1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Coulter Is New Member ofthe Tariff CommissionByB.Y. MOOREDePauw, '03/ANOTHER Phi who has recently comeinto national prominence is Dr. JohnLee Coulter, North Dakota, '04, recentlyappointed and confirmed as amember of the New Tariff Commission.Dr. Coulter was born in northernMinnesota about fifty-two yearsago. He was educated at the Universityof North Dakota and became amember of the fraternity through thecharter granted North Dakota Alphain 1915. Dr. Coulter holds his doctor'sdegree from the University ofWisconsin and after procuring it didspecial research work at the Universityof Minnesota.For several years he was dean ofagriculture at the University of WestVirginia, Morgantown, going fromthere to the presidency of the NorthDakota State Agricultural Collegeat Fargo, North Dakota. He continuedthe presidency of the State AgriculturalCollege of North Dakotauntil his appointment as a specialeconomist and statistician of the oldTariff Commission and is now a memberof the new.Dr. Coulter was well known in nationalcircles some twenty years agoas a young economist and statisticianin the Department of Commerce, andagain some ten or twelve years ago hereturned to Washington as an economistand authority in matters ofworld trade with the outbreak of theWorld War when he assisted in theorganization of the Exports Councilwhich soon was developed into theWar Industries Board, where he continuedto serve as economist until hisservices were requested by the WarDepartment. Later, mustered out as aMajor in the Air Service, he spentsome time in Europe with the AmericanExpeditionary Forces as memberof an educational commission and assistedthe French Government in plansfor rehabilitation of the devastatedarea, for which he was awarded amedal for distinguished service by theFrench Government.Dr. Coulter has also served on variousnational committees in conferenceswith foreign nations upon agriculturalsubjects. He is considered one ofthe greatest agricultural economists inthe world.Dr. Coulter is most affable in personality,is a splendid organizer, anunusually fine speaker and a studentof world economic affairs. He is marriedand has three sons.Dr. Coulter was prominently mentionedin 1928 for appointment as amember of President Hoover's Cabinetas Secretary of Agriculture.He is another member of * A © whohas made his mark in the world ofaffairs.[391]