Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-24
REMINISCENT.
Bill Nye's Recent Address to the
Wisconsin Press Association.

Wisconsin Press Association.
] am sure that when you so kindly in
vited me to address you to-day, you did
not anticipate lavish display of genius
and gestures. Iaccepted the invitation
because it afforded mo an opportunit,
TO meet you ana TO get acquainted with
you, and tell you personally that ioc
years have been constant reader OF
your valuable paper and Ike it. You
are running it just as ! like to see II
newspaper run.
Ineed not elaborate upon the won
derful growth Of the press in our coun-
try, or refer to the great power which
\ journalism wields in the development
OF the new world. need not ladle out
statistics TO show you how the newspa-
per has encroached upon the field of
oratory and how the pale and silent
man. while o hers sleep, complies the
universal history of a day and tells his
mighty audience what he thinks about
1t before he goes TO bed.
OF course this is but the opinion Of
one man. but who has a better oppor-
tunity to Judge than he who sits with
his finger on the electric pulse of the
world, Judging the actions of humanity
at so much per judge, invariably in ad-
vance?
need not tell YOU all this, for you
certainly know it II you read your pa
per, and | hope you do. A man ought
to read his own paper. even II he can
not indorse all its sentiments.
SO. ueces airy has the profession Of
journalism become to the progress and
education of our coantry that the mat
ter of establishing schools where young
men may be fitted for an active news.
paper life, has attracted much attention
and discussion. IL has been demon
strated that our colleges do not iit a
young man to walk at once into the
nc i've management OF a paper He
should at least know the difference be-
tween vile contemporary and Gothic
scoop.
IL is difficult TO map out a proper
course for the student in a school Of
journalism. there are so many things
connected with the profession which the
editor and h staff should know, and
know hard. The newspaper of to-day
is library. IL is an encyclopaedia, a
poem, biography, a history. a proph-
ecy. directory, time table, a ro-
nance. c1ok book, a guide. a ho-o-
scope, an art critic, q political resume,
a mulfum in pdrro. II is a sermon, a
song, a circus. an obituary, a picnic. "A
shipwreck. a symphony in solid BREWER,
n medley OF life and death, a grand
aggregation Of mans glory and his
shame. Ii IL, in short, a bird s-eye
view OF all the magnanimity and mean
ness, the JOYS and gr.efs, the births and
deaths, the pride and poverty, OF the
world, and all for two cents-sOme-
times.
could tell some more things that the
newspaper Of to-day is II you had time
10 stay here and your business would
moi suffer in your absence. Among
Others it is a long-felt want, a nine-col-
umn paper in fiye-column town. a ly-
ing sheet, feeble effort. a financial
problem, lettering wreck, political
tool and a sherif7s sale.
II were 10 suggest a curriculum
Tor the young man who wished 10 take
regular course in a school of journal
ia n preferring that to the actual ex-
pc ience. Iwould say tc him: devote
the iirst two years to med tation and
prayer This VIII prepare the young
editor for the surprise and consequent
temp alton 10 profanity when in a few
years he may experience when he 6nds
tina. the name OF the Deity In his double
loaded cd torlal Is spelled with a little
''g, and peroration Of the artil le
Is locked up between a death notice and
the advertisement OF a patent nous
tache c0aXer which Is 20 follow pure
reading matter every day In the week
and occupy the top OF column on Sun
day n.
The ensuing five years should be de-
ycied to the peculiar photography OF tie
Ergllsh language.
Then put in three years with the
dumb bells, sand bags, slung shots ana
tomahawk. In my own journalistic ex
per ence have found more cause for
regret over my neglect OF this braneh
than anything else. / usually keep on
my desk during "A heated campaign, 2
large paper weight. weighing three or
four pounds, and IN several Instances
have found that / could feed that 10
constant reader Of my valuable paper
Ahotttu Oh II ictiuctOn
Fower people ! ok the editor though,
now, than did so IN years gone BY
Many people in the last two years
have gone across the street to lick the
editor and never returned. They in
tended 10 come tight back In a few
momfnt,, but they are now in land
whore a change Of heart and palm
leaf fan Is all they need
Fewer people are robblng the editor
iowa days, too, notice with much
pleasure. Only q short time ago 1
noiiopd that burglar succeeded In
breaking into the residence OF Dakota
journalist and after a long, hard strug-
gle. the editor succeeded In robb.ng
HIM,
Alter the primary course. mapped out
already. an lniprmedlqle course OF ton
wears 80 ,nld De given 10 learning the
typographical nrl 20 that when visitors
1oIn6 b ana ssk lhe ed'lpy AL about