The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
(To be continued
TON FOR EDITORS.


EDUCATION FOR EDITORS.
the Sedalia Gazette.
The Gdzette's advocacy of educa-
facilities for the future news-
paper men of Missouri has me- with
a most favorable reception from the
editors of the state. If the press of
Missouri will unite in an effort to
a department for the special
preparation of young men contem-
plating journalism as their life-work
there will be no difficulty whatever
in accomplishing that end.
There will be required no special
appropriation and but very little
additional expense to maintain such
a department. Language, history,
literature, sociology, political eco
nomy will be studied under the pro-
fessors now having these various
branches under their control at the
university. Only II additional
teacher, probably, will need be
employed, and he only to lecture
upon practical journalism and teach
how education may be best applied
to journalism. The salary of one
practical and educated newspaper
man would be in effect all the
expense this department of journal
ism will add to the charges Sf the
university-a mere pittance.
And what is to be the result OF
this slight expenditure? A new
impetus will be given the efforts o.
those patriotic newspaper men ambi'
tious to build up the standard of the
profession to a high plane. 1t viii
add to the workers in journalism
recruits better equipped for She
work. 1t will improve the tone o
the press, and the reflex influence
upon society will be of a wholesale
and highly beneficial character.
The public to day is influenced ia
more by the press than the schoo
room. Teachers do not hold tn
exalted place in public estimatiol
that was so common ever a quartz
of a century ago.. 1t is not that the.
are less worthy, but because tn
average of intelligence and educa
ton has greatly advanced. Tn
influence of the pulpit has relativel
waned from the same causes. III
function of the school is confine
more to the preparation of men an
women for their education. In
pulpit sets the moral standard an
inspires the spiritual thought. Bt
the great work of practical educa
ton in affairs of the world has bee
taken up by the press, and tn
leadership has long since been recot
nized. This being true, how impol
tant that the men in charge OF IL
work be properly prepared.
: Special education along the lint
of journalism is neither new NJ
, experimental. Cornell first took
!, the work, and labored duIsng i
, first years to give a technical ed'
cation in the work of publishI
9 newspapers. The great unix.ersi
, of Pennsylvania also took up II
q work on the same lines. Buta sho
experience taught them both til
% the real necessity was for min
- training and general informati'
along the channels wherein Ii
journalism, and since adopting pril
ciple of procedure the work h
y become a marked success, especial
ia the Pennsylvania school. r.
course of study provides a libeI
education, broader in general SEQ.
. than any other department offer
and the man who bears off t
degree of bachelor of journals
" from Pennsylvania is assured
., respectful recognition in the field
education, and is thoroughly pr
-, pared to take the life profession
letters.
-. For the sake Of Missouri's to mo
row, then, let the newspaper m
join in pressing this matter of sp
cial facilities for securing it, Eve
lover of popular education and Gle
journalism should join in the dema
for this recognition. A higi
journalism means a higher stands
of intelligence and culture, a trr
conception of duty to u fellowmi
a fuller understanding, a person
responsibility and a greater gene
To. obligation to society.
as TO WHEAT.