The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-12-07

Bulletin. 1918, No. 81, published
by the U. 8. Bureau of Education. /,
entitled INSTRUCTION IN JOUR
NALIsM IN INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION. 1t was
written by Professor James Melvin
Lee. Director Of the Department OF
Journalism of New York University
and is an authoritative history OF
the origin and development of jour
nalism as learned profession.
The world has been so dazzled- by
the military career Of General Rob-
ert e. lee, that few, even In the
South, are aware Of his genius and
wisdom as a great educator.
In an age when college education
consisted mainly of classical and
philosophical studies, his first step at
Washington College was to establish
a practical school Of civil and high
way engineering to rebuild the de-
vastated South. With even greater
originality and foresight, he became
in 1859, a generation ahead of his
tines, the founder, in America, of
journalism as learned profession.
The story of this first American
School of Journalism is thus given
in the opening paragraphs of the U.
S. Bulletin above referred to.
The reconstruction period of AM
erican history saw the first attempt
on the part of an institution of
higher education to add technical
instruction in journalism to the cur
riculum. Strangely enough, the at
tempt was made in the South, at
what was then known as Washing
ton College, but what is today Wash
ington and Lee University. Gen.
Robert E. Lee had been made presi-
dent of this college, and was seek
ing to train the youth of the South.
not in the ways of war but in those
OF peace. Convinced that the press
could aid greatly in the solution 81
the problems then confronting the
South, he sent to the board of
trustees of Washington College the
following recommendation on March
80, 1869:
| beg leave to submit sfor your
consideration several propositions
from the faculty which would not
have been presented until your regu-
lar meeting in June but for the fact
that, should they receive your APP
probation, the necessary changes in
the catalogue of the present session,
now preparing for publication, will
be made.
The proposition recommending
the institution of SO scholarship for
young men proposing to make print
ing or journalism their profession.
| will oniy add that all the fore
going subjects have been maturely
by the faculty and have
received their unanimous assent.
Respectfully submitted, i
(Signed) r. E. LEE,
President w. C. |
The board of trustees, upon the
receipt of President Lees letter,
adopted the following resolutions, /
already passed by the faculty of
College,:
Resolved, That the board of trus-
ees be requested to authorize the
Gculty to appoint to scholarships, to
)e called - scholarships, not
exceeding so in number. young men
Intending to make practical print
ng and journalism their business in
life, such scholarships to be free
rom tuition and college fees on con-
Iition that, when required by the
aculty, they shall perform such dis
ipliary duties as may be assigned
hem in printing Office or in other
in the line of their profess
ion for time equal to one hour in
ach working day.
Resolved. That the board of truss
ees be requested in order to carry
he foregoing provision into effect,
o make such arrangements for or
With printing Office as may afford
ractical instruction and. so far as
racticable, compensated employ
lent in their business to such young .
len
At the June meeting of the
GARD the faculty reported, on press
that limited number
I boys can receive instruction in
he printing Office of Messrs. Lafferty
! Co., in this town, for the present,
yithOut charpa or pOst m tba c0I-