The Washington times., 1903-01-13

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan 18-Mr-
Munsey, who was chosen as the Bromley
lecturer at Yale University this year,
delivered his address yesterday evening
By the terms of the endowment Of this
lecture course. founded two years ago
BY the widow Of The late Isaac H BrOm-
lev. author and journalist. in honor CT
her husband. President Hadley arranges
each year for course Of lectures at
Yale on journalism, literary OF public
affairs. The first lecturer was whitelav
ID. and the second was G. Loves Dick
tnson Of London. who filled the Bromley
chair last year
Mr. Munsey spoke yesterday evening
on Journalism" His address follows;
have no knowledge of the manner
IN which the distinguished men who pre-
ceded me IN this course Of lectures nan
died their subject Neither do / know
what was the precise purpose OF the
founder OF the course
If j. was. that these talks be in the
nature of ptacticaI instruction in 1ourn-
a1ism must admit in the outset that
he subject is not rich in possibilities
ana that I am not the man TO get the
most out Of i.
Practical journalism can be learned
:, The editorial room. not in the college
An attempt 10 teach you shoemaklng
from a series of addresses would orlns
xeli-nfEh as satisfactory results
The grounding for a eareeE IN Jour
naIfsn is. the substruetuTe, not the super
s+rnct7,re. The former you can get al
vo1r university; the latter must come
from the newspaper shop
cannot give you any speeihe Tor
rnula for newspaper making NO one o9i
Pu+ I viii touch upon few points o.
. semf-literary and journalistic na1oEs%'
snd viii discuss briefly the newspaper
~ today and sketch the newspaper OF
= is the daily paper Of the future
,Fo+ means something TO you who are 10
become journalists. On it your career
must be worked out, not on the news
Daper Of the past or the newspaper thaI
is passing.
Basic Essentials Of Success.
general way I should say that
4-st rate education, supplemented by
i'd reading is the best foundation toT
career in journalism. In none OF the
otbar professions and in no line OF bust
-zs can there be the direct and con
s+ant use Of general know Iedge-
n journalism, education is The tools
,.-frb which a man works He cannv'
aa~,. ont an enduring statue withou'
tbaro cannot even clOthe an idea aItrac-
lively
The work of the lawyer is mainly O
2 LEGAL nature, that of the doctor is com
nressed within the channel OF mediea
science. But with the journalist ther'
is no such limitation.
His field encompasses the world, ant
his usefulness IS TO a considerable eX
tent measured by the practical knoWI
edge he has Of this vast ezDanse-
But education alone never made an
never viii make journalist. It mus
he REGARDED as merely the rockbed bas
on which 10 build
Next IN importance Of q weH-store
mind is The faculty Of accurate obseTFa
tfon. This sounds very simple, but I
the journalist II is an accomplishment
higb order. II IS here that so man
writer's are fundamentally weak. Faith
ful and accurate work is not possible
them unless they see things and hea
things as they are. With this habit c
accuracy in seeing and hearing once S
fixed upon you that it is a part OF you
very self, the road to successful Journal
ism and even TO literary renowp viii b
open 10 you and easy 10 traverse.
The Style That Means Most.
The great thing in Journalism is
havs something to say. and 10 the ma
who sees things the world is fuH OF in
teresting themes. Style is Of minor in
portance. It is the garnishiug Of tn
dish, not the food itself
The style that means most is tha
which comes from a mans own sou
Everyone who cuts any figure in life ha
his own individuality, and it is thi
very individuality that gives characte
70 style and lifts IT out Of the rut of tn
machinery made stuff.
no man ever gets very far with II
public who squares his work 10 the slar
o. other writer's. We receive for OF
magazines an average OF three thousar
manuscripts a month of one kind an
another Niuc1y-fye per cent of the
are copies in style and form and al
mosphere They are eolorless init.
tions.
You would be astounded if you vel