Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31

move the world ON 10 progress, and
Us toucs OF joy find an echo In her
heart, its notes Of triumph thrill her
It's cry OF sorrow smtcs her, and sho
sends the message forth 10 the world
10 awaken those who have not heard
10 stir those who hear but do not
heed, 10 arouse those of miEht TO lend
their strength tu the cause that will
perish without It's support. II Is this
tremendous human interest that
makes the work $50 absorbing ;hlt
calls 10 the workers and holds them
us no other profession. save those
ut the ministry and of medicine
which minister to the souls and
bodies of humanity, can or does.
A Few Things Required.
Let no one fancy the ability 10
write gracefully Is the sole requisite
tor a newspaper worker. II Is an as
set and valuable one, but IT Is Won
duriully far from being tho whole
thing. A college education. as In
other profession, Is a good founda-
ton upon which to build, but not
necessary, as may be seen in "A glance
at the history Of some of the giants
OF ncwspaperdom. A few of the cs-
sentials to success IN the profession
are. IaCl, sympathy discretion HC-
cu@cy courage. the ability To- see
news when II Turks in hidden places
ana remote distances. 10 discriminate
between the genuine article and the
iaIse, neWspaperman must be
something OF "A lawyer, a philosopher
and a diplomat lie must be- kindly.
yet firm. He must have untring en-
crsy uniailing enthusiasm. He must
"A La. Il
genius the capacity for talang IN
finite pains.
newspaper woman must have
many oi these qualities. Some She
does not need. Her part In the days
effort ls To work little harder than
her brother, tu work little better
Than her brother before he will Give
his recognition OF her ability to do
her share I'm the great work When
the recognition comes, II STAYS. and Il
Is worth the effort of winning But a
woman must never lose .fuht of tina
fact that her value So the rper she
serves Hes In the feminine touch she
gives TO II, in the feminine yicvpoiut
she brings TO IT, Let her sacrifice
these In a vain cndcavor To follow in
the footsteps Of her brothers and her
value ceases, any man in the game
could fill her place.
4 Constant Strife.
Newspaper work is a constant strlv-
Ing after the ideal, and the ideals are
generally pretty high. They are not
u.""yS rea'hed perhaps because
! t"cy are among the stars The pro-
lvS3'"H "Il''a SilaI chahce Tor imam
wa "'n'''encnt yet II calls 10 lts
tanhs some OF the greatest brains and
wy i,n'Sl aplllty IN the world-men
WI" H'at the can 10 service, and,
nearing 0pey the summons TO tho
i'nso ol iighterS tor humanity one
qu'",y VI the lueal heWspaperman
J ""t yet mentioned Is his soldlerly
| I"",t'y' 'iut - Iouhu III ms every day
uc"HhsS win ms work ana his swift
,,rSPoHso 10 any incidental call for
.he aetehse OF weakness, or to help
'hG htlpI'Ss'
II Ihe picture seems overdrawn a
.oHSluer'luoh OF one days work, and
me remembrance Of the more than
three hundred days In the year like
IT, WIH prihB chanBr or views. The
written artlcl" That unfolds so
sHoothiy lhe tale II tells shows only
the writer's SKIN In handling words
ana iacIs. me toll ana fret the
h'"rlpreak ana despair tho JOY or
rage thIough winch the writer has
passed 10 get the material for his
STORY IL known only 10 him and to
'hose VINO nave passed through the
same hehNy sea Of opposition. Each
step toward the final achievement
the paper you reads often a battle
with adverse fate, from the first crv
Of the day for copy" TIL the press
| hurls tho printed sheets from its roll
ers. each Of the passing hours NAV
/ have been filled with doubt that mas
/ been conquered and with victories
wrested from threatened defeat. OF
course every story has not been
| fought and bled and died for. Some
some fail into the hands Of annreci,
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