The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
THE EDITORS CONVENE.
The Twenty-eighth Annual Session of the
Wisconsin Press Association at White
water Onicers Elected and other
Routine Business Transacted Pros
psct of a National Association.

The twenty-eighth annual conven-
| tion Of the Wisconsin Press Associa-
tion began its session at Whitewater
on the 18th inst. President Coe and
a local reception committee, consist
ing OF f. NJ Johnson, 7. d. Weeks,
Pitt Cravath, f. T. Mitchell, j. B.
Mullen, II. Salisbury and j A. Part
ridge met the members at the depot,
and they Were taken to various hotels
| and private residences, many OF the
citizens throwing open their doors for
the entertainment OF the visitors.
The convention was called TO order
IN Bowers Hall by President Coe, at
10 O'Clock. The roll-call was made
from the list OF members in the printed
proceedings OF the convention OF 1854
A large list OF applications for member
| ship were read by the secretary. Mr.
Ryan, on behalf Of the executive COM
mIttee, moved that the applications
be accepted. and thecandidates elected
TO membership. Carried Mr. Hoard
offered a motion, which was adopted,
that each editor in the state send to
| the secretary copies of their papers
i've times each year. President Coe
| then appointed the following commit
tees: On nomination: j. K. Decker, NJ
p Rindlaub, P H. Swift, B. J. Price
and j. g. Ford; Auditing committee.
E. Hurlbut, J. a. Hoxie, W. \. Hume,
(. Pollock, E. A. Charlton.
While awaiting reports from these
committees, President Coe announced
that he had received a communication
rom the Arkansas Press Association.
asking the cooperation OF the Wiscon-
sin Association In the formation OF a
National Press Association. The
matter was informally discussed by
the convention, Messrs. Hoard. COe
Hurlbut and WatrOus taking part. A
committee was appointed, consisting
OF Messrs. Hurlbut, Ryan, Hoard.
Atwood, Osborne, Watrous and Pol
lock, TO examine into the matter.
Mr.. Decker, from the committee on
nominations, reported names suitable
for officers. After making several
changes the amended report was APP
proved as follows:
Vce,presidents-W. d. Hoard, Fort At
| kinson Union; z. II. Carney, Waukesha
Democrat; George ayrner, Madison Demo
| crat, julius Bleyer. Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin,; Dwight Folett, Green Bay Ga
EENtEr - VI tDldIhs bttlu JDATldit d. ".
Ford, BarabOO Democrat. r. J. Flint. Me
nominee News; p. II. Swift, Oconto Report
Secretary-J. E. Heg, Lake Geneva Her
aid.
Assistant Secretary-J. C. Bartholf, Mil
ton Telephone
Treasurer David Atwood, Madison Jour
aal.
Executive Commit-ee-Edwin furlbut,
Oconomowoc Free Press; Ellis B. Usher
La Crosse Chronicle; ;. ). lockwood POr-
age Register w. II. Cannon, Merrill News
Geo c. Ginty, Chippewa Herald.
The convention then proceeded to
the election OF a president. On the
informal ballot p. H. Carney received
l. Sam Ryan l, T. B. Usher /, David
Atwood ], Edwin Hurlbut 9, E. d.
Coe 80
Mr. Coe said that this was the first
year after the organization OF the new
association, and he favored a division
OF the hOnOrs and labOrs OF the presi-
dency for the further reason that he
had already served two terms. He be-
lleyed the precedent OF not more than
one or two terms fer any member
should be established.
The first formal ballot resulted: W
d. Hoard, 13: Edwin Hurlbut. 10: r
J. Flint, /; b. J. Price, 3; f. d. Coe, 2:
sam Ryan, l. There was no choice.
The second formal ballot resulted: W.
D. Hoard, IS; Edwin Hurlbut, IS; NJ
RindIaub, /.
The president-elect, on being called
out. saId that he should be wanting in
the natural feeling OF the human heart.
did be not feel proud OF this expression
~ the convention. He would en-
Ieavor to show that confidence had
not been misplaced.
After dinner the members, with their
ladies, filed several special cars and
visited Palmyra for an inspection Of
the springs at that place, returning to
Whitewater at o'clock
At the evening session, an address of
welcome was made by Mayor Bishop,
OF Whitewater, which was responded
TO by Judge Ryan. The annual poem
was read by Elizabeth Baker BOhan,
OF Milwaukee. The exercises were inter
spersed with music by the RichIand
Center COrnet Band and the Whitewa-
ter Glee Club. The annual address,
by Bill Nye, was listened to with close
attention, and was greeted with ''long,
'Oud and continued applause"
Following Is the address OF Mr.. Nye
ir full
Mn. President AND GENTLEMEN OF The
Press or WISCONSIN: I am sure that when
you 80 kindly invited me to address you to-
day, you did not anticipate a lavish dis
play Of genius ard gestures. l accepted the
invitation because it afforded me an oppOr-
tGulty to meet you and TO get acquainted
with you and tell you personally that for
years have been a constant reader of your
valuable paper and Ike it. You are run
ming il Just as ike to see newspaper run.
I need not elaborate upon the wonderful
growth Of the press in our country. or raIer
to the great power which journalism wields
in the development OF the new world.
need not adle out statistics TO show you
how the new spaper has encroached upon
the field OF OratOry and how the pale and
silent man, while others sleep, complies the
universal history Of a day and tells his
before he goes TO bed. OF course this is but
the opinion OF one man, but who has "a bet
ter opportunity to Judge, than he who sits
with his finger on the electric pulse Of the
world. Judging the actions Of humanity at
30 much per Judge invariably In adrauce}
I need not tel you all this, for you GER
tainly know 10 II y ~ read your paper, and
I hope you do. a lan ought 10 read his
own paper even il ne cannot endorse all its {
sentiments.
So necessary has the profession OF Jour
nalism become 70 the progress and educs- /
ti0n of our country, that the matter OF es-
tabhshlug schools where young men may be
fitted for an active newspaper life, has at
tractsd much attention and discussion. 1t
has been demonstrated that our colleges do
not fit a young man to walk at once into |
the active management of a paper. He |
should at least know the difference between |
a vile contemporary and Gothic scoop.
It i difficult to map out a proper course /
ior the student IN a school of journalism, |
there are 20 many things connected with !
the profession which the editor and mis- staff !
should know and know hard. The news
paper Of to-day Is a library. II is an ency-
cIopsdia, poem, biography, history, a |
prophecy, a directory, timetable, TO-
nance, a cookbook, q guide, a horoscope,
an art critic, political resume, a ground |
plan Il the civilized ~orld, a lor-prIced |
multui1 in parvo. II is sermon, song a |
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