The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-02

principle. know edge culture al the ex.
pense og business lf need be. Iii Il to
set up ideals, 6 keep the counting ra0nl
in its proper place ami TO make tile
soul Of the editor the sonI 81 Tie piper
incidentally / may say that | have
never spent an hour ID amy publication
Office. either Sc the St Louis Post Dis
patch or the World. though / managed
to establish both these Journals and
stiIl own them
I'D the proposed course Of study,
drawn up with admirable quielness by
President Eliot aud widely discussed
as if It had been definitely adopted,
Or. Eliot ineluded instruction Id The
business administration Of 4 neWspa-
per He mentioned speci1caiiy eireu-
lation, advertising, manufacture aud
tinanee
NY own ideas upon many parts 81
the course 81 study are stln uneer-
tain, but upon this one point they arc
very decided / am sure that. ii my
wishes are Is pc considered. business
instruction Of any SORT should not
would not aud must not form any part
of the work Of the college Of journal
ism.
The course Of instruction will be de-
cided by the advisory board, which is
not vet appointed, acting in conjunc-
ton with the authorities of the uniYer-
sity.
What IS a college Of journalism II
is an institution to train Journalists.
What is a Journalistic Not any business
manager OF publisher or even propri-
etof A Journalist y the lookout on the
bridge Of the ship Of state He NOTES the
passing sail. the little things Of interest
that dot the horizon in fine weather
He reports the drifting castaway
whom the ship can save He peers
through fog and storm TO give warn
ing OF dangers ahead. He is not think
ing Of his wages Of DC the profits Of
his owners He ii there to watch over
the safety ana the welfare Of the PEG
pie who trust him.
Few men III the business Office of q
newspaper know anything about the
principles 81 journalism The propri-
etor himself is not necessarily a jour
naiist He may be if be is capable
of understanding public questions, Of
weighing public interests, Of carrying
out public tasks; II he is ii touch With
public feeling, realizes public duties. is
in sympathy with the public welfare
and IS capable Of presenting his ideas
to the people either BY bis own pen
or by the pens Of others But 1t Is
quite conceivable that some proprie-
tors are deficient in these points
My hope Is that this college Of jour-
nalism will raise the standard of the
editorial profession. but to do this il
must mark the distinction between real
journalists and men who do a kind Of
newspaper work that requires neither
culture nor conviction, bnt merely bust
ness training. | wish to begin move
ment that will raise journalism 10 the
rank Of a learned profession growing
in the respect Of the community as 9th.
er professions far less important to the
public interests have grown.
There IS an obvious difference be
tween a business and a profession An
editor al editorial writer o. cor.
respondent Is not In business. Nor is
even a capable reporter. These men
are already In profession, though
they may not admit It Of even realize
1t. as many OF them unhappiIy do not
I'll or well, they represent authorship
and authorship is a profession
The man IA the counting room q q