The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Gives 81. 900. 900 10 Columbia. s500.0o0
of Which Viii BE Used for the
Necessary Buildings.
OUTLINE OF SCOPE AND AIM
PRESIDENT ELIOT, OF HARVARD,
DEFINES PURPOSES AND NEEDS.
Present Lack of Professional Journal
fstic Trimming to he Remedied
by the New Venture.

- a ClAo VI JUL IdlASHl dt OOluLuDid OhA-
versity. this city. A new building for the
school will be erected at Morningside
Heights at a cost of 5000 for the school.
which will hold toward the university a re-
iation similar TO that Of the other profess
sional schools, and, like them, will be ma
tional in scope.
An important feature of the organization
OF this school will be an advisory board, to
be nominated by the donor. This board will
aid I'm d~evising a plan and course of instruc-
ton that will meet every requirement on
the scholastic as we'll as on the more strict
~ practical side.
Seven members of this advisory board al
ready have been designated. and with 9TH
ers. to be selected hereafter, will be nomi-
mated to the trustees of Columbia University
at their meeting in October. They are:
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of CO.
lumbia University, ex %officio; whitelaw
Reid, John Hay, secretary OF state,
ST. Cla.T McKelway. Andrew d. White.
Victor F. Lawson. of Chicago, Gen.
eral Charles NJ. Taylor. of Boston. Charles
w. Eliot. president OF Harvard Univer-
sity. President Eliot's duties in connection
with his OWL university will prevent him
from 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 adj
visory board the benefits OF his great ex-
perience and knowledge. All the others
named have signihed their willingness to
serve on the advisory board.
In making announcement OF Mr.. Puiftzer's
gift the World tomorrow will say:
students purposing to enter upon the
career OF journalism will find ACCESSIBLE here
courses of study that will for this profession
De equivalent to what other professional
SCHOOLS supply Tor other professions, while
young men already engaged on newspapers
and desiring to advance themselves more
rapidly by the cultivation OF their aptitude
may find In these courses a valuable assist
ance.
ADVANTAGES WEIGHED.
1T is believed that this will be an adj
vantage to them Immediately, and ulti-
mately to the press of the whole country.
In every other pursuit where men are un-
der an equal moral responsibility to the
public for the proper discharge of their
duties they are 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 opponents and to a degree
the makers Of that public opinion which
rules communities and governs States and
the nation. have hitherto received no spe-
cial preparation for their delicate and i'm
portant duties.
In the United States u4.073 lawyers and
30,o9S persons classed as journalists. The
legal profession was provided with trained
recruits by 100 law schools, with 1.1O6 pro-
fessors and instructors. For a proportion
there should have been at least twenty-six
colleges of journalism, with faculties 291
strong There was not one. Not a single
one Of the 30.09S newspaper men and women
In the country had enjoyed what a lawyer
would call a systematic professional train
ing.
1T is hoped and believed that the school
of journalism Will put this profession on a
level with others in supplying a definite
educational course for students. and in af-
fording the newspapers an opportunity to
recruit their STATS from a class adequately
prepared for the duties of that service.
I'm considering a professional course for
newspaper men the inquiry will obviously
arise, what are the bases of this instruc-
tton? What VIII you teach?'
President Eliot, of Harvard University,
having been requested to make a sugges-
ton on this subject. submitting the follow
ing as an outline for a practical scheme:
Newspaper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS orgari-
zation OF a newspaper office; functions OF
the publishers; circulation department, adj
vertising department, editorial and reporto-
rial departments. the financing Of a news
paper; local, out-of-town and foreign news
service; literary, financial, sporting and
other departments. The methods of carry
ing on some or all OF these departments
tCt11I 80 ~ NHC hO ODll Va
a general survey under the heading of adj
ministration. but of detailed exposition and
OF training in separate courses.
Newspaper ManufactuHng- Printing
presses. inks, paper, electrotyping and stere-
otyping processes, type composition, type
setting and typecasting machines, processes
for reproducing illustrations, folding. bind
ing and mailing devices.
LAWS AND ETHICS.
"The Law of acknowledgement:
libel. including civil. criminal and seditious
libel: rights and duties OF the press in re-
porting judicial proceedings; liabilities of
publisher. editor. reporter and contributors.
Ethics of Jrurnalism-Proper sense of
responsibility to the public on the part of
newspaper writer's; to what extent should
the opinions of the editor or owner OF a
newspaper affect its presentation of news;
relations OF publisher. editor and reporters
as regards freedom of opinion.
History OF Journalism-Freedom OF the
press, etc.
The Literary Form of Newspapers-Ap
proved usages In punctuation, spelling, abb
brev1ations, typography, etc.
Reinforcement of existing departments
Of instruction for the benefit Of students OF
journalism: In English-For reporting of
news. news letters, reviews. Daragraph
writing. editorial writing. In History-Em-
phasis of geography. In Political Science
Emphasis on contemporary economic prob
LENS and financial administration.
1T IS probable that the scheme Of in
DtIQCilon Mil lnciOue several OF the
academic courses now taught i'm the uni
versity. but viii also give special prom
tnence TO the other side OF the study-to the
sndeavor 10 impart by thorough teaching
and training what has been hitherto ac-
CURED In the hard school OF actual practice.
The newspaper men who will define the
precisc detail OF this part will Themselves
recognize and attach a proper value TO each
division OF this study.
The building for the school probably will
be completed by the autumn OF 1901 and il
Is hoped that the school may be opened
soon after. The course of study will be
two years Candidates viii be admitted on
I'm examination as TO good character and
intelligence. but previous collegiate courses
will not be required"
President Butler. OF Columbia University.
to-day made the following official announce
ment:
'aThe trustees have received "A gift of
S.O0,000 from Joseph Pulitzer. OF New
York. for the establishment and ndowmen
OF a school OF journalism in Columbia Uni
versity. This generous gift puts into ef-
feet a purpose which Mr.. Pulitzer has long
had In contemplation. namely. the provision
of an opportunity To secure I'm a great uni
versity both theoretical and practical train
ing for journalism. considered as "A profess
sion. The school OF Journalism of Column
bia University will take rank with the ex-
isfing professional schools OF law, medicine.
engineering. architecture and teaching. Sub
feet to the general jurisdiction OF the uni
versity council, its course OF study will be
formulated and it's administrator carried
on BY a faculty OF journalism. the members
OF which will be appointed by the trustees