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Confidential Report with regard to Mr. L. 0.Hoge. 195
REG 20 APR 20
Mr. L.0. Ross joined this Department as an Assistant
Engineer in February, 1910, and served in that capacity
until July, 1916, when he resigned, having accepted an
appointment with the firm of Keeare. Leigh & Orange,
Civil Engineers and architects.
2. Mr. Ross is a very capable architect as regards
the artistic side of architecture, but showed himself
unable to deal with the design of steel or reinforced
concrete structures which enter se largely into modern
construction. He is possessed of an ungovernable temper
and, during the latter part of his service, he strongly resented anything in the nature of instructions or
criticism with regard to his work.
3. The fact that Mesars. Leigh & Orange have
refused to take Mr. Rose back into their office after
his release from Active Service points to the fact that
they were glad of the opportunity to get rid of him.
4. It would be quite hopeless to expect Mr. Ross
to work as an assistant under Mr. Tickle and that is the only capacity in which he could return to this Department. 5. Mr. Perkins, 1st A.D.F.., who came much in contact with him, states that he could not work with
Mr. Rosa again.
Archett
OTW.
28.2.20.