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Harvard. Ph.D. Examination Candidates in Economics, 1913-1914

 

 

For seventeen Harvard economics Ph.D. candidates this posting provides information about their respective academic backgrounds, the six subjects of their general examinations along with the names of the examiners, the subject of their special subject, thesis subject and advisor(s) (where available).

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DIVISION OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D.
1913-14

Notice of hour and place will be sent out three days in advance of each examination.
The hour will ordinarily be 4 p.m.

 

Arnold Warburton Lahee.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, February 25, 1914.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Taussig, Gay, Ripley, Anderson, and R. B. Perry.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1907-11; Harvard Graduate School, 1911-12, 1913—. A.B., Harvard, 1911; A.M. ibid., 1912. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1911-12; Professor of Economics, University of Vermont, 1912-13.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology. 4. Statistics. 5. Public Finance. 6. Philosophy.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Thesis Subject: “Municipal Expenditures in Massachusetts.”

 

Rufus Stickney Tucker.

Special Examination in Economics, Thursday, April 30, 1914.
General Examination passed May 29, 1913.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1907-11; Harvard Graduate School, 1911-13. A.B., 1911; A.M., 1912. Assistant in Economics, 1913—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory. 2. Statistics. 3. Money and Banking. 4. Economic History since 1750. 5. History of American Institutions. 6. Public Finance.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Taussig, Sprague and Day.
Thesis Subject: “The Incidence of Taxes on Real Estate.” (With Professor Bullock).
Committee on Thesis: Professors Bullock, Taussig, and Day.

 

John Ise.

Special Examination in Economics, Friday, May 1, 1914.
General Examination passed May 2, 1913.
Academic History: University of Kansas, 1904-11; Harvard Graduate School, 1911—. Mus.B., Kansas, 1908; A.B., ibid., 1910; LL.B., ibid., 1911; A.M., Harvard, 1912. Assistant in Economics, 1912-13.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology and Social Reform. 4. Public Finance and Financial History. 5. Money, Banking, and Crises. 6. Jurisprudence.
Special Subject: Economics of Agriculture.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Turner, Gay, Carver, and James Ford.
Thesis Subject: “History of the Forestry Policy of the United States.”
Committee on Thesis: Professors Bullock, Turner, and R. T. Fisher.

 

Harry Rudolph Tosdal.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 4, 1914.
Committee: Professors Ripley (chairman), Taussig, Bullock, Sprague, and Holcombe.
Academic History: St. Olaf College, 1906-09; Universities of Berlin and Leipsic, 1911-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1913 (Jan.)—. S.B., St. Olaf College, 1909. Assistant in Economics, 1913.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Public Finance. 3. Economic History since 1750. 4. Transportation. 5. Municipal Government. 6. Industrial Organization.
Special Subject: Industrial Organization.
Thesis Subject: “The German Kartell Movement.” (With Professor Ripley.)

 

Robert Campbell Line.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 6, 1914.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Turner, Ripley, Day, and Anderson.
Academic History: University of Montana, 1906-10; Harvard Graduate School, 1910-12. A.B., Montana, 1910; A.M. Harvard, 1911. Instructor in Economics, Mt. Holyoke College, 1912—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory. 2. Sociology. 3. Agricultural Economics. 4. Public Finance and Financial History. 5. Transportation and Foreign Commerce. 6. History of American Institutions since 1789.
Special Subject: Agricultural Economics.
Thesis Subject: “The Meat Supply of the United States.” (With Professor Carver.)

 

William Clifford Clark.

General Examination in Economics, Thursday, May 7, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Gay, Ripley, Munro, and Anderson.
Academic History: Queen’s University, 1906-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912—. A.M., Queen’s, 1910. Tutor in Latin, Queen’s, 1910-12.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology. 4. Modern Government. 5. International Trade and Tariff Policy. 6. Labor Problems.
Special Subject: International Trade and Tariff Policy.
Thesis Subject: “The Canadian Grain Trade.”

 

Harley Leist Lutz.

Special Examination in Economics, Friday, May 8, 1914.
General Examination passed May 14, 1909.
Academic History: Oberlin College, 1904-07; Harvard Graduate School, 1907-09. A.B., Oberlin, 1907; A.M., Harvard, 1908. Austin Teaching Fellow, Harvard, 1908-09; Sheldon Travelling Fellow, 1911-12; Associate Professor of Economics, Oberlin, 1909—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History to 1750, with special reference to England. 3. Sociology and Social Reform. 4. Money, Banking, and Commercial Crises. 5. Public Finance and Financial History. 6. History of American Institutions.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Taussig, Sprague, and Day.
Thesis Subject: “State Control over the Assessment of Property, with special reference to the State Tax Commissions.” (With Professor Bullock.)
Committee on Thesis: Professors Bullock, Day, and Holcombe.

 

Louis August Rufener.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 11, 1914.
Committee: Professors Ripley (chairman), Bullock, Gay, Munro, and Anderson.
Academic History: University of Kansas, 1907-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912—. A.B., Kansas, 1911; A.M. ibid., 1912. Assistant in Economics, 1913—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology. 4. Public Finance. 5. Labor Problems. 6. Municipal Government.
Special Subject: Labor Problems.
Thesis Subject: “The Work of the Massachusetts State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration.” (With Professor Ripley.)

 

Homer Bews Vanderblue.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 11, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Turner, Sprague, Day, and Dr. Copeland.
Academic History: Northwestern University, 1907-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912—. A.B., Northwestern, 1911; A.M. ibid., 1912. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1913—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Statistics. 3. History of American Institutions since 1789. 4. Economic History since 1750. 5. Commercial Organization. 6. Transportation.
Special Subject: Transportation.
Thesis Subject: “Railroad Valuation.” (With Professor F. W. Taussig and Mr. E. J. Rich.)

 

Eugene Mark Kayden.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 13, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Bullock, Gay, Ripley, and R. B. Perry.
Academic History: University of Colorado, 1908-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912-13; Princeton Graduate School, 1913—. A.B., Colorado, 1912; A.M. Harvard, 1913.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Money and Banking. 4. Public Finance and Financial History. 5. Philosophy. 6. Labor Problems and Labor History.
Special Subject: Labor Problems.
Thesis Subject: “The Labor Movement in the United States, 1890-1912.” (With Professors Taussig and Ripley.)

 

Percy Gamble Kammerer.

General Examination in Economics (Social Ethics), Thursday, May 14, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Ripley, Day, Anderson, Foerster, and R. B. Perry.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1904-06, 1910-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1913(Feb.)—. A.B., 1908 (1913).
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Ethical Theory. 3. Poor Relief. 4. Social Reforms. 5. Sociology. 6. The Labor Questions.
Special Subject: Sociology.
Thesis Subject: (undecided).

 

Hermann Franklin Arens.

General Examination in Economics, Friday, May 15, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Sprague, Anderson, Foerster, and Yerkes.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1903-06; Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, 1906-08; General Theological Seminary, New York, 1908-09; Harvard Graduate School, 1912—. A.B., Harvard, 1907; A.M. ibid., 1913. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1912-13; Assistant in Social Ethics, 1913—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Sociology. 3. Socialism and Labor Problems. 4. Philosophy. 5. Agricultural Economics. 6. Money, Banking, and Commercial Crises.
Special Subject: Sociology.
Thesis Subject: (undecided).

 

Yamato Ichihashi.

Special Examination in Economics, Monday, May 18, 1914.
General Examination passed May 1, 1912.
Academic History: Leland Stanford Junior University, 1904-08; Harvard Graduate School, 1910-12. A.B., Stanford, 1907; A.M., ibid., 1908. Assistant in Economics, Stanford, 1908-10; Instructor in History and Government, ibid., 1913—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology and Social Reform. 4. Statistics. 5. Anthropology. 6. Labor Problems and Industrial Organization.
Special Subject: Labor Problems.
Committee: Professors Ripley (chairman), Taussig, Bullock, James Ford, and Foerster.
Thesis Subject: “Emigration from Japan, and Japanese Immigration into the State of California.” (With Professor Ripley)
Committee on Thesis: Professors Ripley, Turner, and Carver.

 

Frederic Ernest Richter.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 18, 1914.
Committee: Professors Sprague (chairman), Turner, Gay, Day, and Anderson.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1909-13; Harvard Graduate School, 1913—. A.B., 1913. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1912—.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Statistics. 4. Money, Banking and Commercial Crises. 5. Economics of Corporations. 6. History of American Institutions since 1783.
Special Subject: Economics of Corporations.
Thesis Subject: “Underwriting and Marketing Securities in the United States and England.” (With Professor Sprague.)

 

Wesley Everett Rich.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 20, 1914.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Turner, Gay, Foerster, and Mr. W. C. Fisher.
Academic History: Wesleyan University, 1907-11; Harvard Graduate School, 1911—. A.B., Wesleyan, 1911; A.M. ibid., 1912. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1912-13.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology. 4. Public Finance. 5. Labor Problems and Socialism. 6. History of American Institutions.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Thesis Subject: “The History of the United States Post Office.”

 

Ralph Cahoon Whitnack.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 20, 1914.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Ripley, Sprague, Day, and Anderson.
Academic History: Brown University, 1902-06; Harvard Graduate School, 1909-11, 1913—; Universities of Paris and Munich, 1912-13. A.B., Brown, 1906; A.M., Harvard, 1911. Austin Teaching Fellow in Economics, 1910-11; Instructor in Economics, Brown, 1911-12.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Money, Banking, and Crises. 4. Transportation and Foreign Commerce. 5. Ethics. 6. Sociology.
Special Subject: Theories of Distribution.
Thesis Subject: “Social Stratification.” (With Professors Taussig and Anderson.)

 

Johann Gottfried Ohsol.

Special Examination in Economics, Monday, May 25, 1914.
General Examination passed May 6, 1911.
Academic History: Polytechnic Institute of Riga, 1899-1903; Harvard Graduate School, 1909-11, 1912-13. Candidate in Commerce, Riga, 1903; A.M., Harvard, February, 1914.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology and Social Reform. 4. Public Finance and Financial History. 5. Labor Problems and Industrial Organization. 6. History of American Institutions.
Special Subject: Labor Problems.
Committee: Professors Gay (chairman), Ripley, Foerster, and Holcombe.
Thesis Subject: “The Recent Agrarian Movement in Russia and its Historical Background.” (With Professor Gay.)
Committee on Thesis: Professors Gay, Ripley, and Wiener.

 

Source: Harvard University Archives. Harvard University, Examinations for the Ph.D. (HUC 7000.70), Folder “Examinations for the Ph.D., 1913-14”.

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Harvard. Thirteen Ph.D. Examinees, 1915-16

For thirteen Harvard economics Ph.D. candidates this posting provides information about their respective academic backgrounds, the six subjects of their general examinations along with the names of the examiners, the subject of their special subject, thesis subject and advisor(s) (where available). Of particular note are the records for Harvard historian of early economic thought, Arthur Eli Monroe, and the soon to become distinguished Chicago (later Princeton) economist, Jacob Viner.

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DIVISION OF HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND ECONOMICS
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF PH.D.
1915-16

Notice of hour and place will be sent out three days in advance of each examination.
The hour will ordinarily be 4 p.m.

 

Arthur Eli Monroe.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, October 13, 1915.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Taussig, Gay, Day, and Holcombe.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1904-08; Harvard Graduate School, 1913-February, 1916. A.B., Harvard, 1908; A. M., ibid., 1914. Teacher of Latin and German, Kent School, Connecticut, 1909-13; Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1914-February, 1916; Tutor in the Division of History, Government, and Economics, 1915-February, 1916; Instructor I Economics, Williams College, February, 1916-.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Public Finance. 4. Statistical Method and its Application. 5. History of Political Theory. 6. Topic in the History of Economic Thought.
Special Subject: Some topic in the History of American Economic Thought.

 

Merton Kirk Cameron.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, November 17, 1915.
Committee: Professors Gay (chairman), Ripley, Taussig, Anderson, and Day.
Academic History: Princeton University, 1904-08; Harvard Graduate School, 1913-. A.B., Princeton, 1908; A. M., Harvard, 1914. Head of Department of History, Lanier High School, Montgomery, Alabama, 1911-13; Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1915-.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Money, Banking, and Crises. 4. Transportation. 5. Economics of Corporations. 6. American History.
Special Subject: Economic History of the United States.
Thesis Subject: “The History of the Tobacco Growing Industry in the United States.” (With Professor E. F. Gay.)

 

Herbert Knight Dennis

General Examination in Economics, Tuesday, February 29, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Perry, Tozzer, Ford, Foerster, and Anderson.
Academic History: Allegheny College, 1907-08; Brown University, 1910-12; Princeton University, 1912-14; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. Ph.B., Brown, 1912; A. M., Princeton, 1914; A.M. Harvard, 1915.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Ethical Theory and its History. 3. Poor Relief. 4. Social Reforms. 5. Sociology. 6. Anthropology.
Special Subject: Social Psychology.Thesis Subject: “The French Canadians—A Study in Race Psychology.” (With Professor Foerster.)

 

James Washington Bell.

General Examination in Economics, Wednesday, May 3, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Ripley, Munro, Anderson, and Copeland.
Academic History: University of Colorado, 1908-14; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. A.B., Colorado, 1912; A.M., ibid., 1913. Assistant in Economics, University of Colorado, 1912-14.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Public Finance. 4. Labor Problems. 5. Sociology. 6. Municipal Government.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Thesis Subject: “Taxation of Railroads in New England.” (With Professor Bullock.)

 

William Burke Belknap.

General Examination in Economics, Thursday, May 4, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Gay, Ripley, Anderson, and Dr. Morison.
Academic History: Yale College, 1904-08; University of Chicago, 1913-14 (two terms); Haverad Graduate School, 1914-. A.V., Yale, 1908; A.M. Harvard, 1915.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Labor Problems. 4. Money and Banking. 5. American History since 1789. 6. Public Finance.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Thesis Subject: “History of the State Finances of Kentucky.” (With Professor Bullock.)

 

Henry Bass Hall.

General Examination in Economics, Friday, May 5, 1916.
Committee: Professors Gay (chairman), Taussig, Turner, Day, and Anderson.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1904-05; Amherst College, 1906-07; Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1911-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912-. S.B., Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1912.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Money and Banking. 3. International Trade. 4. Economic History since 1750. 5. Agricultural Economics. 6. American History since 1789.
Special Subject: Agricultural Economics.
Thesis Subject: “Economic History of Massachusetts Agriculture.” (With Professors Carver and Gay.)

 

Charles Cloyd Creekpaum.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 8, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Day, Anderson, Copeland, and Holcombe.
Academic History: University of Nebraska, 1908-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. A. B., Nebraska, 1912. Principal of High School, Alvo, Nebraska, 1912-13; Principal of High School, McCool Junction, Nebraska, 1913-14.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Sociology. 4. Statistics. 5. History of Political Theory. 6. Public Finance.
Special Subject: Public Finance.
Thesis Subject: “the Financial Results of Public Ownership of Railways.” (With Professor Bullock.)

 

Mark Anson Smith.

General Examination in Economics, Thursday, May 11, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Hart, Gay, Ripley, and Dr. Davis.
Academic History: Dartmouth College, 1906-10; University of Wisconsin, 1911-14; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. A.B., Dartmouth, 1910; A.M., Wisconsin, 1913.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Money and Banking. 4. Economics of Corporations. 5. Public Finance. 6. American Government and Constitutional Law.
Special Subject: Public Finance.

 

John Emmett Kirshman.

General Examination in Economics, Friday, May 12, 1916.
Committee: Professors Bullock (chairman), Ripley, Gay, Munro, and Foerster.
Academic History: Central Wesleyan College, 1901-04; Syracuse University, 1907-08; University of Wisconsin, 1908-09; University of Illinois, 1914-15; Harvard Graduate School, 1915-. Ph.B., Central Wesleyan, 1904; Ph.M. Syracuse, 1908. Assistant Professor of History, North Dakota Agricultural College, 1909-14; Teaching Fellow in Economics, University of Illinois, 1914-15.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Public Finance. 3. Economic History since 1750. 4. Comparative Modern Government. 5. Economics of Corporations. 6. Socialism and Social Reform.
Special Subject: Public Finance
Thesis Subject: “Taxation of Banking Institutions.” (With Professor Bullock)

 

Zenas Clark Dickinson.

General Examination in Economics, Monday, May 15, 1916.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Gay, Yerkes, Day, and Dr. Burbank
Academic History: University of Nebraska, 1910-14; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. A.B., Nebraska, 1914.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Statistical Method and its Application. 4. Public Finance. 5. Psychology. 6. Suitable Field in Economic Theory and its History, with special reference to Psychology.
Special Subject: Suitable Field in Economic Theory.

 

Arthur Harrison Cole.

Special Examination in Economics, Thursday, May 18, 1916.
Committee:
General Examination passed January 7, 1915.
Academic History: Bowdoin College, 1907-11; Harvard Graduate School, 1911-. A.B., Bowdoin, 1911; A.M., Harvard, 1913. Assistant in Economics, Harvard, 1913
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Economic History since 1750. 3. Money, Banking, and Commercial Crises. 4. Public Finance and Financial History. 5. International Trade and Tariff History. 6. Political and Constitutional History of the United States.
Special Subject: Economic History of the United States.
Committee: Professors Gay (chairman), Taussig, Turner, and Sprague.
Thesis Subject: “History of the Wool Manufacturing Industry in the United States, to the year 1830.” (With Professors Gay and Taussig.)
Committee on Thesis: Professors Gay, Taussig, and Sprague.

 

Jacob Viner

General Examination in Economics, Friday, May 19, 1916.
Committee: Professors Taussig (chairman), Bullock, R. B. Perry, Anderson, and Gras.
Academic History: McGill University, Montreal, 1911-14; Harvard Graduate School, 1914-. A.B., McGill. 1914; A.M., Harvard, 1915.
General Subjects: 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. International Trade. 3. Public Finance. 4. Sociology. 5. Economic History since 1750. 6. Theory of Value (Philosophy).
Special Subject: International Trade.
Thesis Subject: “International Balance of Payments” (With Professor Taussig)

 

Percy Gamble Kammerer.

Special Examination in Economics, Monday, May 22, 1916.
General Examination passed May 14, 1914.
Academic History: Harvard College, 1904-06, 1910-12; Harvard Graduate School, 1912-. A. B., 1908 (1913).
General Subjects: : 1. Economic Theory and its History. 2. Ethical Theory. 3. Poor Relief. 4. Social Reforms. 5. Sociology. 6. The Labor Question.
Special Subject: The Family considered Historically and in its Relation to Social Institutions.
Committee: Professors Foerster (chairman), Ripley, Feguson, Tozzer, Ford, and Anderson.
Thesis Subject: “The Unmarried Mother: a Study of Case Histories.” (With Professor Foerster.)
Committee on Thesis: Professors Foerster, Taussig, and Dearborn.

 

Source: Harvard University Archives. Harvard University, Examinations for the Ph.D. (HUC 7000.70), Folder “Examinations for the Ph.D., 1915-1916”.

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