Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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,H JULES S. TAYLOR, NEW Yokx C1'1'Y l'lllfCl'tZ'llll11lC!!f Clllllllllttilif C29 l'o1'11s1zs I.ANu1'AmaS IXREAS Llonimereial French liuropc Near East Mr. Taylor was horn in Paris, lirance. and has studied in various European and American schools, specializing in commercial, political and cultural suh- jects. He has had several years' experience in ex- porting. importing and research work. He has traveled throughout xvistern Europe, and was chief clerk for the Supreme Provost Court and Bureau of Civil Ahfairs, American Army of Occupation, Ger- manv. XYhile serving in this capacity he wrote special economic and political reports for the VVar Department and the Rhinelaud High Commission. HUGH H. TELLER lYtxs111Ncs'1'oN, D. C. t'oI'nsus l.ANu1'.m1zs Amazxs l'o1m11e1'eial lircnch lfurope I Hllllilll2tlC'COllSlllilf Mr. Teller is a Michigander hy birth, hut moved to XYashington, D. C.. in IQOS, and was educated in the puhlic schools and Technical High School of that city. Studied at the National School of Fine and Applied Art during IQIS, '16 and ,I7. Appointed in the field service of the U. S. Coast Guard in 1917, resigning from that position in T918 to enter the .Nir Service. Served in Aerial l'hotographic Section No. 75 until discharged in IQIQ. XVas reappointed to coast tluard Headquarters and is still connected with that othce, EDWARD H. VANDER NVAs111NG'roN, D. C. Cornsigs I.ANu1'Ae1sS AREAS L4Ol'll!llCl'Ci3l Dutch Europe German Spanish .Xlthough a 'llollander by hirth. Mr. Vander came to the United States in 1909 and has received most -ri his education in this country. He has a wide selling experience with various American tirms and also has a scientific knowledge of the dairy industry, for which the land of his hirth is famous. Mr. Vander speaks Dutch fluently' Zllltl naturally is thoroughly familiar with social and economic condi- tions in the Netherlands.

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FLOYD E. SULLIVAN, A. B., A fb E , ' VVAUs,xU, MVIS. Exec. Com, Ilan-.Xmerican Studints' As:-II. Coeizsrzs l.ANIaI',uai-gs .Xnmsn E C01'lll11PliCiJll Freucli lyalin J'klllt'l'lC1l Shipping Sp: nish l'ar I :I I Before entering tl'c School of Foreign Service Xlr. Sullivan spent three ard a half years in the School of Connnerce and Bus ness .-Xdministr :ion of the University of VYiscon5in. He received his ,X. lil. de- gree from George XYElSl'llllglOll University and now completes his foreign service education by receiving an M. F. S. degree from the School of Foreign Ser- vice. Foreign lands are no novelty to him hecause for four years he served as an officer in the U. S. Navy, attached to the Destroyer Flotilla, and during his cruises visited many foreign ports. FELIX A. SZCZEPANIK NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Polish American Lvuiversit Cluh Counsifs LANGUAGES y AREAS Commercial Russian Near East Shipping Polish Diplomatic-Consular German Czecho-Slovakian Mr. Szczepanik is especially interested in eastern lfurope and the Near East as export lields. He is 28 years of age, and lIas had six years of intensive study in high school and college in Poland. and as a result has acquired a practical knowledge of Polish, liohemian, Russian, Ukrainian, German, and Croatiziii and Servian, and has lately undertaken the study of Spanish and FreIIcl1. He is a graduate of St. Johns College of Philadelphia, from which he entered the School of Foreign Service. He has acted as trans- lator in the l1'OVll1g picture industry and at present is employed in the Foreign Section of the Department of Agriculture as Statistician and Translator.

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JOHN B. WELCH WAsH1NoTON, D. C. Covksas I.ANorAcEs Anus Connnercial French Europe Mr. VVelch comes to the School Of Foreign Service from George XVashingtOn University. Being inter- ested in commerce he has devoted special attention to the subjects of the commercial course While here. llis business qualifications are quite desirable too, for in his capacity as private secretary he has had an opportunity to see the inside workings of business. RALPH P. WEST, B.S., VVASHINGTON, D. C. Iiisiorian, D. A. V, QVUURSES l.ANc:l'AoEs Anms I ommereial French lznrupe bllippnlg German Mr. lYest, after receiving his ll. S. in Horticulture from the University of Maryland. entered Govern- ment service for special research Work in vegetable oils. He remained in the Government service for four years, then resigned and became connected with the distribution of a famous brand of Olive Oil. ln this position he rendered valuable services to his employers by his research work in various vegetable oils. During the summer of IQZI he attended George lVashingtOn University, specializing in Admiralty and lnternational Law. and in the fall entered the School of Foreign Service, JOHN B. WISE, A qv E XVASHINGTON, D. C. lfilitorial Staff Ye Domesday lloolccu Cvwksi-3:4 I.ANm'.mr:s Aramis A f ommerclal Spanish l.at1n-America Shipping Mr. Wiise has had a wide business experience, hav- ing been a buyer for a large mill supplies house, and having been a salesman for a large manufacturing establishment. He has traveled Widely in Europe and in South America, and is familiar with condi- tions and customs there. Mr. lVise is an C3I'1l6St student and possesses marked ability. He will prove an asset to any exporting concern.