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Harrison McJohnston

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Harrison McJohnston
Biographical details
Born(1884-07-26)July 26, 1884
McCutchanville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1952(1952-06-11) (aged 67)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908Carroll (WI)
Head coaching record
Overall1–5

Harrison McJohnston (July 26, 1884 – June 11, 1952)[1][2] was an American organizational theorist and professor of business communication and advertising.

Life and work

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McJohnston had started his career as copywriter, sales correspondent, editor at two magazines, and had taught economics at Ohio State University.[3] In 1913 he started his further academic career at the University of Illinois.

The Alexander Hamilton Institute, a well-known correspondence course provider of its day,[4] considered his works as a part of their main instruction for both accounting[5] and advertising.[6]

College football

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Prior to his more noted work in academics and business, McJohnston was a business instructor and the seventh head football coach at the Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving for one season, in 1908, and compiling a record of 1–5.[7]

Selected publications

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McJohnston authored several books, papers, and articles. Books, a selection:

References

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  1. ^ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  2. ^ New York, Death Index, 1880-1956
  3. ^ Katherine H. Adams. Progressive Politics and the Training of America's Persuaders, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 1991, p. 92.
  4. ^ "Mail Order President". Time. November 11, 1929.
  5. ^ Thomas Warner Mitchell, Accounting Principles, Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1917.
  6. ^ Herbert Francis De Bower, Advertising Principles, Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1918.
  7. ^ Carroll College/University Archived May 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine All-Time Football results