The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-23
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A College Graduates Intelligent Idea of
Newspaper Work.
n, o.. Daily Guy IteH.
Mr., Charles Taylor Grandy, Of Camden
@. H., Camden county, N, O., is a modest
youth who graduated a Thursday or two
ago from the university at Chapel Hill, in
that State. He wishes to be connected
with an able, progressive and live news
psper-oue up with the times, With thai
end in view he addresses himself to the
Item. We thank him for his estimate oil
this paper, for 1t Is one which does credit
10 his Judgment, and 1t is apoint on which
we are in thorough accord with him.
He enCloaes testimonials to character,
mental capacity and accomplishments,
though he admits that, as yet, he does moi
claim "to possess either the experience OF
tho ability to edit a newspaper success
fully" Mr., Graudy's ambition Is lsuda.
bic, his "native capacity and education
probably such as he presents, and there ia
nothing In his letter 30 far examined which
wonld entitle him to public notice, But
Il ia the latter part OF his communication
that there ia foand food for comment, He
says: ~ am willing to make myself gen,
erally useiul-tO begin At the bottom oil
the profession TO read proof and make
CLIPPINGS, or do anything OF that kind, II
need be, confident Of my ability to finally
work myself up to a position mora con-
genial to my tastes and more suitable to
my education"
The proot.reader at the bottom OF the
ladder? The man who not only CorreCts
printers mistakes, but finds punctuation,
spelling, grammar, and words for inlet
teredor careless writers, who must 30 keep
his memory stored with the good things Of
the noted authors that he may suitably I'LL
iu ut a moment s,uoLice an inaccurate quo
~taliou, sometimes is compelled to even
grasp and make clear the ideas Of q shit
less writer; who puts the finishing touches
to every column OF the journal before 1t
goes to the eager iron jaws awaiting 1t in
the press rOom,
And no will do unCongeni0l work at the
bottom OF the ladder attending to the ''cllp-
pings" Ye gods! What will the scissors
editor say TO thRtP Coed writer's aud
hrainy men are not go rare, but q man who
will nose among the exchanges with q
scent as keen and exact az a deer hound's
who strikes the prey when found and al.
ways ssCureR game 10 tho popular taste,
such q man will be kept when found, and
not kept on the bottom rung Of the ladder
either.
1t IL not usually q grateful custom to
give advice. The better the advice the
more dislasteiul often it is, aud psrticu.
larly when given in plGc2 Of more sub.
stantial assistance. A few suggestions,
however, may not come Rmiss 10 the Rp.
plicant in question. II is presumed that
at the North Carolina University, as at
other colleges, q moderate degree Of atten.
ton il paid to athletic exercises. II this
ID the %case-though no does not ray 30
Mr.. Grundy'B muscles aIe probably pref.
ty well developed, and he may put them
to profitable employment 90 stroke.oar in
some crew or az IN athlete for some base
ball nine. II there are no vacancies in
these lucrative professions, then perhaps
a pair OF arms RblO to handle q broom aud
u pair OF legs willing to trot when order
ed might lind employment ut tho bottom
OF the ladder in the office Of o live news.
paper; and II there IL anything valusbls
in the upper story, the college graduate
would soon rise TO a higher and "more
Congenial sphere"