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The Press And The Radio, Paul F. Thielen

Bachelors’ Theses

With the development of a new media of communication -- the radio -- the status of the newspaper is necessarily affected. As a purveyor of news, and probably more important, of advertising, the radio's entrance into daily life of 122,000,000 Americans may constitute a serious competitive threat to the Fourth Estate. Whether the radio will ever replace the newspaper is a matter of discussion in editorial and broadcasting groups at the present time, and its possibility of relegating the press to the status of a second-rank media of news distribution is a matter that is looked upon with more than …

The Spanish Civil War As Carried By The Milwaukee Leader From July 18, 1936, To August 1, 1937, Howard F. Bell

Bachelors’ Theses

All copies of the Milwaukee Leader were examined from July 18, 1936 to August 1, 1937, in an effort to determine how this daily paper handled stories of the Spanish Civil War during the first twelve months of civil repercussion. Not every edition of the Leader carried war stories, but every issue containing war news was noted, the column length measured in inches, and a comparative chart graphed indicating relation­ ship between the amount of straight news, pictures and editorials. Supplementary charts show the incidence of war news over a thirteen month period, and comparative analysis of war stories into …

The Coverage Of The Spanish Civil War By The New York Times From July 1, 1936, To January 1, 1937, Frank J. Becker

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose was to determine whether the New York Times was fair and unprejudiced in its presentation of the news concerning the Spanish Civil war during the first six months of the conflict.

A Bibliography Of Books And Magazine Articles Pertaining To The History Of Journalism, George Joseph Belhumeur

Bachelors’ Theses

The History of Journalism, whether tied up with men or with newspapers, is of untold value to the practicing journalist. He may find some inf­ormation that would help in a particular story, but that would seldom happen. Inspiration is the big thing to be had from the histories of Journ­alism. To know what others have encountered, how they overcame difficulties, how papers have risen and fallen, and why, ---- these will be of incalculable value.

The Miniature Camera In News Photography, Warren W. Broker

Bachelors’ Theses

The model miniature camera has been developed into an almost perfect precision implement. The small size of the camera presents advantages and disadvantages which have caused much controversy among news cameramen as to its practicability for use in news photography.

It is the purpose of this thesis to determine the possibilities of the use of the miniature camera in news photography.

United We Stand, Mary Elizabeth Guinan

Bachelors’ Theses

Cooperative advertising is a comparatively new field. Only one work of any length and comprehensiveness has been as yet written about it--Hugh E. Agnew's Cooperative Advertising by Competitors. Yet, for all its youth, it is amazingly robust and mature.

Censorship Of Patent Medicine Advertising By The Metropolitan Press, Jerome Anthony Gahn

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to show the differentiation by metropolitan daily newspapers in the acceptance or rejection of patent medicine advertising, and to show at the same time that censorship of paten medicine advertising by certain metropolitan newspapers does exist.

The Editorial Policies Of The Fond Du Lac Daily Reporter From 1912 To 1938, Lucile E. Julka

Bachelors’ Theses

Since it was believed that the study of the editorial policies of a paper, removed from the metropolitan field and thriving in a community of 28,000 people, would advance knowledge concerning the small daily field, the following thesis was written.

A comparison was made of editorial space devoted to national, state and city issues.

It is also the aim or this work to point out the gradual changing of a daily from a strictly party organ to an "on-the-fence" publication.

Journalism Education In The United States, Leo Kissel

Bachelors’ Theses

Since there are at the most only three works touching on Journalism education in the United States and only one of these published, the material for this thesis had to be drawn from articles printed in various periodicals and from sections of various histories of journalism and other books dealing with newspaperdom.

The treatise attempts to bring out all the aspects of the history of journalistic education in colleges, its aims, its accomplishments, the problems facing it in the future and also some of the opinions on journalistic education as expressed by educators and active newspapermen alike.

In all the …

A National Catholic Theatre, Chester Arthur Buckley

Bachelors’ Theses

This treatise has been written in an attempt to determine the What, the Why, and the How of a National Catholic Theatre. It has been the purpose of the Author to show the need for a National Catholic Theatre by evaluating the Drama as an Art, showing the historical relationship of the Drama to the Catholic Church, showing the present relationship of the Drama to the Church, summarizing the activities of familiar groups, pointing the reasons for their success or failure, telling what has been done to found a National Theatre and, finally, showing what must be done to provide …

A Functional Course Of Study For Secondary School Speech, Margaret H. Jax

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to formulate a semester's course in speech for Junior or Senior students in High School. The course is designed with the purpose of affording students a bird is eye view of the general field of speech; to give a glimpse of the drama and interpretation, pantomime, acting, public speaking, and the physical aspect of the voice and its mechanism. The ultimate purpose of the program here outlined, is to present the scientific principles of speech training as a basis for their practical application to the improvement of everyday speech.

The Spanish Civil War As Reported In The New York Herald Tribune From Aug. 1, 1936 To July 31, 1937, Veronica J. Nawn

Bachelors’ Theses

Each issue of the New York Herald Tribune, from Aug. 1, 1936 to Aug. 1, 1937, was consulted. The length and position of each war story was noted, together with display in the headline or pictures accompanying the article. Attention was paid to the dateline, the source and authority, and the channels through which the story was sent -- since news fr om a strictly censored bureau is not usually as reliable as that from open cities.

An Appraisal Of The Editorial Policy Of The Fond Du Lac Reporter, A Democratic Daily In The Fox River Valley From 1898 To 1912, Margaret Mary Hutter

Bachelors’ Theses

In brief, to show how the editorial policy of a Democratic paper, an exceptionally strong democratic paper changed its policy to a fence-sitting attitude in 25 years and to point how a paper changed its crusading fever from national affairs to civic pride and pure politics.

A Survey Of International Relations As Reflected In The New York Times, George B. Youngs

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to discover whether a reader of The New York Times during the year 1937, could with a certain degree of confidence prophesy an impending general war on the continent of Europe. Precisely how was The Times informing its thousands of readers of the various crises and events of extremely critical nature transpiring in the world during the year? Did the foreign correspondents of The Times in the various key spots of the world give to their readers any genuine basis for believing a world catastrophe was in the offing? Stated briefly, could the reader …

Compilation Of Books In The Field Of Advertising That Have Been Written Or Copyrighted From January, 1928 To March, 1938, Eileen Mary Curtin

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is simply to provide the faculty and students of the College of Journalism with an easily accessible file for reference work in the field of Advertising. It was compiled with the intention that those persons especially interested in advertising developments, would have an index of all the material that has been written in the last ten years in that and allied fields. Since there is no other complete listing of Advertising books including such subjects as radio, typography, publicity etc. readily available in compact form, it is hoped that this thesis can be used as …

A Study Of The Ethiopian War For A Period Of Eight Weeks In The Milwaukee Journal, Clarence E. Lindauer

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis was to determine if the reader of the Milwaukee Journal could get a full and complete picture not only of the war itself, but the world reactions and possible strife which might eminate from the conflict.

The Early History Of The Waukesha Freeman, Waldo Mcnaught

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to trace the history of The Waukesha Freeman from the date of the first issue in 1859 to the year 1900. This thesis will aim to show the changes in policy of The Waukesha Freeman and the method used in the handling of news, and the attitude of the editor with respect to world problems, both social and economic

Milwaukee Hospitals And The Press, Mary L. Gutschenritter

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis, Milwaukee Hospitals and the Press, is to show the attitude of the Milwaukee hospitals, both public and private, toward newspapers and publicity in general.

A Study Of The Extent To Which Members Of The Catholic School Press Association Were Concerned With Certain Social Topics Between September 1936 And February 1937, Leonard J. Doyle

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis aims to analyze the news content of some of the member papers of the Catholic School Press associa­tion, in order to determine the proportion of space devoted to certain social topics, both in news columns and editorial during the first six months of the school year 1936-1937.

Also it is desired to determine, wherever possible the stimulus and source of writing. This period of time was sel­ected because the publications were issued previously or im­mediately after the Catholic Press Educational congress held in Milwaukee on February 20 and 21,1937. T

he news space devoted to the social topics …

The Women In Journalism In Milwaukee (1921-1936), Agnes A. Corcoran

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis, is to show, by a survey~ the position of woman in journalism in Milwaukee from 1921 to 1936. Particular attention is given to determining the specific fields of journalism which they have entered, the extent to which they have been accepted, and the work done.

A Study Of Foreign News Pertaining To International Relations In The Chicago Daily News For 1935, Chris J. Edmonds

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether a reader of The Chicago Daily News during 1935 could ascertain that there was a possibility of a general war in Europe. In this connection, both major and minor international events have been studied and their relationship to the foreign policy of the nations mentioned.

A Study Of The Sunday Features Of The Milwaukee Journal's State Edition For 1936, Raymond John Grow

Bachelors’ Theses

Purpose of this thesis is to study the Sunday state features of the Milwaukee Journal's state edition to find out how the features are obtained, who writes them, where they come from, what the state desk wants, what it gets and what kind of features it uses.

A History Of The Milwaukee Sentinel From 1837 To 1900, Helen Elizabeth Schneider

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Milwaukee Sentinel from 1837 to 1900. This provides an interesting subject for investigation because the Sentinel, as one of Milwaukee's first papers, kept in step with community progress and so reflects much of the development of this section of the country. Sentinel files reveal that the paper did not confine itself to Milwaukee alone, but took a keen interest in state, national, and to some extent, international affairs.

The Federal Theatre Project In The United States, Jeanne R. Mcmahan

Bachelors’ Theses

The work of the Federal Theatre Project, unfamiliar as it may be, in all its aspects, to many, is no illusion. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his Second Inaugural Address, vividly reviewed the poignant drama in which the Federal Theatre is cast in a leading role.

History Of The Catholic Press In Milwaukee, Bernice Katherine Young

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Catholic press in Milwaukee. It was the plan of the writer to reflect the content, appearance and viewpoints in the passing of time and changing religious attitudes.

History Of The Milwaukee Sentinel, 1901 To 1936, Olive H. Cook

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Inasmuch as this newspaper is nearing its hundredth birthday, the history will be traced only from 1901, at which time it was purchased by Charles F. Pfister, to the end of 1936.

An attempt will be made to present the general changes effected from time to time in the content, appearance, ownership and management of the Sentinel and its policies, particularly those in the political field.

A Study Of The Editorial Pages Of Wisconsin's Dailies, Don E. Huth

Bachelors’ Theses

With the decidedly marked interest shown in the Presidential ·campaign of 1936, the purpose of this thesis is to study more closely the attitude of the dailies in Wisconsin toward the two major parties -- Democratic and Republican -- through a survey of the editorial pages of each of these newspapers.

There is little question that the election of a president during the 1936 campaign carried considerable weight in the face of the unprecedented publicity that has followed the Democratic administration which began during one of the most severe of depression years--1932. With the outset of the campaigning activities of …

A Comparative Study Ot The Manner Of Treatment Of The Sino-Japanese Conflict Of 1937-38 As Found In The New York Times, Chicago Daily News And Milwaukee Journal During The First Month Of Hostilities In July, 1937, Paul G. Kaponya

Bachelors’ Theses

Since The New York Times is universally acknowledged as having the most thorough coverage of foreign news among the daily papers of America, one inevitably takes it as a basis for comparisons and valuable information. This, coupled with the fact that the New York paper was examined first, resulted in the use of it as a gauge by which The Chicago Daily News and The Milwaukee Journal were judged.

A History Of The Wisconsin News From 1927 To 1936, John Edward Boyle

Bachelors’ Theses

The methods followed in gathering material for this thesis were interviews with men concerned in the production of the Wisconsin News, examining files of issues that appeared in the period studied. and statistics gathering from Editor and Publisher International Yearbook.

Modern Type Faces -- Their Usage And Distinguishing Characteristics, Leonard T. Goneau

Bachelors’ Theses

During the first quarter of the twentieth century newspaper and advertising typography made an advance with the introduction of the Cheltenham face, a type face which continued in popularity up to the middle twenties of the past decade. This period has often been referred to as the Cheltenham era because of the almost complete dominance of this face in all kinds of printing.