The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
Wants Cub" Taken Into Offices;
He Can Be Put Through
Grind
from fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
st. Paul, February 1S,-A larger
membership, greater efficiency and
more cooperation between the news
paper and the retail merchant, were
keynotes of the Minnesota Editorial
association meeting in Minneapolis
yesterday.
"The membership of the associa-
ton should be synonymous with the
directory list" said President J. C.
+, Morrison of Morris, at the efficiency
supper given at the agricultural col
lege last night. 1--WE have so many
! problems to solve that can only be
solved when every publisher is en-
rolled"
The efficiency supper" was Gust
Square Meal" the menu explained,
! but there was more than something to
| eat on the program. Professor A. V.
Storm, chief of the department Of
agricultural education, was aging
! editor, otherwise POSTMASTER.
President Vincent was down for an
editorial. He said the modern editor
,ial is brief, to the great relief of the
reader. He asked the cooperation of
the editors of the state in building
up the university school of journal
!. ism and making it practical.
He proposed the editors each take
a cub" from the school for six
months or year and put him through
! the grind, as is done for students in
architecture, mining engineering and
agriculture. .&3
Professor Frank W. Beckman, edi-
i tor, Iowa State college, Ames, made
plea for more agricultural news in
| the country papers. He proved by
relating. Iowa experiments that it pays
| financially, socially and from an eco
/ nomic standpoint
Miss Carlotta Brown sang, and the
agricultural college quartet, consist
i ing of H. Bartlett, Theodore Thorsen,
H. G.. Lende and William Peters, rem
/, dered several numbers In conclusion
! the audience sang 1.-THE Editors Aud
! Land. Syne," by Mrs. Edith Brown
! Kirkwood.
Welcomed Ely. Walker 81
It was press day yesterday with
most of the weekly papers Of the
state, so the attendance at the first
/ day of the convention was not as large
as it would have been otherwise.
| Thursday was an extra, day any
| way, added for the celebration of the
i golden jubilee of the association.
| Acting Mayor Plat B. Walker well
coined the visitors to Minneapolis in
the afternoon. President Morrison
, responded briefly and read his annual
! address, which dealt altogether with
/ affairs of the association and the
business of publishing a country
! newspaper.
/ B. B. Herbert, pioneer Minnesota
editor and father of the National Edi-
torial association, was the first to in
dulge in "reminiscences. He also re-
called many of the pioneer editors and
prominent men who used to welcome
the association to st. Paul, including
Governor Hubbard, Rev. Samuel G.
/ Smith, Mayor Prince, Senator Cush-
man K. Davis and others of that
type.
( Others reminiscent were e. Hunt
ington, formerly of The Window Re
porter; G. S. Pease of The Anoka
Union, Irving Todd of The Hastings
Gazette and F. e. Du Toit Of The
/ Chaska Herald.
! Captain H. A. Castle, historian of
the association, who was to have read
historical sketch of the organiza-
d, ton, was unable to be present on ac-
! count of illness. His paper was read
by Herman Roe of Mortified, seere-
tary.
/ The newspaper men held business
session today. Tomorrow officers will
! be elected.
Addressed BY Thorke
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Minneapolis, Mimi, February 49,
The Golden Jubilee. meeting of the
Minnesota Editorial association was
this afternoon addressed to Earl Carl
Thorpe of the University of Kansas.
Mr. Thorpe declared that the country
editor of the olden times, who sought
postoffiee appointments and profitable
public advertising, was passing, and
his place was being taken by the
country editor who sought to up-build
his town and increase its Importance.
Mr. Thorpe said that national cen
. sus figures showed that during the
last I6ll years J,UUU HJLl6 C1ClSS III
America had actually lost population
instead OF gaining. 1t was due to the
fact that the big cities were absorb
ing the population This tendency
was being assisted by the great cat
alogue houses The small communi-
ties should join hands with the coun-
try editors and, do what theyy can to
counterfeit this.
Waldemar Scherer of this city is
some boy when it comes to knocking
the ten pins, and returned to Man
kato with $40 prize money in his
pocket, and a score of GOA to his
credit, both captured last Wednesday
at the International bowling games,
played on the Central alley, at Min
neapolis In the single events in
which Mr. Scherer took part there
were about 1000 contestants, and
from among so many he won eight
eenth place. First money, a purse of
500, was won by w. Furst of the
Zumalweiss team of Minneapolis, who
made a score of 81. j.. p. Walrich of
the Rex alleys proved himself good
fellow by taking the Rex bowling
team to Minneapolis, and standing
their expenses. Mr.. Scherer is menu
Der of the Rex team