A proposal for an institute of business as a feature of an alumni week to be held during the summer vacation at the Business School was made at the last Business School council meeting by G. E. Cole G. B. '16, former president of the Business School Alumni Association and now manager of the Harvard Cooperative Society, acording to the current number of the Business School Alumni Bulletin.

The suggestion came as an answer to the need often expressed by former students for a short course which would acquaint them with the latest developments in business and give them opportunity for the discussion of current problems.

Mr. Cole explained at the meeting that his proposal was merely tentative and was subject to the approval of the School and the Alumni Association. He stated that the matter had been broached at the office of Dean W. B. Donham '98 and that the School was ready to cooperate if a sufficient number of alumni is interested in a conference on business.

It was the consensus of opinion of the council that the best time for the institute of conference would be the middle of August, immediately after the close of the six weeks of summer courses which may be given by the Business School beginning in 1928.

Several opinions were voiced at the council meeting as to the subject-matter of the courses, which would be planned to last for three or four days. Some opinions stated that each annual conference should consider only one field, such as Banking, Sales Management, Manufacturing or Advertising.