Bang!
'Premeditated murder' - a lesson in photojournalism
Photo by Joe Bullard
The 'confrontation'
The 'murder'
Photo by Joe Bullard
Photo by Jim Wheeler
The 'escape'
Bill Seymour, instructor of journalism, was casually addressing his advanced photojournalism class yesterday afternoon when George Richardson, Kansan adviser, dashed excitedly into the room, drew a small pistol and, from point-blank range, fired six shots at Seymour.
As the smoke cleared Seymour clutched his chest and slumped into a corner. A red blotch began to spread over his heart.
Turning belligerently toward the students, Richardson waved his gun as if in challenge, then ran out the door.
Seymour lay still in the corner, the red blotch growing.
But it could not last. A large grin spread across Seymour's face. He got up laughing.
During the action not one student made a move to help Seymour or subdue Richardson. They had learned their lesson well.
Seymour had stressed in previous classes that a photographer must be ready for anything at anytime. While Richardson had been firing his blank pistol at Seymour and making his get-away, the students had been firing away with their cameras.
Most of the students came up with good pictures. The two pictures above and the one on the left were taken from the collection the class turned in.
Seymour said he was pleased with the results of the class. He had only one complaint: "I couldn't keep a straight face."
Mar. 11 KANSAN 11
1969
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