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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1904
A Chair of Journalism
A Chair of Journalism.
It will be remembered that the Chancellor of the University has advocated on more than one occasion the foundation of a School of Journalism in connection with one of the University Colleges.
As the suggestion was one which would naturally commend itself to all those interested in the improvement of journalism, it was with some astonishment that I read the objections raised by The New Zealand Times. It held in effect that the best school of journalism is the school of experience and that therefore any scientific and systematic teaching on the subject was not required.
I do not wish to belittle the work of experience, but my wonder at the objection was somewhat dimished when I read the account of a football match in a recent issue.
Here our correspondent supplies a series of cuttings, of which the following is a fair specimen.
"Wellington worked play down to Wairarapa line, and there the two teams swayed and kicked and struggled. Suddenly out of the ruck the body of Calnan flopped over the line holding the ball, but alas, the referee had whistled even as he flopped, and a scrum was formed."
We do not pretend that the quotation of such scraps, especially in a football column, is enough to constitute a just basis of criticism, but we do think that the morning paper could be used with some effect as an argument in favour of Sir Robert Stout's proposal — especially as Ethics would enter as a pass subject into the degree of B. J.
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"No longer festive students will disport maroon and blue,
The chocolate and golden is a prehistoric hue."
—College Song.
The Students' Association Committee has decided on ths arrangement of colours in the new hatband. The ground colour is, of course, green, and round each edge is a very thin gold border. The coat of arms is worked in gold on the front. A supply of ribbands will be obtained before next Easter.