Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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PRESS CONTEST Fifty-cight lii”h schools from the three states. Nebraska. Kansas and Iowa, en- tered their school publications in the second annual Tri-State Press contest spon- sored by the Theta Gamma Kpsilon, honorary journalism fraternity at Midland. This number is an increase of twenty-two schools over the number entered in the contest last year. The papers submitted by the schools were divided into two classes according to the enrollment of the high school. Twenty-seven papers from high schools with an enrollment of 500 or more, were registered in Division A and the remaining thirty- one from schools less than 500 in enrollment, in Division B. A trophy donated by lljalmar Anderson was presented to the winning paper of Division A, while a similar tropin donated l Theta Gamma Kpsilon was awarded to the winning pub- lication of Division B. High schools represented In the papers entered were: Albion, Central City. Columbus. I airbury. Franklin. Holdrege. Howells. Fremont. Lexington. Lincoln. eligh. Norfolk. Omaha Central. Platlsmouth. Scotts Bluff, Stanton. Stromsburg. and Wakefield of Nebraska; Abilene. Klmdale. Fort Scott. Frankfort. Garden City. Girard. Holton. Hutchinson. Kansas City Wyandotte, Kansas City Northwestern. Junction City. Liberal. Marysville, Merriam. Parsons. Pittsburg, Pratt. Salina. Scandia. Topeka, Wellington. W ichita, and W infield of Kansas; and Atlantic, Bur- lington. Cedar Rapids. Cooper. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. Davenport. Dubuque. Fort Dodge. Guttenberg. Hamburg. Linn Grove, Marshalltown. Red Oak. Sioux City Central. Sioux City Fast, and West I nion of Iowa. Judges for this contest were: George (dimes, literal) editor of the Omaha World-llerald; Archie K. Donovan, news editor of the Omaha Bee-News; and L. R. Lindgren. correspondent for the Nebraska Bureau of the Associated Press.

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PUBLICITY DIRECTOR W. Emerson Reck Professor Keck is in his second year of work as Publicity Director and head of the Journalism Department at Midland. In addition to reporting the Midland activities to the newspapers, he has been one of the sponsors and barkers of contests which bring high school pupils to the college. In his journalism classes. Professor Keck has been training students to take places on the staffs of the Midland publications so that they might have some practical experience if they later wish to adopt journalism as their profession. As sponsor for Theta Gamma Kpsilon. Professor Keck has helped that group in all of their work. He especial I backed the Tri-Slate Press contest which the or- ganization sponsored. Besides his work as sponsor for student publications. Mr. Keck edits the Midland College Bulletin which is published monthly, and the Midland College Catalog which is published in the spring.