Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
BANK HEADS SOON
TO NAME WINNERS
IN ESSAY CONTEST
Judges to Select Three Lead.
ing Papers, With Convention
Trips as Rewards.
20 JUNIOR BANKERS
AFTER HIGH HONORS
D. c. Delegates Off to American
: Institute of Banking An
/ nual Meeting.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Three Washington bank presidents
are working overtime attempting to
select the winners in the annual essay
contest of Washington Chapter. Amer
lean Institute of Banking, in which the
authors OF the papers rated first, second
and third are rewarded with trips to
the District Bankers Convention, which
takes place next week Twenty-nine
papers were submitted this year, rec
ord number.
Subject is of primary importance to
all banks, What Are the Best Methods
for Selecting and Training Bank Per-
sonnet in Order to Secure Efficient
Management and Individual Advance
ment?" 1t has brought forth a larger
number Of papers than any previous
contests, and the judges. Marry G..
Meem president. Washington Loan &,
Trust Co.; Morris D. Rosenberg. presi-
dent, Bank of Commerce g. Savings. and
John B. Cochran, president, Franklin
National Bank, are having difficulty in
selecting the winners.
Judge Praises ESSAYS.
pressed it, the importance of the proper
selection and training of bank personnel
is realized as matter of vital interest
to the banks and the papers submitted
are going to be of immediate dollars
and cents value to our member banks.
Indeed, 1t may prove an outstanding
feature of practical value to spring from
this years convention, because the
problems that confront the administra-
ton of modern banking demand a uni
formly high standard of intelligence
and proficiency. Since the public turn
naturally to the financial institutions
for guidance and counsel it is of vital
Importance to have men of special
adaptability and fitness for the re5pon-
sibilities that devolve upon their I
look upon these essays as paving the
Nav to that end"
The prize winning essays are read
by their authors at the convention
and the first paper is printed in the
annual edition of the Proceedings of
the Convention" Announcement of
the winners is expected early this
week.
Registrations Of delegates continue
to come in gratifying numbers. The
last call will be out on Tuesday and
Saturday. June 4. is named as the
closing date for their acceptance. The
association members leave on the eve
ming of Wednesday, June 8. for the
four-day session at Hot Springs, Va
Governor to Address Bankers.
Gov. James Rolph. jr, of California,
DR.. R. B. Won Klein Smidt president
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, and other nationally known
figures will address the general ses-
sions of the annual convention of the
American Institute of Banking, which
will be held at Los Angeles June
6 to 10.
There will be eight conferences held
at the convention on the following
subjects: ADULTS and accounting, bank
administration, business development
and advertising, credits. deposit func-
lions, investments and investment
banking, savings banking. trust func-
lions. All Of these subjects are in
tensely interesting to the entire bank
irg profession. and it is expected
that many new and valuable ideas will
be developed
There will also be held chapter ad-
mlnistration conferences on Wednes-
day and Thursday mornings, chapter
publicity conference and public speak
ing conference on Wednesday, debate
conference, public education confer
ence and womens conference on
Thursday morning.
Business meetings will be held daily
and during spare moments the dele
gates will be entertained by the Los
Angeles Chapter of the American In
stltute of Banking in various ways, one
OF the outstanding events planned being
a trip to the famous Catalina Island.
The delegates from Washington are
Richard A. Norris, T. Hunton Leith,
II. j. Roberts, j. Earle McGeary and
Herbert w. Walker.