PROF. M. M. FOGG

School of Journalism

OUNGEST of the University's divisions (organized by the Board of Regents in 1923), the School of Journalism is serving the state by furnishing mental and character discipline designed to equip persons for leadership in the journalism fields--especially the Nebraska community newspaper--as writers, interpreters of the news ("the food of public opinion"), and publishers. This training is given in a four-year course leading to the Certificate of journalism with the degree of Bachelor of arts---a well-rounded education in connection with eighteen semester courses in journalism studies.

   Practice and theory are fused in classroom work by instructors experienced in newspaper writing, editing, and administration, in magazine writing, and in printing. Student publications afford further practical training--especially The Daily Nebraskan, organized on the plan of a small city daily, laboratory for the school.

   Former students are occupying responsible positions on Nebraska newspapers, on metropolitan newspapers, and in press associations.

   Requests from Nebraska editors for graduates (with alert, well-furnished minds, keen observation, initiative, dependability, business sense, character-keen social conscience, ethical sense) again this year are treble the number of students available.

   The School's equipment includes an adequate library opened this year and a typography laboratory to give a practical understanding of the mechanical aspects of "the art preservative." The press of the state the School serves through the University News Service (about 600,000 words a year), by criticism of papers when requested, and by covering University events of local interest. Its students sent about 181,000 words to 271 papers (262 weeklies) on the 1926 basketball tournament (thrice the 1924 record). These signed articles editors usually gave first-page display and for the service, expressed warm appreciation.

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