University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-05-19

the chief argument. the unanswer,h,o
reason for provision by the state 80,
schools that shall train for the biobss,
most helpful journalism.
Is it visionary thus to speaks I
call that when lawyers had their srs.
lessons in the law copying bills of COS,
and physicians their first lessons :,
medicine sweeping out doctors Offices
that schools of law and schools of
medicine were regarded visionary
Thirty years ago to have said that
news would be flashed from Yokob.m.
to st. Louis by lightning and printed
before it happened. that in the daily
newspapers side by side would be- dis
patches of the >amr date from ST
Petersburg, Toxic. Korea and KarpaL
that ones friends could he hoard
through copper wire from Portland
Oregon, to Portland Maine. that news.
papers on ships in the Atlantic Ocean
would publish news brought on ipyis;.
bic waves Il thousand mile, from land
that 25.0W American newspapers would
send out annually l.J00.O 900 copies
Il veritable food such statement would
have been thought too incrcdulous for
belief. Is it visionary to assert that
the people will seek to train for the ,er-
vice OF the people the handlers of this
great news force. the directors of the
omnipre>ent press next to omni
potence itself-thc most potent agency
for good-or iIl-in all the universe
today:
A Lincoln Story.
In the dark days of the Civil War a
deputation of New York business men
and politicians called upon ABRAHAM
Lincoln, the great President of the
United States, at the white house in
Washington. We do not like vour
conduct of the war" said they. You
have stopped our trade with Southern
ports by your blockade: You have made
appointments in New York We do not
ike. We doubt your success and dis
trust your methods. though We wish
You we'll
MIR. Lincoln. with the patience char
acteristic of the man. heard the lon.
speeches of the visitors. and made. re-
ply:
You know Blondin. the .vmna~t !.
Suppose Blondin bad in basket a
treasure of %rea: value to You and to
Your country, carrying it across Niaga-
ra> flood. walkin" Il rope for narrow
est roadway. Should it reach tn" other
shore it would mean much To YOU and
to the republic. Would YOU. when You
saw him started upon his journey. JOS
tie the guyropes. throw rocks at him.
shout doubts at his success. or crv out
'Blondin. don't DO it that wav.' Would
You not rather seek to stren"t hen the
ropes. To give cheer and encouragement.
hoping that he would carry across to
safety the burden of value to the re-
public"
And thus I come back to the point of
be@lnnin.-my thanks and appreciation.
am profoundly grateful that in the
discussion of this new movement in
cducatl"n-a movement which / conf
IDENTIFY believe is to be of large useful
hess to our profession and through our
profession. to the State at lar.c-.he
man who was selected to lead the move
ment should have received at vour
hands such kindness of treatment. such
generous courtesy.
Though We may differ as to methods.
W" may all. interested i'm the profession
of journalism-the noblcSt and most
potential profession known to our pres
ent civilization-and interested in the
w'ifar" of our great commonwealth.
seek to promote the interests of this
profession and the welfare Of this
in every honest. leeiti-
mate way and to give to every man who
thus seeks the highest interests of the
profession and the largest welfare of
the commonwealth. aid and comfort.