Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-09


liner, the picker-up of unconsidered
trifies. he alone is Indispensable:
Newspaper makers and all having
TO do with the fraternity realize now
ssoss things esfoTi Which hf Mr. ssaa
the 'unconsidered trifies' These en-
brace the neighborhood happenings,
the goings and comings of the people
classified sometimes as society When
such great journals as the New York
Herald, the Brooklyn Eagle, and others
the chit-chat that is sometimes fa-
cetiously described as the news from
the Cross Roads when 1t appears In
country weekly. the 'uneonsidered tri-
hes take first rank in Importance.
1T was my privilege to spend about
nve years of my early manhood on two
weekly newspaper and L wouldn't have
DEAL Those were years of intimate
personal touch with the people, and no
where else in the whole broad field of
such opportunitiss Is ror 5ere usefuiness e e or
such rewards for service Not in finan-
clal returns, perhaps, but in the warm.
sympathetic response of the commun-
So l repeat that in the development of
the present-day newspaper the uncon-
sldered trtfies are quite as important
as a., the more impressive features which,
IN too many cases, are dwarfing the
real purpose of the publication and di-
minishing it's influence. For. after all,
the newspapers chief function is the
DAY. It is also accepted now as a pre-
requisite of successful newspaper max
ing ing that tha there shall be decent regard
convictions of the people. Perhaps
there has been no more significant evil
ddence of this than the exclusion of
liquor and certain offensive medicine
advertising from many newspapers re-
Gently at a loss of thousands of dol
lars year to the publishers. These
are the ethical problems confronting
the directing heads. of our newspapers,
and and their proper solution is involved in
, tne development of newspaper that
will satisfy the twentieth century
reading public and embody all that is
pest IN newspaper making.
New Day Is Dawning
There is a new day dawning for our
pr procession. and instead. of the influence
OF the newspaper declining, it will be
even more potential than ever before
IN IN the history of the craft. 1t is going
forefront of the activities Of the Amer
lean people Schools of Journalism are
gong to train the graduates of our
higher educational institutions to stand
climb from the very bottom, and the
ethical side of journalism as differen-
tlated from it's purely news gathering
tfon
But in this gradual lifting OF the
newspaper to higher level of eff
SSlency and responsibility there must
features and the practical workaday
news requirements to the end that the
finished product may not fall short of
tne reasonable expectation of ellen
tele that represents every walk of life
and is as discriminating as it is ex-
acting.
Grave problems now confront the
i,,tio Eniitea Staes and are pressing for So
lutlon. An intelligent, patriotic and
courageous press will have a large part
In this readjustment of our national in
stltutlons to our national needs. You
OF the new day will be privileged to see
great things in the expansion of a rroo
fesslon which is destined under wise
and discerning leaders to exercise upon
the future of the Republic tremendous
shall be must depend in large measure
upon the character of the training in
the schools of journalism and in that
most mo c6en1 c6osmopelitan pc of all universities
"As country editor, general corre-
Spondent edltor-in-c chief and publisher.
l have known many brilliant and sue,
my sincere belief that in no other nros
fession is 1t possible to find so large a
proportion of able conscientious laval
Industrious and enthusiastic men. once
the microbe of the writer gets into the
blood there is no recovery. and strict tL
regard for the truth compeIs the state
ment tnat TINS is one germ the patient
never really wants to destroy News
papermen are bound together bv closer
and more enduring bonds of sympathv
and affection and common interest
than those of any other class of work
eiinp eTS tn tn enb pr9bsperity hy or adversity they
clinS 10 eacn otner and the comradery
or the craft is an example of good fei
loWshlp worthy of emulation
mere are tragedies alone the wav
years and recall some of the brirht feT
lows who touched elbows with me hut
VINO now I'LL premature graves T.et me-
= hoii,lonfsn hoid NJ you young men on the thres-
termilk may not be quite so stimuiat-
ing IN as champagne, but 1t leaves Fewer
regrets and is responsible for no fail
and inGus+riay Sus oniy the railroad managers
upon Upon cutting out the stuff that destrovss
e E eeli1clSncy; 1t is fast becoming a fiVe5
poiicy among all employers for obvious
"rLs Baer Reporter in His Youth
20 Inc iate George f. Baer, president
OF ol Ihe Reading Railway Company, who
was was a reporter in his youth; Frank A
sest eantoeeaiip' e' president of Americas big
Sanern Sne rnln' VINO graduated from news
papeiHhan 70 his present position. and
scores of other leaders in the indnsI
! ttlai, nnancial and business world had
the the ground ground work of their training on on
after another of those who had oae oae
5000 snonsih, IN this profession called into re-
Spo SSPomsiple : places in other fields of en-
oeayor. where their fitness at onna
qua qualifled them for important and deli
cate c5e. duties. Mark Twain, Bill Nye and
most m or the other famous American u bm-
likewise began their pmn-
thasa thhasahg 5o on on The The country weekly, and
unon ,reSe nav nave left their lasting Impress
Spon the newspapers of the ITnite5
?. .. which radiate, as nowhere else
IN IN me world. the wit and humor of The
Ihere is prevalent notion in soma
quarters quarters that the newspapers CHIEF CHIEF
iunctlon is that of the common scnid.
that 1t lacks spice unless thn 1eota, naga
from day to day reek with denuncias
tlon and abuse: that 1t is deficient In
courage when it fails to attack enerl
setically every individual or business
interest who or which happens to run
publisher. This is an obvious veal
less. and unless and until this class of
newspapers change front the higher