Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
DR.. HOLLIS GODFREY
On Mananennent Education

A II A time when American industry is
turning to the educator to solve the
problems Of industry and the colleges or
the country are endeavoring to utilize their
resources to render the greatest service,
Phi'adelphian has been chosen to perfect
working plan for each
He is DR.. Hollis Godfrey, president of
the Drexel Institute and former commits
sioner of education and engineering of the
advisory commission of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. Recently Doctor Godfrey
was appointed chairman of the Council OF
Management Education, an organization
formed by the colleges and the largest in
dustries in this country. The corporations
backing the movement have combined
capitalization of $4,000, 100000
American industry" said Doctor God
frey at the Drexel Institute today, lis
facing one of the gravest crises in the his
tory Of this country. The vital problem is
not one of labor or materials or costs, as
many persons assert. 1t Is the problem OF
the management man, who is the controlling
factor in industry. 4
Unless q person Is in close touch with
the industries of this country ne cannot DC
acquainted with the true conditions. Inc
cnDtaius of industry are becoming nervous
wrecks, their organizations are weakening
and the cause Is to be found in the enormous
shortage of properly trained management
Cannot Fill Vacancies
"Ncver in the history of the world has
there been such n shortage. 1t has been
caused by the war, which used up the re-
serve rs well as taking the lives OF thou
sands of men just stepping into the pig
positions. and by changes in our economic
@ III y TAX Yr to Pbeha sbS Sefp eGISn and chcg % and
YOU will find that they are worrying about
their organizations. 1t is virtually impos-
sible to fill the places of the men who have
departed.
American industry is turning to educa-
ton as its salvation. Industry recognizes
that its success in the past is due primarily
TO the college grade men and the colleges.
Where was the steel industry before the
chemists appeared? Where was the dye in
dustry and so on!
'The best insurance on earth ior industry
is education, The big business men some
times do not appreciate this; but, when they
stop to think, they agree that education Is
the one controlling force in industry.
'1iecognzing the need of obtaining
constant source Of technically trained men,
American industry has awakened to the
necessity of working in the closest harmony
with the colleges. And the colleges have
come to realize that they have not been
rendering maximum service to the COM
munity. , A..
philadelphia was the place where, the
first effort was made to bring the colleges
and industry together. Under the auspices
of the Technology Clubs Associated of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology a
convention was held here in March, when
the entire field was covered and plans made
for the formation OF a permanent organiza :
tion.
'Reprcsentatiyes of the largest universe
| ties in the country then agreed that the
| colleges were falling down on their job
| Several of the most important industries
| insisted that the American schools awake to
| the imperative needs of industry and turn
| their attention to developing the type of
| men best fitted to step into the class OF man
| agement men.
Management Man the Key
"At this conference survey report was
| read, made by the ". G. A., which covered
| the eastern part of the United States. More
| than $50 executives stated that there are
| four great needs of industry tOday-in-
| creased production, decreased cost, in
| creased incentive and increased stability.
| Both the industrial and college representa- =
| tiyes agreed that education alone can meet
these needs and that the management man,
| from the chief executive to the foreman,
| holds the key to the situation.
| 'Growing out of this conference came
| the Council of Management Education
| which has become the clearing house for all
| educational and industrial matters in the
| country. The American Council of Educa
! tion, representing the 620 colleges. inmedi b
| ately appointed a committee TO 90 operate.
| That committee has become part of the
4 council. TO date corporations having capi- :