New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

and yet produce the same result may be Illus
To secure admission to the press galleries OF the
Congress Of the United States the applicant must
be a bona Tide telcsraphic correspondent Of daily
newspaper. and The appil cation must be Endorsed
by The Speaker Of the House and the senate CON-
miitee on Rules. Only one woman has been az
mitted TO these galleries. Mrs. Isabel Worrel hdlL
During the sessions Of Congress she teiesT tphs
every day 10 her paper. 'The Topeka tkan) ZAP,
liaL the proceedings Of that BODY. forecasts or
future action, interviews with prominent men; IN
difficult ANA exactine work ON q newspaper.
In the first place She must ne bl, sscd with good
common sense. no uncommon sense. for then she
drst thing She must havc powers Of obserya.,
iion coinmsnd o. good neWspaper hhshshLhot
Sit down ia the middle of cyclon" 10 note her
impressions Of fho same
nresso and above al Things mus, learn TO for
get that she is woman wnen she has 10 work
she mus, be unwomanly No,hHg Would do more
harm than that But X man wants 10 smoke in
The desk or do any Of the thinrs which She wouid
Tomember that il al go's wi;h tho place sne Is IN
both can put ON their cast-iron society manners
win their evening dress. She mu-- nor ape man
ui.h 'ciioLs or She Will make nc-seif thoroughly
Gotcsted Men like womany women. but Sill they
don want any "cinginG vine business about an
Once II woman VIII only be naural-unless
nature has made her very disaereeahle-and use
common SENSE, She will get along all right, but
II she does otherwise she will complain all the
ilmo, as so many wonld-he newspaper women do.
that the newspaper men treat them badly
consider oang woman in Calif9rnia Miss aiebe
CIaits VINO received degree from the State Uni
graduated with houors and then voluntarily took
Chronicle Iier intellectual training shows IN
every paragraph she writesclear cut. pointed with
quotations. when necessary. while even reports Of
commonp'ace affairs Indicate a superior literary
,An4, 49,. thoro aro scores Of women reporters in
tn" Wet AVID mo East doing work probably
readers. and commanding a. good salary. who
nave h"a no odGrailonaI aaV antatcs D,XQnd those
alyze the training received by each Of these ono
H"uSaa' women cillloHgI uy me iHst census per
or bmeirces. and proves That t@uTnaI,sm 6ccupies
tor or n ne middle OF at the hottom with an
one should commence at the beginning and work
up. learning every department. ana mastering every
business managor managing. editor editorial
book reviewer. reporter-oach requires special
qualifications for his distinctive work and they IRE
tent managing editor may not be- able TO write
,cadef ,nat Gonh ptIa I'd, rda;nlrt or MS own
not possess a. particle Of tne executive ability es-
destitute Of that scent for news that ferretng in
stuct. absolutely necessary To- reporters Even
porter might he failure Z psf ON markets or
.iIroads. ..nuecmcrfs or society. and those emil
NJ
larv required Icy the reporter OF fires murders and
TIE long list OF crimes and casualties. -,
This brings again go fkc question. hat is
rcduisitr 90 meet these various dcTands2' i has
who hs- earned fhe 1isht e." B." considered nigh an
'horit' There j. 10 tri,in DO arqH.s non, no
mi 70 Tho borinner in Journalism and 10 the life
re- .eer on, is cnsaeed in nee~spaap,r work the
more fully he recognizes the truth ~ '4i7 assertion
Ifo novci "kroWs T. alI' except wien nf ueginS m
4rff o.
ze a. to few Of the leading requirements. tho
sin ava non We viii that bNfor- The practical
fair education. IN Di1ersr andng Of spelling punc-
tuaton. syntax. the con.'rlc!ion Or sehiencss. ~
rrirog,,zed ,l,horitrs purcr and stronger English
f ,, OK ,r e. needed The ric adopted in many Of
,r re oifices 10 accept no copy which Is not I'm
typcwriiine makes kn9wlc1g@ o. tns art neces-
douhly equipped and will md both or the greatest
Thc woman VINO desires TO he newspaper re-
porter should ask herself II she IS alo "a toll from
y eek. FOR this may be required % hor Is she Will
inc 10 take whatever assignment mas he given, 10
60 wherever sent to accomplish what she Is dele
gated 70 do. at Whatever risk or ItbaH or neon
vcnierce 10 brave all kinds Of weather; to give up
dne herself TO plain scrviceabe suit; 10 renounce
practically tho pleasures % social die to pnt her
relations 10 others on business hasls TO snnordi-
nate personal desires ana eliminate me go -
be- carefu, always disarm pref udice against ana
create impression FOR women N ms occnpa ion1
her work to the same standard by which a man
judged and to nd n9t tecas s' ~ 3one ~
yomon and Is stu closely watched eNperlncnf
" Ti'ese requiremonts may b. extreme. but no /
- who is unwilling Ut unable to meet them
should hope for large measure OF success IN '"e
nTE rpoman be- ambitious for place as editorial
writer which usually Is consiue.ep we ' r.
s,rabie on the staf she may not have 10 race 80
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