W. A. Dill, for the last six months telegraph editor of the Oregonian, has been called to the University of Kansas to be instructor in the department of journalism. He has le t for Lawrence, with Mrs. Dill and their three children. Mr. Dill was identified with the Eugene Register for more than 10 years, leaving there when he was news editor, to take over and publish the Springfield News at Springfield, Ore. After giving several years to the weekly field he returned to Eugene as city editor of the Guard, which position he held when he was called to the Oregonian news room six months ago. He is a graduate of the old Portland High school and the University of Oregon. His first job on any newspaper was office boy for the old Evening Tribune of Portland in 1896. He was employed in the business office.
Miss Kathleen Coates, formerly of the local staff of the Roseburg Review, is now attending Reed college in Portland. She is specializing in work that will be of use to her in the newspaper field. Besides attending college, she is working part of the time on the Oregonian. W. A. Pettit, also formerly with the Review, is on the night shift of the Oregonian. The Review now has four former employes on the Oregonian, the others being Elmer War burton and John Ryan, who are employed in the mechanical department.
C. M. Snider, owner and manager of the News-Enterprise of Wasco, writes that his paper has moved into a new building of its very own—-built exclusively for a print ing oflice. It is of bungalow type, with special care as to lights and ventilation and has a main office floor of 24 by 32 feet with a wash room in the rear. An addition of a 14% by 22 platen press has been made which will result in the revision of the size and makeup of the News-Enterprise, changing it from a 7 column, four page paper, two of which have been “patent,” to a six page, 6 column one with four pages of home print and an adless
insert of two pages from the Port land Newspaper Union. ___oi “Our Community page will be de voted exclusively to the up-build ing of La Grande and its surround ing territory. Watch for this page. It will contain cartoons and edit orials on subjects vital to the life
of this community,” says the La Grande Observer. A page such as this should turn out to be would be a benefit to the community at large. More papers in the state would do
Shad O. Krantz, of the Oregonian
well to take up this example set by Clarke Leiter and run something of this sort. It is good and interesting stuff. __0__ The Tualatin Valley News, pub lished at Sherwood, celebrated its sixth birthday Friday September 29. The Washington County News Times runs the following comment on the paper: “It is a husky six
local staff, is taking charge of classes
year old and serves its home town
and extension work in the school of
well.” I. V. McAdoo, the owner and publisher, is getting out a right live, smart little paper. io Arthur N. Jones has left a posi tion as telegraph editor of the Ore
commerce at the University, and
doing well, if reports may be be
lieved.
Krantz was a member of
the Oregonian staff for something like seven years, during which time he became well known throughout the state as one of the best news
papermen in the business. 0 Bruce Hunter of Albany, a former
Eugene man, was presented with a baby boy October 4. The baby was named by Miss Hughes of the Demo crat force as Robert Bruce Hunter. Robert Bruce weighed six and one half pounds. 18
gon
Statesman
of Salem
and
has
accepted a similar position on The Medford Sun. Managing Editor Stephen A. Stone is handling the telegraph news temporarily for the Statesman.
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Jordan Valley has a new aspirant in the newspaper line—Miss Eva Duncan has entered upon an appren ticeship in the Express ofiice.
