Harvard Business School - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE PRESIDENT OE HARVARD UNIVERSITY Doctor Blames Bryant Conant, President of the University, has stated eloquently the importance of the Fields of human relations and social relations to our society. Since these Fields are the embodiment of Elton Mayols work, we feel it appropriate to recall a particular statement made in this regard by President Conant in T948 at the 'lOOth anniversary of the Community Service Society ot New York. We quote . . . . . . in the application of sound knowledge about human relations lies the possibility of answering some of the hardest problems we have faced in making our industrial democracy work as a dynamic society ol Free men . . . . . . l-luman relations in our halt of tomorrow's world are the key to our survival. A totalitarian socialistic nation may be able to get on with old Fashioned ideas, but an open society with our ideals requires other instruments and a wider understanding of modern man. We need to put to use what has already been learned by the scientists concerned with the study ot man. But even more import- ant, we need to support the erforts ot those who are trying to push forward the boundaries of knowledge in this vast area .... -the start of the 1950 Annual Report JAMES BRYANT CONANT P re.ridw1t

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THE DEA 'S MESSAGE TO THE CLASSES OF 1950 AND 1951 The decision to dedicate this volume to the memory ol Elton Mayo is a source ol deep satisfaction both to me personally and to all his former colleagues and friends, especially since lew students now at the School ever had the opportunity and privilege ol personal contact with him. Professor Mayo was one ol a remarkable group ol men whose efforts laid the Foundation lor what the School now is. l-le dedicated his own life while he was at l-larvard to reserach and reflection and worlc with younger members ol the Faculty. l-le himsell did little teaching in any ol the regular courses ol the School. Therefore, the tact that so many of the Faculty recognize his contribution to the entire instructional program is a high tribute to the relevance and vigor ol his thinlcing in respect to administration. l-lis interest in the pertinent human Facts ol a given situation was always intense. This interest went beyond the traditional boundaries ol academic subiects and led to many of his new insights. As his worlc became widely lcnown outside the School, he gave administration a new relationship to the social sciences. At the same time he helped businessmen realize the human and social implications of their responsibilities. ln these two ways he greatly widened the area ol lcnowledge relevant to the science and practice of administration in our industrial society. ln your worlc at the School you have already benefited from his vision. Many ol you will continue to Find new meaning in his wisdom as your own careers progress. IC. ' DONALD KIRK DAVID Dean Harvard Graduate School of Business Admxmstratxon