The Minneapolis journal., 1902-02-11
MERGER WINS AT THE "U''
THE TWO DA1L1Es CONSOLIDATED
They Will Be Issued for Time as
: "The Merger Until Name
Is Selected.

The Merger, Vol. l, No. /, appeared at
the ''U" this morning, and the Mime
sofa Daily and The Minnesota Daily News
are papers of the past. The two publi
cations were consolidated yesterday at a
meeting of the respective boards Of di-
rectors held in the office of President
Northrop. Both papers had declared mo
quarter but they made material conces-
sions, and that they made them amicably
is said to have been due to the efforts of
DR.. Northrop who presided at the confer
ence g
Under the new arrangement both of the
old papers lost their autonomy, and there
will be new paper, which will be known
as The Merger" until the students select
another name. The Merger will have an
organization very similar to that of the
Daily News, with stockholders organized
into a company, and paying SO per share.
Those of the old companies who have paid
IS apiece for their shares will receive a
new share and So in cash in return, and
this includes subscription to the new pa
per for the next school year. No student
can own more than one share in the new
company.
For the present. W. H. Murfin managing
editor OF the old Daily, will act in sim
liar capacity for the new paper He will
continue in this service until the expira-
tiOn of his term of Office, which is about
editor of the Daily News, will assume the
management of the news department Of
the paper, and will continue for one year.
P. 0. McElmeel business manager of the
Daily, Will act as business manager of the
new paper, and J. E. Callahan, business
manager OF the Daily News, will receive
'al1mony" OF $4 a week, for the remain
der of the year, in consideration of the
work he has done. There will be three
associate editors from each of the old
boards, and hereafter the editors will be
chosen on the merit system from among
the reporters. y
This is the arrangement made by the
boards of directors of the Daily and the
Daily News. OF course the stockholders
will have to ratify, but no opposition is
expected.
The Merger will be big paper for a
few days at least. 1t will take unto itself
all of the advertisements. formerly car
ried by the two papers, and will contain
enough more news, 1t is promised, to bal
ance the matter up. Just what arrange
ments will be made with advertisers has
not yet been announced, but the business
managers are together to-day evolving q
plan which they think will be satisfa ctorv
to all. :
The class of 1902, academic, will break tho
university record for high standings. Regis
trar johnson Is compiling the averages for
the four years. work and states that the
record this year will be raised to g. And the
honor goes to male student this time The
former record, 96.6s, is held by Mrs Willis
NJ West, who was graduated in 1896 The
number Of students who make the honor roll
increases each year. In 1889, when the mark
ing system was introduced, the number was
27 in 1894, 3d. and in 1901 195. This year
the number promises to be considerably
larger The annual election to Phi Beta
Kappa from the ranks of the senior class
will take place March 10.
The University Glee and Mandolin clubs
returned this morning from their annual trip.
Concerts were given at st. Cloud, Brainerd.
Duluth and West Superior. At each of these
cities the clubs were greeted with large audi
ences and the trip nets a nice surplus Next
Friday night the clubs appear at the St Paul
Central high school and on Feb. % the Mime
apols concert will be given at the Lyceum
theater.