Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-08
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.
Developments in the Department of
Journalism

Developments In the Department of
journalism.
Provision has just been made for four
years training in practical Journalism next
year, which will include daily experience
in all the details OF newspaper making In
connection with the Daily Cardinal. A
model newspaper office equipped with type
writers, files Of the leading newspapers
throughout the country. and some 400
well written newspaper stories OF various
types taken from the best edited Papers,
Is to be established In connection with the
new division of journalism.
A coure In the elements OF newspaper
writing is to be required of the freshmen
in the courses preparatory to journalism.
and they are 10 act as sub-reporters on
the Daily Cardinal, the work on which IL
to be taken up and criticised by the In
structor in this work. In the sophomore
year. the students preparing for journalism
will take the course In newspaper re-
porting and correspondence, and will act
as the regular reporters on the Cardinal.
The juniors In the course in newspaper
editing will fill the positions OF university
editor, assistant university editor. manag-
ing editor, and assistant managing editor
and by a system Of rotation will gain prac-
teal experience in all the desk positions on
the paper. The staff OF editorial writer's
will be made up from the seniors in the
course in editorial writing. Students In
this course will meet several times a week
in conference to decide upon the editorial
policy Of the paper and divide UP the work
Of editorial and par~agraphing.
The Alumni association Of the university
has decided to offer a graduate fellowship
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ate of the courses preparatory to Journal
ism, the fellow to devote part of his time
to work on the alumni magazine. The
Cardinal association will offer next year
a number OF undergraduate scholarships
in journalism ranging from $40 to 800. to
be awarded to the students in the courses
in journalism on the basis Of work done
on the Daily Cardinal.
The new courses in editorial writing TO
be given by Prof. w. @. Bleyer, in charge
of the division OF Journalism and chairman
of the courses preparatory to Journalism,
are the elements of newspaper writing,
one hour a week Throughout the freshman
year; spa reporting and correspond
ence, three hours a week throughout the
sophomore year; newspaper editing and
editorial management, two hours a week
throughout the Junior year: editorial writ
ing. two hours a week in the first semester
OF the senior year; special feature and
magazine work, second semester of the
senior year, two hours a week.
A course in agricultural journalism for
those preparing themselves to be contribu-
tors or editors for agricultural periodicals,
IL to be given by Mr.. j. Clyde Marquis.
editor of the agricultural publications of
the university. formerly assistant editor
Of the agricultural periodicals issued by
the Phelps Publishing company Of Spring
field, Mass.
The spring forensic season opened last
week with the sophomore oratorical con-
test. Monday night; the senior open orator.
cal contest on Wednesday evening and The
junior o~rstions on Saturday. March 6. The
final contest OF the winners on Monday,
March s.
Deem F. F. Turneaure of the college OF
engineering at the University Of Wisconsin
was elected president Of the Engineering
Society Of Wisconsin. composed Of city
engineers, general mar ayers of power and
traction companies. contracting engineers
superintendents OF water end light plants
mechanical and civil engineers and super.
intendents OF highway construction, at the
organization meeting held at the university
this last week. a large humber OF meHl-
bers of the faculty OF the engineering col
lege are charter members Of the new rs
ISOLATION, which will hold annual meetings
for the purpose OF discussing municipal
en engineering problems.
The widely agitated question Of the ad'
visibility of a tariff on steel articles manu-
featured by trusts is the subject of a new
bulletin just published by the debating and
public discussion department Of the uni
versity. In it reference is given TO import
ant tar!:f histories and % books and
magazine articles dealing with varioui
phases of the question, both on the affirm
alive and the negative sides OF the debate
Prof. Thomas II. Dickinson OF the de
partment OF English has just published al
edition OF two Of Goldsmith's plays. II
Coco Natured Man" and she Stops L
Conquer" Prof. Dickinson is the autho
of the new play The Unbroken Road
which has just been produced by Harrison
Grey Fiske. with Bertha Kalich in tn,
leading role.
Prof. NJ. s. Slaughter Of the Latin depart
ment is the author OF a new bulletin OF
The High SchOoi Course in Latin a
No. 4 in the high school series of the uni
versity bulletin