University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-16


>choo! OF JournaIi-m az Columbia TN
ve--i-v. New Yo-E. -ar- in the N'''h
American Review, replying u -'rnc efi'-
ic-:
They object tha, -ucH making a.
newspaper man n-e!- ait@r he IA ten
successfully BON can r. done Only !"
the actual practice o: tn. "''.c~, ~
~-hop.~
VIA, i ,h~ actual prarrir~ oi II"
Office: l. i m. intentional. but only
Incidental r-ainin--i: j no- aPPEeh-
-i-..ljp. i ! work. in which "v@-y par
-icipan- i -upJo--i 20 know H. hn-i-
a4--. Nol@dy in a newspaper ":'.e@ Aa-
ne tim ~ tl- inclination 10 -~acH
rsw ray,or--- -h- thing IL ought 70
know l-iore taking up even ta@ NUM-
b.e-- work o: III" Journalist That i
no- What -,li-o-- ar doing. pn@ ~ tH~
learned c-;-i-- remarks that "r~"!"!!
-ooI, Young Raymond in hand am ham
rr.er,,: him into d grea- e!i-or. IEu".
Rr- wa il no- an extensive pr"te--
a. well a. an unusual one-th- mo-,
Distinguished newspaper maker q nj
-jua turning Lir.-~l: into college n
Journalism for -. b-nerr q; a single
mill >,,ur.a.a q man q; hal- Gree
~ capacity. ~ free from the eH-
Iau.-iDr lal,or- and the La-a-,in- per
,l-vi-i-. o.: creating newspaper ev-
.rv dav-r-lieve,l from The necessity of
correcting tn tlund-r- O: -uborlinate-.
II watching 70 prevent the rerp-rra-ion
II u,r. blun,l-r- and able 70 concen-
-ra-- hi, whole heart and -oul upon
training liz pupil--mi.ht he Eo- BE-
ALL. 20 turn out. not one RAYMOND. bu-
-nr-v<
Incidentally. I venture 20 mention
Thar in nv own experience "a news
rarar r.,-o--e- and editor | never had
or. incl. lesson from ANYBODY.
The shop idea i the one that Used
- rr-yaiI in the law and in medicine.
I.cal studies began bv copying bill- OF
cost. for H.. country LAWYER: medical
training hy sweeping OUT a Doctor. OF
.c-. Nov il j recognized that better
results are obtained bv starting with a
-y--ema-i, equipment in a professional
school. The lawyer learn, nothing al
colIag4 except the theory OF the law
il. PRINCIPLES and some precadentS.
When he receive. his diploma he i
quite unprepared 10 practice Nor does
IN. doctor learn To practice al the med
zeal school. He learns only principles.
theories. rules. the experience Of 9th
er--tha foundation OF hi, profession.
After leaving college he must work in
the hospitals to acquire the art OF prac-
: ricallv applving his knowledge.
| In journalism at Present the news
napar offices are the h0-pit al>. but the
student. come to them knowing nothing
> Of priDciple. or theories. The news
paper hospital i extremely accommO-
| dating. II furnishes the patients for it,
Young men to practice on. puts di--ecr
= ing knives into the hand. OF beginners
b. who do not know an artery from a ver-
l inform appendix. and pays them for
r the blunderS bv which they gradually
: teach Themselves their profession. We
NAV -vmpathize with the students in
their Industrious efforts al self -etiuca
: ton. but NAV We not also -vmpathize
with the unfortunate editor who has to
work with such incompetent in>tru-
ment,:
They object that news instinct must
, be born.
= Certainly. But however Great a gift.
? ii news instinct "a born were turned
) loose in any newspaper office in New
York without the control Of sound
Judgment bred By considerable expert
!. ence and training. the results would be
a much more plea,ing to the LAWYERS
than Ia the editor One of the chiei
difficulties in Journalism now is to keer