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University Daily Kansan Friday, Feb. 22, 1952
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Mt. Oread To Fame
KU Journalism Graduates Prominent In All Fields Of Communications
The University today can boast of many noted figures in the
journalistic world. ♦
Notables who once attended journalism classes at the University include such prominent journalists as Ben Hibbs, editor of the Saturday Evening Post; Doris Fleeson, columnist; Chester Shaw, executive editor of Newsweek; and Robert Heid, editor of the Country Gentleman, and Roy A. Roberts, president of the Kansas City Star.
Others include Jerome Beatty,
free lance writer in American, Col-
lors, Reader's Digest, Saturday
Evening Post and other magazines;
William Dickinson, city editor, Phil-
delphia Bulletin; Dan Anthony III,
eavenworth Times; Clyde M. Reed,
publisher, Parsons Sun; Herbert
leyer, publisher, Independence Reor-
ter, and Arthur L. Crookham,
associate editor Portland Journal.
Dolph Simons Lawrence Daily Journal-World; Louis Lacoss editor, editorial page, St. Louis Globe Democrat; and Llewellyn White, national affairs editor, the Reporter magazine, are graduates.
Earl J. Johnson is vice-president and general news manager of the nited Press. Merton K. Akers is assistant general news manager of EP, John D. Montgomery is publisher of the Brazil Herald in Rio de Janeiro and publisher of the Junction City Union.
Lester Suhler, subscription manager, Look and associated magazines; Floyd Hockenhull, editor and owner, Circulation Management; Cargill Sproull, advertising manager, Burrough Adding Machine company, and Burt Cochran, Pacific Coast manager, McCann Erickson Advertising company are graduates.
Others are E. F. Hudson, vicepresident, Benton and Bowles; Frederic W. Giesel, business manager, Cincinnati Post; Olive Ewing Clapper, magazine writer and radio commentator; and Helen Patterson, writer and professor of journalism at Wisconsin.
James L. Barrick, national advertising manager, Kansas City Star; Bert Brandt, photographer in world journalism with Acme newspapers; Herbert Little, director of information U.S. Labor department, and Wright Morris, director of development, Newsweek magazine, are graduates.
Elizabeth Baker, professional name, Carol Lane, is women's travel director for Shell Oil company and Wesley W. Stout, former editor of
Deane W. Malott, former chancellor of the University is now president of Cornell university. Dale O'Brien is a partner in Howard G. Mayer and Dale O'Brien, Public Relations, Chicago, New York and Hollywood.
Saturday Evening Post is now director of public relations, Ford Motor company.
Alfred G. Hill, Hill publications in Chester, Pa., New Kensington, Fa., and Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Oscar S. Stauffer. Stauffer Publications; Edwin Abels, publisher, Lawrence Outlook and past president of National Editorial association, and Mac F. Cahal, publisher General Practice magazine are graduates.
James A. Bell, foreign correspondent covering the Korean war for Time magazine is a KU graduate. Alvin McCoy is Kansas correspondent to the Kansas City Star, and Fed Briley of the Pittsburgh, Kan. Sun and Headlight, and for the last two years one of the Pulitzer prize judges.
Bill Downs is a World Wide reporter for CBS; John Cameron Swayze is a newsman on television; John Patt. president of operations, WGAR, Cleveland, WJR, Detroit and KMBC, Los Angeles.
SCHOOL SECRETARY—Popular and helpful figure at the School of Journalism is Mrs. Gladys C. Whalen, secretary to the dean. She has been with the school for the last year.
Don Davis, president, WHB, Kansas City, Mo.; Richard Harkness, news commentator, and Brewster Morgan, creator of such programs as "Report to the Nation," director
of U.S. propaganda station following troops across Europe, and radio and television script writer in Los Angeles are graduates of the scl.
Many other graduates are in the field of advertising, circulation and miscellaneous. Milton L. Peek, advertising manager, Ladies Home Journal, Edward H. Kimball, Parade publications, are KU graduates.
Paul Harrison is director of public relations, Union Pacific railroad; George Hollingsbury is president of George Hollingberg, Chicago and New York radio and television representatives and John Henry is director of public relations for the Des Moines Tribune.
Many graduates or former students are deceased, retired or inactive.
Among these are: William Allen White, editor, Emporia Gazette; Brock Pemberton, Broadway play producer; Marvin Creeager, retired editor; Milwaukee Journal; Raymond Clapper, columnist, and Gertrude Hill Springer, retired editor, Better Times.
Patronize Kansan Advertisers
Wesley W. Stout, former editor,
Saturday Evening Post; Miles W.
Vaughn, Far Eastern correspondent
for the United Press and Florence
Finch Kelly, reporter on Boston
papers, New York Times and other
papers, who probably did more than
any other person to break the tab
against women in journalism.
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