Friday, July 17, 1970-5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Meyer Prentis, Financial Whiz of GM 84 , Meyer L. Prentis, treasurer of General Motors Corp. for 32 years, _ died Wednesday morning, on his 84th birthday. Services for Mr. Prentis were held Thursday afternoon at Temple Beth El, with interment at Clover Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Prentis, who had been ail- ing for some time, died at his home, 1905 Balmoral. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Anna Steinberg; four daugh- ters, Mrs. Lawrence M. Lande of Montreal, Mrs. Lester J. Morris, Mrs. Marvin A. Frenkel and Mrs. Beverly Prentis Straus; a sister, Mrs. Leon Dewoskin of St. Louis; nine grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Mr. Prentis retired from GM in 1951, after 40 years of pioneering service with the corporation. One of Mr. Prentis' major activities during those years was acting as the corporation's prin- cipal representative in its rela- tions with the banks. He became well known to bankers in every section of the United States and Canada. His experience in this field led him to originate and institute new methods and prac- tices which have helped guide GM in its use of the banking facilities of the country. (The corporation and its subsidi- aries have accounts in more than 600 banks in the United States, of which the parent company has ac- counts in 350). Mr. Prentis' early youth was spent in St. Louis and after com- pleting his education there, he be- came associated with. the Laclede Gas Light Co., from 1904 to 1911 in various accounting capacities. Weizmann Institute Hosts Foreign Teens at Summer Science Event REHOVOT — The second inter- national Summer Science Institute, bringing together teen-age science enthusiasts from six countries has opened at the Weizmann Institute here. The 65 youngsters from Britain, Canada, Holland, Sweden, Switzer- land and the United States taking part in the institute were chosen on the basis of scholastic excel- lence from among hundreds of ap- plicants. The young researchers are di- vided into groups specializing re- spectively in biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics, with a heavy emphasis on practical ex- perimentation. The mathematics group, for instance, will learn the special language of computers and then "speak" to the Weizmann In- stitute designed-and-built GOLEM computers in that language. Sixty-five Israeli youngsters are participating in a parallel He- brew-language program. Young people from both groups will come together for swimming, sports and folk dancing. With the end of the institute program, the visitors from over- seas will tour Israel, work in ki- butzim and take part in special field studies. One team will study the principles of aeronautics at a technical school; another will probe biological and botanical problems of the Dead Sea area at the Ein Gedi Field School; a third team will participate in the archeological excavations near the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, more than 100 out- standing science majors from uni- versities in Israel and seven other countries are spending the sum- mer in the laboratories of the Weizmann Institute. Many of the 55 foreign students are considering ultimate settle, ment in the country, and so spe- cial efforts are being made to acquaint them with opportunities for study and employment in Is- rael. Adoption or supervised care is arranged for needy and neglected children through the Children's Aid Society, a Torch Drive service. the depression. He also was a member of Bloomfield Hills Country Club, Palm Beach Coun- try Club, the Recess Club and Great Lakes Club. He was a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner. As a trustee of Temple Beth El, he led the drive to pay off the mortgage on the Woodward Ave. temple. He was active with the Jewish and Allied Jewish Cam- paign, Welfare Federation, was elected to the society of honor, Re- form Jewish Appeal, in 1970; was a founder of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and was on the national executive committee of the Joint Distribution Commit- tee. MEYER L. PRENTIS He began his long career with General Motors in August 1911, when he moved to Detroit and be- come chief accountant and auditor for the corporation. He had been with GM only five years when he was named comptroller. In 1919, eight years after joining GM, he was elected treasurer. During World War H Mr. Pren- tis participated in the negotiation of the General Motors $1,000,000,- 000 V-loan bank credit, which was set up in October 1942, in connec- tion with GM's war production. This credit expired in May 1946 and was the largest line of credit arranged for in connection with the war production program. He was a director of a num- ber of General Motors subsidi- aries in the United States and Canada, including General Mo- tors Acceptance Corp., Yellow Manufacturing Acceptance Cor- poration and General Motors of Canada, Ltd. He served continu- ously since 1929 on the board of regents of the General Motors Institute. Alfred P. Sloan, in his book "My Years With General Motors," paid particular tribute to Mr. Prentis' efforts on behalf of the corpora- tion during its crucial years. He organized and served for a short period as president of the National Bank of Detroit during the bank holiday. He was president emeri- tus of Citizens Research Council of Michigan. An organizer of the United Foundation and former chairman of its goal and allocations commit- tee, he served on the advisory board of the United Foundation. The Meyer and Anna Prentis Building, school of business admin- istration at Wayne State Univer- sity, was named in his honor be- cause of Prentis' efforts as a mem- ber of the Businessmen's Advisory Committee of WSU, which led to the creation of the school of busi- ness administration 25 years ago. Dedication of the building took place on the occasion of the Pren- tis' 51st wedding anniversary. A great golf enthusiast, he rescued Franklin Hills Country Club from financial ruin during Community Acts on M. E. Crisis (Continued from Page I) for a brief visit Tuesday, express- ed Israel's thanks for Michigan Jewry's support and expressed the hope that American public opinion will be strengthened in defense of the democratic position in the Mid- dle East. The Detroit Jewish Community Council has requested all member organizations not only to express their personal views to the Presi- dent and their congressmen but also to use their resources to alert the general community to the shift in strategic events in the area. The Rabbinical Commission of the Council, which a few weeks ago took part in a trifaith dialogue on the Middle East under the auspices of the Round Table of Christians and Jews, will be active in this new educational effort. Background information on the new Soviet threat in the Middle East is available at the Council offices. 85 American Families Go En Masse to Israel NEW YORK (JTA)—More than aliya during the month of July 360 persons left July 7 to settle in alone. Israel. Our present forecast for August According to Col. 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