University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-04
WEEK AT UNIVERSITY OF MIS-
SOURI, SCHOOL CT JOURNAL
ISM A SUCCESS.
is A PERMANENT FEATURE
Entertaining Addresses Made by Many
of the Nest Prominent Writers in
the Country-Statc Scriees
Royalty Entertained.

! anu attendance TO warrant place for
it among the permanent features of
the School of Journalism, that uncer-
tainty was easily dlSDellcd in the
opt ming days Of the second annual
gathering of newspaper men held in
Columbia April Il 10 81, inclusive. In
attendance by The newspaper men OF
the state. and H. the scope Of the
work embraced. the meeting this year
far surpassed thai oi last year.
Walter Williams, dean Of the School
OF Journalism OF the University ot
Missouri, called the first session to
order Monday afternoon, April Il, al
two O'Clock in Switzler hail. After an
address of welcome by W. s. ST
Clair. mayor of Columbia. ovid Bell
OF the Fulton Gazette started the prac-
teal work by leading in = discussion
on The County Weekly--lts Cost.
An address Oh The len Franklin
| hat "a Means TO tho
| Country Publisher" ty lens X. GrGn-
dahl, followed.
! Oswald G"rrison Willard. editor Cl
the New York Evening Post, gave the
first general address Monday night ia
the auditorium of the Agricultural
! building, where all the E;@ht sessions
were hell. The Duty of the Journal |
| iSt' was his subject. An owner who !
| sells his opinions or submits 10 con |
| troll Of any kind is mcnucC To his |
profess n" said ". Willard The |
worst form of newspaper corruption |!
that exists is the controlling OF the |
| editorial policy of ;hC paper Icy the |
large advertisers. Honest Journals |
welcome criticism, AID profit by it |
but they do not allow their editorial |
opinions to be influenced by the ad-
vertiser.'
At university assembly at 10 O'Clock |
Tuesday. Charles II. Grasry. editor of |
the Baltimore Sun, give his opinions
on the obligations Of the newspapor
man 10 the public. The newspaper
man today works chiefly from a sense
of public ob!iga ion. ard he must have
firm convictions OF his own" said Mr.
G-aSty. In popular thought, an ed
itOr does what he phases. Jut in real
ity his work is governed by an III
flexible obligation 20 The people"
Following Mr.. Crasty's address. wo.
man rs a journalist made her appcar.
aace on the program. and easily too.
a place as representative Of high
ideals in the profession. Ms. c. \.
BOnHls tWiaifrcd i:acki Ct he Ran
s2s City Post pOinte.i out the difference
between In" real reporter, the hun
she called him, AMI the duh" whG
doesn't know gC0I story when hq
secs on.
Miss V. \. L. Jcn"s of TIE St Louis
Republic opened the afternoon session
with a paper on "Journ9ilsm as a
Career for Women" "In;.Ina!ism H.
At once the very best and the very
worst sort of 4 career for woman"
said Miss Jones. 1t either mako-
or mars her. T.ith,r she grows ami
develops or she becomes d good fcl
low gay in her m9nncr ana frivolous !
in her conduct. Newspaper women
can Tot rise to the highest positions
in journalism. but they con graduate
into the ranks Of noyelisl and maya
zine writer's
The rest OF the afternoon was taken
un with discussions on The Country
Weekly, dealing with its cost. its news
and its editorials. IbCsc EDITORS par.
ticipatcd in the discussion: G. l.. fiu-
bart. Holden Progress. Lewis Lamkin, .
Lees Summit Journal; W L. Jcnkils, ,
Platte City Landmark; c. l.. Woods, .
EolIa Herald; c. !. blackburn. Black,
burn Record.
The session Tuesday night. at which
Charles II. Grasty. editor of the Bal
timore Sun, and Senator Lafayette
Young, editor of the Dcs Moincs Cap.
ital, We're the speakers. promised TO
END in a joint deba,e on the question
of the suppression of news Mr..
Grasty mad said that an editor could
not boost friend for anything simply
because he was q friend. neither could
he suppress news TefloctnG on
friend because OF that friendship. u
know my friend Grassy is right about
the matter. but there are some things
will nor print if lly friends ask ne
good. | always suppress it. can not
help it; know IL is not the right way,
but do it." Nr. Grasrys reply
showed that the standards of the two
editors were based nn the same pTin-
ciples Of fairness to all. He insisted,
however. that the suppression of i'm
pOrtant news is the UupardoTab!e
crime of Journalist.
Casper 5. Yost editor OF the 81.
Louis sunday GloEe-Democrat. gave an
address Wednesday morning on The
Sunday Newspaper" The Sunday
paper could not exist without the wo,
men, said Mr.. Yost. 1T is the wo-
men who make the advertising pan
who respond TO the invita'i ions of the
big department stores
Following this address came dis
,ussiOn of The Near City Daily" and z
The Daily in a Small Town" which ..