The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16
Building VIII be Erected on
MOrningside Height al a
Cost Of $5OO,OOO
ADVISARY BOARD ALREADY
HAS BEGUN ITS WORK
VIII Be of Great Benefit to Young Men
Entering the Profession and ui-
timateIy to the Press of
the Country

New York, August 15.-Joseph Pulitzer
has provided the sum of s20oO,0o0 to es-
tablish school of journalism at Column
bia University. this city. A new build
ing for the school Will be erected on
Morningsde Heights at a cost of 100000
for the school which will hold toward the
university a relation similar to that OF
other professional schools, as the law
school, the school of medicine and the
school of mines, and, like them, will be
national in scope. An important feature
of the organization of this school will
be the advisory board, to be nominated
by the donor. This board will, and is.
devising a plan and course of instruction
that will meet every requirement on the
scholastic as well as upon more strictly
practical side. Seven members of this
advisory board have already been desig-
mated by the donor and with others to be
selected hereafter. will be nominated to
the trustees of Columbia University at
their meeting in October
They are: Nicholas Murray Butler.
president of Columbia University, ex-of-
ficio; Hon. Whitelaw Reid. Hon. John
Hay, secretary of state; Hon. st. Clair
McKelway, Hon. Andrew d. White, Vic
tor f. Lawson of Chicago. Gen. Charles
II. Taylor of Boston. Charles W. Eliot,
president of Harvard University.
Pultzer's Announcement.
In making announcement of Mr.. Pulit-
zer's gift. the World tomorrow will say:
students purposng to enter upon the
career of journalism will find accessible
here courses of study that will for this
profession be eqa salent to what other
professional school 6spply for other pro-
fessions; while setfsA 8f.es4 alresfy er-
gagged upon ne asisliSs desiring to
advance themsclvi 9hore sapidlyfby the
cultivation of their aptitude may find in
these courses a valuable assistance.
1T is believed that this will be an
advantage to them Immediately and ulti-
mately to the press of the whole country.
In every other pursuit where men arc
under an equel moral responsibility to
the house for the proper discharge of
their duties. they are prepared for those
duties by years of careful and conscient-
Gus study, but the newspaper men, who
are in any 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.
Number classed as Journalists.
''At the time of the last census there
were in the United States 114034 lawyers
and 30,09S persons classed as journalists.
The lpp.a1 profpSSiop xpac uyffl,
trained recruits by one hundred law
schools with HOG professors and instruc-
tors. For a fair proportion there should
have been at least twenty-six colleges
of Journalism. with twenty-six colleges
There was not one, not a single one Of
the 30,O9S newspaper men and women in
the country had enjoyed what a lawyer
would call systematic professional
training.
1T Is hoped and believed that the
school of Journalism will put this pro-
fession upon level with others in sup
plying a definite course for students, and
In affording the newspapers an opportun-
ity to recruit their staff from men ade-
quately prepared for the duties of that
service.
I'm considering a professional course
for newspaper men the enquiry will OBJ
viously arise, What are the basis of this
instruction; what will you teach?"
President Elliott of Harvard universi-
ty, one of the foremost educational au-
thorfties, having been requested to make
a suggestion upon this subject submitted
the following as an outline for a practi-
cal scheme:
Elliott Makes Suggestion.
Newspaper Enthusiastically origin
of a newspaper office; functions Of the
publishers circulation department, adver-
tising department, editorial and reporter
department.. the financing of a newspaper,
local, out of town and foreign news SER
vice. editorial, literary, financial. sporting
and other departments.
THE method of carrying on some or all
of these departments would probably be
the subject not only of a general survey
under the heading of admlnistrat ton. but
of detailed exposition and training in sep
arate courses"
Newspaper Manufacturers Printing
press. inks. paper, electrotyping and ster-
eotyping processes; type composition, type
setting and type casting machines; pro-
cesses for reproducing Illustrations fold
ing. binding and mailing devices.
The Law of fJournalism-Copyrig libel,
including civil, criminal and seditous libel
rights and duties of the press in reporting
judicial proceedings, liabilities of publish
er, editor. reporter and contributors.
Ethics of Journalism-Proper sense of
responsibility to the public on the part
of newspaper writers; to what extent
should the opinions of the editor or owner
news. ethics of publishers, editor and re-
news, ethics of publisher, editor and re-
porters as regards freedom of opinion.
History of journalism, freedom of the
press, etc.
THE literary form of newspapers, ap-
proved usages In punctuation, spelling.
abbreyations, Typography, etc.
Reinforcement of editing DEPART
ments of instruction for the benefit of
students of journalism. In English re-
porting of news. news letters, reviews,
paragraph writing editorial writing; In
history, emphasis on geography. In po-
litical science, emphasis on contemporary
economic policy and financial administers
tion."
Several Academic Courses.
1t Is probable that the scheme OF In
struction will include several of the
academic courses now taught In the uni