Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Homecoming, and to celebrate the arrival of the Most Rev. James Hugh Ryan, sixth Bishop of Omaha. Special editons were al- so edited and published by members of the freshman and the sophomore classes. Phi Epsilon, and Pi Delta Chi. Early in the year students organized a press club and throughout both semesters the group held regular meetings at which interesting talks were given by professional newspaper men. A new sorority. Pi Delta Chi. was or- ganized among the girls in the School of Journalism. As a professional journalism organization, its aim is to further among women journalism students greater interest in journalistic activity and to impress upon them the wide scope of the field into which they are entering. The School of Journalism offers sub- jects that will give the student a complete cultural background. Among the subjects offered are poetry, literature, mathematics, foreign languages, art, history, political science, philosophy, logic, ethics, and economics. For this reason it is necessary to correlate the facilities of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and the School of Law with the specialized instruction given by the journalism faculty in the comprehensive four-year course necessary to obtain a bachelor of arts, a bach- elor of science or a bachelor of philosophy degree in journalism. Combined with the academic courses offered in journalism, students are afforded practical experience by means of a complete laboratory system. This system is main- tained through the mediums of a university newspaF er, a literary magazine, a year- book, an advertising bureau and a news bureau. The reportorial, editorial, mechani- cal distribution and advertising functions are performed entirely by the students. Rev, Thomas S. Bowuern, S. J. Regent W P.Avi Ernst Robert Mitllin Jerrv Gill Pierce Chambers 29

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The School ry Journalism Xn kkkpinc. with its third year as a unit of Crcighton university, the School of Journalism instituted three projects this year. These include the compilation of a Nebraska style hook, organization of a Hiiih School Journalism Instructor ' s Round Table and the issuance of personality sheets concernin j; the journalism students. The Nebraska style book was designed l)oth as a gesture toward closer professional relations between the Nebraska newspaper oflkes and the School of Journalism, and as a practical guide for editorial workers and the students of journalism throughout the state. The style book contains, in addition to the Canons of Journalism and the newspaperman ' s alphabet, both proof reading and editing marks. It was sent out to all Nebraska offices and to all teachers of journalism in the state. The Journalism Round Table was organized early in the year at a dinner-meeting at the Fontenelle Hotel sponsored by the School of Journalism. .At the meeting all the departments of journalism in Omaha and Council Bluffs high schools were represented. The third plan introduced in the School of Journalism was the circulation of per- sonality sheets to instructors which attempted to gauge the character of the students of journalism with the view toward aiding them. The Creightonian this year adopted a new headline style under the supervision of John Blough, managing editor and Marion McClintock, city editor. Its make-up has been conservative, its effort, to be published on time. Special editions were put out on Sll K I A. M AIIV KAN Acting Direct or The School of Journalism Faculty 28

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The College Commerce J. Ill: PURPOSE of the College of C )mnierce is to impart to its students a thorough training in the methods and fun- damental principles of modern business, and at the same time lay stress upon the practical application of these principles to the various branches in industry, com- merce, and finance. The student will thus be given a keener vision and a firmer grasp of all that makes for success in the sphere of business acti- vity, and at the end of a few years of busi- ness experience, will be farther advanced and possess a more comprehensive outlook over the whole field of business than he could have obtained during a lifetime of apprenticeship. The four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce comprises two natural divisions. The work of the freshman and sophomore years con- sists largely of required courses and has a two-fold purpose: to provide a broad cul- tural background and to furnish training in the fundamental principles of business. The work of the junior and senior years consists of the more highly specialized courses designed to develop keen analytical ability in business matters and to fit the student for active participation in his chosen field. The college maintains a Bureau of Busi- ness Research, which provides each student with ample experience in the application of statistical methods. Students in the College of Commerce receive the benefits of training under faculty members who are not only thoroughly trained in their respective fields and experienced I)K. Fi.ovi) K. Wai.sii Dean The College of Commerce Faculty 30