Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest...
...three, or even four editors may be taken from each competition, according as they have proved their worth to the satisfaction of the managing editor. For the first few days the work is very general and consists of picking up about the College any items of peculiar interest. Any candidate who shows that he is in earnest easily survives this stage and is given every possible assistance by conferences with the editors. Soon the more promising news gatherers are given simple assignments, if they have proved their willingness to work and their ability to write intelligently. Later the news field...
...chosen for the first half-year. Under the careful supervision of the managing editor each of the assistants takes entire charge of the paper two nights each week. He supervises the work of the candidates, corrects the copy, and directs the make-up. Each assistant has a personal interest in the general worth and appearance of his paper, for at the mid-year election the best of the three is chosen managing editor for the second half-year...
Thus far the competitor has been subjected to routine duties. He has now an opportunity to assert himself and exert a very considerable influence upon the worth of the paper. He has entire charge of the candidates and of the news end. He assigns stories of general interest and plans for the cuts that are to appear from time to time. He criticizes the paper from day to day for the benefit of his assistants. Every morning he must "make out the dummy," which consists of assigning to the individual candidates the topics of the day and designating...
...introduction of this form of contest should call forth a large number of candidates at the trials tonight. Of recent years debating has not received the recognition and support which is its due, and as a result of this lack of interest the teams have been chosen chiefly from one group. We wish to remind members of the graduate departments that they are eligible as well as undergraduates, and we hope that men representative of every branch of College activity will make a serious attempt to get on the team...