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Newspaper
Iowa Quest
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
2
SUI offers a two semester video technique course limited to about 30 students yearly. Admission is by consent of instructor, with majors in theater radio journalism and education most enrolled. The program covers commercial and educational TV and includes production of weekly Davenport WOC broadcasts.
Edwin Green managing editor of the Iowa City Press Citizen was elected 1951 chair of the Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors Association at the annual conference December 12 and 13. Gene Thorne Waterloo Daily Courier named vice chair. Conference sponsored by SUI school of journalism with Walter Steigleman in charge of arrangements. Gordon Gammack of the Des Moines Register addressed the group at a dinner in the Iowa Union. Final session at Old Capitol discussed state wire service issues.
High school journalism students gain practical experience under James Morrison as they edit and publish The Sponsor a small in house newspaper. They learn staff organization writing editing and production in the newspaper lab.
ESUI the university’s FM radio station resumed broadcasting last June 1950 after a new antenna was installed on the roof of the engineering building. The old antenna toppled from the roof during a severe windstorm in May.
The exhibit at the Iowa Memorial Union showcases 50 of the 80 books and pamphlets printed or published by Prof. Carroll Coleman of the State University of Iowa. Five works were named outstanding in typography by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The display includes Oh Millersville by James Norman Hall, printed by Coleman, a hoax revelation by Hall in 1946.
Bill Miller and his wife Lee will launch a joint journalism career at the Daily Iowan after Bill completes his studies at Iowa State University. Bill, who joined the Iowas City paper in 1947, advances from mechanical superintendent to police beat coverage and editorial assistant. Lee, a Wayne Neb. graduate, brings English and commerce training and has run a teletypesetter and edited copy for the Iowan.
Charles J. Smith DI, a 1948 SUI journalism MA, handled publicity for Savannah United Negro College Fund drive last spring. He chaired publicity for polio and Red Cross drives and serves as publicity and publications director for Savannah State College.
Jack A. Moorhead, who earned an M A in public relations from SUI in August, covers the Missouri legislature for the Associated Press in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Dr. George H. Gallup of the American Institute of Public Opinion met with Norman Meier at SUI and toured the journalism school in November as they prepare a polio study. The poll will compare 300 to 400 facts per victim against a control group, including medical histories and living conditions. Gallup, a former Daily Iowan editor, earned 1923 to 1928 degrees at SUI and holds honorary doctorates from several universities.
The SUI photography darkroom gains a Paasche air brush for retouching photos and photoengraving. Prof. E F Mason, head of news photography at the School of Journalism, notes the tool aids student understanding of newspaper art department capabilities.
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