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Atlanta — E. A. Duff Macbeth was the speaker at the
March 27 meeting of the Atlanta Chapter of the National
Society for Business Budgeting. His subject was "A CPA's
View of Budgeting."
Boston — Notice has been received from the Massachusetts
Society of Certified Public Accountants that
Hugh Dysart, Jr. has been elected one of the directors of
the Society; he was also elected chairman of the Committee
on Cooperation with the Bar Association. In addition
he has been appointed chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Republican Club of Massachusetts.
Donald C. Wiese, supervisor of the tax department, has
been elected chairman of the Committee on Ethics in Tax
Practice for the State Society of CPAs. In March Mr.
Wiese participated in a panel program on a local television
station, answering questions on federal income
taxes which were telephoned in by the viewing public
throughout the broadcast. He also spoke before the Lions'
Club in Kingston, Mass. on "Recent Developments in
Federal Income Taxation."
Paul Gerry, as chairman of the Tax Information Subcommittee
of the Public Relations Committee of the
Mass. Society of CPA's, assisted that association in compiling
several articles regarding tax information and contacted
newspapers throughout the state to arrange for the
publication of these articles. He was assisted by Robert
Margil of the Boston office tax department. Mr. Gerry
also acted as coordinator recently for two television programs
on state taxes.
Chicago — Robert Trueblood participated in a film of a
seminar which is to be included in a one-day EDP orientation
conference for top executives of AT&T customers
and in a three-day EDP conference for other officers of
customers and potential customers. The final script will
run between a half hour and an hour. Ed Bursk, editor
of the Harvard Business Review, was moderator. In addition
to Mr. Trueblood, members of the panel included
Dean Willis Winn of the Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania; John
Magee, Vice-Assistant Controller of AT&T; Mike Wol-antes
of Bell Labs; and Dick Neuschel of McKinsey & Co.
As Past Chairman of the Board of Examiners in Accountancy
of the State of Illinois, Allen C. Howard spoke
on "Grading the C.P.A. Examination in the State of
Illinois" at a "preview" clinic for examination candidates.
This clinic was sponsored by The Illinois Society of Certified
Public Accountants at the Loyola University Student
Center on Saturday, April 13th.
At the March 19th meeting of a group of corporate
executives participating in an executive development
program under the direction of industrial psychologist
Wendell Knowles, Stephen Finney discussed "Profitability
Accounting."
Justin Davidson addressed the American Management
Association at its Finance and Orientation Seminar held
March 6th, on the subject "Using Scientific Techniques
as Analytical Tools in the Acquisition Process."
As guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Society
of Die Casting Engineers on May 2nd, Donald Hausman
spoke on "How the New Travel and Entertainment Rules
Affect You."
Raymond Revers participated in the Career Days observance
held for the sophomore class of Loyola University
on the 2nd of May. He addressed interested students
on "A Career in Accounting." On May 15th, he acted
as discussion leader at the Institute of Internal Auditors'
meeting. The topic considered was "Sales Order Processing."
Christopher Bohus, Carroll Ebert, Richard Gallagher
and Raymond Revers attended the Management Conference
conducted by the University of Chicago at Mc-
Cormick Place on March 27th.
James R. Bragg has received the Data Processing Management
Association's Certificate in Data Processing. In
order to receive this professional certificate, one must
pass an examination encompassing a wide range of subjects
considered mandatory for competence in the field
of data processing, including statistics, mathematics and
various types of automatic data processing systems and
methods.
Cleveland — Frank Break, Jr., supervisor of the tax department,
was elected president of the "Downtown
Toastmasters Club."
Dallas — Alan Roberts participated in a panel discussion
before Baptist College and University financial administrators
from the Southwest Area on the 22nd of February.
The conference, the first for those administrators, was
hosted by the Annuity Board of The Southern Baptist
Convention, a Dallas office client, and annual conferences
are planned for the future. The panel discussion
was the final item on the program and was designed to
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