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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 30, 1954
Editorial Meet to Host Visiting Newsmen
Awards to Be Given at Business Fete
Editors from Kansas and six neighboring states have been invited to participate in the second annual William Allen White Editorial conference May 15.
sistant dean of the School of Business, will present the awards.
Five awards will be given to outstanding students in the School of Business at the annual Business school day and picnic Wednesday. Picnic festivities will start at 10 a.m. and last until mid-afternoon. A lunch at noon, softball, and the awards will highlight the day's activities. Jack Heysinger, as-
The Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, and Phi Chi Theta scholarship keys will be awarded at the picnic. Other awards will be the Wall Street Journal award and the Chi Omega award to the outstanding senior woman in the School of Business.
Tickets may be purchased at the School of Business office.
Portsmouth harbor on the south coast of England has known warships for 16 centuries. Roman galleys, the "long" ships of Saxon raiders, and British fleets have found shelter there.
V. M. Newton, Jr. managing edi- of the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, will be keynote speaker. Mr. Newton is also chairman of the Sigma Delta Chi committee on advancement of freedom of information.
This announcement was made by Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism and director of the William Allen White foundation, who said that theme for the 1854 conference is "Newspaper Responsibility and the People's Right to Know." The Editorial Conference was started by the foundation to bring more attention to the newspaper editorial, a field in which Mr. White excelled Dean Marvin said.
For the second year, the foundation will award a total of $50 in prize money to the students writing the best three editorsials published in the University Daily Kansan in the 1953-54 school year.
Others taking part in the program include Alvin S. McCoy, Kansas correspondent for the Kansas City Star and past president of the foundation, who will discuss secret committee meetings of the Kansas legislature. Following the luncheon Whitley Austin, editor of the Salina Journal, and State Senator John Anderson Jr., of Olathe, will assist Mr. McCoy in a panel discussion on committee secrecy in the Kansas Legislature.
A second panel discussion will deal with the subject of full news coverage of local governmental bodies, such as school boards, city councils or any other agency. John Chandler, editor of the Holton Recorder and James Leitnaker of the Baldwin Ledger, will work together in leading this part of the program.
Mr. Newton, after graduation from the University of Florida in 1926, started to work as reporter and sports editor of the Tampa Daily Times and moved to the Tampa Tribune in 1930 as sports editor. He has been managing editor of the Tribune since 1943. While at the University of Florida, Mr. Newton played on the varsity basketball squad three years.
A member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Mr. Newton addressed that group at the conventions in 1952 and '73 on the subject of freedom of information. He has also spoken to meetings of publishers in Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, and Florida on the same subject. He spoke on government propaganda at the national convention of Sigma Delta Chi in 1952 in Denver.
The annual Kansan Board Dinner is scheduled for the evening of May 15, when Doris Fleeson, Washington columist, is to be guest speaker. Miss Fleeson is a native of Sterling and was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1923. She is to receive the distinguished service citation of the KU Alumni association. The Kansan Board dinner is an annual event of the William Allen White School of Journalism when outstanding students are given recognition for work during the year. Both the Editorial conference and the Kansan Board dinner will be in the Student Union.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Sociology club coffee. 4 p.m., 17
fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and his Contribution to Anthropology
and his Contribution to Anthropology
Hiliel. Foundation service, 7:30 p.m.
Danforth chapel.
TOMORROW
Alpha Phi Omega meeting. 7:30 p.m.
Oread room, Union. Pledge ceremonies
and officers installation. All activities,
and prospective pledges be present.
Ph.D. French reading examination
Saturday 9-11 in 102 Strong Turn in books to Miss Craig. 109 Strong, by noon
Thursday.
Student Religious council, 4 p.m.
Moore hall
TUESDAY
ISA Picnic and patio dance, 5:30 p.m.
cash lake. Admission is ISA membership.
cash fee
MONDAY
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