobby is music.
Ed Rosenberg announces that he has been fished out of the stenographic
pool and transplanted to Myron Taylor E-6 as summer secretary to Professor
Carpenter. He is doing swimmingly. In his spare time, Ed is writing a
master's thesis highlighted by many gratifying and delicious,footnotes.
Having finished the chapter entitled "Conclusions," he is now working on the
introduction.
Mrs. Lily Newbury is pleased to announce that she is engaged in a diet
and aska all constituents and chance trespassers to refrain from talking
food in her presence.
Ed Rosenber has been awarded first prize of 'A00 in the Doubleday fiction
contest open to all students at orne 	 or is en ry e su•mi e• pa
of a novel which is as yet unnamed.	 - Shakespeare Rosenberg
CORNELL PRESS PUBLISHES BOOK BY PROFESSOR CARPENTER
"Employers' lssociations and Collective Bargaining in New York City" by
Professor Jesse T. Carpenter, a study of how small-scale businessmen have
formed associations to negotiate and administer agreements with unions of
their employees, has just been published by Cornell University Press.
The book is the second in a new series on industrial and labor relations
topics. The first was Professor Jensen's "Heritage of Conflict," published
in March.
In his book Professor Carpenter explains why employer bargaining groups
are created, what forms they take, what powers they exercise, and what pro-
cedure they follow. The study sets forth the major patterns of multiple-
employer bargaining and discusses the various strategies, techniques, and
pressures that unions and associations exert upon each other during the
negotiation of group contracts.
Copies of the 419-page book may be purchased for b4.50 at local book-
stores or may be borrowed from the ILR Libraryc
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MLN OF THE WEEK
Seymour Parker, Research Lssociate, although relegated to an office
in the Old Armory (Salt Mines), is not a man to be dealt with lightly,
Coming to Cornell a year ago, ue has proved his worth to the Research
Department. Director of Research Leonard Adams refers to him as "major
general in charge of field operations." Parker spent most of the last
school year conducting a survey in Auburn to study the effects on employees
of the International Harvester plant closedown,.
A native of the Bronx, Parker attended public schools there. Upon
graduation from high school, he attended Cornell University for two years
until the war intervened. From 1942 to 1945 he served as a physical
instructor in the Army Air Corps and later was attached to the U. Se
Infantry Mountain Division. Following discharge he resumed his college training
at New York University, getting his B. S. in economics in 1947 and his
master's in Public Administration two years later. During	 .
1948-49 Parker spent seven months in Mexico on a research project for,
the State Department. The project consisted of analyzing and reporting
on the Mexican labor movement.,
Parker is leaving the ILR School this month to begin work on his
doctorate in the Cornell Department of Sociology and Anthropology, On
July 10 he will take off for the Southwest as a member of a six-week seminar
sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The seminar,
conducted by Dr. Alexander Leighton of ILR School, will seek to teach the
students first-hand knowledge of the type of situation they would encounter
in government field assignments overseas. To gain this experience, Parker
end other seminar members will spend some time with the Navaho and Pueblo
Indians in their native villages. Dr. Charles Mertens•cf ILR will also
participate in this seminar,.
The Parkers own a young dog, Ralph, whose chief hobby is chasing cars,
The Parkers enjoy square daneir • as was evidenced at ILR's spring party.
eym. - .	 oh  in the Division _ot_15cdern
Languages at Cornell. She plans to take courses at Cornell summer session.
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* "Where do we go from here?" is *
* the question being asked by many *
* students of the School who are 	 *
* concerned about the current state *
* of international affairs. 	 *
* Although it is not possible to *
* predict the exact function of the *
* School in all all-out emergency ) *
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S steps are being taken to utilize *   * the School's resources for maxi- *
* mum effectiveness,	 *
* Your attention is directed to *
* pages 5 and 6 which carry a	 *
* statement from Dean M. P.Cather- *
* wood relative to some of the	 *
* problems facing the School in the *
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Vol. III, No. 2 August 10 2 1950
FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE FIRST ANNULI, CONFERENCE FOR TELCHERS
TELCHING OF LABOR ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 7-9 OPENS MONDAY AT STATLER HALL
The fourth annual conference on the Sponsored by the ILR School, the
Teaching of Labor Economics will be first annual professional conference
held at Cornell next month in coopera- for teachers of industrial and tech-
tion with the Industrial Relations nical education will be held August
Research Association and the American 1)4-16 at Statler Hall, Dean 1.1,, Po
Economic Association. Catherwood announced today.
The conference, scheduled for Septem- "The purpose of the conference
ber 7-9, is designed to provide an is to stimulate increased interest
opportunity for college teachers of and leadership in the administra-
labor subjects to discuss their teach- tive aspects of industrial and tech-
ing problems with their colleagues and nical education programs ) " states
with recognized leaders. Fifteen Professor Lynn A. Emerson of ILR's
Co nel .ofessors and six teachers 	 Industrial Education departments
of labor subjects from other institu- The New York State Education
tions will lead the discussions. Department will cooperate in con-
Topics for discussion at the ses- ducting the conference. Dr. A.K6
sions will include collective bargain- Getman, assistant state commission-
ing, wages and employment, social er for vocational education ) has
security, personnel management, and been instrumental in developing the
public policy toward labor unions. conference and making arrangements.
Enrollment will be limited to 30 One hundred fifty teachers are ex-
college and university teachers from pected to attend the three-day ses-
the Mid-Atlantic states. Professor sions on cooperative and adult voca-
N. Arnold Tolles will serve as con- tional education, methods of organ-
ference chairman. izing such programs ) the role of the
teacher, changing patterns, and the
future of vocational education.
Appearing on the program will be
"For Our Information" is issued by leaders in the field of industrial
the Public Relations Office, Room 7, and technical education from Mary-
for the information of all faculty, land, Missouri, New Jersey, and New
staff and students of the New York York States.
State School of Industrial & Labor
Relations. Cornell University.
 
JOHN MAHON TS WINNER CF 1950 FATHER KELLEY SCHOLARSHIP
On Tuesday, August 1, at a luncheon meeting held at the Waldorf-Astoria;
New York City, Dean M. P. Catherwood announced the 1950 winner of the Father
William J. Kelley, O.M. I0 Scholarship sponsored by Local 3, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL. John Joseph Mahon, 2124 31st Street,
Long Island City, is the winner of the $1,200 annual scholarship. Mahon, a
graduate of La Salle Academy, New York City, was active in many extra-curricular
programs of his school.
Frank Mason, who will begin his second year of undergraduate study at the
School in September, was the winner of the 1949 Father Kelley Scholarship.
PROFESSOR BROOKS TO STUDY AT GENERAL MOTORS
Professor Earl Brooks will be given an opportunity for a two-week in-
plant experience and study at the General Motors , plant in Detroit beginning
August 15. This two-week program is offered to a number of educators through-
out the country. Professor Brooks expects to become acquainted with GM's
operations and to learn the industry's problems first-hand,
NEW GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AT ILR
Two new graduate assistants began their ILR graduate studies in July and
expect to be with us for at least a year: They are:
Dalton McFarland - has a B.A. from Western Michigan College and a M.B.A,
from the University of Chicago. Most recently he was assistant professor of
personnel relations at Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Has worked
for Allis Chalmers as staff assistant; also as bookkeeper and bank teller
during the summer. He is a candidate for a doctor's degree. Married and the
father of two small boys, McFarland rates stamp collecting as his only current
hobby. He acted as recorder for the recent training directors conference and
is currently assisting Professor J. M. Brophy on a hospital survey,
- Harold Ross -s February, 1950 graduate of Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce, University of Pennsylvania with a major in economics. Has worked as
sales clerk, cashier and supervisor in a department store. S,ant 1 years
with the Army in Korea. Gave talks on current events to an infantry regiment.
He is married. Reports tennis as his principal hobby. This summer he is
assisting Professor V. H. Jensen with his teaching and research worke
TWO CORNELL FACULTY HELP PUN CONFERENCE FOR AGING
Two Cornell University professors have been asked to serve on planning
committees for the National Conference on Aging to be held in Washington by
the Federal Security Agency August 13 to 15. Professor John W. McConnell of
ILR will serve on the professional personnel planning committee. Professor
Clive McCay of the School of Nutrition will be a member of the committee on
research into the social and economic implications of aging and population
changes.
The section with which Professor McConnell will work will discuss problems
related to the training of professional personnel who, in the course of their
regular employment, deal wholly or partially with older persons. Such persons
would include social workers, personnel managers, doctors, nurses, extension
teachers, and industrial and labor relations personnel,
NLNCY BLRONE I S ARTICLE APPEARS IN "ECONOMIC JUSTICE"
An article entitled "An Educational Group to Promote Understanding" by
Nancy Barone, appeared in the June issue of ECONOMIC JUSTICE, the bulletin of
the National Religion and Labor Foundation. A picture accompanied the article
which explains the program of the School. Miss Barone, M.S. '50, is personnel
director at Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit.
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WELT	 JUNE '50 GRADUATES ARE DOING
Pebert Ames is with the Ames Chevrolet, Inc. of Cortland
William Asher is assistant personnel director, Haloid Company of Rochester
Frederick Blumberg will attend Harvard Law School
Walter Broderick is with the United Automobile Workers, New York City area
Robert Cappon will enter Cornell University Law School
Richard Crane will attend Columbia University Law School
Ralph Dona has a summer job with the Garlock Packing Co., Palmyra
Jack Erle is with the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., Sayre, Penn,
Walter Geldzahler is in the training department, U. S. Rubber, New York
Samuel Goetz is in the personnel department, Instituting Training Programs,
Personal Products Corp., Milltown, N.J.
John Graney is executive secrettarv_sif—Ithasa Building Employees Exchange, Ithaca
Harold Hedges is attending American University GradiraTe geho61--cir-SOciaI Science
and Public Service, Washington, D. Cs
Norman Hogg is attending graduate school in Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Karlen is with the Scott Paper Company, Chester, Penns
Richard Kent is attending Michigan Law School, University of Michigan
John Lamb is with the training program of Sears Roebuck and Co., Greensburg, Penn.
Robert Landsman will attend Columbia University Law School
Hugh Leenhouts is a management trainee with the U. S. Air Force,Washington, D.C.
John Ludington will attend Cornell University Law School
William McGee will attend Cornell University Law School
James McKenna is director of industrial relations for North American Cement
Corp., New York City
Maria Nekos is doing attitude survey work for Douglas William Co., a management
consultant firm in Indianapolis, Inds
Martin Reitkopp is a junior personnel technician, DepartmentN of Civil Service,
Job Classification and Salary Division, Ilbany
Stuart Shamberg will attend Cornell University Law School
Richard Stevens is an assistant industrial engineer with Carnegie-Illinois
Steel Corp. ) Gary Works, Gary, Ind.
Robin Wendell is in the personnel department of Delaware & Hudson Railroad,
Albany
Robert-WirtW-iwith the-industrial relations division, Oraflex, Inc0,Rocheste	 r
Jeffrey Davis '50 is with the Chase-Brass Copper Co., Waterburg, Conn.
Charles Locke '50 is in the training program, Loblaw Groceterias in Erie, Penns
Howard Dwyer '48 is now with the labor relations department of Chrysler Corp,,,
Detroit
WORKSHOP BEING hTLD IN SAGE HALL
A special workshop is being conducted in Sage Hall this summer for the
preparation of a teacher's manual and guide in industrial and labor relations
for apprentices in New York State. A committee, under the chairmanship of Basil
W. Conrad, a supervisor in the Division of Industrial Education, State Education
Department, is working on this project. Other committee members are Betty Barton,
supervisor of social studies, Pearl River High School, New York; Ralph R. Boyink,
teacher at Edison Technical High, Rochester; and Edward Beal and Malcolm Mac
Gregor, graduate students at the ILR School.
ILE STAFF ORGANIZATION PICNIC TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Just a reminder for all staff, graduate students and faculty to come out to
the ILR Staff Organization picnic tomorrow. Place: Old Mill at Upper Enfield
State Park. This will be held rain or shine FETwill be the last get-together
of the season°
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ILR PUBLICATIONS "GOING LIKE  HOT CAKES" 
1 ihey i re "ECU" like hot cakes," says Addle Tracy, in charge of ILR al stri-
bition Center in Room 24. Mrs. Tracy refers, of course, to the four research
grid extension bulletins recently issued by the School. Each was written by an
ILR staff member.
Professor Temple Burling's essay on human relations, "You Can't Hire a
Hand," (Ext. Bull. #2) has been distributed at the rate of 670 copies a month
since its publication. The employee research division of a Detroit auto manu-
facturer has ordered 20 copies. The head of a Newark (N.J.) general contracting
firm requested 30 copies. Many other requests have come in from various organi-
zations, including union education departments, libraries, training directors,
psychiatrists, management associations, and industries.
"Our StateSafety and Health Laws," (Ext. Bull. #3) by Lois S. Gray,
Buffalo ILR Extension Division representative, has also had wide distribution
among New York State organizations. Requests from a New York City department
store for 20 copies, an upstate rope company for 5, and single orders from a
chemical workers union, a camera manufacturer, and a telephone company are
typical of those received.
Copies of graduate assistant Jake Seidenberg's "Negroes in the Work Group"
(Research #6) are going out at the rate of 750 a month. This bulletin tells
the down-to-earth story of selected employment practices in New York State.
An anti-discrimination agency in New York City has requested 125 copies. The
F.E.P.C. and a Quaker service organization in Philadelphia have each ordered
100. Numerous social service agencies, fair employment commissions, and
minority group organizations have shown special interest in this bulletin.
Our most recently published bulletin, Professor J. Gormly Miller's
"Sources of Information on Union-Management Relations" (Ext. #4) may become
the longrun best seller of them all. Thirty-five copies have gone to a New
York City research institute, 75 to a Washington labor-management service, and
38 to a ladies garment workers union. Other orders have been filled to such
diverse organizations as a Syracuse newspaper, a California labor-management
school, a chamber of commerce, a motion picture corporation, a CIO industrial
union council, and a manufacturer of electric products.
Summer_aession students and others desiring copies of the above bulletins
may secure them without charge from Mrs. Tracy iri RbOm 21. 	
VITA CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL SUMMER PROGRAM
- The Vocational, Industrial Arts and Technical Association has
had another successful summer program. The annual banquet, held August 8th
at Joe's Restaurant, boasted a symposium led by Professor Brooks from the
Industrial and Labor Relations School, dealing with "Industrial Education
During War Emergency."
The opening meeting of the summer brought Dr. Harry S. Belman, head of
Industrial Education, Purdue University as speaker; this meeting was followed
a week later by an address by Dr. A. K. Getman, Assistant Commissioner of
Vocational Education for New York State; the third meeting was an illustrated
lecture of industrial arts programsthroughout the country, given by Dr. Gordon
O. Wilbur, director of Industrial Arts at New York State-Teachers College, Oswego.
Dr. Albert Lang from the Hurlbut-Smith Technical High School, Syracuse, spoke
to the group for its fourth meeting, and for the fifth meeting a talk concerning
the Multi-Level Educational Programs of the Baltimore, Maryland schools was
presented by Dr. Stanley J. Pawelek, Supervisor of Industrial Education at
Baltimore.
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MEMORANDUM
Tot Membrzs of the ILR Faculty
From Dean Mo Po Catherwood
It is not yet certain that we will move'progressively and rapidly toward
large-scale involvement in war. It is clear, however, that there is a sub-
stantial chance that such will be the case, and it seems clear that we will
undertake major moves toward a war economy.
In the event of large-scale involvement in war or preparation for war,
the program of the School will be extensively modified. It is not possible
to anticipate in detail all of such modifications. We might lose all or a
major part of our normal group of undergraduate and graduate students, although
this is not likely in the immediate future. One of the possibilities, however,
is that the School has a real function to perform in providing special short
courses or training,„programs on campus for representatives of the armed ser-
vices and of governmental agencies.
In the event of a national policy of large-scale diver ion of national
resources for preparation for war, certain of our normal ' iesearch programs
will lose significance and other potential research programs will increase in
significance. 1".mong research activities that might be of key importance
would be those relating to the preparation of training materials, certain
types of labor market problems, etc.
In the event of large-scale preparation for war there would probably be
a substantial program of adult education work for the Extension Division to
carry on, even though substantial modification in the nature of the program
might be required.
There are certain preliminary planning steps which can be taken at this
time, and there are certain programs that can be initiated within the next
sixty days which would be invaluable later if we get progressively into a
war econonsje In some instances, furthermore, such programs are not without
their peace-time usefulness.
1) There are probably certain seminars in the School which could profit-
ably be given some change in orientation and coverage and thus serve a useful
purpose for faculty members and graduate students as related to the national
emergency,
2) There are certain research and service types of activities for which
pare-immediately and_from _tc_ti_aelected projects might be developed
immediately. (How to Prepare Training Materials--Labor Market Controls, et0.)-
3) Some very serious attention and exploration could well be given to
the functions that might be performed by the Extension Division in the event
of a war economy.
4) among the high priority items is an exploration and development of
special training programs for representatives from the armed services and
from governmental as well as private agencies as related to a war economy.
(Supervisory Training -- community organization -- development of training
materials, etc.)
The emerging situation places an increased premium on prompt completion
of those existing research commitments which do not have substantial relation-
ship to the emergency so that resources can be available for work in new
directions without throwing away existing investments.
among the specific steps which have already been taken are the following:
1) The library is preparing a list of appropriate sources and materials
for those interested in building on the experiences of World War II and
developing knowledge of present plans and procedures.
2) Discussions are already well advanced with the National Security
Resources Board concerning the development of some aids to industrial train-
"ing.
3) Exploration is being undertaken immediately concerning the part
that the School might play in providing short courses for the immediate as
well as the longer-range future for representatives from the armed services
and public and private agencies with an important emergency function •
4) Leonard Adams is moving immediately to develop a summary and ap-
praisal of manpower administration in the Buffalo area during World War II.
AFL ST: TE CONVENTION ATTENDED BY ILR STAFF; EXHIBIT ON DISPIL.Y
Dean M. P. Catherwood and C. Arnold Hanson, Director of Student Personnel,
represented the School at the annual convention of the New York State Fed-
eration of Labor held at the Hotel Commodore, New York July 31-,August 3.
Dean Catherwood spoke August 1 on "Labor's Interest in Education."
Professor John Thurber of Extension, and Riley Morrison and Frank Plasha,
graduate assistants, were also present manning the exhibit which the School
had on display. A special series of shots about the LFL summer institute
held at ILR, and extension programs was presented by the automatic viewer
as part of the exhibit. Approximately 1,200 AFL delegates from New York
State attended the convention,
COURSE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP HELD IN OLD ARMORY
Ten specialists in technical-vocational education are at Cornell this
summer participating in a course construction workshop jointly sponsored by
the Industrial Education Department of ILR and the State Education Department.
The workshop participants are developing vocational courses and writing
instructor's workbooks which will be published by the State Bureau of
Vocational Curriculum Development and Industrial Teacher Training of which
Eugene D. Fink is Bureau Chief,‘
Harold W. Ranney, supervisor O	 f industrial-technical teacher training
for the State Education Department, Albany, is directing the workshop. A
former electrical engineer, Ranney has since taught technical electricity
and during the war was state supervisor of the War Production Training Program.
UMWA DISTRICT 50 NEWS REPORTS ONSTUDENTS' SUMMER JOBS
The July 20 issue of the NEWS contains the following news item concerning
four ILR undergraduatest—"Four students-of-the Cornell University School of
Industrial and Labor Relations in Ithaca, N.Y. have been assigned by A. D.
Lewis, Chairman of the District 50 Organizing Committee, to work with the
District 50 staff in the field during the summer vacation. The students
are: John A, Shearer who is with the Philadelphia Regional Office; Robert
Vanderbeek, who is with the Newark, N.J. Regional Office; Walter Butler who
is with the Pittsburgh, Pa. Regional Office; and Hyman N. Shatsky, who is
with the New York City Regional Office,
"To judge from a letter written recently by Shearer to Frank Plasha, a
former district 50 field representative who is now an instructor at the
Cornell School, they are getting first-hand practical experience..."
PROF. CLARK REPORTS FROM EUROPE
Professor Gardner Clark who, with his wife, is touring Europe, reports
from Geneva, Switzerland: "Upon our arrival found that the International
Labor Office conference was already in session, so we headed directly there.
We were met at Le Havre by an old friend who entertained us for two days at
his home in Normandy. He manages a plant for manufacturing alcohol and I
was able to learn a lot first-hand about his economic and labor problems.
Remind me to tell you about the Casino de Paris and the Castle of Chillon
which lives up to Byron's poem and which is the best preserved medieval
castle I've seen...Florence, from Colorado, is bothered less by mountain
peaks than	 We climbed ono yesterday 4, by swinging cable car."
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PEOPLE ARE WONDERFUL
Phil Foltman of Student Personnel, back from a month's vacation, can now
qualify as a camp cook. On a camping trip to Novia Scotia, the Gaspe penin-
sula, and Quebec, sleeping bags and outdoor cooking were the order of the day*,
Almina Leach, secretary to Dr. Leonard Adams, returned August 1st from
two weeks' vacation with a deep tan - acquired the hard way - painting her
house. However, she did take time out to go swimming at Enfield and to dine
at Fontainbleau.
John Slocum was feted at a luncheon at the Lehigh Valley Hotel July 28
by twenty-six feminine well-wishers from ILR, A high-heeled shoe, appro-
priately autographed by those present, was presented to John. He and his
family left August 1st for New York City where John will assume his duties
as education director for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. He expects to
complete his doctorate early in September.
Jane Nesbitt of the Library Office sang at the wedding of a former Cornell
friend August 2 in Wyoming, N.Y. A soprano, she sang "The Lord's Prayer"
and " T 'll Wal k Beside You."
At the Tanglewood, Bershire Festival in Massachusetts there was recently
a good representation of ILR folks. Included were Ardemis Kouzian, Albany
Extension representative; Fred Gelberg and Lee Hill, former graduate students;
and Jake Seidenberg, graduate assistant.
Lee Hill plans to be married September 9 to Miss Dorothy Scheer of Pitts-
field, Mass.
Monica Daly, secretary in Personnel Administration, returned August 1st
from a two-week visit to Chicago. One of the highlights of her stay was a
sailing expedition -on-a-Wisconsin lake. 	
Lee Reisman, secretary in Industrial Education, has returned from a month's
vacation spent visiting relatives in New York and Livingston Manor
Norma Merdes, wife of former ILR student Ed Merdes, Feb. '50, is a new
addition to the stenographic "pool." A native of Fair Oaks, Penn., she went
to high school with Ed. She graduated from business school_and attended the
College of Home Economics at Cornell for a year - meantime 'working part-time
at the same college.
Tess Haley and Mary Martha Ryan are leaving September 1st to seek their
fortune and to see the country. They plan to head first for Florida, working
their way and stopping where they fancy leads them. Eventually they hope to
tour the entire country,
Carmine Yengo of the library staff recently spent a week's vacation at
home in Ithaca playing tennis, golf, and relaxing in general. His guidance
at the ILR girls' softball team was missed that week.
Anne Dircock and Eleanor Goodman of Student Personnel spent a week during
July cruising on the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay with stops at Montreal and
Quebec.
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Jerry Rounds of Materials Lab is improving his "communications" by taking
a currespundence course in radio repair. He is also the proud owner of a '47
Chovy which he purchased from his brother.
Word has been received of the birth of a baby daughter, Alexis Willa on
July 5 to the Krasilovskys at Juneau, Alaska. Phyllis, who left ILR in
February 1949, was secretary to Professor Arnold Tolles., They now live in
Juneau where Bill practices law,
A children's book by Phyllis entitled "The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes"
was published in June by Doubleday-Doran; another child's book,"Big Sisters
will be published soon.
John Reyna, 14-year old son of Mrs. Marian Reyna of Student Personnel,
was a participant in the fourth annual soap box derby held July 29. At the
picnic which followed, he received a fountain pen as a prize.
Lily Newbury, chief of the stenographic "pool", left July 31 for Toledo
for a two-week vacation with her cousin.
Reports from Nova Scotia indicate that Stephen Richardson, graduate
student, was recently ill with the mumps. This is doubly significant because
he was down with chicken pox last spring.
The Neufelds spent a pleasant three-week vacation covering parts of June
and July visiting relatives in Washington and on Long Islando Most recent
news of the Neufelds is that they have purchased the former Welsh home on
Hudson Street. They expect to take possession about September 1st. Another
faculty member loyal to South Hilll
Eleancr Goodman of Student Personnel is now sharing Ann Dimock's Dryden
Road apartment. Anne's brother and family, who formerly occupied the apart-
ment with Anne, have returned to California. This move proved timely for
--Eleanor whose parents are going - on sabbatic in-September,
Ed Sheldon, plant superintendent at ILR, spent a 3-week vacation at his
home near Freevile. He was kept occupied tending his acre-and-a-half garden°
Mr. Sheldon, while on vacation, received word of the birth of his second
grandchild. His son is with the Air Force in Germany.
Gilbert E. McGrew, M.S. '49, was promoted July 1st to State Supervisor
of Trade and Industrial Education in South Carolina. He formerly was a district
supervisor. McGrew requests that his mailing address for FOI be changed since
he looks forward to each issue.
Arthur Cooper is the most recent recruit to the Materials Lab. He assists
half-time with the mimeographing and assembling. Arthur lives in Owego but
attends Palmer Institute in North Carolina during the school year. He hopes
to enter the field of physiotherapy.
Leone Eckert of the Library staff spent the first two weeks in July
camping on Canoga Island at the head of Cayuga Lake. She reports rainy
weather and no luck at fishing.
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Welcome to Willis Besemer, the new mail-toter in the Materials Lab.
Willis, who has reached the advanced age of 18 ) is a graduate of Ithaca High
in 1949. During the past year he did post graduate work at high school in
addition to working part-time in the Corner Book Store. Willis lives with
his family at Besemer on the Slaterville Road. A present roller-skating
occupies most of his spare time.
Lisa Stein, secretary to Professor Marten vstey, with hubsand, Jack, left
Ithaca July 15 to live in State College, Penn. Jack, who has been working
toward his doctorate in education, has accepted a fellowship at Penn State.
Lisa plans to do graduate work there in psychology. Before reporting at Penn
State, the Stein's are making a quick trip to Florida to visit Lisa's folks.
Grace Horton of the Catalog Room spent two weeks the latter part of June
in Arlington and New York. She visited her brother in Arlington and there
met her mother who was on a visit from Texas.
Recent word from the Hyatts who recently went to Hartford, Conn. to live
indicates that they have a fine apartment and that Dave is learning the
insurance business department by department. Dave, former director of
public relations at ILR, promises more news at a later date.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Shirley Kellogg of the
Student Personnel Office to Robert Bruce, Jr., of Ithaca. Shirley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roland S. Kellogg of Slaterville Road, graduated from Ithaca
High in 1947 and attended Ithaca College School of Business. -She has hem
employed at ILR for the past two years.
Bruce, a graduate of Ithaca High in 1947, served in the Air Force for
two years. He is at present employed by Robinson Airlines.
Charlie Thoubboron, chief mate of the Materials Lab, was absent from
duty for a few days early in July. He and his wife, accompanied by friends,
ove o 'on read.-Via-Thousand Island, returning through Maine.
Eleanor Emerson of Extension Division and Doris Stevenson of the Fiscal
Office motored through the Adirondacks the weekend of July 7th. En route they
visited Doris' sister and family who were camping at Eaton Lake*
Lois and Herb Hubben are the parents of a son, Henry Ruhl, born July 4
- weight 7 lbs. 13. Herb is a graduate assistant at ILR. Interesting side-
light: Lois was born in Switzerland, Herb in Germany, and son Henry on
Independence Day in the U.S.A.
Bob Raimon, graduate assistant in Labor Market Economics, won $25.00 in
a recent contest sponsored by the local Kaiser-Frazer agency.
Stephen Bermes, ILR '49, received his law degree from Cornell this June
with distinction. Steven also received an award for the highest grade in the
comprehensive exams of the law school. This fall he will become a member of
the Wagner law firm in New York.
Brad Shaw of the library recently spent a two weeks' vacation in Maine.
His family are staying there until he returns in August for another two weeks.
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Lew Atcams„ graduate student, reports from Troy where he is spending the
summer at the Watervliet arsenal: "It is good to be drawing pay... and I glow
all over because here I am in my early twenties and am pulling in an old age
pension already except that I don't stay home to get the checks but have to
come in a punch a time clock every day...The arsenal here at Watervliet is
interesting; also watching them make these great big cannons is exciting*"
Ann and Al Kingston journeyed to East Lansing, Michigan over the lath
to visit former Cornell friends. They drove home a new red Plymouth which
they purchased in Lansing. The Kingstons called on the Isbits who live in
East Lansing. Mildred was employed at ILR as secretary to Professor Lynn
Emerson when h lwas acting director of Extension. The Isbits have a son age
three and a seven-week old son.
Bud Hollands' parents from Sarnia, Ontario, recently spent several days
with Bud, a graduate student, and his family.
Ann and Vince Macaluso, accompanied by Bob Mitrani and Ed Rittenhouse,
their chauffeur, spent the July Fourth weekend touring the Adirondacks. Their
stops included Whiteface Mountain, Saranac, Lake Placid, North Pole, Ausable
Chasm, Lake George, Saratoga Spa, en(' Natural Bridge and Caves.
Graduate students Mark Haskell and Ralph Tuch have returned from a week
on the Colgate campus where they served as counselors for the American Legion-
sponsored Empire Boys State.
Owing to illness, Vivian Nicander of Research was unable to take her
planned 2-month European jaunt. Instead Vivian will spend the summer recuper-
ating at her home, 47-51 244th Street, Douglaston, Long Island. She is ex-
pected back in the fall.
Ethylene Lewis, secretary to Professor Milton Konvitz, has returned from
a two-week vacation in Chicago and Mississippi visiting relatives and friends._
Walt spent the time in Washington job-hunting.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Barbara Pollak of
Brooklyn and Lake Carmel, N.Y., to Ralph Tuch, ILR graduate assistant.
Miss Pollak is attending classes at Hunter College. Tuch, a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin, is working for a M.A. at ILR. This summer
he is assisting in the personnel administration department.
Ph.D. candidate Tom Hampton has been having a lot of fun coaching the
Watkins Glen "leftover midgets" softball team. The team is composed of 36
boys, aged 9 to 12, .who didn't make the "regular" midget team.
Russell Hovencamp, ILR night superintendent, has recently returned from
a two-week vacation. His activities included fishing for bass at the head
of Cayuga Lake, visiting friends in Baths and relaxing in general.
AnaKingston, secretary to Ralph N. Campbell, left ILR July 18 to devote
hsr remaining time to typing husband Al's Ph.D. thesis, He hopes to finish
his doctorate thesis in early August. The Kingston's will then leave for
College Station, Texas, where Al has accepted a position as Director of
Remedial Reading at Texas A&M. They will visit friends in Michigan)
Indianapolis, and Kansas City en route. Ann has been employed at ILR since
the summer of 1946, immediately upon graduation from college.
Tom Hampton, candidate for his doctor's degree in ILR, has been ap-
pointed State Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education for Louisiana with
headquarters in Baton Rouge. From 1945 until he was appointed teacher train-
er at Northwestern State College in 1946, Tom served as Assistant State
Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education. Prior to accepting this new
position, Tom was associate professor of industrial education at Northwestern
State College atcyirector of the Natchitoches Trade School in Louisiana.
WOMAN OF THE WEEK
Jean Burnham, blond, vivacious secretary to Professor J. James-Jehringi--
has a full-time job keeping tabs on the variety of equipment and files of
the Audio-Visual kids department. Under Jean's jurisdiction fall such items
as the ILR photograph files, wire recorder, automatic viewer, cameras, etc.
Born in South Bend, Indiana, Jean graduated from high school in West
Lafayette and attended Purdue University for two years. In 1944 she moved
to Rochester where she finished her undergraduate training at the University
of Rochester with a major in history. She then embarked upon. graduate work
with a master's degree in view, choosing as a thesis topic, the political
writings of Harold Laski, former British labor leader.
In the spring of 1947 Jean journeyed to Ithaca and worked as laboratory
technician in the Department of Floriculture for a year. She then returned
to Rochester for a year, after which she came back to Ithaca to resume work
on her master's, using Cornell's library facilities. In addition to this study,
she came to the ILR School in the fall of 1949 to work in the Audio-Visual
Aids department.
Love of and prowess in athletics come naturally to Jean. Her father is
head football coach at the University of Rochester. Jean excells at basket-
ball, tennis and is now concentrating on golf. Last winter she played forward
with the Ithaca Royals. She plays shortstop this season on the ILR girls'
softball team. Her value to the team is attested to by the director of the
girls' league who says of Jean's playing: "She is the best shortstop in
the league*"
Jean lives with her sister, Kate, in an apartment on Eddy Street. Kate
is employed at the Cornell Co-op.