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RY 77-3070 magazine, assembling it, and checkin He was a very intelligent young man and from this time on has become a prominent figure in New for eclared that LYND'S | father, S. Be lynd, was President of a New Yor. and from a financial standpoint was a very successful man. In 191 moted to the position of Assistant Editor of the Weekly, and remained in. this position until 1919, when he volunteered for the United States arny during the War.’ He declared that LYND had a fine personality in those ° _ wag affable, good in his.a ance, and an individual of excellent persona habits and cept QA ot that he was unable to state “any: thing concerning LYND at the present time, inasmuch as he has not seen him for over seven yearse Re Cae of Charles Scribner's Sons, 597 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NeYe, advised the reporting agent that at the present time there are no Tage ts employment with that organiza— tions H d, however, tha ad hired LYND as Advertising 23 Manage ok ment during 1919, at 4 salary of approximately . $4,000 per annum tated that prior to the War LYND had received experience in this Tine as one of the Zditors of Publishers Weekly, and that when he came to Scribner's was rather accomplished in this line. He stated - LYND had an lent personality, was affable, pleasant, and intelligent. Years ago tated, many of the "oldsters" thought that LYND was rathe frank in his ways because he thought many of the me ed by the firm: were passé. In those days of extreme conservati considered to be @ "leftist", and many of the older business men he was rather radical in his views on things. LYND was a good talker went on, a clear thinker, and in his estimation is thoroughly loyal and patriotic American. He stated that he has not seen LYND for years, however, and he does not know if LYND'S liberal attitude on things ergisted during recent years, as their contacts have been very infreque th he would recommend LYND for any position, on the basis of his employment with them, as they found him to be an excellent employee, very. alert in his manner although he was rather impatient with many of the methodse a f the B, We Huebsch Publishing Compa ing agent t te however, tha an Assistant in the publishing’ a $3,000 per annum... He declared that at that, tion with Charles Scribner's Sons, but a eved that he could learn mre about, the pu . g than he coujd as a member of a large publishing hopse 7 su 1 > him and he "taught him the ropt ; of the business". i went on, -LYND'S position wag, ‘to authors and go over their manuscripts with him. At this time ent on, LYND'S father was a banker in. New York City, and as | re ROBT the family cane from soneplace in the midwest, either {2 Kent