University Missourian., 1909-05-14
IN
WISCONSIN

The University of Wisconsin has lust
provided for four years trainino :.
practical journalism to begin next fall
which will include daily experience in
all the details of newspaper making !,
connection with the Daily Cardinal tbo
university newspaper. \ model news.
PAPER office, equipped with type.wr;t.
ers. files of the leading newspapers of
Wisconsin and the country generaIlr
and some 1000 well-writtcn newsnans,
stories of various types from the he's,
edited papers, is to be established i,
connection with the new division of
journalism.
| A course in the elements of news-
paper writing is to be- required of the
freshmen in the course, preparatory TO
journalism, and they are To act As cub
reporters on the Daily Cardinal. tba;-
work on the paper bcin" taken II,
and criticized by tie Instructor in this
course. In the sophomore year the SIN.
dents preparing for journalism will
take the course in newspaper reporting
and correspondence. and will act as the
regular reporters on the Cardinal.
The juniors i'm the course in news-
paper editing will fill the positions Of
university editor. assistant university
editor. managing editor and assistant
managing editor. and by system of
rotation will gain practical experience
in all the desk positions on the paper
The staff of editorial writers will he
made up from the seniors.
STUDENTS i'm this course will meet
several times week in conference. to
decide upon the editorial policy Of the
paper and to divide up the work Of
editorials and para@raphin"
The Alumni Association of the uni
versity has decided to offer graduate
fellowship in journalism valued at sim
to graduate of the courses prrpara-
tory to journalism. who will devote a
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 i'm journalism
on the basis of work done on the Daily
Cardinal.
The new courses in newspaper writ
ing to be given by Professor W. G.
Boyer. in charge of the new division of
Journalism and chairman of the courses
to journalism. are the FL
ements of Newspaper Writing" one
hour week throughout the freshman
year: Newspaper Reporting and Cor
rcspondence,' three hours a week
throughout the sophomore year:
Newspaper Editing and Editorial
two hours a week
throughout the junior year: Editorial
Writing, two hours week i'm the first
of the senior year: and "Spe-
'lal Feature and Magazine Work." two
hours week in the second semester of
he senior year.
a course in agricultural journalism
designed to meet the needs of those
who wish to study the ag-
'lcultural press i'm order to become con-
ributors or editors, is to be given
leNt year by J. Clyde Marquis. editor
If the agricultural publications of the
University and formerly assistant edi-
or of the Orange Judd farm pubIica-
ions.
The agricultural press work will con-
list of lectures and practice in writing
o meet the special requirements Of
he farm and dairy journals, and will
include a survey of the present acri-
ultural press, study of classes of az
icultural writing. methods of report
ne fairs and agricultural exhibits
ourth Estate, New York.