Newsman Baillie

THE task of bringing world news of a great European embroilment was the first task to fall on shoulders of Hugh Baillie, U. S. C. '15, and journalism student who made good . . . new president or United Press . . . winner in June of the U. S. C. Asa V. Call trophy given to graduate attaining most out standing recognition in his field.

A United Press man in Los Angeles in 1915, promotion brought him to Washington in 1919 to cover Wilson administration . . . led to New York office . . . vice-presidency . . . and now presidency . . . and direction of the job of reporting a war in Africa . . . and a possible world conflagration.