Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Rev. John Danihy, S.J. Dean I The College of Journalism Xhe College of Journalism, the newest department of Creighton University, was organized and opened for student registration the begin- ning of the current school year, to meet the growing demands of students who wished a thorough and practi- cal education in journalism. The journalist is a recorder of life and its multifari- ous activities and it is important that he have a well rounded education in all subjects. To assure this Creigh- ton, through its varied curricula, presents a series of courses ranging from the natural and social sciences to certain branches of law. Among the subjects offered by the College of Journalism are poetry, literature, mathematics, foreign languages, art, history, political science, philoso- phy, logic, ethics, economics and an appreciation of all branches of learning so essential to the polished gentleman and the learned man. To supply this, the facilities of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Com- merce and the School of Law are employed, all being correlated with the special instruc- tion given by the Journalism faculty in the comprehensive four-year course necessary for the degree of bachelor of arts in journalism, bachelor of science in journalism or bachelor of philosophy in journalism. The faculty has been carefully selected to include only those who are equipped with university education as well as years of practical experience in the fields of newspaper and magazine work. The students in the College of Journalism are under the direction and supervision of highly trained instructors, supplemented by semi-professional lecturers recruited among the most successful practicing journalists in Omaha. To enable the student to acquire that experience which is so essential to immediate success, a complete laboratory system is maintained through the medium of a university Thu CoLLiiGi; OF Journalism Faculty [16}

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Frank E. Pellegrin Publicity Director newspaper, a literary magazine, a yearbook, an adver- tising bureau and a news bureau. Reportorial, editorial, mechanical distribution and advertising functions of these varied publications are performed by the students of the College of Journalism under competent direction of faculty representatives. Limited enrollment and individual, personal instruc- tion at Creighton combine to give the student a clearer insight and a broader view of the subject that can be acquired at larger universities where the quantity of students is regarded as the chief norm of excellence. The effects of journalism are perhaps more far-reach- ing than those of any other profession. There are no con- fines but the edges of the earth. There are no boundaries to hem in the individual and make his life uninteresting and boresome. No one can contact so many different groups and individuals as the journalist; no one can have equal oppor- tunities to cultivate friendships and acquaintances of merit, and no group can have the opportunities for travel and progress in human affairs as has the man or woman of the press. The student enrolling in the journalism college is given one professional course during his freshman year, this being introductory journalism to acquaint the student with th e journalistic field. Additional courses in history, languages, literature and mathematics to give the student a broader general knowledge. A wider scope in the field of journalism is offered the student throughout the last three years of the course. One of the most important considerations in the acquisition of a worthwhile educa- tion in journalism is that the student have practical working knowledge of the subject. Two of the largest and best managed daily newspapers in the Middle West are found in Omaha. These, together with the city ' s many weekly, semi-weekly and monthly publica- tions, as well as its advertising and publicity agencies, form an exceptionally fine labora- tory for the student, in which he may acquaint himself thoroughly with journalism as it is actually practiced. Keith L. Wilson Herman J. Dippel Paul L. Ernst Jack Truscott [17]