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Daily Iowan, April 10, 1919

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PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Thursday, April 10, 1919 THE DAILY IOWAN A morning paper published for the period of the war three times a week--Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday--by The Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City Member Iowa College Press Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa Subscription Rate $2.00 per year BOARD OF TRUSTEES C.H. Weller, chairman, Gretchen Kane, secretary, E.M. McEwen, E.S. Smith, Alice E. Hinkley, M. Elizabeth Hendee, Mary Anderson EDITORIAL STAFF MILDRED E. WHITCOMB, Editor-in-chief Telephone Black 1757 Office Hours--8 to 12; 1 to 6 daily, Room 14, L.A. building. Rowena Wellman—Managing Editor Associate Editor..Ralph E. Overholser News Editor..Eileen Galvin Exchange Editor..Nancy Lamb Humorous Editor..M. Elizabeth Hendee Sports Editor..Leon H. Brigham BUSINESS STAFF ROMOLA LATCHEM--Business manager Edward Chamberlain--Advertising Mgr. Telephone 935; Office Hours--3-5 daily, 103 Iowa Ave "I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day as each day came."--Lincoln NEWSPAPERS Newspapers are today the greatest factor in preserving public enlightenment and in leading the followers of democracy. There is danger that with the vaudeville stunt, the feature story done to a nice crisp brown, and the human interest story written for the thrill rather than for the truth, that American newspapers will degenerate and become mere agents of the senses, without the leadership of the public interest, without thought of the citizenry. To overcome this danger the public must demand and support the right type of news. The newspaper publishers will meet the demand. For many of them today are giving the public what it wants. The poletariat wants sensation in some of our cities and certain editors supply the class of news demanded. But in time conservative papers are affected by the movement and now unless the public has some backbone of leadership the press is likely to become unwholely influenced. In particular, one great newspaper of the middle west is an artist in printing “short story news,” stories of crime, divorce, and scandal. To Solomon B. Griffin, retiring managing editor of the Springfield Republican, one of the most influential of American newspapers, such practice is wrong. “That over-elaboration,” he says, “the supposedly picturesque and artistic delay in getting to one’s story— how irritating it is, and how essentially feeble. Too much of today’s reporting underestimates the intelligence, not only of the average reader, but of all the readers. Long experience has taught me that this is the worst possible mistake—the unforgivable sin.” UNIVERSITY ENGLISH There seems to be two kinds of English used on the campus. There is the kind used in the classroom, and essays in essays and theses and discussions, and then there is the kind used outside in every-day talk and conversation. When a University man writes a paper, it is a presupposition that his English will leave nothing to be desired. He is supposed to be familiar with good usage, style, and grammar. In any discussions that may arise in class, his language should be faultless. This is mostly the rule, though of course there are exceptions. But when the same student gets outside the classroom, this style of language seems to leave him like a cloak. He talks the vernacular better than those born to it. His speech abounds in slang expressions, which he would scorn to use in his University work, but which he evidently takes great pride in using to his fellow students. A university student is supposed to be somewhat of a scholar. The language of the classroom should be his every-day language. He should be above using any other. In fact, he should be ashamed to. Another reason for not having two languages is that it cheapens the university whence the student comes. We hear much these days of advertising the university, in order to bring more students to college. He would be a poor advertiser of Michigan who could not use good English in which to tell of his, Alma Mater. If the vernacular is your style on the street, why not use it in the University? If you use the best English in the classroom, don’t be afraid to use it on the street.—The Michigan Daily. WHAT OTHERS THINK It is to be deplored that Forensic activities in the University are not better attended. Some of the best contests of the year have taken place in the presence of less than half a hundred people. Indeed, the writer has in mind a contest held last year at which was present just one auditor besides the judges. Why is it that debating and oratorical contests have to go begging for an audience while the theaters are crowded to the doors, with even the lobbies packed with people, most of them students, clamoring for admission? Can the trouble be with the quality of the various contests staged? No fair judge would say this, for the debates are always on vital topics and as a rule are very ably presented. The oratorical contests are also of exceptionally high calibre. Let us take this year’s University Oratorical meet, for instance. Anyone who heard this contest will bear out the statement that it was of unusually high merit. Indeed, it was excellent enough that anyone who attends the things worth while in the University would have felt that he was getting a good bargain if he had been charged $1 to hear it. This contest was adequately advertised, and as a special inducement to the students, the admission was made free. Yet the orators talk mostly to empty seats. What conclusion are we to draw from these facts. Must we say that, judging from past experiences, a great many of the students care more for the lighter amusements than they do for the really intellectual things? The miserable attendance of students at the various Forensic contests of this year and of previous years seems to point the truth of this fact. The students have a chance, however, to prove that any such charge is false. Thursday evening in the natural science auditorium, the final championship debate will be held, one of the most excellent held here for some time. In a University of this size, if the students supported debates as they should be supported, the “standing room only sign” would have to be hung out the evening of the contest. The attendance at this contest will either prove or disprove the charge that a majority of the students prefer light and passing amusements to really intellectual entertainment. President of the Forensic League. SOLDIERS’ LETTERS U.S.S. Helena Hongkong, China, Feb. 20, 1919 To the Editor, The Daily Iowan:--[Inclosed] is a small remittance which I trust will pay for The Iowan for the balance of the school year, and I sincerely hope you will be able to get it to me at regular intervals. On this side of the world, news from the United States and especially from the Old School is much sought after and hard to obtain. As for myself, I might say that shortly after the armistice was signed I was detached from submarine duty and ordered to a surface-cruising Man-o’-War. We steamed around to China and it looks like we might stay a while. However, I hope to get released from active duty long enough to come back to Iowa at the opening of school this fall and finish my course. If there are any of the old gang around who were on the “sheet” during the fall of 1916 while I had the circulation, please slip them the season’s greetings for me. “LEFTY”, L.A. ’18. Lieut. L.P. Holt, U.S.S. Helena Asiatic Fleet Care P.M. San Francisco. 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