The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-13
College Bred Editors.
Spartanburg Journal.


ment and information from the grace
full pen Of DR.. George Mellen, pub
lished in the Knoxville Sentinel and
the Chattanooga News
From a discussion of the depart
ment of journalism" now maintain
ed in several of the institutions of
high learning, including Columbia
university and the State universities
OF Virginia, Missouri and Kansas-the
value Of which he seems to think at
best doubious, editors being born rath-
er than made-Dr. Mellen passes on
to the increasing number of college
bred men to be found in newspaper
work, nowadays. Casually surveying
the field, he finds most of the editors
now engaged in moulding public opin-
ion in the South to be holders of col
lege diplomas or at least to have been
for time in college.
AT the head of the Mobile Register
is Erwin Craighead, who was grad
uated from the University of Nash
Vile and thereafter from Leipsic.
Major j. c. Hemphill, who has re-
Gently left the Charleston News and
Courier after thirty years, to become
editor of the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch, is a graduate Of Erskine col
lege, Due West. Frank P. Glass. long
OF the Montgomery Advertiser, who
lew weeks ago broadened his field
by taking over an interest in the Bir-
mlngham News and assuming it's edi-
torship, names Princeton as his alma
master. James r. Gray of the Atlanta
Journal, Clark Howell Of the Consti-
tuition and Pleasant A. Stovall of the
savannah Press are all graduates of
Georgia institutions. Gideon Fl.
Baskette of the Nashville Banner and
Josephus Daniel of the Raleigh News
ana Observer were among those whose
college courses were curt short by the
war between the sections. The list
as DIR. Mellen says, is capable Of ex.
tension.
Dr. Mellen mentions some of the
editors and other newspaper workers
of his own state who have enioyed
college advantages, and a moments
thought, suggested by his words,
brings up the idea that probably in
Southern State would one find a larg-
er proportion Of the newspaper work
ers to be colege-bred men than in
South Carolina. This leads directly
to some attempt at confirming the
hypothesis so raised. AS one tells the
plorable absence of any written data
on the subject, the idea strengthens
into conviction. A few minutes OF
mem ory- searching sufflces for the
compilation of a list which, with all
the minor inaccuracies it may exhibit,
is at the last entirely adequate 20
show that the day has passed in this
state when an education "at the case
was considered altogether sufficient
for newspaper career, in either the
weekly field or that of the dailies.
Starting at Charleston-and it is to
be remembered no effort has been
made to do more than list men Of
whom the writer happened TO know
sOmething-one finds Robert Latham.
newly promoted to the editorship of
the News and Courier, former stu
dent but not a graduate of Erskine,
while several of his assistants are also
college men, State News Editor E. S.
Boney being graduate of Turman,
as is also one of the reporters, Nell
Glenn; Telegraph Editor l.. II. Wan
namaker, Jr., holding a diploma from
Clemson and Mr.. Dvaid H. Baum of
the city staff being a former student
of the University of Virginia City
Editor Herbert H. Sass is first hon
or graduate of Charleston college, Edi-
tor Waring of the Evening Post was
81 otuudtCu dI Tic A\OIlIl, his
degree coming from Hobart college,
Geneva, ". Y.
At Columbia practically all the
newspaper men are college bred. The
editOr-in-c chief of the State William
f.. Gonzales, was educated at the
Kings Mountain Military school and
the South Carolina Military Academy,
and James \. lloyt editor and gen
cral manager of the Record. is a
u. y. graduate of Furman university.
Stanhopc Sans is from the University
of Georgia, William Banks and Brian
Bell from Davidson college. William
Watts Ban and John $. Reynolds each
holds the masters degree from the
University of South Carolina Nc