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Three memos that propose the faculty members in Political Economy (and Commerce and Administration) to prepare the written doctoral examination questions by fields, 1923-1924 along with a list of the names of the examinees by fields for the summer quarter of 1925.
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October 24, 1923
MEMORANDUM to the PERSONS mentioned below
SUBJECT: Written Examinations for the Doctorate. Autumn Quarter, 1923.
- New questions will need to be prepared in the fields indicated below.
- It has been customary to have the questions cover a very broad territory and to give a considerable number of options. Each examination lasts for three and a half hours.
- Will Mr. Clark and Mr. Viner assume joint responsibility for the questions in “Economic Theory”.
- Will Mr. Wright and Mr. Clark assume joint responsibility for the questions in “Capitalistic Organization”.
- Will Mr. Barnes and Dr. Duddy assume joint responsibility for the question in “The Manager’ Relationship to the Market”.
- Will Mr. Wright prepare the questions in “The Historical Evolution of Industrial Society”.
- Will Mr. Millis and Mr. Douglas assume joint responsibility for the questions in “Labor”.
- Will Mr. Field and Mr. McKinsey assume joint responsibility for the questions in “Statistics and Accounting”.
- Will Mr. Viner assume responsibility for the questions in “Economics of Government Administration”, conferring with such other persons as seems to him appropriate.
W. H. Spencer, for Commerce and Administration
C. W. Wright, for Political Economy
WHS:EL
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January — 1924
Memorandum to the persons mentioned below
Subject: Written Examination for the Doctorate. Winter Quarter, 1924.
- New questions will need to be prepared in the fields indicated below. Please remember that the examinations are in fields and not in courses.
- It has been customary to have the questions cover a very broad territory and to give a considerable number of options. Each examination lasts for three and a half hours.
- Will Mr. Clark prepare a paper on “Economic Theory”, consulting with Mr. Viner?
- Will Mr. Christ prepare a paper on “Social Direction and Control of Economic Activity”, conferring with Messrs. Wright, Spencer, and Clark?
- Will Mr. Marshall prepare a paper on “The Pecuniary and Financial System” and the “Manager’s Relationship to Finance”?
- Will Mr. Douglas assume the responsibility for the paper on “Capitalistic Organization”, consulting with Messrs. Marshall, Viner, and Wright?
- Will Mr. McKinsey and Mr. Field assume joint responsibility of preparing a paper in “Statistics and Accounting”?
- Will Mr. Millis, Chairman, and Mr. Douglas prepare a paper on “Labor and the Manager’s Relationship to Personnel”?
- Will Mr. Viner prepare a paper on “The Economics of Government Administration”, consulting, perhaps, with Messrs. Merriam and Millis?
- Will Mr. Wright prepare a paper on “Historical Evolution of Industrial Society”, conferring with such other persons as seems to him appropriate?
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WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE DOCTORATE, SPRING QUARTER 1924
Memorandum to the persons mentioned below:
- New questions will need to be prepared in the fields indicated below. Please remember that the examinations are in fields and not in courses.
- It has been customary to have the questions cover a very broad territory and to give a considerable number of options. Each examination lasts for three and a half hours.
- Will Mr. Clark prepare a paper on “Economic Theory”, consulting with Mr. Viner?
- Will Mr. Christ prepare a paper on “Social Direction and Control of Economic Activity”, conferring with Messrs. Wright, Spencer, and Clark?
- Will Mr. Marshall prepare a paper on “The Pecuniary and Financial System” and the “Manager’s Relationship to Finance”?
- Will Mr. Viner prepare the paper on “Capitalistic Organization”, consulting with Messrs. Millis, Douglas, and Wright?
- Will Mr. McKinsey and Mr. Field assume joint responsibility of preparing a paper in “Statistics and Accounting”?
- Will Mr. Millis, Chairman, and Mr. Douglas prepare a paper on “Labor and the Manager’s Relationship to Personnel”?
- Will Mr. Viner prepare a paper on “The Economics of Government Administration”, consulting, perhaps, with Messrs. Merriam and Millis?
- Will Mr. Wright prepare a paper on “Historical Evolution of Industrial Society”, conferring with such other persons as seems to him appropriate?
THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE RUSHED THIS CURRENT QUARTER; WE NEED TO HAVE ALL EXAMINATION PAPERS IN SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME AHEAD OF THE BEGINNING OF THE EXAMINATION PERIOD. SEVERAL COLLECTIONS OF PAPERS HAVE TO GO TO OUTSIDE PARTIES TO ADMINISTER THE EXAMINATIONS. WE OUGHT TO SEND THESE EXAMINATIONS IN ONE BUNCH.
LCM: EL
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SUMMER QUARTER, 1925
August 1. Economic Theory
Mr. [S. E.] Beckett
Mr. [Clifford Austin] Curtis
Mr. [Harold Amos] Logan
Mr. [Royal Ewert] Montgomery
Mr. [H. V.] Olson
Mr. [Christian] Van Riper
August 8. Govt. Finance
Mr. [Harold Amos] Logan
Miss [Mabel] Magee
August 8. Social Direction and Control
Mr. [Christian] Van Riper
August 15. Labor
Mr. [S. E.] Beckett
Mrs. [Helen] Homan
Miss [Leila] Houghteling
Mr. [Harold Amos] Logan
Mr. [H. V.] Olsen
August 22. Economic History
Mr. [S. E.] Beckett
Mrs. [Helen] Hohman
Mr. [H. V.] Olsen
Source: University of Chicago Archives. Department of Economics. Records, Box 26, Folder 9.
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