Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-28
CHICAGO SCHOOL
Of JOURNALISM .
GETS ATTENTION
Experienced NewSpapermen
Cooperating With North
western University to Give
Institution Practical Turn

NV The Associated Press.)
Chicago, Jan. 27.-Experienced
newspaper mon of Chicago are CO.
operating with Northwestern uni
versity in establishing the Joseph
Medill School of Journalism, which
is to begin its sessions at North
western School of Commerce Feb
ruary I. Instruction in the news
paper courses in the university'3
collegiate departments at Evanston
will not begin until September.
The downtown courses are In
tended for men and women on Chi
cago publications. of which there
are several hundreds in addition
to the larger dailies, and the classes
first organized were selected with
the idea Of presenting instruction
that would assist inexperienced
newspaper workers to advance in
their employment, or to enable
more experienced workers to enter
some allied phase Of newspaper
work that they might believe bet
ter for them.
Varied Courses.
Courses in advertising. phychol-
ogy, history and economics, already
given in the school of commerce
have been grouped in the curricu-
lum of the new school of journal
ism, and in addition are five
courses Of technical newspaper
work, including news reporting,
news editing. editorial writing,
newspaper management and news
paper law.
Work of the school is under the
direction of Dean Ralph f. He'll
man of the school Of commerce,
pending the appointment Of a di-
rector who shall give his time to
the new Journalism school. The
Chicago newspaper men are ac-
cordingly taking the different
courses for the current semester,
Assignments are as follows:
Editing, rewriting. copy reading:
w. A. Dill, assistant night mana
ger Chicago office Associated Press
and formerly assistant professor OF
journalism at the University of
Kansas.
Editorial writing and policy; Tiff
fanny Blake, chief editorial writer,
Chicago Tribune, supervisor; Prof.
James Weber Linn, chief editorial
writer, Herald Examiner, and
Baker Brownell. editorial write,
Chicago Daily News.
LAW of the Press"
Law of the press: Prof. A. W.
Bays of the Northwestern faculty
News writing and reporting:
Walter A. Washburne. city editor
Chicago Evening Post, supervisor;
George p. Stone, assistant city edi-
tor of the Post.
Organization and administra-
ton: w. A. Curley. managing edi-
tor Chicago Evening American;
James O'Donnell Bennett, the Chi
cago Daily Tribune; Walter d.
Strong. business manager Chicago
Daily News. Under this head lee
lures on all phases of newspaper
making will be given. This will be
a course Of unusual latitude and
will afford the Medill School of
Journalism opportunity to invite
the cooperation of many of the
leaders in journalism not only of
the Chicago field but of the middle
west.
Besides the instruction in jour
nalism itself. various educational
courses are to be offered to the
students of the new school. The
personnel of the faculty in these
courses will be as follows:
Advertising.
Advertising, James H. Picken;
economics, Prof. F. S, Deibler;
English, Prof. Walter X. Smart;
government, Prof. P. o. Ray:
American history Prof. w. vi
Pooley; European relations, Prof.
A. G. Terry; psychology. Profs, D.
r. Howard and Louis Webb; socl-
ology, Prof. A. j. Todd.
The part-time classes in Journal
ism will continue during the Gclnes-
ter which closes May %.
Dean Heilman has been making
a. survey of the Chicago field and
has discovered there are 500 pub
locations, daily. weekly, monthly
and trade papers here. 1t also has
a very large number of foreign
language newspapers. Many of
these publications, he said will be
represented among the students of
the Joseph Medill school.
While the basis of part-time
courses is four years of work, at
the end of which time. on the pass
ing of final examinations, diplomas
will be given. students who already
have college degrees or who wish
to brush up" in one or another
line of work will be permitted to
register and to select their courses.
Entrance Requirements.
Entrance requirements for this
semester have not been rigid except
for some of the more advanced |
work, because. as Dean Holman
explained, it is desirable to make |
the courses fit the needs of the
student rather than to attempt to
fit the student to the few courses /
that are possible in the inception
of the project. l
The Joseph Medill School of !
is made possible |
through the cooperation of the
Chicago Tribune with Northwest
ern university. and is named in
honor of Joseph Medill. long edi-
tor of the Tribune.