The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-30
RAH RAH EDITORS
College Journalists in Confer
ence in Topeka Today.
Speakers Place Little Faith In
Collegiate Training.

College journalism is of little or no
value as a preparation for newspaper
work as a profession. This is the sub
stance of what active newspaper men
told the college journalists of the state
in convention today.
Delegates from the leading colleges
of Kansas were present at the first ses-
sion of the annual fall convention OF
the Kansas Press association held in
the National hotel today. That the
delegates may attend the convention OF
the intercollegiate Prohibition associa-
ton no afternoon sessions are held.
The convention will last two days.
The program Of the two days has been
divided into two classes. College
Journalists" out of college held the
those actively engaged in college news
paper work at the present time will
fill the program.
Harry Green, city editor Of the To-
peka Capital. and George W. Barrett.
city editor Of the Sioux City News.
ers discussed the subject of college
journalism as a preparation for news
paper work Mr.. Green expressed the
belief that college newspaper work was
of some small vaue to persons intending
to play the newspaper game as BUSH
ness. and that such persons would do
well to study sociology and economics
rather than literature.
"No Value in It."
Mr.. Barrett placed no value what
ever upon college journalism a
preparation for serious newspaper en-
deavOr as a profession, but pointed
out many opportunities it presented,
not as a stepping stone, but as direct
medium for the improvement of COL
lege conditions.
The session tomorrow morning will
be held in Carnegie library at Wash
burn college. Richard WhitcOmb of
the staff of the Washburn Review will
t.lk on the handling of sport. Glenn
SwOgger. editor of the Baker Orange,
has as his subject. 1.-The College News
paper and the Faculty" and Marga-
Review. will speak on "The Evolution
of the Review" Following this will
be round table and business session.
The next meeting of the association
will be at Emporia in -Iarch. when
the state oratOrical contest is held
there.
Officers Of Association.
The officers of the association are:
Ernest H. Shideler, Ottawa univer-
university, vice president: Ebert Sew
erance. College of Emporia. secretary
treasurer. Mr.. Severance was unable
to attend On account of illness in his
home.
Those registered as attending the
convention are: D. H. Rasmussen
Miltonville Monitor Miltonville; c. M
Nutter, Salina Wesleyan Advance, Sa
lima; Will p. Young, business manager
Asbury College New Era, Wilmore
KY; w. J. Broom, editor Salina Yves
leyan Advance, Salina: John E. He's
ter, Miltonville Wesleyan, Miltonville
Richard A. Whitcomb, Washburn Re
view. Topeka; Henry w. Jordan. edf
tor Southwestern COllegian, and Ra!
Severance, Southwestern Collegian
Winfield, Kan: Glenn. SwoggsT editor
Baker Orange, BALDWIN, M4rgare
Tillotson, editor Washburn Review
Topeka: Mabel Kingsley5HWa shburr
Review. Topeka; d. r. O1es0h, Kansa.
Wesleyan, Salina; J. L. Shank, Kansas
Wesleyan, Salina; Don Heath, Wash
burn Review, Topeka: H. p. Clomin
ger, Ottawa university, Ottawa; H. A
Steele, Washburn Review, Topeka
Harry C. Green, Leland Stanford, Pale
Alto. Cal: George W. Barrett, Morn
ing Collegian- Reporter, Morningside