Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-30

Journalism for public service was
the chief tenor OF the speeches al the
third annual Journalism Week at the
University Of Missouri. Columbia, May
To 10. This central theme ran
through addresses of Missouri country
editors as well as those Of famous
newspaper men from the East.
It was a great week The Missouri
Press Association met in Columbia
| during the week and more than 200
country editors attended the meetings.
They came from sixty-one counties OF
the state. Outside journalists from
eight states were here and every |
phase Of newspaper work was dis
cussed.
Dean Talcott Williams OF the Puht- !
xer School Of Journalism Of Columbia
University, New York City, gave q
| spirited lecture On "The Profession OF
Journalism" Thursday night May .
Dean Williams dwelt upon the advan-
tage Of well trained men In the prcfes-
sion and declared that strong aca-
. denIc foundation should be laid for
| the more technical training for news
paper work. The purpose OF the Jour
nallst, he believes is to- interpret So
ciety The newspaper should always
lead. In replying TO criticisms OF
Newspapers for revealing unsayory
y conditions, social or political. he said
lol aYou can not keep the smell Of sewer
gas out Of your house by shutting the
doors. You must clean the sewer.
strickland W. Gillian, humorist, ad.
dressed an audience that almost filled
the big Auditorium OF the University
He said the trouble with newspaper
humor is not in quantity but in qual'
ity He believes humor should not pc
accomplished In the paper. but no
Newspaper should overlook Il News
paper humor. he believes, compares
Sayorably with that Of the so-callec
funny magazines.
"A About thirty speeches were maa'
/ during the FIVE days OF the session
| Two addresses we're made by women
= Mira. s. z. Lee. Of the Savannah
No, Reporter, in discussing "CountI
Journalism as a Field for Women de
elared that housekeeping is not "a
d,Ferent in qualifications require
from country journalism. The sam
ay reouIrements OF discretion and supe
tot vision that make Of woman a SUI
ust cessful housekeeper, are needed IN
on country office, she said. Miss France
Mise. of the Moberly. Mo, Democra
nlal .old how newspaper work broadens
woman's views and enlists her syr
pathy for humanity.
The first speaker on the Journals
lis Week program was Robert H. Lyma
:. editor Of the New York World y
LYMAN told of the reed Of trained m
on city newspapers The reporter,
g 4. said. is the most vitality necessary 70
on the stan. Rejection Of the =
il sentials. he believes to be the ffst
portant lesson Of reporter and edl'
= alike. Mr.. Lyman told how the Wo
y handled the story Of the Titanic
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rs '.The News as the City Editor >
0 23. M was the subject of the addr
tuesday morning by W. NJ Ledbeu
v5 CITY editor of the St. Louis Glo
Democrat Mr., Ledbetter favored
!. % gradual reduction Of crime news
- the papers but admitted that 9
elimination was neither practicap'e
y desirable. Mr.. Ledbetter also gave
20 insight into the city room OF me
politan newspaper.
ly SOL George s Johns, editor of the
2. 2. Louis Post Dispatch, gave an aaa
AZ 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning be
= q the University assembly THE y
'e' rial Policy Of the Metropolitan y
nanerv was his subject. He plei
. ~ for sincerity in editorial writing.
~. fair hearing for I'll is only justice
aug. said.
Louis T. Golding, publisher Of
ST Joseph NewsPress. spoke Tue
afternoon on "The Public as the
lem OF the Newspaper
tuesday night the University :
Rand gave a concert in the Az
ecteu. rum in honor of the visiting ed
o@y Following the concert, De"l.
amous wing. of the Breeders Gazette Of
'more cago. spoke on Agricultural Jot
one OF ,sm a. a Field Of Opportunity. F"
eps = day night an informal reception
9 ul,u given the visitors by students Q
y sol. school Of Journalism, at switzler
IN sO' B. B. Herbert, veteran editor
National Printer-Journalist, OF
20. talked on Newspaper Ideal
the Wednesday morning Sc
the re. Thomas H. Rogers. Of the Vt.
Ia Sud Times, spoke on "The Work 9
Rio de political Reporter"
les one At o'clock "Wednesday luii
cam in was given by women students
indian school of Journalism TO visiting
T." and paper women Thursday aitf
nythlng from 3 o'clock to 5, an inform
sat TIA was given for visiting women q
HAIL, dormitory for University Y
There are just two Kinds O pil
according to A. y Chapin, car
for the Kansas City Star, who
mon IN "Wednesday afternoon He said
IS coun' tures are bad, from the standpi
, Korea the editor. and good, from ne
una ns point of the artist Mt chapil
rms ana trated his address with quick ak
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