The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-20
Editorial Meeting at Iowa City.

The Reporter man took his semi
annual vacation the latter part OF
last week and attended the meeting
of the Southern Iowa Editorial Asso-
citation held at Iowa City There
was a good attendance at the meet
ing, over fifty editors being in at
tendance and the program was one
of unusual interest to the fraternity,
all who attended being we'll repaid
for the time and expense of attend
ing. AS the subjects discussed were
of interest only to the craft report
of the meeting would not be OF gen
eral interest to the public.
Iowa City has made many improve
ments since we last visited that city,
chief among which is the magnifi-
cent new hotel, Hotel Jefferson,
which was formally opened the ev
ening the editors met in convention.
The hotel is magnificently, furnish
ed and is a credit to the city and the
businessmen who made it possible to
secure this much needed improve
ment for Iowa City.
Of course the editors had to visit
the State University, being shown
through the buildings and grounds,
anu IL Was du 1llIcl SoCluS ttfp ~
many of them. The University offic-
ials and the local press representa-
tives did everything in their power to
make the visit of the editors an en-
joyable one and they sure succeeded.
Iowa City was foot ball mad owing
to the fact that the great contest be-
tween Iowa and Ames was to be pull
ed off on Saturday, and all of the
editors remained over to see the
game Business was entirely sus-
pended in Iowa City Saturday after
noon SO that all could attend the
game The editors were provided
with box seats on each side of the
box occupied by Governor Clarke,
and The Reporter man was the hap
piest editor in the bunch, for was not
our own Ralph McGinnis, the captain
and full back of the Iowa team? And
the way Iowa walked through the
heavy weight Ames line was eau
ton. 1t was our first real foot ball
game, and we didn't know when to
cheer, but we soon found out. Every
time Ralph McGinnis got the ball
there was a big gain and it was time
to yell yourself hoarse. The final
score was As to in favor Of Iowa.
We were proud that we lived in the
same town as Ralph McGinnis, for he
is the idol of everybody in Iowa City,
but he is not spoiled one bit. He is
the same quiet gentlemanly fellow
that he was when he was student
in the Leon public schools, although
foot ball authorities are saying he is
the greatest full back in the country.
If he would ask Iowa City for half
the town, we believe they would pre-
sent it TO him on a gold platter He
is also president of the Senior class
of the State University, from which
he will graduate next spring, and
stands among the highest in the
class in his studies. Ralph will play
his last foot ball game next Satur-
day, when Iowa meets Nebraska, at
Lincoln, Neb., and while Iowa may
not win the game Ralph will retire
with all the honors in foot ball it is
possible for him to receive.
We enjoyed our trip to Iowa City,
the editorial meeting, the visit with
the Decatur county students at the
State University, the foot ball game,
and everything except the trip home,
for we had to ride all night and
change cars four times in order to
get home from Iowa City. If We had
a flying machine we would sure jump
over to Lincoln Saturday long
enough to see another foot ball game,
but as we haven't we will stay here
and chase locals for our readers