While awaiting orders to report for training with the United States the faculty and students. Mr. Eakin has been with the Herald for the last year. He was a member of the class of 1916, and from the journalism department began serving his apprenticeship on the Eugene Guard. Mrs. Frances Whitehead, a central Oregon homesteader, and secretary of the state legislature at the last session, is now acting as city editor of the Herald.
W. E. Mahoney, marine editor of the Oregonian, of all men on the local staff, finds the war censor regulations a “nuisance," viewed strictly from the enterprising reporter’s standpoint. With launchings, departure and arrival of offshore vessels, and all manner of regulations on the waterfront, Mr. Mahoney’s complaint is that it would take a Philadelphia lawyer to decide what is printable and what is unprintable news.
Ralph J. Staehli, formerly reporter and automobile editor of the Oregonian, and later of the Journal, has entered the advertising business for himself, being now executive of the Lee Advertising agency in Portland. Reports are that he is “making good” and utilizing some of his many ideas in the advertising business. One of the features of his work is his ability to engage well known classic artists for some of his commercial work.
Peggy Curtis, formerly reporter on the Oregonian staff, is “making good” in New York, where she is “free lancing.”
be called out with the base hospital
C. A. Smith, superintendent of the
art room of the Oregonian, is experimenting with a number of flashlight apparatuses in the hope of finding one that answers the requirements of the Oregonian, (which he says are many and varied). Mr. Smith expects to perfect an apparatus for instantaneous
flashlight photographs.
recently put into effect on the Southern Pacific, bringing the Shasta into Portland after dark, has created a new need for a satisfactory quick flashlight apparatus. The Oregonian staff photographers are often called upon to “catch” notables on the run and their arrival at night has increased the difficulties. 0?
C. C. Powell, former owner and editor of the Baker Herald, has been booking motion picture features recently, and superintending their exhibition, since disposing of his interests at Baker to Bruce Dennis last September. Mr. Powell’s enterprise is taking him to every
naval
reserves,
Wallace
Eakin,
former city editor of the Baker Herald, was a University visitor this week renewing acquaintances among
The change in train time
large city on the Pacific coast.
Mr.
Dennis has been devoting his whole time to work for the State Council of Defense, of which he is secretary. The Baker Herald is being edited by W. H. Walton, former owner and editor of the Hood River News.
Lynn Davies, formerly a member of the Canadian contingent, is a member of the local staff of the Oregonian. He is a former Washington
high school man, and he expects to
No. 46 early next year.
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Charles Percy Ford, former copy
editor of the Oregonian, is now Cor
poral Ford, with the field artillery.
He has been stationed at Camp Mills
unit recently.
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Mrs. Ida Bishop, of the proof
reading staff of the Oregonian, has
resigned to go to Chicago, where, it
is understood, she will be on the
staff of one of the dailies there.
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Miss Curtis recent
ly was asked to submit all her ideas to the New York Times exclusively. o Roscoe Fawcett, sporting editor of the Oregonian for the last seven or eight years, has won a commission as first lieutenant in the non-flying aviation section of the signal corps. He is now at Camp Kearney, San Diego. 24
Everett E. Stanard of the class'
of ’14 is now engaged in magazine and
ville.
newspaper
work
in
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