In making the pledge, Rockefeller not only gave the school one of the best testimonials it has ever received, but he also hinted where Dean David might look as he sought to match the gift. on the condition that it be matched by an equal amount within a year. The impetus for this most intensive bit of fund-raising in recent Harvard history was, of course, the $5,000,000 given in June, 1919 by John D. And even more striking is that the amazing growth of the school's financial resources has taken place within just the two past years.Д«y far the most spectacular of the ten-year accomplishments of Dean David was his ability to raise over $12,000,000 during 19 for the school's future expansion. Today in 1951, as Donald Kirk David rounds out his tenth year as dean, the Harvard School of Business Administration finds itself simultaneously at the peak of its nation-wide prestige and at the height of its financial wealth.ДЇor 43 years the school has been turning out distinguished, prosperous business leaders: but Harvard's undisputed number one rating in this line has emerged only recently.

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