THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE
Students Journal Publishing Co KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
Ralph W. Cone, Editor-in-Chief. E. E. Waltmire, Local Editor. Margaret E. Menet, Literary Editor. M. L. Bishoff, Managing Editor.
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VOL. III.
DECEMBER 14,1894.
NO.14.
The plan proposed by Mr. Owen at the meeting on Monday—reported elsewhere in this issue—for establishing a newspaper to succeed the two now in existence, seems at first tolerably fair, but careful examination reveals many objectionable features. The plan for choosing the editor-in-chief takes into account practically no quality except ability to use the English language properly, and it will be seen at a glance that this ability is but one of the many qualities requisite to a good editor. This plan leaves the necessary qualities of knowledge of University affairs and interest in them, acquaintance with the faculty, with the work and aims of the various departments, and with the spirit and desire of the students, all out of consideration. These are all important matters and are taken into account although to a great extent unconsciously
—when an editor is elected by fellow-students, who are acquainted with his work, his habit of thought, and his relations with the University.
On the other hand the manner of selecting officers proposed in the second plan-by election, with a faculty committee to veto
unfit or unfair choice-takes into consideration all the above qualities and provides for the selection of the best man for each place. Which plan should be adopted?
ANOTHER and greater objection to the Owen plan is, that it provides that the offices and honors of the consolidated paper should be distributed half and half to the non-fraternity and fraternity students. This distribution would be manifestly unjust in principle for the fraternity students do not compose half of the school, either in numbers, ability, or true university spirit. Under the other proposed plan a person would not receive an office because he is a non-fraternity man or a fraternity man, but because he is the best man for the place, ignoring all other considerations. Any satisfactory and lasting combination must be founded upon the principles of the latter plan.
EVERYONE is agreed that the desideratum in a University paper is, that it shall represent the whole University. To do this it should not represent any faction, as such, but it should represent the University as a unit. To this end factions should