The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-27
VACATION IN ALASKA.
Republican Offers a Prize to Best
Country Correspondent.
Will Open School OF journalism
Next MOnth--Good Chance for
Young Folks.

y The Idaho Republican will Civ
8 a prize for the best reporting don
n by country correspondent fror
April l, 1908 to Mrach 1, 1909.
The prize will be a trip to tn
Seattle-Yukon-Pacific Exposition witt
! a side trip into Canada and Alaska
in June, 1909.
: The contest will cover clever
, months, and will be divided into tive
{ periods. The editor will take thu
first period of five months to teach
contestants everything he can about
the work, to make them expert in
gathering news, getting interviews
preparing their manuscript, the pune
tuation, paragraphing, use of capitals
and quotation marks and how to
serve the community best and do
them the most good through the
paper.
This five months will be school
coupled with the practical work that
will help the writer's not only in
| newspaper work, but will be of great
value to them in business, letter
writing and social affairs The edi-
tor will be the teacher and the writer's
will be the pupils, and all will have
equal opportunities and instruction.
Those wishing to enter the contest
should register by addressing letter
to The Republican, Blackfoot, Idaho,
and state that they wish to enter the
class of journalism. Before the first
of April, printed instructions known
as Lesson 1, will be mailed to each.
These instructions will be very plain
and simple, calculated for those who
know nothing whatever of such work
or even letter writing. Before May
1st, lesson will be sent out, and be-
fore June 1st, lesson 8, and so on.
1t is desirable that each member
of the class shall send in short
news letter once week, and when
this has been examined, corrected.
graded and used, 1t will be mailed |
back to the writer with the teachers
comments and suggestions attached
to aid in future work. The writer
will be expected to preserve this mat
ter, SO by comparison, the improve
ment may be seen
The contest is open to every per-
son wishing to write country news
for The Republican. We furnish the
paper and envelopes and do the
for five months. After that
he contestants will stand entirely on
heir own merits, and the public will
% passing judgment on their work,
preparatory to the deciding vote to
'e taken by the people the last of
February. ,
The decision will be based on the I
trading by the editor and the vote
# the people at the close.
Contestants may write over their
wn names or be known in the paper s
" non de plumes or by number as
hey choose, but We require that a
hey be known by their respective 8
communities SO the people max know n
Tho is representing them, and be in t
position to aid the reporter. The c
anne name or number must be used 81
nroughout the contest to designate
he writer. e
The winner will be expected to a
rite up the trip to the exposition n
nd to Alaska for the benefit of the cl
eaders Of The Republican, and in the
vent of the winner being unable to
D at the time designated, then the
erson ranking second will be sent,
: If second cannot go, 1t will fall to
le third or the next lower one in the
,ntest who can.
Contestants can drop out at any
me they desire. Anyone wishing VI
start in later than April LIST will ~
at disadvantage in preparation, II
i'd will be short in their grading. 30
he contest is open to ladies and gen. ns
emen alike, regardless of age. No III
'dy need hesitate about entering sp
e race on account of lack of educa- vi
IN, but the editor reserves the right tn
excuse anyone who fails to do rea-
nably good work or to make the or
lprovement necessary to warrant ge
rther trial Of his or her talent. The DO
aiming given will be useful and We
luable not only in newspaper work, Is
t In social and business affairs, and ta'
ter writing. mr.
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