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University Daily Kansan Thursday. Feb. 21, 1963
'College Town Paper Demands Quality'
There is a basic difference in the quality demanded of newspapers in a university community and a nonuniversity community, Dolph C. Simons Jr., publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World, said yesterday.
Simons spoke to the Faculty Forum on "The Role of the Newspaper in the University Community."
He said "I would like to think in a town such as Lawrence, that the intellect of the community is much higher than in a non-university community."
Because of the demands and interests of a college community, Simons said, the need for objectivity in the news columns is greater than in other small community newspapers.
Simons said the public's greatest criticism of the Journal-World stems from the handling of local news stories.
"I believe in Lawrence 99 per cent
ShanahanToSpeak At Model Senate
Kansas Secretary of State Paul Shanahan will be the principal speaker at the Freshman Model Senate to be held Friday and Saturday in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
The Model Senate, sponsored by the KU-Y, will run from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Shanahan will speak at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Fifty freshmen, representing the 50 states, will participate in the Model Senate. Bill Henry, Leawood freshman, will act as president of the senate, and Dennis Pugh, New Cambria freshman, will be the president pro tempore.
Bills will be introduced in the senate by acting committees on civil rights, foreign relations, agriculture, welfare, and education.
of our stories on KU are favorable to the University," he said. "But, if someone finds one article against the school, we are criticized."
Simons said this is something a newspaper in a university community or any other community must face — it's inevitable.
He added, however, that the goal of newspapers in college towns is no different intrinsically than those in non-university communities. Simons said a newspaper in either of these communities must first tell the people what is going on.
"This is a tremendous job for any newspaper, no matter what size," he said.
VIENNA... for study's sake
The European Year at the University of Vienna. A liberal arts and general studies program for juniors and sophomores, with a focus on man-taught courses. There is no language requirement. Includes tuition, intensive German, residence with Viennese families or student homes. Cost: $2,230. Plus average, at least, required.
Other programs in Freiburg,
West Germany, and Paris. For more information on these programs, visit www.math.cambridge.edu/college and year in school) to
The Institute of European Studies Admissions Office 35 E. Wacker Drive - Chicago 1, III.
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