Owen W. Graves Wins May Prize

The May prize for graduation theses in the Business School has been granted to Owen Winchester Graves, A.B., Acadia College, 1914, M.B.A., Harvard University 1920, for his thesis on "Prerequisites and Factors to the Most Effective Use of Works Committees." The 2nd prize has been awarded to Howard Scott Noble, A.B., Simpson College, 1914, M.B.A., Harvard University, 1920, for his thesis on "Methods of Determining Cost of Sales in Distribution of Automobiles."

The award of these prize was delayed during 1918-1919 owing to the special session of the Graduate School of Business Administration held from January to August, 1919. the four theses having the highest average of those submitted both in the regular and special sessions were selected by the Committee to compete for the two prizes. The graduation thesis is a requirement from all students of the school in the year in which they are candidates for degree, and from the number thus submitted the two theses considered best are selected for the award of the May prizes.