The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-26

Duskv Hawaiian Queen or the king or
day worshipping the dewdrop as to tax
about the newspaper with its DIVINE
origin having for it's mission the mere
nublication of news. The newspaper
whose ideal is so low becomes a literary
charpel house breathing out deadly
miasma.
another essential to the success OF the
mission of the publication OF only such
ma tier as will be educational. i use the
word educational in the broad sense as
meaning that which has tendency to en-
liphten. stimulate and strengthen the
mental and moral man. This matter does
not necessarily include the didactic and
professional nor does it necessarily in
clude those events which might he called
objectionable, such as fights, murders,
and divorces. These may point moral.
The amount of space given to the publ
cation of a piece of news determines
with but few exceptions. the character
and influence of the news published. A
short notice of Barney Barnato's LIE ana
death might do good. But notice hIl-
ing whole pages would be an evil teach
'er.
Still another essential to the success
of this mission is the eXaltatlon OIL the
school house with all that it stands for.
The value Of education must be en-
nhasized, the teacher must be honored.
The newspaper as Il great civil factor,
and as the agent of God and striving
humanity must recognize its educational
mission. 1t must do so in self-defense.
The school houses have made the news
paners. Shut up the school houses and
the presses would cease their thunder
Tags.
But the newspaper. with a few eX-
centiens. has never made prominent the
school house and the school teacher 1t
is the one monumental anomaly of mo-
dern times that education which has
walked hand in hand with the Church
of God in her march of nearly 10 CEN
turies. which has helped to pave the
highway of christian civilization, which
laid the plummet on the foundation
stones of our government, and now
stands with lighted torch beating path
way of light into the future, has not
found place to lay its head in the man.
sions of her own Journalistic child. We
sean the columns of newspapers TO catch
a sight of the bright face of learning
in the school house, college, or university.
We see only the Haunting of the CANDY
and tinseled robes of selfshness, gossip,
scandal, avarice, crime. The self-sacri-
ficing teacher must give way to the SUI
car king. The laurels of the student
who has painfully climbed the hills of
learning is tossed aside to make room
for the sawdust and fustian and red fire
of prize fights, the base ball, foot ball, or
boat race.
Yet the spectacle is no mystery. News
papers give most space to what its read
ers most like and least space to what
its readers least like. In the light OF
this truth, the newspaper is an index fin
ger to record of ignorance that should
cause Columbia to blush and hideher face.
This should make us redouble our CRIES
for newspaper which believes in an
educational mission.
THE newspapers of North Carolina
have generally been found on the side of
educa ton. They recognize the fact that
although North Carolina is an ignorant
State, she has done more for the cause
of education in the face of greater odds
than many States whose percentage of
ignorance is much smaller. The resolu-
tions passed by the last Press Associa
ton, pledging the newspapers of the
State to a hearty support of local taxa
ton for education to be voted upon in
August mark a forward step toward
what the age is strongly demanding and
eagerly expecting-the ideal newspaper.
The influence of q united press in adj
vancing the uneducated thousands can
not be estimated | doubt not that they
will be true to their mission. We look
for great things in educa tiOnal circles
through the agency of North Carolina
journalism. The elector Frederick said
Il dreamed that this monk of ours wrote
words on a church door so large that
they could be read 1Smiles off. The pen
he used grew larger and larger until it
reached Rome, and touched the Pope's
triple crown and made it totter." Let us
keep before us the vision of that editor
ial pen which, moved by the influence
proceeding from a thousand school houses,
colleges and universities and guarded by
Him who stands among the golden can
desticks shall grow larger and larger
until it shall touch the very citadels of
ignorance and cause them to fall in ruins
before the advance of universal and
christian enlightenment"
PROF. FOUSTS PAPER.
Economy Of Time in Teaching and
a Consequent Enrichment of the School
Cause" was teh subject of Mr.. Fousts
admirable paper. He said in substances:
The subject of broadening and en-
riching the school cause is of intense in
terest to all teachers, as they are begin
ming to recognize how inadequate it is
to the needs of the age in which we live.
Education should prepare the chill
dren for an intelligent interest in all that
pertains to our civilization. The object
of all education is the formation in the
children of strong characters animated
and controlled by the right purposes of
life and living.
THE schools should give back to the
State her children ready for the grave
responsibilities devolving upon Ameri-
cans, with a knowledge of American life
and sympathy for American civilization
and institutions.
The opportunities for the realization of
these objects are too meagre under the