+ + 19th Annual Newspaper Day Edition + +
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
DAI LVmTROJAN
XXXII
NAS—Z-42
Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday, March 8, 1941
No. 96A
lumni Offer :holarships
hern California Student Journalists ompete for Annual Tuition Awards
Landing student Journalists from high schools out 10 counties of southern California will have an lity during the coming few weeks to compete for the 5C School of Journalism tuition scholarships offered rrojan Alumni association.
--- j The scholarship awards, made
■ _	annually to one boy and one girl,
|»L||	are now in their 12th consecutive
id My Cdlin year ant* the rules for the competi-"	tion are essentially the same. Onlj
r Prize iditorial
H. Mulcahy, editor of the } campus humor publica-senior ln the School of was presented the Ruth Eaker award today by its |i. Ira C. Eaker, for the tl written by a member
(itorial writing class and in the Daily Trojan dur- j f-esent school year.
’s article, entitled -The rFlfth Columnist.” appear-the last semester. The the editorial was to : some college students un-lundermine th* founda-ie university by failing id become aware of the • college.
ln the School of Jour-
iulcahy has been a reporter t feature editor on the jan. Last year, as the as-ditor of the Wampus, he the training that promot- ! to editorship of the pub- j In the fall of 1940. He is ember of the Sigma Delta ional professional Joumal-emity.
ition to the $20 cash award, mill have his name mount-the Ruth Apperson Eaker In the Daily Trojan city
lier SC Editors ;inue Careers
are the Daily Trojan ed-l>ther years? A recent sur-heir activities reveals that entered the following
Press has claimed two ex-| the Troian. Virgil Pinkley, rho is European business for U.P., and Jack Fran-■■35. bureau manager in Mi-
on local downtown pa-Ray Zeman. *30-’SL night city editor on the Los An-Jmej; Quentin Reger. '32-fty editor on the Herald-and Wendell Sether, W-rter on the Herald-Express. Lawless. '35- 36. is assistant lof the SC news bureau. Jinokler. ’39-'40. and Ralph have both gone into work for motion picture >ns.
fJolay, '37- W. is now in ith the British department Lionel Van Deerlin, ‘36- 37, private in the infantry at Fort Snelling. Minn, bok. '38-'39, is on the edi-|aff of the Californian in ►Id. while Ralph Flynn. ’29-n the advertising depart-the McGraw-Hill publish-lAoy*
one candidate, who may be either a boy or a girl, can be selected by high school authorities to enter the contest. The nominee chosen from the high school must be in the Feb- : ruary or June graduating class. CONTEST JUDGES LISTED
Candidates within each division are judged on the basis of their scholastic records, their journalistic achievements in high school, recommendations from school authorities and community personalities, and upon a personal interview with the contest Judges.
Judges for this year's competition will be Prof. Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism; Lewis Gough, executive director of the General Alumni association; and a senior in the School of Journalism.
Notices and rules for the scholarship contest will be mailed during this week to high school journalism teachers. Within two or three weeks from the date that the instructors receive this material, the candidate from each school must be chosen and he should submit to the contest judges the papers requested in the rules.
MATERIALS NEEDED
Included in tnese paners are a completely filled application blank, clippings of work on the high school newspaper, a photograph of the applicant. and letters of recommendation from prominent community members and school authorities.
Shortly after this material has been received, each candidate wili be notified of his date for appearance before the contest judges.
Journalism scholarship winners of previous years who are attending the university are Stanley M. Gortikov, Fairfax, editor of the Daily Trojan; Kathryn Idso. Van Nuvs, assistant women's editor; Margaret Salskov. Lincoln, copyreader on the Daily Trojan; and Lee Clark. Taft, desk editor and copyreader.
Lower division scholarship winners are Gordon Wilson, Woodrow Wilson in Long Beach, reporter and night feature editor; Barbara Best. San Diego, reporter; Bob Brandson Fremont, reporter; Nora Paredes Garfield. ie^orter.
FORMER WINNERS ACTIVE
Now actively employed in journalism are many of the former holders of the scholarship. Winners since 1929 who are graduated from the univeisity are;
1929; Quentin Reger. Metropolitan. and Vivian Crawford Boulting-
PRINCIPALS—Stanley M. Gor+iioov, left, editor of the Daily Trojan, presided at the opening Newspaper day assembly this morning. Col. Ira C. Ealcer addressed the luncheon given in the Foyer of Town and Gown.
Miller, Atkinson Address Assembly
Experience as a foreign correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor provided the background for an address by Rex Miller dealing with the difficulties of the modern reader in intelligently interpreting the news, when he spoke at the assembly this morning. i-
Journalists Redondo H
to Analyze Wins Allen
Problems
igh Tide Award
Newspaper Delegates Convene at 2 p.m. for Panel Discussions
Teeming with problems of writing, managing, editing, and make-up, an estimated 600 Newspaper day delegates will assemble at 2 p.m. today for a series of panel discus-siqns of modern Journalistic practices.
High school and junior college business managers and editors will confer with faculty members and professional newspaper men to pre-
Contest Tabulations
1941 Crombie Allen Award Competition
HIGH SCHOOLS
Fairfax Colonial Gazette_____________
Santa Monica Samohi................
Narbonne Green & Gold__________
San Diego Cardinal Alhambra Moor....._...
Anaheim Anoranco .... E. Bakersfield Kernal.
Miller, present Pacific coast manager of the publication, related his experiences in reporting across the seas to approximately 600 high school journalism students, formally opening the annual Newspaper day.
OFFERS FUNDAMENTALS
“A good background, experience, and the ability to read between the lines are the fundamentals for understanding current world news,” Miller said. He later traced the technique of gathering news, writing it in proper form, and transmitting it for publication.
The second speaker was Mrs. Elaine Holbrook Atkinson, graduate of the SC School of Journalism, who is engaged at present as general assignments reporter for the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express.
ATKINSON SPEAKS
While at SC Mrs. Atkinson was president of the Mortar board, member of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honorary, and a member of Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalism honorary.
Mrs. Atkinson spoke on the qualities requisite for working on a newspaper and stressed the importance of a college education in the field of publications. Her talk was highlighted by personal experiences encountered while working on the Herald-Express.
GORTIKOV PRESIDES
Stanley M. Gortikov, editor of the Daily Trojan and student chairman of Newspaper day. presided at the assembly, and Marc N. Goodnow, field representative for the School of Journalism, introduced the speakers.
A visit to the offices of the Daily
house, Bakersfield. 1930: Ernest-Trojan and a general tour of the Foster. Long Beach Polytechnic, and camPus followed the assembly. Margaret Lloyd Alagne. Santa Ma- ~	*
ria.
1931: Jack Frankish. Chaffev. and j Betty Lee Bonner Pressey. Long Beach Woodrow Wilson. 1932:
George Robert, and Elaine Enyeart Borgeson. Alhambra.
1933: Lionel Van Deerlin. Ocean-side-Carlsbad Union high school, j and Genevieve Jasaitis Gullahom.
Fairfax. 1934. John Golav. Burbank. and Betty Yungling. Los An- 1 geles Polytechnic.
1935: Bud Colegrove. Van Nuys. and lone Hooven. Santa Ana. 1936:
Paul Miller. Huntington Park, and Esther L'Ecluse. Pasadena.
Benson Views Swedish Press
After conducting a newspaper research survey financed by the Swedish foreign office. Dr. Ivan Benson, associate professor of journalism at SC, returned at the beginning of the fall semester to conduct classes, after a year’s sabbatical leave.
“Neutrality and Press Freedom in Sweden'’ is his reaction to journalism. as he saw it in Sweden. An article based on his findings has recently been published in the Journalism Quarterly.
While in Sweden. Dr. Benson studied in the Stockholm state and royal libraries, believed to contain the most extensive collection of old newspapers in the world.
A radio commentator with more than 500 Pacific coast network commentaries on world affairs is the record of Adamantios Th. Polyzoides, lecturer in reporting, world news, and interpreting world events.
In addition to his present faculty duties, he is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, and managing editor of the quarterly magazine World Affairs Interpreter.
Heading the School of Journalism is Prof. Roy L. French. After serving as head of the school of journalism at the University of Wisconsin, Professor French took over his position at SC in 1927. He is now co-publisher of the Inyo-Independent in Independence. Calif.
Marc N. Goodnow, former publisher and advertising executive, serves as field representative for the school.
Conference Schedule
High school editors and staffs—303 Law building.
Junior college editors and staffs—214 Bridge hall.
High school and junior college business managers and staffs—114 Bridge hall.
High school and junior college annual editors and business managers — 203 Bridge hall.
San Bernardino Tyro.
Chino Lariat .....................
Metropolitan Mirror .... South Pasadena Tiger
A	B	c	D	E	F	G	H	J	KTot.	
1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	17
1	1	2	2	0	3	1	1	2	1	14
0	0	1	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	12
1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	11
1	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	11
1	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	10
1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	9
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	9
1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	9
3	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	9
0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	8
1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	7
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	7
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	4
-1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	4
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
1	0	1	1	0	1	-2	0	1	-1	2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Poly		High		Life received too						late
to judge. Lawndale Hi-Lights not judged. Sherman Institute Bulletin printed paper not comparable to mimeograph in this contest.)
Junior College Competition for Daily Trojan Award
of their respective to compare publica-
sent outlines methods and tions.
EDITORS MEET
Editors and staffs of high school papers will meet in 303 Law building for a general discussion. Ernest A. Foster, instructor in journalism, will act as chairman, and Stanley M. Gortikov, editor of the Daily Trojan, will assist. Each editor will have the opportunity of comparing his paper with those of the other schools.
Junior college editors and their staffs will convene in 214 Bridge hall at the same time. Marc N. Goodnow, lecturer in journalism, will preside at the conference, with Managing Editor Emory Thurston as subordinate chairman. This group has for its purpose the discussion of newswriting, feature writing, and make-up.
STONIER ADVISES MANAGERS
Business managers and their staffs of both high schools and junior colleges will assemble in 114 Bridge hall to question business tactics, advertising, and the financing of a newspaper.
As chairman, Kenneth K. Stonier. university manager of student publications, will be assisted by Don Ackermann, business manager of the Daily Trojan.
Editors of high school and junior college annuals will convene in 203 Bridge hall. Prof. Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism. will act as chairman, and Jack Hutton, editor of El Rodeo, will assist at the meeting. Charles Carter, business manager of the annual, will attend with Hutton.
Oceanside O-C Campus....._...
A	B	c	D	E	F	G	H	j	KTot.	
2	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	14
0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	2	1	1	5
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	4
0 0 1			1	0	0	1	-1	1	0	3
0	1	1	1	1	-1	0	-1	0	0	2
Santa Ana El Don.....................
San Bernardino War Whoop Fullerton Torch ...........................
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS:
(Points used in judging: A. Typography; B, Balance; C, Readability; D, Art and Attractiveness; E. Press Work; F. Editorial Page; G, Sports Page; H. Features; J, Variety of Interest and Enterprise; K. Newspaper Style.)
High School Competition for Uniform Excellence Daily Trojan Award
Anaheim Anoranco__________________
Brawley Wildcat ........:_______________
San Pedro Fore 'N Aft...................
(Los Angeles Poly Optimist not judged because of previous winnings.)
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS:
A—33 1'3%—Newspaper style, general editorial excellence, news writing and presentation.
B—33 1/3%—Typography, balance, press work and mechanical excellence.
C—33 1/3%—Local appeal, originality, interest, variety and enterprise.
A	B	c	Total
28	25	25	78
25	23	26	74
22	24	26	72
Trojan Staff to Publish Southland Newspapers
Foster, Former U.P. Bureau Head Influences Trojan Literary Style'
:ord of Journalism Graduates, 1929-1940 Compiled: August 1, 1940
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Men	Women	Total	Pet.
66	37	103	35
8	0	8	2
13	7	20	7
0	0	0	0
2	1	3	1
18	5	23	8
5	9	14	4
3	1	4	1
2	2	4	1
20	25	45	16
0	32	32	11
0	0	0	0
11	30	41	14
14S	149	297	100
When a sophomore student of journalism undertakes the responsibility of describing the man whose duty it is to criticize and grade his reportorial work, he must be as careful as he is complimentary. To characterize Ernest A. Foster, journalism counselor for freshman and sophomore reporters, is just such an undertaking.
It is fitting at this time, nevertheless, to acquaint visiting journalists with the person who influences the ‘‘brand of copy.” or preferably the “style of literature." that SC students read daily.
Ernest Foster was managing editor of the Daily Trojan in 1934. and graduated magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa the same year. While in school he was elected to Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity.
He spent five years with United Press, stationed in Reno. Fresno, and Los Angeles, and taught a year at California State Polytechnic college in San Luis Obispo. Last Sep^mber he entered SC’s School
of Journalism as an instructor.
All these facts, however, tell only who he is, not what he does.
Ernest Foster — counsels aspiring journalists.
Several of his pet “peeves” might be of interest to prospective students. Foster detests the “limpid” passive voice. If a reporter can’t get fire in his lead with the active voice, it’s a cinch he’ll never get a smolder with the passive, he insists.
Foster also carries a satirical hatchet to cut out the student's misuse of commas, particularly those commas that set off introductory phrases. He hates over-capitalization and absolutely will not tolerate quotes around indirect quotations.
On the other hand, it is Foster who turns bulletin board material into readable copy. The ability to extract and develop the highlight of a given story, especially when there “just isn’t a highlight,” is not inborn talent, but a technique acquired through practice. Foster has to turn on those lights during the reporter's period of initiation.
Foster is that quiet gentleman, that fourth floor promoter of Daily Trojan readability.
side Press, are also scheduled for editing by members of the Daily Trojan staff.
The final paper to be edited by students will be the San Bernardino Telegram, the exact date to be set later.
. Marc N. Goodnow, lecturer in Journalism, and Ernest Foster, assistant to the director, will supervise the trips in an advisory capacity.
Magazine, Annual Serve University
All publications must have a definite purpose in order to keep alive on any campus or community. The Wampus. SC Trojan humor magazine, achieves its aim by keep-goes to press under student super- in* C»“PUS ^formed on the vision. April 19. the Ontario Daily soclal highli?ht5 of lhe month' Report; April 26, the Huntington Campus and off-campus social af-Park Signal; and May 3. the River- fairs put on by the various univer-- sity organizations are accounted for
From school reporter to professional journalist on a regular paper.
This is the transition to be experienced by upperclassmen from the School of Journalism when they begin a series of field trips next week to publish eight southern California newspapers.
Gaining practical experience in their field, journalism students will put into actual practice what they leam in publishing the Daily Trojan on campus.
The first trip is scheduled for next Saturday, March 12, when the first crew puts out the Redondo Breeze. On March 22 a different crew edits the Culver City Star-News.
The Monrovia News-Post will be published on March 29 while the Redlands Facts will be put out April 5. On April 12 the Orange News
Conventioneers Travel 290 Miles From Border
Winning the distinction of traveling the farthest to attend the annual Newspaper day convention are representatives from Needles, California borderline town, who came 290 miles to be at SC today.
Competing in the distance race, delegates from two high schools in San Diego, and from one in Santa Barbara ran a close second and third.
each month in this magazine with accompanying pictures. Humorous stories on subjects of general interest to the student readers comprise the text matter of the Wampus.
El Rodeo, the SC yearbook, ls published by a student staff of volunteer workers of the Junior class. The individual achievements of prominent students are included in this survey of the year's work as well as the honors that have come to the university during the past two i semesters.
Trojan Names Prize-Winners at Luncheon
J. D. Funk Presents , Newspaper Honor to Student Editor
The Crombie Allen awarO for Improvement during tha past year was presented to the Redondo High Tide today at the annual Newspaper day luncheon, along with two Daily Trojan plaques which were given to the Citrus junior college Citric Acid and the Anaheim Union high school Anoranco.
J. D. Funk, treasurer of the Califomia Newspaper Publishers association, presented the award at the luncheon, which was held in the Foyer of Town and Gown.
Established by Crombie Allen, former publisher of the Ontario Daily Report, the annual award is made to stimulate improvement in the standards of high school Journalism.
WADE EDITS WINNER
The Redondo Beach paper, with 17 points, took first place in a field of 23 entrants, followed closely by the Fairfax high school Colonial Gazette, which received 14 points, and the Santa Monica high school Samohi, which earned 12 points.
Editor of the winning issues of the Tide is Margie Wade.
Tied for fourth place were the Narbonne Green and Gold and the San Diego Russ, while the Herbert Hoover Cardinal, also from San Diego, ranked fifth.
CITRUS TAKES PLAQUE A Daily Trojan plaque for the most improved junior college paper was presented to the Citric Acid, student publication of Citrus Junior college in Azusa, by Stanley M. Gortikov, Trojan editor.
Wayland Morrisson is editor of the winning paper.
Second place was won by ttie Oceanside Campus of Oceanside-Carlsbad junior college, while the Santa Ana El Don and Ventura Pirate Press tied for the third spot. ANORANCO HONORED All papers were judged by a committee composed of members of the SC School of Journalism faculty. Awards in the above contests were made on the basts of improvement shown in fall issues over those of the previous spring.
Topping the field as the paper showing “greatest uniformity in excellence from 1937 to 1940.” the Anaheim Anoranco. edited by Ernest Moore, was also given a Daily Trojan plaque by Gortikov.
Because it was winner in 1939, the Poly Optimist of Los Angeles Polytechnic high school, was not judged in this year's contest PAPERS JUDGED ON POINTS Publications entered in the “most improved paper” contest were judged on typography, balance, readability, art and attractiveness, press work, editorial pages, sports pages, features, variety of interest and enterprise, and newspaper style.
Entrants in the contest for “uniformity in excellence” were Judged on the following three bases, with each division valued at 33 1-3 per | cent:
1—newspaper style, general editorial excellence, news writing, and presentation; 2—typography, balance, press woifc, and mechanical excellence; 3—local appeal, originality, interest, variety, and enterprise.
Former Staff Member Assumes U.P. Duties
Alex Troffey Jr„ senior in the School of Journalism, resigned recently from his post as assistant editor of the Daily Trojan to accept a position with the Los Angele* bureau of the United Press.
Because his new assignment calls for night duty, he will be unable to continue work as a staff mem*
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