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Newspaper

Iowa Quest

Location

Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1955

Page

3

Musts for Circulation Course at State University

Summary of the fifth annual Short Course on Newspaper Circulation held May 3 at State University. Leaders like William Hageboeck and Jess Birks opened sessions while Freeman Rosencrans and others discussed carrier recruitment, training, promotions, and youth motivation. Practical plans included air delivery pilots, carrier ranking, and tangible rewards to boost circulation growth.

Quet University of Town School of Journalism Joe Jae William T. Hageboeck Iowa City Press- Citizen Leslie G. Moeller SUI School of Journalism Jess B. Birks Cedar Rapids Gazette Freeman Rosencrans Keokuk Gate City Rosencrans

New Directory For Iowa Press

The Hth annual directory of The Iowa Publisher and the Bulletin of the Iowa Press Association will be mailed to media members in April. It lists Iowa newspapers radio and TV stations with locations, staff, school personnel, circulation data, prices, sizes, populations, and phone numbers. Radio TV data include call letters frequency power and network affiliations.

Iowa Bulletin Iowa Press Association Mass Communications Mer‘dia

Librarian Mrs Hansen Heads Iowa Journalism Reading Room

Mrs Ralph M Hansen former Carthage College librarian takes over the University of Iowa Communication Center reading room and maintains the Daily Iowan morgue. She clips files from The Daily Iowan, organizes 24 daily newspapers and 25 magazines, and oversees reference books.

Ralph M. Hansen Carthage Ill State University of Iowa Communication Center Daily Iowan Hansen Iowan Iowa

Advertising executives discuss university training program

Three advertising agency executives representing the Central Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies spoke to journalism students at the State University of Iowa last March. Reed Drummond of Fuller, Smith and Ross outlined agency contacts and administrative aspects while Mark Hale of J Walter Thompson shared insights on copy work. R. C. Christian of Marsteller Gebhardt and Reed discussed market research and industrial advertising.

Central Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies School of Journalism State University of Iowa Reed Drummond Fuller, Smith and Ross Mark Hale J. Walter Thompson Agency R. C. Christian Marsteller, Gebhardt and Reed Agency

Porter’s Talks Printed in Italy

Three lectures by Prof. William F. Porter head of the Magazine Journalism sequence at the State University of Iowa were published in the Istituto di Pubblicismo yearly report on mass communications. Delivered during his Fulbright stint at the University of Rome in 1952 53 the talks cover advertising radio and education in U S journalism.

William F. Porter State University Fof Iowa School of Journalism Istituto di Pubblicismo University of Rome Italy Institute

Amana Colony Feature Edits Iowan Magazine

Marjorie Wightman M A 54 served as guest editor writer and photographer for about 80 percent of the July Iowan magazine devoted entirely to the Amana Colony She made multiple Amana visits over three months wrote six of eight major articles edited the other two served as picture editor took 34 photographs and planned sketch material for the issue

Marjorie Wightman The Iowan Magazine Iowa Willard Archie Shenandoah David Archie Miss Wightman Amana

Miss Wightman Named Publications Editor at ISU College

Miss Wightman is employed as publications editor in ISU College public relations. She earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in 1949 and previously wrote for the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Her home is Springdale Arkansas. A captain in the USWAC Reserve, she served in Europe and the Pacific during World War II and was recalled during the Korean War.

Miss Wightman Iowa State Teachers College University of New Mexico Sarasota, Fla Herald-Tribune Springdale Ark United States Women’s Army Corps Reserve

Judges Judge Fifth DuBuque Safety Contest Winners

Lester G Benz of the State University of Iowa judged the fifth annual DuBuque Safety Council contest held in November. Twenty one Dubuque area high schools entered with speaks on traffic hazards and how safety may be brought about.

Lester G. Benz State University of Iowa School of Sogtha Rsm Dubuque

Notable journalist Koop outlined as centennial awardee

The longtime journalist Koop, a 1928 SUI graduate and former Daily Iowan editor, receives a centennial recognition as one of the 100 outstanding alumni. He built a AP career from 1928 to 1941, led censorship work, joined CBS in 1948, and chaired the National Press Club in 1953.

SUI School of Journalism Koop SUI Daily Iowan Dateline Washington Associated Press Des Moines New Haven New York City Office of Censorship National Geographic Society CBS National Press Club Radio-Television News Directors Association

Printing Gifts Shown Here At UI Communications Center

An exhibit in October 1954 at the Iowa State University School of Journalism displayed early printed books bindings and steel plate engravings from the T. Henry Foster collection. It featured three Bodoni printed books and Bodoni type in one of today’s popular faces.

Typographic Laboratory State University of Iowa School of Journalism T. Henry Foster Ottumwa Communications Center Giambattista Bodoni Bodoni

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