Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-24
MAKER or NEWS.
PAPER REPORTERS

PAPER REPORTERS
In the Interesting People" depart.
ment Of the October American Maya.
zine appear a picture and sketch Of
Franklin Matthews Of the school Of
/ Journalism at Columbia University.
where young men are taught to be-
come newspaper reporters. In the
following extract from the article ap-
pears an account Of the Blot" prac.
tice newspaper made up by the stu.
dents at the college under the direc-
ton OF Prof. Matthews;
III anyone doubts the energy with
which these boys attack the news OF
the day. let him repair to the city
room some Monday afternoon or even
Ing and watch the Morning Blot In
process OF evolution. Thirty fat.
topped desks, equipped with type
writer's. face the semi-circular city
desk. AZ this post OF honor sits the
city editor. a student. who directs the
energies OF the stan for this particu.
lar number.
"The editor In chief Is busy tanning
down the bold lampoons OF the edi.
torial writer's: the business manager
must not be angered. A cartoon IN
being prepared for the editorial page,
the policy OF which demands 'neu.
trality and nonpartisanship.'
"SeverN rewrite men are clipping
and condensing stories from late edi-
tions OF the afternoon papers. The
business manager has selected his ad.
vertisements and is helping the make.
up man arrange the dummy OF heavy
brown paper. The sporting and tinan.
cial editors. In complete charge OF
their respective pages, are picking all
American football teams or Analysing
the stock reports. One square-iawed
lad is getting up woman's page, with
Hints to Housewives social notes
new dance steps and Beauty Hints
from Mademoiselle Petite
"The telephone rings and rewritten
dashes for the booth. II Is the police
headquarters man with tip on fire
In the Bronx. The office Immediately
orders the district reporter in that
neighborhood to cover the story and
rush In the facts. Another call brings
news OF a suicide In Brooklyn. and the
Brooklyn man is directed to call on
the family and get the 'obit. The
city hall man dashes In with a state
ment from the mayor or report from
the comptroller. The telephone brings
10 plea for aid from the criminal
courts reporter. as big story has
broken at the Tombs and two are
needed to cover Il.
"Ten o'clock, The political reporter
rushes In with whitman's speech ai
Cooper Union. With copy reader
pulling II page by page from his ma
chine. he dashes on a column OF In
PRODUCTION. quotation and explanation
ELEVEN o'clock, The dramatic
critic jumps into the room. over
couple OF chairs and into the nearest
desk seat. lie has cut the last act
rushed for the subway and now has
twenty.three minutes In which L
make or break a new Broadway pro
duction. Armed with program ant
few impressions. he hammers GU
the lead
"'Close the farms,' All over. !
the Blot was printed II would dlspla.
an attractively arranged front pag'
with four-column war head, Wash
ington dispatch. Albany news. ma
OF the days operations In Europe.
summary OF the war moves. a murde
and a campaign speech. Christobe
Pankhurst's interview and Andy Car
negie's birthday are used to oil VI
The sporting page picks Harvard I
win the Eastern championship. tn
financial editor predicts a rise !
stocks and a fall I'M the grain marke
The editorial page analyses Bernar
shaws attitude. Caruso is in bette
shape that he had expected. VIII
man Is gaining In the upstate run
cities.
do the students do all this alone
Yes, practically. but under the Gag
eye OF Prof. Matthews. who Is u
managing editor OF the Blot"