Boston University School of Management - Syllabus Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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aug J T SYLLABUS 1925 I mf J, g The I 'llabus Staff Back Row: LORD, MERRILL, DUNIIAM, PUTNAM, HACKER, MISS SULLIVAN, RICHMOND, COLLERAN, LEE PRENDERGAST, DESROSIERS Middle Row: RURIN, DOWNS, MARCIIAND, NORTON, PELIcus, MAYORAL, DIXON, JOHNSON. WHITE Front Row: HIRTLE, HAMMOND, MISS SAWYER, MORAN, THOMAS, FERRAN, MISS SvMoNDs, LEGARE 'EDITORIAL DEl'AR'I'MENT WIIJLIAM ll. PELKUS, Editor-in-Chief RUSSELL L. NORTON, Managing Editor LAFAYE'l I'E IL. NIARCHAND, 'Literary Editor ROBERT M. RICHMOND, Associate Editor J. CIIENTER HACKER, Associate Editor Section Editors JOHN B. COLLERAN, Faculty LEO W. DESIKOSIERS, Snapshots GRACE A. SULLIVAN, Classes PAULINE S. SAWYER, Publications SAM L. LORD, Grinds ELEANOR P. SYMONDS, Secretary BUSINESS DEPARTMENT JOSE A. MAYORAL, Business Manager GEORGE F. THOMAS, Photographs GEORGE F. FEIIIKAN, Organizations DAVID LAMOUREUX, Art Editor ADOLPII F. JOHNSON, Assistant Art Editor LAURENCE W. WASON, Fraternities . CIIESLEY F. IJAMMOND, Sports LLOYD H. DIXON, Assistant Business Manager REGINALD DOWNS, Treasurer WALLACE GREEN STANLEY W. l-IIIITLE KENNETH DUNI-IAM LAWRENCE L. LEGARE GORDON J. LEE Circulation Department DONALD H. WHITE, Manager EMERY L. RICHARDSON ELMEII S. RICKER Advertising Department CHARLES C. JOHNSON, Manager EDWARD B. MERRILL V' Publicity SAMUEL RUBIN, Manager 24-6 PAULINE SAWYER WYATT WENDELL IIAROLD W. MOIIAN WILLIAM F. PUTNAM JOHN P. PRENDERf:As'r

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6 Y - N.-nsq 1 PUBLICATIONS K , T I Boston I niversity News The News, which is the official chronicler ol' events in or connected with the University, has in the past two years grown from a four-page issue, which made earnest but not altogether successful attempts to record events ol' all departments, to an eight-page paper, which ranks with the best college weeklies in the country. When the University authorities granted the extension of the subscription included with the tuition to the other departments in the University. the News was immediately enlarged to include a regular eight-page issue, and every' ell'ort was made to develop an efficient system of news gathering which would adequately provide for all departments. The development of such a system was by no means an easy task, but the News now has a stall' which is not only capable of, but which actually does cover everything ol' interest in the University. Under the system now in vogue, the News has in addition to its regular stall' of reporters and editors, a departmental editor in each department ol' the llni- versity. As a further means ol' assuring the adequate gathering ol' the news, the editorial department has, with the assistance ol' several of its department editors, arranged l'or cooperation between these editors and the members ol' the Press Clubs and other literary organizations in the various departments. The Iinal authority in all matters is t.he Publisher, Prof. llfarry B. Center. head ol' the Journalism Department at C. IB. A... but the actual active head is the Managing Editor who decides on the selection of news material, plans the make-up ol' the paper as well as lays out its general policy. He is also the general director ol' the entire editorial stal'l'. Theodore L. Southack, Jr., is the Managing liditor this year. The business department is supervised by Prof. Charles li. iliellatty who assists in the making up of the advertising copy and dummies. .lose A. Mayoral is the business manager in charge this year, while Charles C. Johnson is assistant. business manager. ' The handling ol' copy and the assignment of reports devolvcs on a news editor who not only has charge of the special reporters, but supervises the making out ol' the regular assignments. LaFayette L. Marcliand is the news editor in charge during this current school year. There are also two assistant news editors who are in charge of the copy desk. They' direct the assistant copy readers, write headlines, and edit copy. Then there is the regular stall' of hcelers who do bol.h reportorial work and assist with the copy. These men are trying out for the more important positions l'or the coming year. The news has attempted a rather ambitious program this year, having published three pictorial issues. One in connection with the lf'il'tieth Anniversary Cele- bration: another special pictorial'number containing intimate snaps ol' prominent persons and things about the University, and a third special issue during the .lunior Week. 2445

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Fl T S 1 PUBLICATIONS The Syllabus Assuming the same attitude toward the problem ol' publishing a Syllabus as we had toward the carrying out of every' other established precedent, that is to equal or better what has been done .hel'ore, we made provisions for getting together an ellicient and smooth working organization. We took the lirst step in this direction when. as Sophomores, we appointed an observationboard tocoiiperate with the Junior Stall, and to study their methods. LaFayette li.. Marchand, William li. Pelkus, and Mvah B. Wheeler were the men selected for this work, with the understanding that they would form part ol' our .lunior Syllabus Board, which would select. the stall. Our plans worked out well, beyond expectation. and when in the l'all the l'ull Syllabus Board gathered together to make its selections l'or the stall', they did so with a W11-UAMR-l'ELKUS 'thorough knowledge ol' the requisites attendant with the various positions and consequently were better able to select the men most qualified for the respective positions. lmmcdiately following the appointments. the stall' under the leadership ol' William R. Pelkus, our editor-in-chicl', decided on an entirely new policy, the keynote ol' which was to make the book more personal and again more personal. We decided that our Faculty department should have more of this personal touch and witness the result. We also favored an individual write-up for each member of the class, this to be added to the usual list of activities. 'Much ol' the credit for the fine work done in this department goes to Robert M. Richmond who did the lion's sha1'e of the writing. He was assisted by Chester Hacker. As a manager, our editor-in-chief scored heavily. Under his leadership the rather large stall' was kept working smoothly, efficiently, and in harmony. Our managing editor, Russell Norton, found ample opportunity to put his training in System building to good use in checking up on the return proofs from the .lin- graver and the Printer. The various department editors kept Lalfayette L. Marchand busy answering questions, for his duties as Literary editor consisted in planning the general policy concerning the literary style and the general make-up of the book. We are proud of the originality of our board of strategy, William R. Pelkus and LaFayette L. Marchand, who conceived the idea of introducing the new departments, Events of the Year, and Grinds, with its novel newspaper section. The business side of our publication was equally well taken care of. ln fact, the quality of its work was what made it possible for us, as a stall. to put out so superior and so much more expensive a book with so slight an increase in price. Jose A. lVIayoral proved a shrewd business man, and Charles C. Johnson a per- suasive salesman of advertising space. lftlilw'-in-Clzief 247