Prize essays;

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BALTIMORE
BIRMINGHAM HASKINS & SELLS PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH
PORTLAND
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CINCINNATI SAN DIEGO
CLEVELAND BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO
DALLAS SEATTLE
DENVER TULSA
DETROIT WATERTOWN
KANSAS CITY LOS ANGELES — MINNEAPOLIS HAVANA
NEWARK LONDON
NEW ORLEANS EXECUTIVE OFFICES PARIS
NEW YORK HASKINS & SELLS BUILDING
37 WEST 39TH ST., NEW YORK SHANGHAI
VOL. V I I NEW Y O R K , M A Y , 1924 No. 5
Prize Essays
FORTY-TWO members of the organiza­tion
entered the prize competition
under which the firm offered, on November
19, 1923, prizes of $100, $50, and $25,
respectively, for the three best essays sub­mitted
on the subject of "How May We
Improve the Quality of Our Service to
Clients?" Sixteen practice offices were
represented, including London and Paris.
New York Thirty-ninth Street office had
the largest representation, with eleven con­testants.
All essays were read critically by two
members of the firm who selected ten for
final consideration. Such selections were
then read carefully by three additional mem­bers
of the firm, including one from out of
town. The first, second, and third choices
of the entire five readers were then weighted.
The awards were made to the contestants
receiving the three highest ratings.
First price of $100 was awarded to Mr.
S. B. Stevenson, Thirty-ninth Street office;
second prize, of $50, to Miss J . M . Palen,
Broad Street office; third prize, of $25, to
Mr. E. L. Kincaid, Newark office. Honor­able
mention was also given to Messrs.
W. A. Dunning, Dallas; J . E. Barnett,
Atlanta; C. C. I. Oehler, Broad Street,
all three of whom submitted essays equally
meritorious.
It is a matter of some surprise that more
essays were not submitted. On the other
hand, those received were generally of a
high order and showed evidence of careful
thought. Perhaps what was lacking in
quantity was made up in quality. Prac­tical
value of the suggestions constituted
the principal basis for judging the essays.
Many of the papers which were rejected
from final consideration, even though lack­ing
in a sufficient number of practical sug­gestions,
contained one or more points of
value. Notwithstanding the meager num­ber
of essays submitted the value of the
suggestions made and the insight thereby
afforded into the reactions on the subject
of those who entered the competition
make the contest well worth while. The
future will doubtless throw some light
on the matter. The prize winning essays
follow.
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