"Strikes and walkouts in the Evergreen office kept Editor Lloyd Salt constantly changing the masthead till order finally arose from chaos, with an editorial staff revision at the start of the second semester. For the first time in campus history, the paper and journalism department worked in close co-operation.
Journalism students were assigned to beats as reporters and proof-readers. New copy rules were devised and deadlines were vigorously enforced in the successful effort to improve the paper's efficiency."
A major question in reconstructing Evergreen history is determining oversight. The Daily Evergreen is currently a part of Student Publications, which falls under the new Division of Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity. Back when WSU wasn't a university yet, the Evergreen was a part of student government. I previously knew that somewhere in between it got absorbed by the journalism department for a while. Now I know when that started: 1940.
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