Smith, David K. (Class of 1942, faculty), February 20, 1989

1 oral history interview with David Kingsbury Smith (Class of 1942).

Grew up in Pittsford Vermont (00:20); Great depression (:53); bank holiday (3:17); Middlebury College 1938 (6:30); schloarship and tuition (6:43); finding work during college/depression years (9:58); commencement 1942, World War II (13:32); army reserve in general terms 1943 (14:23); V-12 navy unit at Middlebury (14:40); daily chapel in Mead (16:27); Veterans of World War II coming as students after the war (17:29); fraternities, role on campus before war (18:07); rules for women students in 30's and early 40's (18:45); mountain club (19:30); smaller class ratios while a student, compared to when he was teaching (22:00); begins studying economics (27:00); accepted at Harvard (28:55); commissioned into the Navy (29:55); Harvard closes for the War (32:05); finds role teaching munitions for navy during war (33:33); joins economic's department at Middlebury (39:25); Harry Fife dies (41:23); discussion of majors offered in economics (44;25); statistics class added to curriculum (46:44); chairman of economics department (49:10); comprehensive exams (51:00); computers (55:22); tenure as chairman ends (57:30); introduces econ. 100, discusses classes taught (58:19); 1979 sabatticl in Norway (1:05:44); December 1987 retires (1:06:11); winter term added (1:07:15); Vermont antidotes (1:07:47); student honor David (1;18:15).