The following article was written by the Rennigade's
		staff adviser, Mrs. Swan, and in no way reflects the
		opinions of the managing editors.
					Editor and Co-Editor,
					V. Lazdins
					D. McKay


	To forestall any arguments about my qualifications as an Editorial
Advisor to the Renniegade, I will state briefly what they are.

	I worked for four years on the McGill Daily and was women's Editor
in my last year. I served on the Editorial Board of the McGill News
for two years and have from time to time, written articles for the Star
and Gazette.

	Therefore I feel that students who are interested in newspaper and
magazine writing should also become acquainted with certain guidelines
and obligations associated with communications.

	Professional newspaper writing requires that factual reporting must
be just that. Descriptive adjectives which reflect the opinion and/ or
ideas of the writer are OUT.

	If a writer wishes to produce a column reflecting his own views, he
must be prepared to sign his name and back up his arguments if neces-
sary. In professional newspaper work this is required to avoid libel
suits against the paper.

	To write for public consumption requires a certain degree of
responsibility on the part of the writer. Student writers often tend
to use the columns of their school paper to air personal "beefs" and
plead for their own causes. 
	
	This puts an unwanted-responsibility on the editors of the paper or
earns for the paper the reputation of being run by a "clique."

	The duty of a paper or magazine is to communicate with its readers.
To gain circulation by "sensationalism" or "partisanship" is in the
worst tradition of "slanted" or "yellow" journalism.

	We welcome well-written, intelligent articles. We do not welcome
articles containing snide and nasty references to other students, tea-
chers and administration.

			Staff Advisor
			Mrs. R. H. Swan