The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
NEWSPAPER WORK.
A Graduates Idea of Journalism and 1t.
Most Useful Followers.

A Graduates Idea of journalism and It's
Most Useful Followers.
Mr.. Charles Taylor Grandy, of Cam.
den c. H., Camden County, n. c., is a
modest youth who graduated Thurs.
day or two ago from the university at
Chapel Hill, in that State. He wishes
to be connected with an able, progress
sivc and live newspapcr-onc up to the
times. With that end in view he ad-
dresses himself to the Item. We thank
him for his estimate of this paper, for it
is one which does credit to his iudg-
mcnt, and it is point on which we
are in thorough accord with him.
| He cncloscs testimonials rs to charac-
ter, mental capacity and accomplish
ments, though he admits that, us yet,
| he does not claim "to possess either the
experience OF the ability to edit news
paper successfully Mr.. Grandy' $
ambition is laudiblc, his ''nativc capac-
ity and education probably such as he
represents, and there is nothing in his
letter so far examined which would en-
title him to this public notice. But it
|
ton that there is found food for
comment. He says: 81 am willing to
make myself generally useful-to begin
ut the bottom. of the professions; to read
proof or make clippings, or do any
thing of that kind. if need be, confident
of my ability to finally work myself up
to Il position more congenial to my
tastes and more suitable to my educa-
ton.
The proof-reatlcr at the bottom of the
LADDER The man who not only corrects
printers mistakes, but finds punctua-
ton, spelling, grammer and words for
unlettcrcd or careless writers, who must
so keep his memory stored with the good
things of the noted authors that he may
suitably fill in ut II moments notice an
inaccurate quotation, sometimes is COM
PEELED to even grasp and make clear tn c
ideas of shiftlcss writer; who puts the
finishing touches to every column OF
the journal before it goes to the eager
iron jaws awaiting it in the prcss-room.
And he will do uncongenial work nj
the bottom of the ladder in attending to
the 'clippings." Ye gods! What will
the sc!ssors-editor say to that? Good
writer's and brainy men are not so rare,
but n man Who will nose among the cx,
changes with II scent as keen and exact
rs Il deer-hound's, who strikes the game
when found and always secures game tc
the popular taste, such u man will be
kept when found, and not kept on the
bottom rung of the ladder either.
1t is not usually grateful custom tc
give advice. The better the advice the
more dstasteful often it is, and particu
larly when given in place of more sub
stantial assistance. A few suggestions
however, may not come amlss to tho
applicant in question. 1t is presumed
that ut the North Carolina University
rs ut other colleges, Il moderate degree
of attention is paid to athletic exercises
II this is the case, though he does moi
say so-Nlr. Grandy's muscles are prob
ably pretty well developed, and he may
put them to profitable employment u
stroke-oar in some crew or rs an ath
lete for some baseball nine. III ther,
are no vacancies in these lucrative pro-
fessions, then, perhaps, pair of arms
able to handle broom and n pair o.
legs willing to trot when ordered might
find employment mt the bottom OF tht
ladder in the Office OF II live newspaper
and il there is any thing valuable in
upper story, the college graduate woult
soon rise to n higher and ''more con
genial sphere. IN q. Daily ca