Daily Iowan Marks 50 Years of Service to SUI
The Daily Iowan celebrates fifty years of service to the University of Iowa and its publications. Since 1901 the paper grew from merger roots of the Quill and Vidette Reporter, with editors and writers later attaining prominence. notable early events include the first photograph in 1901 and coverage of McKinley’s death.
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Daily
Iowan
The
University Reporter
Reporter
SUI Quill
Harrison Spangler
Quill
Elmer Huil
Iowa City
Daily Iowan
Moulton
Snider’s Billiard Hall
Iowa Ave
Paris Cleaners
SUI Memorial Services
McKinley
R. A. Cook
H. A. Storck
R. J. Bannister
A. G
Crusinberry Made Water Editor of Iowan
The student board of publications named John Crusinberry of Brookings S D as Daily Iowan business manager through February 1953. MacNair succeeded Ira Schneiderman as editor until June 1 1952 and staff appointments followed with Dun can as managing editor Wagner as news editor Braverman Raffensperger as editors Klecka city editor Jordan as assistant city editor March as editorial assistant Squire as sports editor Sexton as woman’s editor and Hess as circulation manager replacing Dorroh who moved to New Era in Hopkinsville Kentucky.
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Student Board of Publications
John Crusinberry
Brookings
S.D
Daily Iowan
James MacNair
Newton
the Iowan
Ira Schneiderman
New York City
Schneiderman
John McLaren
Liberal Arts
Des Moines
MacNair
Brooklyn
N.Y
Norma Sexton
Robert Hess
Schleswig
Charles Dorroh
Iowa City
Dorroh
New Era
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Liberal campus press traced in 1940s student journalism
The piece urged SUI to guide education for good living by focusing on people rather than degrees. Reprinted nationwide in magazines and papers. In 1948 charges of editorial liberalism were met with a policy statement from Student Publications, Inc. The Iowan’s liberal campus stance had earned it the nickname The Daily Worker.
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George H. Gallup
Gallup
Leslie G. Moeller
SUI School of Journalism
The
Iowan
Daily Iowan
Associated Press Wire Service
Fred M. Pownall
SUI
Des Moines Capitol
Roland White
Sut
Iowa
Big Ten
Jesse Gorkin
Parade Magazine
Press- Citizen
Press-Citizen
Closehall
Journalism
East Hall
Hickerson
Loren Hickerson
SUI Alumni Service
Student Publications, Inc
Daily Worker
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Towan
H. J. Weineke
Herbert Harwood
Harwood
Alice Wilkinson
Daily Iowan Publishing Company
AP Service
Pownall Joines
Vidette Reporter
State University of Iowa
Iowa Newspapers
School of Journalism
Crusinberry Made _ wate
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalism Fraternity
the Daily Iowan
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