Word: paper
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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When in January or in May, a new lot of editors are elected to the paper, they are in line for the more serious work of actual management. In September the members of the Junior board take turns in assuming the entire responsibility for the contents and appearance of the next day's paper, and from the results of this work three assistant managing editors are 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...
Control of the Paper...
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...
...president of the CRIMSON an editor is in a position of no small responsibility. He has entire charge of the editorial policies, and general authority over the other departments of the paper. In matters of dispute he has the final word. If the CRIMSON is at fault in any department, upon him rests the ultimate blame, for he is the one finally responsible...
Aside from the officers of the paper, the duties of the CRIMSON editor are not great. One Sophomore or Junior is chosen each year to cover football, one to cover baseball, and one for crew. Candidates are therefore excluded from these fields. Simple assignments must be covered by members of the board during the examination periods, when no candidates are at work. They must attend board meetings at intervals to discuss questions of policy, and must sign the register in the office every day, subject to fine for neglect to do so. The same penalty is imposed for failure...