The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-10
TEACHING JotfKNAI.1sM.

I i'''t S''S SoiltSstS ana universities are
anxious 10 afford adequate prcliminary
| training for students expecting TO make
! newspaper work their vocat ton is nyl-
dcnccd by the fact that sixteen such
institutions arc now Offering Journals
lie instruction in their currcula. some
Offer much more detailed work than
itothers and much longer courses. BIZ
each of the sixteen gives a fair amount
Of Instruction.
According TO the latest report OF
| United states Commissioner OF Educa-
! tion Elmer Ellsworth Brown. these
institutions are University OF Michi-
gan. Ohio state University. University
OF Wisconsin University Of Illinois. In
diana University. Iowa State College OF
| Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Unlvcr-
sity of Kansas. Massachusetts Agric,l-
tural College. University Of Minnesota
| University Of Missouri University OF
Nebraska. Columbia University, Miami
University. University OF Oregon, Uni
| versty OF Washington University OF
| Wisconsin,.
| Within the last year the faculty OF
| the University of Michigan voted 10
establish "a general course III Journal
| ism leading 10 tho bachelors degree
| and number OF special courses for
/ the benefit of those who desire TO pre-
| pare for particular kind OF Writing
! or special department OF the news
| paper. These courses are to include
/ such studies as rhetoric, practical
/ newspaper work English foreign Ian
(. guages history. government, econ omics
sociology, phlosophy. law. science. in
! terna tiona law, music (for would be
4 crltics). There arc various classes in
| each OF these subjects which arc taken
| in successive years. The Michigan
| Daily and other student and university
publications will be utilized for prac-
| teal newspaper experiences
| The Ohio State Univcrsily has re-
Gently added TO its Faculty Harry r.
| Harrington, practical newspaper man
! as assistant professor of English. with
| the understanding that lie Will give
courses in journalism. This addition
was made in response 10 a demand for
y
! proficiency in this profession.
/ \ course in agricultural journalism
| is being given al the University of Wis
| consin. and ii is designed to meet the
/ needs OF students who wish to become
/ contributors TO or editors OF agricultural
| journals or bulletins The work in
/ cludcs lectures, practice in the prep
Iaration Of articles of the various class
Is. editing. proof-rcading, reviewing.
I interviewing. preparation OF special ar
tcles and practice III photography for
| the press y seminar in practical edit
ing provides for conferences OH editing
ana publishing, circulation and adrcr-
Using. with special reference to the
! Student Farmer, q local periodical.
| At Harvard, Yale. Columbia. the Uni
/ vcrsity OF Virginia, Washington and
Lee the Virginia Military Institute, the
| Virginia Polytechnic institute. the
| University of North Carolina and many
| other institutions. students get yalu .
/ able experience in connection with the
! college newspaper, as We'll as in the
4 preparation Of The wccklics and maya
zines issued by tho student body. I is
a rule in the case Of a number of these
papers that the applicant for posi-
ton must make good on assignments
before lie can get on the staff The
editor or president" OF the Harvard
tCrimson, daily paper. receives a sal
1 ary OF $1,000 the year. and the papcl
Is well off. its circulation being about
/ 5000.
While no one will have the har,li-
hood 10 say that the instruction i'll any
| Of these schools or on amy of these
papers will supplant actual newspaper
work. tile instruction afforded thr%Igi
i such sources is Of practical nsclto the
man expecting 10 enter the newspaper
profession In The last analysis, how
ever, the mans the thing.