Harvard Business School - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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IAMIZS BRYANT CONANT. AB.. PHD I,fUS!.L1,t'f7l

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CSIS FISHER BAK

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The Dean's Messagie STUDENTS OF THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCH The rapidity with which generations school but in the succession of young men makes it easy to have even a strong individ of this School slowly fade away. The grou we occupy was completed ten years ago an 1931. The inspiration of his life, his gif giving it are still strong in the Faculty of the better here than to quote from the editorial in published at the time of his death. By his Business School, he dowered it with more than money, inasmuch as strength and courage to do a work essentia century when traditions are being shaken to face the fact of change. Mr. Baker was never a man to say mu and what he did stand out clearly. One characteristics was a certain homely kindness knew him were acquainted. He could Hnd ti a business that at times was vast in its pro individuals and their needs, to give these, as attention and to let them know that he wa them. He was, if you choose, an old-fashio - . . m was nothing old fashioned in the vigor of his ness of his character. These were so marke fashioned loses its meaning ...... It is a great relief when we see one something to do, does it, letting the action sp motives be weighed by the ultimate fairness th enough to help them magnificently. Trusti youth and loved it, giving it what should h that is facing all Americans. He did trust youth, to say that in these fundamental things there age, they are above the years and untouched b to give a still stronger anchorage to an unde with progress, and he did so in a matter of fac OCTOBER 25, 1937. 21 if d r OOI,Z change, not only in a oing into active life. lity like the founder p of buildings which d Mr. Baker died in and his manner of School. I can do no our Alumni Bulletin gift to the Harvard he gave it renewed in this momentous ieces and men must l h, but what he was f his most marked with which all that e in all the cares of p rtions to think of i . were, his personal really thinking of ed man, but there d and the upright- that the term old- S i rho, when he has c for itself and the V al at fortunately resides in all men. Mr. Baker trusted Harvard and 9 its Business School ng them, he trusted elp in the great task b T t it is more correct is either youth nor y hem. He helped ta ing that marches f a d tranquil way.