The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-20

good intellectual symptoms. IL ne su,ns
~ read love story first. you cannon
make a good newspaper man OUT on mn Ia
You should understand the tneo.s
growth OF the American cohSu w 80 !,
And while we are on this POM, ..hs
say. In passing. that an America 80" 80.
thinks another country is be''es .''I'' .'''
should not go into Journalism App,aIs.,
Won must be for the Stars ana Stripen
every time. or the people OF this country
won't be for you (appiausel' anu you
won't sell enough papers 10 pay S'D' -
penses. Uaughter) 49, -.
But the modern newspaper IONS
You'd It's own country. You must Aho"
the history of England. from whence we
came and I'm which country OUT ,oh-
stltution is rooted And so Win .ne ms
tory of other countries OF Europe OF
France, of Germany. Inc Cuutse %
human history offers a saie suiue ~ noi
human action, and especially LOT poiiti-
cal action.
What books ought you to readY Al
most all hooks have their use, Dut some
are Indispensable to this kind Oh educa-
ton. But OF all these, the most uselui'
the most Indispensable, the one Mhose
knowledge is the most eHecuFe' - '"e
Bible. / am considering II now not as
q
fly, Of professional preparation ana pro-
fesslonal use for a journalist. There Is
perhaps no book whose style Is more sug-
gestive and more instructive. from Wnlch
YOU learn more directly that suDlme
simplicity which never exaggerates. Which
recounts the greatest event win SOL
enuity. Of course. but without sentimeh-
tality or affectation; none Wnlch you
open viii such confidence and lay down
t. M
with such reverence; there is no DUN
like the Bible. (Applause)
Then Shakespeare, the chleI master OF
English speech. the head Of English Ut
oratu,e the storo-house Of wisdom, is
Indispensable. I would also invite your
attention to John Milton's immortal WORK
on the Liberty OF Unlicensed Printihg'
which contains the highest doctrine that
has ever been promulgated, to my Know
edge. with regard to the freedom Vi inc
press =,
Now. let us turn TO the practice Oh
the profession In a great he"Spapei
office about sixty out OF hundred writers
win be reporters. That Is one oNthe HloS,
important branches Of the profession an
II Is paid very literally That u one VI
the first things. when young man comes
FOR emnIovrnent and you take him on
and give him n chance, that ne Is SCI ~
do. THAT will bring into action all ms
culture and good judgment. II ne reports
a fire. he must see the most important
things about It, the chief interest involved
who has met with the greatest loss mas
any Individual persisted. how did 1t occur
the interesting circumstances, ana De aoie
write II out.
Next to the reporter, very important
functionary in the newspaper Is the man
who reads the other newspapers ana
makes extracts from them. He must
have good judgment, a sense Of humor'
know a good story.
Next 10 the exchange reader comes the
man who examines manuscripts and pre-
pares them for the press. He must know
how TO disentangle facts, correct punctu-
alton. determine the news value OF cor
respondence, and IT requires great deal
of Judgment, a great deal Of literary cul-
tivation.
Finally you come to the editor-in-chief.
who gets TO his place by a process OF
natural selection. because he can do the
work. The man who stays there is the
man who has the staying power, the cha
racter In which the people believe.