South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
Qualifications OF Able Editors

VuallucatIOuS Oh ADI0 EOlCOTSs
Boston Commercial Bulletin.I sd s0
There is to be vacancy on the
staff of one of the city dailies for an
assistant editor, and rs We have got
hold of some of the qualifications
required, we print them for the ben.
eft Of young men from the country
who may be intending IN become
connected with the press. We can
assure all such that it is q most fas
cinating employment, does not re-
quire any previous education or prep
aration, and pays enormously. ,sr
The principal occupation of lead
ing editors is to receive enormous
brides for leading articles to At
tend theaters, concerts and other
places of public resort, occupying
the best places, Of course, and to IN
form political leaders how they
should regulate affairs.
Assistant editors and reporters,
who are scarce at 1855 u week, gen.
orally work four hours day when
they are not away on vacations,
have free passes everywhere, and the
pleasure of their company is conten.
ded for BY the elite of the city.
Among the leading requirements
are the following.
He must be able to cook up lead
ing articles from the previous days
New York Papers into special tele-
graphic dispatches.
He must be familiar with the use
of encyclopedias and guide books,
in order to write special correspond
ence from London, Paris and Ber-
lin.
He must be able TO expand q ten
line accident into q half column dis
as er, with headings to match.
He must be sharp enough, if the
paper gets little dry, in his descrip
ton of public men and their doings
to FIX" his reports Of them 30 as TO
tempt thu p. ms. into print, and
afford spicy editorial comment on
their communications. i 70
He must be shrewd enough TO
creditespecially bright things which
he has to copy, "Ex.," or 80 con-
temporary" or "daily paper" in
stead of the real title Of the sheet &C.
lected from.
He must be on hand for para
graphs about Clara Morris, Barn
um's caravans, and Kate Field !;
ready to reduce half column puffs
OF dry goods and clothing adver-
tisements to two sticksfull, and write
out interviews with men who re use
to be pumped.
He must be patient under the re-
quest of three dollar advertiser for
ten dollar puff of ,parring ex.
hibition, travelling lecturer or a new
invention. He is expected TO be up
all night, and wide awake all day /;
to catch people at meal times and,
therefore, give up bis own be
thoroughly posted in fires, theatri.
calls, city and Congressional affairs,
mechanics, physics, astronomy, al
zebra, politics, geography, Latin,
the classics, dancing, French, patter
the flash, zoology, science, the
Beecher trial, the Tilton confession
end election frauds.
He must be ready at all times To
sing a song with Moody and Sankey,
accept an invitation TO step in and see
man with a political candidate
at Parker's, make a speech at the
Papyrus, crack N joke with a circus
clown, discuss divinity with a djs
vine or acting with an actor criti-
else with councilman, argue With
an alderman, rant with represeD.
sative, mare liver with the Mayor
and gossip with the Governor.
No man who denorninates an O.
adjustment "a store carnival %.
crime, "a fight in a bar roon." .
terrific couhsgration a "serious fire y
q temple % fashion a "millinerv
shop. al eloquent orator a "stumD
speaker" a distinguished member
Of the bar "a lawyer" an eminent
artist "a stock actor" an auction
sale OF works OF art "a sale of oil
paintings" a cantatrice can opera
singer" or a tonsorisl artist "a bar.
ber, will stand any chance Of OBJ
tanning the place.
Our brethren Of The pres VII,
observe that We have only indicated
q lev Of the requistss tor The 70
s.tion referred TO, the great buIk ~
the others will readily suggest thea.
selves 10 every thinking MIND.