New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

S2,OOOOO0 to establish a school of journalism
at Columbia University. this city A build
ing for the school will be erected Morning
side Heights, at a cost of $50OOO0 for the
school, which will hold toward the university
relation similar to that of the other professional
schools. the Law School. the school of Medi-
cine and the School OF Mines, and like them.
win be national in scope.
An important feature of the organization of
this school will be an advisory board, to be nom
mated by the giver. This board will aid in de-
vising a plan and of instruction that
will meet every requirement on the scholastic as
well the strictly practical side.
Seven members of this advisory board have al
ready been designated. and. with others TO be
selected hereafter. will be nominated to the
trustees of Columbia University at their meet
ing in October. They are Nicholas Murray But
ler, president of Columbia University ex oficio;
Whitelaw Reid. John Hay, Secretary of State;
St. Clair McKelway, Andrew D. White. Victor
f. Lawson of Chicago; General Charles H. Tay-
lor. sr of Boston, and Charles w. Eliot presi-
dent of Harvard University.
President Elots duties in connection with his
university will prevent his serving on the
permanent advisory board. but he has cordially
approved the plan, has given counsel to the
founder and will give TO individual members of
the advisory board the benefit Of his great eX-
perience and knowledge. All the others named
have signified their willingness to serve on the
advisory board
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WORLD"
In making announcement of Mr.. Pulitzers
gift THE World to-day will say:
Students purposng to enter upon the career
of journalism will find accessible here courses
of study that will for this profession be equiva-
lent to what other professional schools supply
al IN
engaged upon the newspapers and desiring to
advance themselves more rapidly by the culti-
walton of their aptitudes may find in these
courses a valuable assistance.
'It is believed that this will be advantage
to them Immediately and ultimately to the
press of the whole country In every other pursuit
where men are under an equal moral response
bility to the public for the proper discharge of
their duties they prepared for those duties
by years of careful and conscientious study. but
the newspaper men, who are in many directions
the informers and teachers of the people, the
exponents and to a degree the makers of that
public opinion which rules communities and
governs States and the nation, have hitherto
received no special preparation for their delicate
and important duties.
AT the time of the last census there were in
the United States 1f4.0T3 lawyers ard 30O9S
persons classed as journalists. The legal pro-
fession was provided with trained recruits by
one hundred law schools with 1.106 professors
and instructors. For a fair proportion there
should have been at least twenty-six colleges of
Journalism. with faculties 291 strong There
was not one Not a single of the 30,OoS
newspaper men and women in the country had
enjoyed what q lawyer would call a systematic
professional training.
1T is hoped and believed that the School Of
Journalism will put this profession upon level
with others in supplying definite educational
course for students and in affording the news
papers an opportunity TO recruit their staff from
men adequately prepared for the duties of that
service
In considering professional course for news
paper men the inquiry will obviously arise.
What are the bases OF this instruction? What
will you teach?
PRESIDENT ELIOTS OUTLINE.
President EHol of Harvard University, one Of
the foremost educational authorities having
been requested to make a suggestion upon this
subject, submitted the following outline
for practical scheme;
Newspaper AdministratOn.-The organiza-
ton Of a newspaper office; functions of the pub
fishers; circulation department; advertising de-
partment editorial and reportorial departments;
the financing of a newspaper; local. out of town
and foreign news service; editorial. literary,
financial sporting and other departments CThe
methods of carrying on some or all Of these de-
partments would Probably be the subject not
only of a general survey under the heading of
administration. but of detailed exposition and
training in separate courses)
Newspaper Observation-Disclosures presses,
inks paper. electrotyping and stereotyping proc
esses. type composition, typesetting and type
casting machines. processes for reproducing
Illustrations folding binding and mailing de-
vices.
1.-The Law OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. libel. in
cIuding civil criminal and ssditious libel: rights
ana duties of the press reporting judicial pro-
ceedings liabilities of publisher. editor, reporter
and contributor.
Ethics of Journalism.-Proper sense OF re-
spOnsibiIfty to the public on the part OF news
naper writer's: TO what extent should the opin-
ions of the editor or owner of newspaper af-
feet its presentation of news? Relations OF
publisher editor and reporters as regards free
dom Of opinion.
.,p4storv of ourralism.-Freedom Of the
press. etc.
The Literary Form Of Newspapers-Ap-
proved usages ir punctuation spelling, aoore-
viations typography, etc.
Reinforcement OF Existing Departments OF
ynstruction-For the benefit of students of jour
naIism: In English. reporting of news. news
letters. reviews paragraph writing, editorial
writing In history. emphasis contemporary
history. government ana geography In Polt-
ical science, emphasis on contemporary eco
nomic problems and financial administration.
1T IS probable that the scheme Of instruction
will include several of the academic courses
now taught in the university. but Will also give
special prominence to the other side of the study
to The endeavor TO impart by thorough teach