Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
JOURNALISM AS A LIFE.WoRK."
Mr.. Robert Latham Addresses Large
Audience at Bambera."

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Audience at Bambers."
One Of the most illuminating, as
well as one Of the most interesting
lectures heard here for a long period
was that delivered by Mr.. Robert
Latham, editor of the News and Cour-
Ter, at the Carlisle Fitting school last
Friday night, on Journalism as a
Life Work" This was the second OF
the series of life work lectures sched-
uled to be delivered before the stu
dent body and their friends from
the town. A representative. cultured
and appreciative audience gathered
at the school auditorium to hear Mr..
Latham. and they were amply repaid.
Mr.. Latham showed himself complete
master Of his subject and gave his
audience such treat on the history.
mission and present status Of Journal
ism as one rarely enjoys.
Mr.. Latham began by paying q per-
sonal and beautiful tribute to the late
DR.. Jas. H. Carlisle. for whom the
school is named, saying that II was
pleasure to speak in any institution
bearing that name. He then traced
the history and struggles OF journal
ism from its infancy to the dawn of
the modern period. He related the
struggles the press had In England,
and how the victory was finally won
by a popular demonstration when par
Lament ordered Fix editors cast into
prison. In America, Mr.. Latham gave
chief credit to Thomas Jefferson for
the development of free press. Re-
hearsing his persistent, -statesmanlike
sacrifcial contention for free institu-
tions, the speaker declared that the
nation owed Mr.. Jefferson debt
which could not be easily paid.
The speaker was particularly strong
and inspiring in his treatment Of the
mission of the press While admit
ting that in republican government
the greatest service could be rendered
by a paper having party affiliation
and being true to the service OF Its
party, the speaker declared that the
ideal paper was the one which always
supported the best man and the best
measure, regardless Of party lines.
The ideal paper relates facts as they
are, contends persistently for justice
and fair dealing, always considers the
wants of the poor and advocates the
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clared that newspaper service along
these lines is steadily improving.
Mr.. Latham closed by holding up to
the young men the possibilities Of an
Industrious, conscientious newspaper
man. He spoke Of the almost mar
velous opportunity some editors en-
joyed of speaking to hundreds OF
thousands, yea, some Of them to mil
lions Of people every day. He de-
clared that any young man who enters
upon journalism as a money-making
proposition would be making Sc
rious mistake. In the field Of jour-
nalism. just as in all other great pro-
fessions, the great call Is for men Of
character and unselfish ambitions.
when men apply to u.s." he said,
1--WE do not ask so much whether ne
can write good English: We ask: Can
he see a thing as It really Is; is he
straight; is he sober; is he industri-
GUS? II he fills satisfactorily these
requirements, then the rest is COM
paratively easy"
Those who heard Mr.. Latham will
long remember his mastery address.
The next lecture will be next Fri
day evening, on Medicine as a Life
Work." by Charles W. Kollock. OF
Charleston correspondence
News and Courier.