The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

LIE MYSTERY OF 1T ALI
Fulltzers gift Of another million to CO
lumbia university for its School - -
halism mas again started acrirnonious a.
cusslon as to the value OF college instrlic-
dean of Missouri University's school al
JOURNALISM, scoffingly remarks. on bs.
oeen urged that there is something mvs-
ferrous about newspaper work vylii~i, o1i,-
those diVnely inspired may know
Walter, there is no mystery, no dis.ina
INSPIRATION about it. Indeed. NOWADAYS
the successful newspaper invites the mn,
lie to inspect its affairs. II the-e H. -,
tnlng about the newspaper business thst
az gil appsars to be mysterious, IL is me
mystery" that lies in every other ecrt
of business. Why does one ne,ye,,s,,e
man rail while another succeeds? Answer
TINS very ordinary question and Won nave
, an answer applicable TO any sort Of bust
ness; you have all the mystery there
Two green hands stand before. say. the
city editor Boys" he saws here Is -
event. Reporting consists in telling he
of it," s
One of these green reporters reports the
tnlnS correctly written, in terms denotiue
euucation OF the writer. and with fun
compliance with that formula of mis-
eoltor He tells where. when. who what
and why. He has got all this
The other greenhorn tells all this IN a
pecunar way, with facts outside the
naked facts and with features or styie
mat ne thought out himself. His craui-
mar may be faulty. He may have got
the cart before the horse here and Their,
N ms account But he has originated,
SHOWN lndiVldualism, refused TO slim
along in the rut and he succeeds.
RMS Is all the mystery in the news
paper business, as in most other voca-
The fellow who merely strives 10 keen
up with the procession arrives with the
procession which is crowd. The fellow
who manages to keep just bit ahead OF
tn the procession surely gets there among
Schooling in Journalism will add much
TO the equipment OF the would-be jour
nalist, provided that It does not. like
many other sorts OF schooling. curse him
through loyalty to rule and rote.-Wlch-
ita Beacon
CALL FOR HARVEST HANDS
Down IN Argentine they are worrying
about the shortage OF harvest hands.
kilograms are being sent TO the minister
of public works and other officials 10
hurry the workers along. IT is Kansas
over again There is "A chance to SOW
more wheat than can be reaped nv fho
Esower. He has to have help. I'M Areen-
tine. as he does in Kansas The labor
problem, at harvest time. is great
worry. Things are all out Of joint as tho
What the country needs is for the har-
vest hand to stay on the job the year
round. Let the man who makes big
money in the fields once year try to get
a little piece Of the wheat land himself.
so he can sow as we'll as reap. Then
there VIII be less trouble as the result.
| The country would be better of II IL
wasn't for the shortage in the labor mar
ket in the wheat countries, for "A little
while. and then an oversupply for the
remainder Of the year. The harvester
there is more demand for farmers and for
there is more demand formers and for
4 agricultural extension than ever In the
| history of the world. There needs to be
more producers as well as more har-
vesters- The short supply of men to take
/ care of the crop after it has matured
eats up the big profits and makes the
/ crop less valuable than il should be. ir
needs men who will become tenant farm
ers long enough to get a start. men who
viii pillow the land in the fall of the year.
SOW the grain and then harvest ~, with
out outside help. excepting as one neigh
Dor helps another. when harvesting time
comes. That would relieve the trouble
both in Kansas and Argentine and have
much to do with the lower cost OF living.
Hutchinson News.