University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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p K D J U R N A L S M It (the newspaper) is . . . the high priest of His- tory, the vitalizer of Society, the world ' s great informer, the earth ' s high censor, the medium of thought and opin- ion. ... It is the enemy of tyrants, and the right arm of liberty, . . . — Samuel Bowles, Founder of the Springfield Republican. I HE Department of Journalism prepares its students to assume the responsibilities implied in Mr. Bowles ' estimate of the newspaper. This requires a broad educational background, as well as knowledge of newspaper technique. Both are provided in the Journalism curriculum. Journalism instruction is given by actual practice under condi- tions that prevail in a newspaper office. The laboratory and reading room are well equipped. The Associated Press and United Press cooperate by furnishing their reports for student use. The Department of Journalism is a member of the American Associa- tion of Schools and Departments of Journalism, comprising thirty of the leading schools and departments in this country. The course in Journalism leads to the degree Bachelor of Arts and the Certificate in Journalism. Ralph L. Crosman, Head of the Department. [27]

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f t r d. o E D U C A T N Harry M. Barrett CDUCATION as well as other interests has felt the effects of the well known depression. To economize in education when the cause of the depression is generally admitted to have been ignorance appears not altogether logical, but nevertheless that is what has happened. Still, America has always believed in education more than other nations, and when America realizes what has happened the mistake will be corrected. In the meantime competition for teaching positions will be keener and those who are best prepared will have a marked advantage. More important than the selfish advan- tage, however, is the need that the new education come more closely to grips with the vexing problems of life both chronic and acute. The old education served its generation not unworthily. It got the children coming to school in numbers unprecedented in human history. It saw the need for iitting the school to the child. It experimented boldly. The new education must refine the experiments, prove all things, hold fast that which is good, and go forward. For such formidable tasks the teacher ' s preparation must be more deliberate and thorough than ever before. Harry M. Barrett. [26]

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t A O I E X T E N S O N A. C. Cross I HE Extension Division has eight bureaus, a department of publications, a librarian, and its own registrar. The policies for the Division are formulated by the Extension Council which is composed of eight faculty members from different colleges in the University, the University librarian, and the Extension staff. All of the activities of the Division are self-sustaining. The range of service covers many of the business activities of the state and local government, newspapers, schools, and instruction through both extension classes and correspondence students. With the reorganization of the School of Business under Dean Elmore Petersen, there is a close cooperation between that School and the Extension Division. A. C. Cross, Assistant Director. [28]