The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-28
First Of its Kind, Sets Others Thinking
Plan Originated in BIackfoot and is
Winner.
COMBINES BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

On the twentieth Hast March we announced that The
Idaho Republican would open school Of journalism and
take pupils free Of charge for period of FIVE months
from April first September FIRST and that date they
would be graduated the work and ready for contest to
be conducted before the public That the close Of the
contest the having received the highest number Of cred
its would be selected take free trip the Alaska
Pacific Exposition in I0oo and side trip up the Alaskan
coast The Republican furnishing the transportation and the
winning candidate writing up the exposition and the trip for
publication in the paper. 4
Thrtyhve persons responded to the invitation and be-
pupils in the class studying practical newspaper work.
estcd in the work and the contest for the trip.
Ibis week is commenc cement week tor the class, and
present first report of their work and their credit marks
week has been part OF the news columns OF he Republ
can This the first example we know Of in newspaper
work where class Of pupils has taken hold Of newspaper
and from the very first lesson improved old established
paper and brought into greater notice and greater useful
ness than it enjoyed before.
The Improvement has been felt in every community
where there is writer for the business and social affairs
that interest the people have been reflected the col
Of that community. good news column from gwen
place has been good thing for the paper and good thing
for the community represented and good thing Tor the
writer for the writes that accepted and
published the credit he she receives in the contest
As announced in the beginning, anyone may enter who
wishes and anybody to enter at any time later than
the beginning they free to do but the rst ones have
the advantage of training and the credit marks OF long ser
During the first FIVE months the credits based alone
on the work done, but during the rest Of the period they
will be the combined credit marks given for work done and
The vote Of the people who study the character of the work
and the style or vein Of the writers and offer votes for their
choice of writer's for the public is interested m having ne
one whose work they like best to write up the trip to Seat
tie and Alaska
Elsewhere in this issue give the rules governing the
conditions on which people cast votes for their fayorte
writer before the close of the contest
LIST OF WRITERS
The followno the LIST Of names of writers who have
been members Of the class in journalism for the past hve
months or part of it. The figures opposite the names nd
cate the standing number Of credit marks at hs end OF
6ve months schooling in the work of reporting These hg
es based On two things the regularity Of the weekly
news letters and the correctness of the work Of preparation
and following ont Of the rules forth in the lessons
Unless modified by other things, those having the hoh
numbers have themost and the bestprepared let
ter but some have sent good letters and have been 50
husy hey sent only few only one or two
This leaves them with small number Of credits but = no
reflection apon their work Some live IN localities where
there IS little or nothing report and that makes It nara
for the writer to secure large number Of credits.