The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-21
THE YALE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

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 THE YALE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
 The average Yale man Is a proverb- ial joiner" In comparison with him the Fifth avenue bachelor of the so- cial sets, who belongs to lengthy list of clubs, fades into insigniflcance The Yale man forms a club, so the outside world at least would think. wherever and whenever two or three are gathered together for any pur- pose by any chance. The number of these organizations is legion; their range includes every mortal interest from autos to checkers, from politics to the classics. from beer to litera- ture.
 A new one has just arrived, spons- ored by two such honorary members as MT. Stokes and Mir. Oviatt. It is to be known as The Yale Press association and it's objects are to be not the pub lication of the model daily for the training of journalists, hnted at by Col. Harvey in his recent Bromley lectures, and not university printing plant tthough rumors of one are on the wing as a reality in the near fu- ture). The new association, accord ing to its own constitution, will en- deavor"'"To cooperate with the press and it's reporters in authenticating any reports or news concerning Yale uni versity which are intended for publi- cation; To suppress any false reports that may be disseminated in regard to the affairs or interests of the uni versity; and to cooperate with school and sectional clubs. alumni associa- tions or persons desiring Yale pam phlets. publications, etc, for their dis posal' It will be purely undergrad uate, having nine members from the contemporary class, at least three of which are from Shelf"
 It cannot be denied that there Is a broad field for the new association to work in. It can be hoped that it will not prove an organization with a mushroom growth like so many other Yale clubs have been. full of enthus- iasm at the first until after the first election of officers but waning rapid ly thereafter It will probably be fa- miiarly known as The Yale Press club before long. Considering the fact that the great majority of the city correspondents and reporters are dwellers near Yale. it is astonishing to see how many false or inaccurate reports get out to the country about Vale. The harm that they do to the university is no new topic to be ex- plotted These gentlemen of the press cannot be charged with disloyalty to the university It is undoubtedly fact that they do not realize how their little inaccuracies will be enlarged and commented upon and invariably to the discredit of Yale. Those Yale men who have offended have done SO on many occasions innocently, think ing they had the facts and not know ing where or how to verify them. It is to be regretted that the proposed as- sociation does not include members of the faculty, or. at least, that the fac ulty has not started an organization that is similar, in view of tho fact that Yale news given out by under graduates is neither as much nor as important as that the faculty dis seminates.
 But the new club, it is understood,
 intends to do much of its work by the gentle art of moral suasion." It proposes to carry Yale spirit into an other field. Where a correspondent or reporter who is irresponsible for a false report can be cornered he will be shown the error of his ways In lit tie heart" talk; and where the responsible party cannot be locat- cd the club proposes to send the clip pings to the editor Of the paper in question with comments attached showing just wherein the inaccuracies lie. The idea is not to keep Yale out of the public prints. Far from it. The efforts will not be directed to keep even unpleasant Yale matters, which are true and accurate, out of the press. It is realized that the honor of the press and the honor of Yale would be violated else, The purpose will be simply to bring legitimate pressure to bear which will produce only more and better legitimate news That is what the reading public and every Yale man wants That is what such a periodically pro-Yale paper as the Journal-Courier wants. d cer- tain sort of understanding about news