South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-13
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
At NOTRE DAME
107 are Given Degrees Fol-
lowing Address by Max
Pam on Journalism"

Commencement exercises at NOtre
Dame began at O'Clock last even
Ing with o selection by the univers-
ity orchestra under the direction Of
Prof Frank Derrick. The senior
quartet composed OF Hugh O'Don-
Tell. James w Foley. Frank Welsh
and Robert Daily. then sang Home,
Sweet Home" The class poem was
read by Eugene r. Mcbride of Pitts
burgh. Pa. the class poet and grad
uate from the department Of jour
nalisra The valedictory was given
by Timothy Patrick Calvin Of
P'erceton. Ind. graduate from
the history and economics course.
The commencement address was de-
Hvered by Hon. Max Pam founder
of the school Of Journalism.
The subject of Dr. PANS address
vas Journalism, It's Powers and
Responsibilities. Dr. Pam opened
his talk By giving a brief history Of
journalism. and said in part:
The history Of journalism has
demonstrated one fact beyond all
others. honestly and fearlessly eX-
erted. 10 is the medium after the
church. through which the greatest
Eood 10 mankind can be accom-
plished
The First Newspaper.
The first newspaper originated
ina Germany in I44I. The first paper
published i'm the United states was
the American Daily Adviser, and il
appeared in Philadelphia in 1854
though before there was what was
known as a News Letter. published
BY Benjamin Harris at the London
Coffee House in Boston, beginning
September %. 1890"
lie then took up the methods Of
carrying news before the establish
ment Of the telegraph system. The
methods were first by a messenger,
then by the carrier pigeons. The
struggles of journalism up TO the
present time were then described by
the speaker Continuing, he said:
Journalism has thrived against
the most devastating opposition. 1t
Las virtually lived through a bap-
tism OF fire. Editors and Journalists
m great number forfeited their
property and sacrificed their lives to
the cause of journalism. and now
liberty of the press and freedom Of
speech are guaranteed in practically
every civilized land.
\ Most Potent Factor.
This attained. we look back
through the years and centuries of
struggle and strife and sacrifice and
find journalism the most potent fac
tor In secular life. An idea of the
Importance OF the press can be
cleaned from the fact that in 1871,
according TO Eugene Hutin, author
of the history of French journalism.
the number of newspaper pages daily
issued was 12.5O0.OOO. which num-
her has increased until today, the
pages OF the daily press disseminat-
cd among the people of the world
aggregate more than 20 times the
number of pages issued i'm 1871.
THE modern newspaper enjoys a
nique privilege that. outside the
influence and teaching of the par
ents. il Is one of the very few edu-
cational agencies that come directly
.isitor. welcome guest. a guide.
friend and teacher The relation
ship that the newspaper bears to
the home affects the very source and
fountainhead OF national well being.
because every test OF national vital
ity and national virtue must begin
and end there. for it is there the
man and woman of the future are
trained
One Function To Educate.
1T is the function of journalism
e apprise and educate Through
the channels OF knowledge properly
collected and honestly and fairly
disseminated Journalism may and
should guide the reading public to-
ward a just and true public opin-