Pari 8,

July 24th. 1926.

  When many of the undertak3ngs, past and present, to whioh

the Rockefeller Foundation has given aid we -lned,  it in

evidemt that, neither in theory nor in practice, can they be

divided along llnes oorre8pondhg to the different Boards and

divisions of the BuaZ&%+&ker Folllldation.

futile to lay such emphasis pn the policies and preroptives

of the Divisions of the Rockef6ller Foundation that specific

undertakings in Field work must usually be dismembered into

arbitary ani artificial parts, not only for the purposes of

administration but even before they can be given offioial oon-

aideration.

In my opinion it is

Divisional idemtity has been mphasiaed to the

1 point of iaolation.

Rather than addust our organisation to

cope wlth problens as they oocur (and, be it noted that our field

is the World and the variety very great 1, re aut and trim opprtun-

i itiea to fit the narrow and apmrently inelaetio limits of

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Divisional or BO- pOliOg*

WOW, it ia clear that for getting work done, arlrigmnent arrl

designation of responsibility are neoessary.

have not cane in this phase of wore they have oane rather in the

relection of programnee, the definition of meres of work an8 the

determination of policies. The President of the Faundatiun, in

But our diffiaulties

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the task of cto-oxlimting and controlling the activities of able,

experienced ad eager Division chiefs, ha8 let the study of new

opportunities, the selection of programmes, the detenaination of

policy a& the assignment of resgansibility be taken away from

his office - to bewane the cause of uncertainty,  contention axl

irritation smmg the ahiefs of Boards alld Divisions.   mecutive

haads of Divisions constitute good caulsellors for the President

and good advocate6 of their cause before him and the Trustees,

but onlgwithin certaln limits can they be good judges of ea&

other's claims. Under the present organlestion, the greater the

tension between Boards the more zxauerms,  intrioate and folmal

becanes the machinery for maintaining cooperation.

If the

1 President is to continue largely as a moderator between different
1 Divisions, I oan suggest no reorganisation which would serve any

better than the present arrangement to stave off suspicion and

stalanate.

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   So far a8 the prblic is aancerned, ue might just as well have

the Rockefeller Boards incorporated under the title of the 't3oaldteller

people".
mysterious and inoorqgrehensi#e to the public.

a unity which we spend hours denying, but the la& of it is a cantinu-

a1 hindrance and irritation.

Divisional autonomy within the Foundation is equally

We are credited with

The only reorganisation which I believe would be worth making

would have these two obJeots:-

It would also mean that inveetlgation of new fields of work

and the adoption of new policies would be a function, not

of mponent Divisions of the Boundation but of the PreeiBent'e

offloe.

I would Mer queetion the validity of the Wepend=

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The other objeot of reorganisation prhould be to assure a far

greater conoern in the choice and training of officers and

their assletants. Lf I make no other godnt I would ask

attention to the eeleotion and training of officer8 and

representatives of these BoarCLs.

Chly a mall part of our

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1 work la independently administered by us; we are almost

oontinually dependent upon the co-operation of the recipient,

axx~ therefore upon the inteuigenae, taot and wisdam of 4uT


offioers.  Inevitably we are oonsidered a8 apeoialiets and

aonsulted as advieera.

times, regreeentatives of the oonstituent Boards of the B.F.
uhosen by persons ignorant of the lntemded work,or sasigned

I have seen, not once but several

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to it in haste an8 inexperience, ultimately to ureate distress

and disoredit of the Foundation, thenselves, and even the ideas

whioh the Bou~trtion was bacrkinga   This is not fair and it is

not wise; 8p organisation depend8 on men, anda reorganisation
should not overlook the oonstant importance of their selecrtion

and further training.