Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
COLLEGE WRITER'S
HOLD CONFERENCE
Georgetown Head Host to
Students From institutions
of D. C. and Vicinity.

Representing Is student publications
at five educational institutions in
Washington and vicinity, the District
! of Columbia Collegiate Press Con-
ference was organized permanently
yesterday at meeting held at George
town University.
Herbert E. Angel, chairman of the
editorial board of the Hatchet, Of
George Washington University. was
unanimously elected president Of the
organization, which hopes, eventually
to embrace most of the institutions of
| higher learning in the Washington ter
ritory. Joseph B. Brunini, editor-in-
, chief Of the Georgetown Hoya, was
selected AS secretary.
The other institutions represented In
the organization are American Univer-
sity, the University OF Maryland and
Trinity College. Catholic University is
expected to join the conference.
Two Addresses.
President w. Coleman Nevis Of
GEORGETOWN University addressed the
! writer's at their opening session. He
| curacy" in their reporting. and to avoid
sensationalism in their editorial policy.
will P. Kennedy of the Capitol staff
! of The Evening Star was the speaker
at the luncheon meeting, when the
| student editors were guests Of Rev. r.
Rush Rankin, dean of Georgetown
| College.
Mr.. Kennedy emphasized the impor-
i lance of the work Of the Washington
| Improbable integrity. He welcomed
the college journalists to such company
"as neophytes," urging them to carry
The light onward and upward" and
! saying: THE tone and character and
/ quality of our profession must be main
| tanned There must be educated and
trained leadership from those well
grounded in the humanlties."
He impressed upon them the work
that they can perform, even those who
do not follow the profession. by de-
| veloping a decent press demand from
the people themselves, which will aid
greatly in strengthening the character
of a clean and cultured Journalism"
He reminded them that in exercising
jealous care over what went into the
columns of their college publications
sent out from the National Capital.
they are Washington correspondents"
maintaining the principles and ideals
of the press galleries.
The college writer's were warned that
success in the news-writing field must
be won by hard work and that, after the
mellowing process, in the fullneSs Of
years and the ripening process, they
may some day represent great metro
politan newspapers at the seat OF
Government.
College Problems.
At the opening session Of the con-
ference, Mr.. Brunini, the temporary
chairman, presided Mr.. Angel respond
ed to DR.. Nevis address There was a
general discussion Of the problems con-
fronting college publications. Miss
Anne O'Brien, editor of the Trinity
Record, spoke about the advantages OF
cooperation between the editorial and
business stats. j. v. Powers, editor of
the Maryland Diamondback, in his adj
dress discussed the importance of in
tercoligiate news, and Norman S. era
mer, business manager of the Ameri-
can University ANGOLA and the Eagle,
summarized the various PROBLEMS as
presented by the other speakers.
After the opening session the con-
ference divided into groups for the
further exchange of ideas, with view
to bringing about greater degree
Of cooperation and improvement in the
publications. After the meetings the
writer's were the guests OF President
Nevis at the Georgetown-Lebanon
Valley foot ball game.
The institutions were represented by
the following staff members:
Trinity-MiSs Mary Angela Bowling,
Miss Margaret Kinniry. Miss Anna
O'Brien, Miss Margaret Mary Henrick,
Miss Esther Corey and Miss Margaret
Lakey.
Maryland University. v. Powers,
Miss Louise Townsend, James z. An
drewS, jr., and Miss Ruth Miles.
American University - G. Leonard
johnson, Norman S. Cramer, s. Carlton
Ayres and John NJ. Houston.
Georgetown University-Joseph B.
Brunini, Lawrence j. Mehren, p. j.
O'Connor, Albert w. Keller, jr.; Joseph
Cronan, Edward l.. Cox, Sidney Trun-
die, Thomas j. McGeary and E. l..
Brunni
George Washington University-Her-
bert E. Angel, Harold jenkins, George
Roth. Miss Marie Mold, J. Wesley Jones,
Miss Dorothy Ruth and Henry William
HerZog.