Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-13
NEWS WRITERS
AND THEIR WORK
At WASHINGTON
Told to Writers on College
Papers by Frederick w.
Vile, at Newark.
CONFERENCE AND BANQUET


Newark, May 13--IIow news is
gathered for the daily newspapers in
Washington by the more than 800 |
correspondents located there. represent
ing papers from all sections OF the coun-
try, was told in nm interesting way by |
Frederick William Vile, at the banquet |
Of the seventh serni-annual conference Of |
the intercollegiate Newspaper Asso- |
citation, held Mt the University Of Della |
ware last night Mr.. VILE spent some |
years in Germany MS correspondent for
the London Daily Mail and is now head
of the Public Ledger Bureau at Wash
lngton.
The business meeting Of the confer
ence which is made up Of editors and
other representatives of student publica-
tons from 30 universities and colleges
of the Middle Atlantic States, was held
this morning at Kels, and this afternoon
the visitors will be guests at the May
Day exercises at the Women's College
and the Delaware Haverford baseball
game.
The banquet last night was served in
the west wing Of Old College and there
were plates for about eighty including
girl students from various colleges who
are on the staffs Of the student publica-
tions Of those colleges.
Walter Dent Smith, retiring editor
of the University Of Delaware Review,
was toastmaster. Seated with him at
the speakers table were Mr. Vile, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Walter Hullihen, W. F.P.
Jacobs, Jr., retiring business manager
| of the Review, Charles Norman Wade
and Willard d. Boyce, recently elected
editor and business manager. respec
| tivclv. Of the Review; Richard w Slo-
cum of Swarthmore College, president
Of the conference and Drew Pierson Of
| Philadelphia.
Mr.. Smith introduced DIR. Hullihen,
president of the university and DR..
| Hulihen extended hearty welcome to
the visitors. There was comic sketch
given by Givan and Cristfeld university
students. Drew Pierson was introduced
as the organizer Of the association several
years ago. and he in turn told something
Of the work Of Mr.. Vile and introduced
that speaker.
"Weal and Woe Of Washington
Correspondent" was Mr.. Wile's topic.
He gave vivid description Of how the
Washington correspondents work m
gathering the great news of the day and
related some interesting inside incidents
OF life in Washington He had a word ol
encouragement for college men anc
women who are thinking of taking uI
journalism az their profession.
Mr.. Vile said the work of gathering
the nations news at Washington il
well systematized and he told of how thu
system is worked. He told of the confer
ences, every Tuesday and Friday, th'
correspondents have with the Presiden
at the White House, and many interest
ing details in that connection. In con
clusion Mr.. Vile said il was his opinior
that too much space is giver IN Inos'
newspapers TO the comic strip and no
enough to the serious matters OF th'
nation.
LEN" DAILY n university student toll
q couple Of stories and Richard w. Slo
cum of Swarthmore made few remarks
Among the guests at the banque
we're: DR.. and Mrs. Walter Hulhhen
Dean and Mrs. T.. Laurence Smith, DR.
!. and Mrs. Willard f.. Smith of Whining
,, ton, parents Of the toastmaster, Mrs
George Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Connor, Of Wilmington, DIR. W
Owen Sypherd, DR.. and Mrs. +. NJ. X
J Foster, William e. Hayes, William M
, Francis, of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs
! Audrey Travers and others.
The visiting delegates who had regis
tered up until the time of the banque
: were: Richard W. Slocum, II. B. Bro
! sius, George NJ. Stephenson. Edwin )
/. Baker, George w. Stewart, Lawrenc
B. Lewis and Frederick l.. Wofer G
Swarthmore; Horace 5. Mann an
! Richard +. Sutz of Muhlenburg, Davi
A. Ewing of Washington and Jefferson
|, F. Nelson Schledel and Richard I
Deity of Ursinus; A. G. Stoughton {
Bucknell; Charles B.Hubed of Frankli
: and Marshall; George Beclet of Lafayett
: Robert H. Mcneil of George Wasf
ington University; III. Webster Phillip
: of Rutgers; Archie NJ. Swanger OF Sur
quehanna; Reuben Chank and Aide
!, Gorbain of Stevens; H.J.Hogeneuer {
b Gettysburg.
= = There were also a number of youn
! women representing various COLES
: publications Miss Arnita Miles an
!, Miss Mary Marquardt are representa-
Albright College.