The herald., 1895-10-19
FRIDAY MORNING CLUB
Woman's Opinion of Journalism, Pres
ent and Future
Newspapers Should De Better Sifted by the
Publishers and Less Details of
Crime-The Papers Read

Despite the ipclemency OF the weather
the Friday Morning club room was we'll
filed yesterday morning to listen to
papers on the subject of newspapers OF
the day and the future. If the authors OF
the different articles had the handling
of our daily papers the public would
undoubtedly pe served to a more conser-
vative and moral style of reading matter
There were strong points brought out in
the arguments that were convincing In
demand for revolution In newspaper pub
LEGATIONS, but in several instances the
fact that there are two sides to every
question was lost sight OF. Mrs. E. P.
Hubbard's paper was on The Newspaper
of Today. kShe opened her remarks with
q quotation from Victor Hugo, who said
''the human race has two books, two
registers two testaments: Masonry and
printers; the bible of stones and the bible
OF paper" Down to the fifteenth century
human thought found its best express
sion in architecture, and after the inven-
tion OF printing, Hugo says. the book kill
ed the edihce." Mrs. Hubbard gave an
outline of the outgrowth and evolution OF
the newspaper up to the present tlm,.
and claims that the better class of the
public demand better reading than is
obtained through the columns OF the
newspaper OF to-day, and that the sensa-
tional writing of crime is deteriorating to
society, especially the younger generation.
She also claims that the exposure of crime
has not the salutary effect of suppress
sing it in others for fear of detection, and
that the argument in favor of this is
greatly exaggerated. Mrs. Hubbard said
that newspapers were so far-reaching and
could be brought in touch with lives that
the schools and the pulpit could never
penetrate that it was the duty of every
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of the age and the younger mem bers OF
society. Will the press of tomorrow,
ssmitten with the sense of moral respon
sibility, which is animating society, full
fill its duty to the age as an educative
force? Will it stand for clean politics, for
ethics and education, for law and order?
Or will 1t become more and more the
mouthpiece of vulgarity, demagogy and
anarchy?
A paper from Miss Kelso on News
paper of the Future was read by the sec
retary Mrs. Wadleigh. There is greater
desire for the improvement of the Sun
day papers, that eventually tLey will be-
come more like the magazines and will
raise the standard of reading. Both III
the daily and Sunday papers the new,
should be more condensed and the papers
become smaller. Illustrations for papers
are a mere fad and should be used much
less in the future. In the consideration
OF syndicate articles, Miss Kelso approved
the brieing to be done by the author, as
otherwise the point of the subject is often
lost sight of. The newspaper work and
surroundings of today were com pared to
those of the past and the CHI cago Herald
was cited for its magnificent building and
elegant appointments. Mr.. Dana of the
New York Sun was quoted in regard tc
the future newspaper, who says for its
success that for the editor and reporter
the education will be far superior to to,
p "a tha ,.Ia ahOnld ha
com hined to the business.
~. Mrs. Willard dwelt upon the lncreesin g
size of the newspapers, and said they
would break down with their own weight
and that publishers were beginning to
realize this fact. Papers should be beteer
sifted ana not such a conglomeration oi
news bs printed, and less detail in arti-
cIes and especially in those of crime. The
Los Angeles papers were commended in
this in regard to the Durrant trial.