The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-03
JOURNALISM
SCHOOL PLANS
Complete Course Of Study viii
Cover -Four Years.
INSTRUCTION BEGINS SEPT. 25

Tuition Fees Will Be $3.50 a Year--Ad-
vanced Students Are to Spend Part
of Their Vacation at Work In News-
paper Offices.
The preliminary announcement of
the plan and scope of the school OF
journalism at Columbia university.
New York, established by the bequest
of Joseph Pulitzer, was made public
hy the advisory and administrative
boards. On Sept. % instruction will
be begun with a complete program of
study in all four years of the under
graduate work.
Degrees of bachelor Of literature in
the course of journalism will be grant.
ed to graduates of the new school. but
provision has also been made for mon
matriculated" students who may spe-
cialize in some of the courses, getting
credits that can later be applied to-
ward a degree -Four years of stand
ard high school work comprise the re-
Quirements for matriculated admis-
sion. OF the course itself the an
nouncement says:
To Add Specialized Courses.
"The curriculum for the b. Lit. de.
gree has two main objects in view
to give the students sound general
education. and to give specialized tech
nical training which will fit them for
beginning the practice of their profa~-
sion. For reasons of weight a student
xr-i1l ha oil 10 lro 1,i
curriculum.
"In a few years it is hoped that
many specialized courses will be added
but 1t has been decided to make be
ginning with the following typical cur
riculum, in which equivalent substitu-
tions may be made from the courses
now offered at Columbia University or
to be established in the School of Jour
nalism after the opening of the new
building.
FIRST YEAR.
Hours
Introductory course in English........... 3
Newspaper French or German. 3
Natural science, general course........... 9
EpoChs of history. Observation-Disclosures.
American politics and government....... 5
Introduction to philosophy; language
or sclnece.............. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. =
SECOND YEAR.
Journalism CA), a practice course in
writing Observation-Disclosures.
Economics, Introductory course. ........... 3
General survey of English literature, zee. 3
General survey of American literature.
Laboratory course in modern European
history, based on current European y
newspapers .........................
Am ~ fctn Il
THIRD YEAR.
Journalism (B), a continuation of jour-
nalism CA) .......................... 3
Newspaper technic, newsgathering and
preparation OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Modern European literature. ............... 9
Statistics, government reports, etc. (flrst
half year,, social and industrial his
tory (seCond half yeaT................... 3
American political parties and platforms 8
Special lectures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. /
FOURTH YEAR.
History of journalism. Observation-Disclosures. 2
Newspaper technic and laboratory work
Elements of law, with special reference
to the law of libel. el......................... 8
Labor and trust oblems.................. 3
Must Master French and German.
at is intended in future years" the
announcement continues, ito provide
for other advanced and specialized
courses in municipal government,
finance and banking, music, fine arts,
literature, magazine work, religious
technical and scientific journalism, and
similar subjects.
students who have time are strong
ly recommended to take the combined
Go
dents will receive the degree of A. b.
or B. Sc, after completing four years
academic work-two in the college and
two in the school of journalism-and
the degree Of b. Lit. after five years
work-two in the college and three in
the school. Students who have already
taken a bachelors degree at Columbia
or another university, and have passed
with credit through courses which will
fit them for the final years work, will
be allowed to take the Il. Lit. in one
year. on the completion of such studies
as may be necessary in the opinion Of
the director, subject to the approval
of the administrative board"
Perhaps the most interesting part Of
the announcement comes in this con
Guiding paragraph:
Tuition $3.50 Year.
"All students will be expected TO do
their exercises in the professional
courses on the typewriter, and in the
new building facilities for this pur-
pose will be afforded. In the courses
on politics, economics and modern his
tory, extensive use will be made of
newspapers as courses OF information,
and newspaper reading will form an
important part of the training in the
French and German courses Of the first
year. Every student will be required
TO show that he can read French or
German newspaper before receiving
his degree, and in general this condi-
tion must be satisfied before he enters
on the professional studies of the sec
Ond year"
II has been found necessary to
close the rolls OF the school as quickly
as possible, as not more than seventy
nve students can be taken care Of.
erha t,,ft{on faaq ~ tho cchoO1 will ha