Ethel M Wood was one of the early workers in the movement towards scientific management and in the 1920s served in the International Institute of Scientific Management in Geneva. She has been a governor of the Polytechnic since 1945 and associated with the School since its inception in 1949.
The Ethel M Wood Thesis was established to stimulate the systematic study of basic truths which are of fundamental importance in ensuring equitable and effective administration. It consists of a bound thesis and seven guineas and was awarded to the best thesis written during the final stage of the course in PG Diploma in Management Studies.
The report concerns an anonymous company.
Issue No.4 . Price 6d.
Includes articles on: the Annual General Meeting of the Student Representative Council, in particular relating to the Athletic Union and to the mascot; pram race; photography student questioned in connection to Great Train Robbery; poly students working on Victoria line; cockatoo brought to translation class; what's on; development of Soho and 'Carnaby Village'; interview with newly-elected president of the Students' Council including election results; need for a sabbatical year for presidents; survey of how students spend their leisure time; profile of the Northern Poly, Holloway Road; letters to the editor; photograph of [redacted] carving the names onto the honours boards with brief biography;lavatory graffiti; executives of Shell Petroleum Company studying at Department of Management Studies; Where Are They Now on former student [redacted]; holiday courses in Europe; The Lucie Clayton School of Modelling; interview with [redacted], head of Hospitality at the British Council; student life in Paris; sports reports including St David's Day driving tests.
The newspaper also includes a large number of advertisements.
Two copies.