The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-13
HAS NEW COURSE
IN JOURNALISM
STUDENTS TRAINED AT MADISON
FOR NEWSPAPER WORK.
Four Years Course Is Outlined with
Many Opportunities for Practical
Training Special Lectures by Prom
inent Editors Fifty Students Or
ganize a University Press Club.
Special to The Journal.

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3 While there have always been several students
In the university preparing for journalistic work.
no particular provision has been made for giving
them practical training until the beginning Of the
present year. At that time q course In news
paper writing was offered In the English depart
ment, and was elected by some thirty students
interested In journalism.
AS result Of the enthusiasm manifested by
the students in this new work, a University
Press club was organized with membership of
fifty. For next year four years course has
been outlined for students preparing themselves
for journalistic career.
Gives Practical Training.
The course in newspaper writing offered this
year by Professor willard G. Bleyer; who
had experience in newspaper work, has been
in reporting The members Of the class have
bene assigned to "cover' local events Of vari-
GUS kinds and have turned in the reports to the
instructor to be edited and criticized.
The students have been given practice in re-
porting everything from football games to polit-
ical speeches. and from weddings to fires. The
members of the class were required to interview
students, members of the faculty and alumni on
such timely topics as the football situation and
the honor system at Wisconsin, and to prepare
these interviews for publication.
The news reports Of interest were published
from time to time in the Daily Cardinal and the
local papers. The course also included the prep
aratton Of special articles on interesting sub
jects connected with university life suitable for
publication in magazine sections of newspapers.
After the best of these Feature stories'' had
been criticized and revised the students submit
ted them to the editors Of daily papers Of the
state, and number of them were published,
some with illustrations made from photographs
secured by the student reporters. By these
means all the aspiring student journalists were
able to see some Of their best work in print.
Students Edit Newspaper.
In order to give the students insight into the
workings Of a newspaper office, the class was
organized as staff of daily newspaper in the
paper with ten columns of reading matter. One
OF the students acting as city editor made
the assignments on the preceding day, and the
reporters appeared at the office with the mate.
rial for their stories ut O'Clock the following
morning, 2af r. 80 + }HE = J
| After each reporter had been told by the
editors how much Of report was desired on the
| topic to which he had been assigned, he proceed.
| edited by the copy readers, who wrote headlines
and prepared them for publication. At noon all
necessary COPY had been set up and the mana
cling editor and his assistants proceeded to make
up the paper, tho University Of Wisconsin
News, as 1t was called which, in addition t.
news reports and several editorials, contained
cartoon. ..a rs:
Secure Positions. ~
| Several seniors who graduate next week hav.
secured positions on newspapers in this AMI
| ne1gnDOr1n& states, While other students WIZ
| have not completed their course have fount
places on newspapers for the three months o.
4 the summer vacation. - csc
l. An important part Of the course in news
paper writing has been a series of special lee
| lures by practical newspaper men, Among thes,
were Malcolm G. Douglas, managing editor O.
the Milwaukee Sentinel, who spoke on 1.-THE Be
ginner In Newspaper Work. Henry O. Camp
bell. managing editor Of the Milwaukee Journal
on what Is Required Of the Newspaper Re
porter; Colonel William J. Anderson, Madison
on 1.-THE Ethics of the Profession; Henry E
Legler on Election Night In Newspaper OF
1ce'';s Frank W, Skinner, New York. editor O
Engineering News, ON Technical Journalism,
and William ]. 4Neidig formerly Of the sa,
| Francisco Examiner, on "Getting a Position a
Reporter
Organize Press Club.
Interest In journalism among the students re
| suited in the organization of university pres
| club. The membership includes fifty student
preparing to take up some form Of Journalism
after completing their college course Biweekl
meetings have been held at which editors o
| the. city and state have addressed the club o,
are: President, Edwin G. Jones, 'o7, Portage
vicepresident, G. NJ. Gillett 'O7, Superior; sec
rotary, William j. Goldschmidt, 'O8, Milwau
kee; treasurer, Alva H.. Cook, 'O7, Milton juno
ton. r,saz ~. 80 5...a ..7s
Loan Fund Benefit.
The senior class has decided give the pro
ceeds Of the class play to the loan fund main
tanned to help self-supporting students attendin
the university. Students who are working thei