Dean Andrew J. Newman
Rhode Island State College
Kingston, Rhode Island

My dear Dean Newman:

One of our graduate students here, Mr. Earl C. Crockett, has just shown me a letter he received today from you indicating that there might be an opening in your faculty. In addition to some of the men named in your letter I am presuming to write you, since for over a year now I have been chairman of the sub-committee of our faculty which is direction the work of Mr. Crockett for the Ph.D. degree.

He has some time ago taken his preliminary examination on subjects, and his thesis is in such a state of advancement that I feel confident that he will have it done in order to take his final examination on it in late August when our first semester opens here.

My knowledge of Mr. Crockett runs back some three years now since he took his first course with me in the summer of 1928. Since then he has had two other courses with me in addition to our contacts through the committee mentioned above. In all of these contacts I have formed a high opinion of Mr. Crockett's personality and intellectual capacities. He is a quiet, unassuming chap possessed of all the virtues qualities that one expects in a well-bred gentleman. Both he and his wife would make a decided asset to any college community.

I take it for granted that you are somewhat more interested in Crockett's intellectual capacities and training than in his purely personal qualities. In addition to the usual training in Economic Theory end Economic History which is emphasized here as in most graduate schools, Crockett has taken special interest in the fields of Public Finance, Corporation Finance, Investments, and Labor. He has in addition had work in Money and Banking with Mr. Cross.

Crockett's record in his work with us shows considerable better than a B average. He is careful, knows what he is talking about before he says anything, and would I am sure give your students thorough training in those fields in which he is prepared to teach.

My previous high opinion of Crockett was solidified and heightened by his performance in the oral examination taken for his Ph.D. about two months ago. In it Crockett displayed a coolness and self-possession which is unfortunately somewhat rare in this "ordeal". After he left the examination room I was gratified to find that the other members of the committee had formed the same highly satisfactory judgment on his answers that I had; in fact, there was no discussion necessary. The committee was unanimous, and. in 90 seconds I had an affirmative vote from all the members.

Consequently, I am glad to recommend Mr. Crockett without Qualification for a position in your institution, and hope that you will be able to find a place for him.

Sincerely yours,

Charles A. Gulick, Jr.
Associate Professor of Economics