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Communique, Spring 1957

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ARCHIVES SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNIQUE Vol. 14, No. 3 MUSSOULA, MONTANA Spring, 1957 Deg rees Awarded MSU Journalism School Again To 19 J-Students (See Picture on Page 4) Accredited by National Council Nineteen students were awarded degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Jour­ The School of Journalism at Montana State University was one of nalism this year. 18 schools or departments accredited this year by the American Joan Hoff, graduated with high Council on Education for Journalism. honors in journalism and history, de­ The Council action, taken at its recent meeting in New York, represents clined a Fulbright award for a year’s approval of the MSU school’s program following an extensive reappraisal of study in France so that she could its work by a seven-man committee last November. accept a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Only 45 schools are on the accredited list. The MSU School of Journalism at Cornell University next year. was accredit2 d in 1948, when the Council’s accreditation program was inau­ Lee De Vore, graduated with hon­ gurated, and was one of 20 institutions subjected to an exhaustive survey ors, was one of two American jour­ again this year. nalism students awarded a $2500 The Council specifically accredited the news-editorial, advertising and radio scholarship by the Inter-American sequences, and recommended that community journalism and magazine Press Association. courses be incorporated as electives within the news-editorial sequence. This Richard Warden received an assis- change, the Council said, would be in line with “a tendency among even the tantship in the MSU Department of largest schools to limit the number History. of sequences.” Four students went to work as re­ Louis Lyons Speaks Dean Nathan B. Blumberg said the porters on Montana daily newspapers. John Bansch accepted a job on the At Dean Stone Night accreditation report “confirms the Great Falls Tribune, Bob Gilluly More than 100 persons attended the fact that Montana has a right to be joined the Ravalli Republican in Dean Stone Night banquet May 5 in proud of its School of Journalism.” Hamilton, Tom O’Hanlon is on the the Lodge. He was especially pleased, he said, by Daily Inter-Lake in Kalispell, and Louis M. Lyons, Curator of the Nie- the Council’s high praise for the pro­ Gary Sorensen is on the staff of the man Fellowships at Harvard Univer­ fessional competence and instruc­ Helena Independent Record. sity and the 1957 School of Journal­ tional ability of the staff. Bernice Schutrop Nelson is a copy­ ism Professional Lecturer, spoke on The School of Journalism was writer on KBMY in Billings. the new responsibilities of the press founded in 1914 by the late A. L. Farrell Coffman, Bill Sanders, in a world in which peoples were be­ Stone, who was its first dean. Judy Weaver and Jim Graff had not ing brought closer together. He completed final arrangements for stressed the importance of informing The ACEJ is composed of repre­ jobs at Communique press time, but readers of developments which have sentatives of schools and departments all plan to work on Montana news­ significance in their lives, regardless of journalism and representatives of papers or radio or television stations. of where the news events occur. the American Society of Newspaper George Miller is doing some free­ Lyons also met with journalism Editors, American Newspaper Pub­ lance writing this summer and classes for two days. He expressed lishers Association, Southern News­ guesses he will be looking for a job approval of the MSU School of Jour­ paper Publishers Association, Inland “about September.” nalism’s emjphasis on liberal arts Daily Press Association, Newspaper Kay Blaszek became Mrs. Louis A. training as the foundation for educa­ Editorial Association and National Boll shortly after graduation and tion for journalism. Association of Radio and Television hopes to work in the Missoula area. “The Nieman Foundation at Har­ Broadcasters. Norma Beatty left for a trip to vard,” he said, “and schools of jour­ Members of the visitation team Europe and plans to work on a Mon­ nalism are trying to do the same who reported to the Accrediting Com­ tana newspaper after her return in thing—improve the conscience and mittee of ACEJ were Prof. Leslie G. September. performance of the American press.” Moeller, State University of Iowa, Jerry Hayes was slated to go into chairman; Prof. George Phillips, the Navy. South Dakota State College; Prof. The School’s two foreign students, Ryan Takes Post at MSU Willard L. Thompson, University of Hidde van Ameyden van Duym and Jack Ryan ’27, has been appointed Oregon; Prof. Baskett Mosse, North­ Negash Gebremariam, will return to distribution manager of the Univer­ western University; Alexander War­ their native countries—the Nether­ sity Press at MSU. den, publisher of the Great Falls lands and Ethiopia, respectively—at Ryan was a School of Journalism Tribune; Lewis Papes, publisher of the end of the summer. Professional Lecturer in 1947. In his the St. Maries (Idaho) Gazette-Re­ Carole Lee, a winter term gradu­ new job he will be in charge of pro­ cord; and Herbert A. Vance, pub­ ate, has joined her husband in Ger­ motion and sales of books printed by lisher of the American Lumberman many. the University Press. magazine in Chicago. With Grads Afield Journalism Alums Gain Honors Thick V Fast Ross M. Hagen, ’52, w ith wife coverage of the collision of two planes a member of the National Council Jackie and sons Mark and Kevin over the Grand Canyon which killed since 1955. went to Denver to join the Associ­ 128 in June, 1956. Bob Blair, ’46, did Colin W. Raff, ’35, of Butte, was ated Press staff April 1. the rewriting for the Trib, and Ken elected a vice president by the Board George Remington, ’50, a newsman Kizer, ’41, ramrodded the production of Directors of the Montana Power in Hawaii since 1951, was presented for the paper during the daytime. Company. the Honolulu Press Club Award for MSU J-grads were responsible for John R. (Dick) Harris, ’56, MSU the best news story of 1956. His about half of the entire coverage for Photographer, has been appointed story concerned his uncovering of a the Tribune. editor of Photo Journalist, publica­ Honolulu soldier who had been ab­ Sally Maclay Brutto (Mrs. Frank), tion for the photographic journalism sent without leave from the Army for ’29, is the author of an article on life division of the Photographic Society 11 years but had never left home. in Rome in the May-June issue of The of America. PSA is the world’s The prize was $50, which Remington Matrix. She spent most of the sum­ largest photographic organization. gave to the needy family of the mer in Hamilton. Daughter Marta Recent visitors in the Journalism AWOL soldier. will enter MSU in the fall. Building include Bob Chesnover, ’55, Pat Coverdale Scott, ’47, has joined When Vic Reinemer, ’48, wrote in back from Korea and looking for a the United Press in Helena. his “Washington Notebook” for Sen­ job; Bill Larcombe, ’56, managing From Buenos Aires comes the re­ ator Murray that second baseman theaters in Glasgow, and Virginia port that Philip W. Payne, ’39, is Herb Plews of the Washington Sena­ McBride, ’56, soon to leave for Paris Time magazine bureau chief in Ar­ tors and East Helena was the only on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship. gentina, a post he has held since Montanan in major league ball, Jo Rounding out 30 years of news September, 1955. His territory in­ Ann La Duke, ’56, was quick to point work—28 of it with the Associated cludes Paraguay and Uruguay (and out that Curt Barclay of Missoula has Press—since graduation from the old sometimes Bolivia and Chile) as well been doing some good pitching for the shack at MSU is Wilfred (Flip) Fehl- as Argentina. His bureau furnished New York Giants. Reinemer ad­ haber, ’27, now with the Associated the information for the Time cover- mitted he’d goofed, tipped his hat to Press in Kansas City, Mo. story on Argentina’s President Aram- Miss La Duke and asked “Who’s in Edwin P. Astle, ’32, chief represen­ buru which was written by William the outfield?” tative of the Institute of Inter- H. Forbis, ’39. Ossian Robert MacKenzie, ’28, was American Affairs in British Hon­ JoAnn La Duke, ’56, joined Wendt named vice president for business ad­ duras, offered Communique the op­ Advertising Agency of Great Falls as ministration at Pennsylvania State portunity of getting on the mailing a copywriter May 1. She has the University. He also will continue as list for his “annual letter.” (Offer same position formerly held by dean of the College of Business Ad­ accepted—Ed.) Dorothy Dyer Ege (Mrs. Robert), ’41, ministration. Back in Montana as division man­ Mary Ann (Mandi) Luebben Brad­ Jack Seigle, who took his master’s ager of the Union Oil Company of ley (Mrs. Paul), ’46, and Winnie degree in journalism at Montana in California in Great Falls is R. R. Dinn, ’54. Wendt has employed J- ’56, left the Herald News at Wolf (Bob) Blakeslee, ’32. School grads in its copy department Point to become editor of the South for more than 10 years. Zelma Dakota Union Farmer. He will make Schroeder (Mrs. George), ’28, is co­ his home at Huron, S. D. Seigle’s J-Grads on Campus to See partner in the agency. new post entails editing the bi­ Offspring Receive Degrees Tom McCarthy, ’55, has joined the monthly paper of the Farmer’s Union staff of the Spokane Spokesman-Re­ and preparing three 10-minute news Seven J-School graduates were on view. commentaries a week. the MSU campus to watch their chil­ A.reporting job of Robert F. Al- Alice Hankinson Maxwell (Mrs. dren receive degrees at commence­ kire, ’53, for the Associated Press in Oakley), ’23, of Seattle, Wash., was ment exercises in the Field House. Salt Lake City helped win a Pulitzer elected national president of Theta Mrs. Helen Leach Warden, ’28, Prize. The Salt Lake City Tribune Sigma Phi at its meeting in Chicago. came to Missoula to see son Richard won it on the strength of Alkire’s She served as national treasurer and receive his diploma. Paul De Vore, ’26, and his wife came from Spokane to see daughter New Courses Added to Curriculum Lee get her degree, and Sam and New course offerings in radio-tele- “Methods of Journalism Research.” Esther Hart Gilluly, ’30, were on vision and at the senior and graduate Two additional courses for graduate hand to watch son Bob walk across levels were the most important addi­ credit, “Mass Media in Modern So­ the stage. tions to the journalism curriculum ciety” and “International Communi­ Fred Martin, ’25, and his wife were to go into effect next fall. cations,” also will be open to seniors. in the audience as daughter Patricia The School of Journalism will offer The freshman three-term course, was awarded a bachelor’s degree in six new courses in the expanded “History and Principles of Journal­ education. And, of course, Dean of radio-television program to be under­ ism,” has been divided into two Students Andy Cogswell, ’27, and taken by the university. courses to provide an introduction Pauline Swartz Cogswell, ’28, beamed Two new graduate courses are to journalism for both majors and proudly as son Bill was handed his “Theories of Communication” and non-majors. sheepskin. Page Two COMMUNIQUE Spring, 1957 .. .And Here’s More About Grads Afield E. Earle Duffy, ’23, editor, w riter Ross Miller, ’49, was elected secre­ agers to promote classified advertis­ and head of printing production for tary of the MSU Alumni Assn., and ing courses in journalism schools. He the Automotive Safety Foundation in will add that job to his duties as di­ says the opportunities in classified Washington, D. C., reports that he rector of the University News Ser­ for journalism graduates are excep­ survived five major operations in the vice. tionally good and getting better, and last half of 1956 and “expects new Bill Farden, ’49, publisher of two plumbing to last indefinitely.” outdoor weeklies—Outdoor Empire that on three of the five dailies be­ James Richard Emrick, ’49, en­ News in Washington and Fishing & tween San Francisco and San Jose, gineering writer for Convair Astro­ Hunting News in Oregon—now has the classified manager is a woman. nautics Division in San Diego, is three weekly TV shows in conjunction Duane W. Bowler, ’39, of the Helena writing test procedures for the Atlas with his newspapers. Independent Record, serves as editor Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. A. A. (Bert) Applegate, ’23, former of Montana Health and manager of Also with the ICBM program is head of the School of Journalism at the Public Health League of Mon­ Joseph N. Braycich, ’49, editor of the Michigan State University, returned tana. He is also chairman of the Atlas Missile Program. from a one-year leave of absence to Region V of the American Cancer Kenneth R. Byerly Jr., ’56, reporter take over as director of the Speakers Society. on Lewistown Daily News, spoke be­ Bureau at Michigan State. Duncan (Scotty) Campbell Jr., ’41, fore Rotary on his bicycle trip in City editor with the Imperial Val­ manager of general advertising, Mon­ Europe last summer. Ken claims he ley Publishing Company in El Centro, tana Standard-Post in Butte, has made 40 points in an independent Calif., Gene Beauchamp, ’52, covered served as district delegate of the MSU league basketball game a few months the hot congressional race between Alumni Assn, for the past two years. ago. Jacqueline Cochran Odium and India Renamed to the State Boxing Com­ Firman H. (Bo) Brown Jr., ’49, has born Judge D. S. Saund. mission and chairman of the athletic been appointed drama instructor at Harry L. Billings, ’33, editor of the committee of the Chamber of Com­ MSU after serving as a visiting lec­ People’s Voice in Helena, is enjoying merce is John T. Campbell, ’40, turer last year and doing a fine job his 40-acre summer place in the KXLL in Missoula. with student play productions. mountains southwest of Thompson Murdo A. Campbell, ’55, resigned Vivian D. Corbly, ’25, national ad­ Falls, and getting even more pleasure as MSU director of athletic publicity jutant of the Disabled American out of granddaughter Susan. “No to join Western Life Insurance Co. Veterans and editor of the DAV semi­ great honors,” he reports, “but a very monthly in Cincinnati, Ohio, reports full, interesting life, with absolute that he is “getting bald, with fewer freedom to write as my conscience Four Students Are Honored but greyer trimmings around the dictates.” Lee De Vore of Spokane and Rich­ edge” while “still slaving at the same Gerald G. Alquist, ’32, has been ard Warden of Missoula were initi­ job” for which he left the Missoulian covering many University events as a ated into Kappa Tau Alpha, jour­ in September, 1925. reporter for the Missoulian. nalism scholarship honorary, in May. Richard F. Crandell, ’48, is press Tom Bogardus, ’46, classified m an­ New president of Theta Sigma Phi director of the Greater New York ager of the Palo Alto (Calif.) Times, is Jayne Walsh of Olympia, Wash., Fund (largest network of voluntary is working on the educational com­ and Sigma Delta Chi’s newly-elected charities in the world) and assistant mittee of the Association of News­ prexy is Richard Edgerton of White- professor in the Columbia University paper Classified Advertising Man- fish. Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of two books, the latest of which was “This is Westchester,” a study of suburban living. Awards Made to Six Students Donald F. Dooley, ’56, left the Six journalism students received ing student entering the sophomore United Press to work for the Oroville special awards for scholarship and year and the Robert Struckman Me­ (Calif.) Mercury. achievement at the Dean Stone Night morial Award of $50 for feature writ­ Bill Emery, ’50, is account execu­ banquet this year. ing, awarded by the Great Falls tive of the Long Beach (Calif.) Inde­ Richard Champoux, junior from Newspaper Guild. The prizes were pendent and Press-Telegram. He re­ Somerville, Mass., was given the presented by Richard Warden, of signed last summer as advertising di­ Dean Stone Scholarship of $100 as the Missoula, grandson of the late O. S. rector of a newspaper in West Vir­ outstanding student entering the Warden and a senior in the School of ginia and moved to Los Angeles “for senior year. The award was presen­ Journalism, and Mrs. Robert Struck­ a fresh start.” ted on behalf of the Montana State man. William F. Galvin, ’52, joined the Press Association by President Rich­ Warden received the Sigma Delta advertising department of the Spo­ ard E. Morrison. Chi citation for the outstanding male kane Spokesman-Review and Chron­ Don Oliver, junior from Billings, graduate and Joan Hoff of Butte was icle after two years with the Valley was awarded the $150 Mosby KGVO given the SDX certificate for the Herald in Opportunity, Wash. Scholarship in Radio Journalism, pre­ graduating senior with the highest Continuing to write a weekly edi- sented by A. J. Mosby. scholastic average. The SDX plaque toral page column and serve on the Ted Hulbert, freshman from Cut for Kaimin service went to Richard editorial page of the Minneapolis Bank, won both the O. S. Warden Edgerton, junior from Whitefish, a Tribune is Charles M. Guthrie, ’25. Scholarship of $100 for the oustand- Kaimin associate editor. Spring, 1957 COMMUMIQU Page Three Writing ^3 0 ’ at University J-Staff Scatters For Summertime With final grades turned in, three staff members took off for pleasure and duty outside the bor­ ders of Montana. Ed Dugan and family headed for five weeks in Texas, Fred Yu was off with his wife and two children for a summer on the desk of the Wa:hington (D.C.) Post and Times Herald, and Dorothy Johnson started up the promotional trail for her new book in New York City. (Dorothy, incidentally, is de­ lighted with the rapturous re­ views given “The Hanging Tree” by the New York Times and New York Herald-Ti ibune, among others.) Ole Bue, after summer session ends, plans some relaxation at the Bue family home on Flathead Lake. Nathan Blumberg is teach­ ing a course in the Scholarship Camp for high school honor roll students, and plans to attend the national conventions of the Ameri­ can Society of Newspaper Editors and the Assoc ation for Education in Journalism. The dean also has been invited to speak at the annual convention of the Montana State Press Associ­ FRONT ROW: Lee De Vore, Judy Weaver, Joan Hoff, Kay Blaszek, Bernice ation in Great Falls in August. Schutrop Nelson. SECOND ROW: Norma Beatty, Gary Sorensen, George Miller, Bill Sanders, Farrell Coffman. Profs Give Word THIRD ROW: John Bansch, Tom O’Hanlon, Jerry Hayes, Jim Graff, Russell Huseby. At High Schools BACK ROW: Bob Gilluly, Van Olsen, Ed Neville, Dick Warden, Hidde van Journalism staff orators “gave Ameyden van Duym. the word” to the graduating classes Negash Gebremariam and Carole Lee, a winter term graduate, are not shown. of six Montana high schools. Huseby, Neville and Olsen will be graduated before the June, 1958, commence­ Dean Blumberg delivered com­ ment. mencement addresses at Poison and Eureka, while Prof. Dugan spoke at Melstone, Dillon and Class Puts Out 4Public Affairs’ Issue Fairfield, and Prof. Yu poured out A special four-page “public af­ The section contained historical wisdom at Joliet. fairs” supplement was published in and interpretive stories of Missoula The School of Journalism had and the surrounding area. Reporters more staff members on the road to the April 5 issue of the Kaimin as were Norma Beatty, Tom Lawin, talk at high school graduation ex­ part of the work in Prof. Fred Yu’s Cary Sorensen, John Bansch, Jim ercises than any other school or Reporting Public Affairs class. Berry and Don Oliver. department of the University. COMMUNIQUE Published by the staff of the School of Journalism At Montana State University in Missoula For those who have left the campus But cherish its memories.