The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-27
\ CLASS IN JOURNALIsM
Novel Studies Of Young Women NJ Mount
Holyoke.

The demand f9r news about college women
has introduced newspaper work into their col.
leges and at Mount Holyoko a journalism class
has been started and Is desig ned to train the young
women In this line Tho young woman who
wishes to correspond for newspaper must Join
this class and all her copy must be submitted
10 tho journalism instructor. Miss Stovens bo-
fore Il sees tho inside OF q newspaper onloo Tho
instructor even decides what events shall DO writ
ten up and the student must listen 10 these suR-
gostions OF give up corresponding Tho news-
paper which wishes 10 employ o correspondent
has no choice In the matter but must accept the
reporter picked out by the journalism teacher
No student Is allowed 70 Join Mo Journalism
class until she is Junior, and tho course extends
through the senior year The Hrst year news
paper IL assigned 10 each girl to study In order
to get Its style and for It sho writes shor, para
graphs These news stories never SEQ pubiica-
TONS Of course and are read only by tho instruo-
tor who handles the story as an editor would
the copy Of a cub reporter
In tho beginning ths student finds great DIM
Guilty in turning the story upside down as ono
college girl expressed IT, and putting what chrome
logically comes last first The beginner In the class
has TO DO told constantly that a beautiful conclu-
sion 10 not needed for a newspaper story, and
that her individual expression Of opinion II worth
less Miss Stevens endeayors 10 mako these
hard facts understood In tho nrst place and after
ax weeks the student has learned them or voted
journalism bore TO DO dropped at tho first oppor-
tunity.
From writing short paragraphs tho student
advances to assignments keeping In view all
the timo tho paper for which she 10 supposed
10 DO writing An assignment IL q topic such
as a musical entertainment or FRA upon which
Nl,A af,..l.
Imagination for all tho details As few things
Of Importance happen at a womans college tho
Of the Journalism class all through tho course
Interpretation The class go TO Mary Lyons
Chapel Just at dusk where Organist Hammond
students try to get Into tho spirit OF tho music
At the close they steal silently out and write down
their Impressions No attempt is made at techni.
has aroused are described.
by the senior year the class has advanced to
own views but tries 10 express Views in Eespinr
posed Whiting Fhs latter Is 1e sse d saR
man should have an opinion OF her own on all
subjects and that 1t Is seIyile to express contrary
assures tie s ths, her conscenes n nsyseysI
fSa'q5isi, arg syerSthiSF. from sSsais Mas, Man
"The Philippine Question" often the Ell. VIII
taks sides on national questions and write spirit.
ed, able articles
Tho history Of journalism Is also studied in this
class and the students read tho lives Of success
lul newspaper women paying especial atten-
ton 10 the hardships encountered. With many
OF the gi'ls this Is tho turning point and they do
iermine not TO take UP newspaper work. Why
! should feel so foolish asking auesuonsy said
one Of ,he students III a woman should tell me
TO mini my own business I should moekly muir
muir 'Ycs'm.
The work in this class Is not wholly confined
to newspaper writing: but the magazine also
comes In for consideration The different maya
zines are studied that the demands OF each NAV bo
thoroughly understood. II a change Ia made in
the board Of Editors the student watches for a
change In the style Of tho magazine A special
study is made Of tho serial story and the short
story. which y both popular and substantial.
Books are studied for the treatment Of character
and the student tries to write stories with tho
characters studied as the centres Of incrcst Re-
Gently the class has been dcyoting It's time 10
musical Interpretation and the study Of publica-
tons from famous printing houses such as the
Cambridge Press and the Roycroft shop
, The Journalism class at Mount Holyoko has
been In existence three years and as vet few OF lis
members have entered roGl newspaper work