The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24
MEMBERS OF MINNESOTA ASSO-
CATION ARRAlGNED FOR NOT
RECOGNIZING THEIR OWN
IMPORTANCE.
EDITORIAL is ESSENTIAL,
GRANVILLE PEASE ASSERTS
Charter Members Of Organization Are
Honor Guests at Golden Jubilee
Meeting President Morrison
Endorses University Plan for
School of journalism.

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Minneapolis, Feb. 19.-Granville S.
Pease, owner and editor Of the Anoka
Union for nearly so years-"Grannie"
or Dad" or Uncle" Pease to the
newspaper fraternity Of Minnesota
gave his brother editors "a piece of
his mind" Mr. Pease spoke at the
opening of the Golden Jubilee meet
ing of the Minnesota Editorial asso-
citation, in the Radisson hotel. He
Waded into the brethren.
Four charter members of the asso-
citation were honor guests of the occa-
sion, the Anoka man among them. Mr..
Pease, president of the association in
1892, was introduced by j. C. Morri-
some "reminiscences of pioneer news
paper days, but he didn't confine him
self to raking up the past
importance Of Editors.
Mr.. Pease raked up the editors
there before him, arraigned them for
not recognizing their own Importance
and insisting that their communities
ing satisfied with too little return for
their effort and service.
There isn't so much fun, perhaps,
in running country newspaper to-
day." Mr.. Pease began, las there was
40 years ago. When I went to Anoka
first, carried in my pocket book
of railroad passes. How many of you
81 loov VII iro Of hn
kind in recent years."
Editorial Still Essential.
His hearers smiled broadly. Evil
IDENTIFY Pease was in facetious mood.
There was 'merriment coming. But in
q few minutes some of them were
squirming in their seats, though all
were applauding.
Il have grudge against lot of
you," Mr.. Pease went on. II have
too many Minnesota papers coming to
my desk without a line of editorial
matter. You ought to be ashamed Of
yourselves. The editorial still is an
essential to newspaper. If you've
got the brains to write editorials, why
don't you use them?"
Recalls Early Days.
Then w. B. Mitchell of st. Cloud,
charter member and president of the
Editorial association from 1870 to
1873, did some recalling of early days.
Irving Todd Of the Hastings Ca
zette, charter member, told of the
meeting of editors in 1867 in an en-
CINE house in Jackson street, St. Paul,
boo1, of +bo MoroI,opte, botol Of which
the Minnesota Editorial association
was formed. Fred l.. Smith Of Mime
apolis, one of the men at that meet
ing also "reminisced" about his news
paper experiences in st. Anthony
when it was larger than the Mime
apolis Of the west side of the river.
Published in 1857.
After the association had voted
honorary membership to all living
charter members, a copy Of the first
number of the Falls Evening News,
published in St. Anthony. September
%, 1857, was displayed, and Edwin
Clark of Minneapolis, one of the pub.
fishers, related the history of that pa
per.
Platt B. Walker, acting mayor, Sec
rotary Herman Roe of Mortified read
a paper written by Capt. Henry A.
Castle of st. Paul, another charter
member, giving a historical sketch OF
the association. On motion of Frank
Day of Fairmont, the association vot-
ed to send flowers and greetings to
Captain Castle, who is confined to bed
as a result of a recent accident.
Endorses Journalism Course.
Preside. Morrison, in his address,
indorsed the university's program for
developing a department of journal
ism and urged a large attendance of
Minnesota editors at the convention
of the Naticaal Education association
in New York in June, as the Mime
sofa association means to ask that
body to meet here in 1917.