New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-23
JOURNALISM A PROFESSION
AN ADDRESS BY Mr.. FITCH AT RUTGERS
WHAT 1T DEMANDS or ITS vOrARiEs-A NOSE ron
NEWS ESSENTIAL.


NEWS ESSENTIAL.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., June % tSpeciaD.-
Tho OF Rutgers at their annual meeting to-day
elected James Nelson. Of New Brunswick, Judge Jona-
than Dixon. OF jersey City. and tho Rev. DIR. I'd rick
Terry Of NcwYork, trustees to I'LL vacancies The
alumni meeting largely attended. and the Rev. J.
n. Jansen elected president Professor Coakley, Of
the University Of New.York and graduate Of Rutgers
Class OF 49, read an interesting reminiscent speech Ell
ward Vail presented to the art collection the porirlt
OF the ate Rev. DR. Robert p. Lee. OF NewYork. for
mer trustee Professor Alexander johnson. OF Prince
ton, the al Iress before the alumni on the "Nsv
Political Philosophy" Tho purpose OF the orator was
TO exp0se faacles OF the ethical school OF ursor
dence OF which Herbert Spencer Is the apostle. lie
garded the Spencerlan idea as impossible as whoa
and nakedly obstructoDist when used in detail.
At the alumni dinner speeches we're made by Justtcs
Joseph r. Bradley OF the United states Supreme Court
the Hon. Cortlandt Parker. Professor Colkey. OF tho
Class OF SO, ana others
In the afternoon Charles Fitch. Editor OF The Roeh
Democrat addressed the literary societies Jour
nalism as a Pr ofession."
Mr. Fitch began by saying that his subject. Journal
ism as Profession bad been chosen for Lin and that
he 81 upon 1t with much pleasure and some hesita-
ton with pleasure In that the theme had been horght
worthy OF this high literary festival with hesitation 10
that provincial Iourn ast had been asked &c discourse
upon profession which has, in the near metropolis. Ito
foremost exponents After saying that tho SO called
learned p oess had OF late been modified essentially
both In their scope and individual definition, new pro-
fessons having created and the old ones subjected
IT, more accurate limitations than formerly obtained hs
asked why journalism might noe properly be regarded ~
profession. any profession demands OF ana Tor ts
dscpesp gular consecraton and special ntne-s Az
severe training and generous culture journalism
demands them AL OF her voaries Tried by the range ot
its req remeuts IL surpasses all other professions 70
interprets them all to fhe popular apprehension Mr.
Fitch said that at another place a' nad proposed
journalism The proposition has ELECTED considerable
and has been received In some quarters with
favor ami In others with certain amount OF rdionle 1t
could hardly be expected To escape the wit OF the
photographers; but something Of the wiz TIE speaker
There Thought that the degree will In itself mako
iou,naisrs by patent process any more IN ~ mat .,
engineers 1t is only assumed that other thing, being
sq0h had pSs"s ns as tho
preparatory equipment OF journalist and serve ~
which, year by year attracts to It's service ts
increasing proportion OF the literally educated young
who ha We no inclination toward tho irofession.
Fundamental to ali else there must be- IN the LANGUAGE
recruiting from other professions, Journalism VIII nave
its drill rooms and camps OF instruction I'D our
journalism from other professions, even II they are
OF hgh order OF intellect are embar ana crppea
branches % knowledge pertaining to II, ald because
these branches not contemplated III taeir orlsna
scheme OF education A sufficient answer 10 inc
assumption thai journalism best recruited rom ths
onte is that its prominent Wdtre
Emory Smit IL Ia stead Haskell Bandy Others that
might be name have made IL their lie work. engaging
IN il wien they were young 1t il proposed 10
give direct journalistic training IN the college Ihat ~
that schemes study may be- formulated whicn may 9
pursued proitably before ractcai ne%ipapo, "Tre
aud continued III the university.
Tho speaker, while not claiming TO be versed
sufficiently the pedasogic arr to drfne suh courses IN
their relations each other and the length Of time eacn
Study soul thought ne corl tell some things
del ,o,l devoting each the ancient aud
modern European LANGUAGES, Ensnsh IahHuage anu
literature tue history the United Staes embracing
tne rl,e the reign and the decadeDce OF political pafe
IN ~ CARTONS branches not omting ,hc law OF lhel.
Indeed. journalist should know something OF every
lab ,rous fasclnang exclusive. admttins of divided
allegiance, and especially forecos'ns political am Il
ism stating that by the pers come nom ts
real or assumed business interests Tue ousneS' o.
severe taskmastcr OF the pr"e-son There can De no
objection to newspaper maxim money u II a,Sss "a
strigutiOrwarl legitimate way, nut the temptiohs
to make it iogitma;ely are always present anu 100
Tine speaker alluded here to that of the freedom
OF the press which regardless OF all decency feveis III
asrant lice "at M Una, SO a loh wtop and
vengofuI sheets, making mercnandise 81 vice. invading
the privacy of dome site circles AMI assang tue rcpha
ous OF those who their malice or refuse TO
pm chase their silence. But more suotle than tlo
mpI atoms which provoke the rioald pres, INTO bring
are those which the repu, able press has to meet Was
schemes Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, what frauds upon the
what humbugs and cheats and decisions inVoHe
the co1ntenanc the press Tue wonder Is thar IN
the MAN, it sighted AMI e'araseoIs aud ID,
fie lls for the right is The speaker speclhed
Certain other perils against which eacn individual
journalist should guard nnn,et by the restraint OF aus
bser aud gulckenng Of MS better nature hese arc
the perls from seconcelt, from low views of human
nature from pcricality, from pariiaes ana from
ick of cony cons More aud however, the press
Is realizing nigh and yet higher IDEALS Is cleansing itse
from pollntiOn taking broader anu deeper ves OF
mi. sou Is eliminating its parallties It's preuices ana
lis personalities, AM graphing fun 10 mental con
victims Tie speaker clio ed he begao by coneni-
Ing the future journalism 10 the care OF the iuoted
younx men D! the country, and III urging closer
con pection between II and American institutions OF
hgueI learning than now exists.
The JUNIOR exhibition given At tho Opera House
in tho evening.