The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
DR.. Henry J. Waters Initiated
Into Newspaper Circle.
Quits Agricultural College To
Edit X. c. Weekly Star.
WHITE THE RINGMASTER
Sessions, HOch, Capper, Mac
Lehman and TenneI Speak.
Beck Also on Program; Waters
Replies to Welcome.

With william Allen White of EN-
poria, acting as ringmaster, DR.. Henry
J. Waters, president of the Kansas
state Agricultural college, but who
has resigned to become editor of the
Kansas City Weekly Star, was initl-
ated into the newspaper fraternity
Friday night by the Topeka Press
club. A chicken dinner was served
and the meeting was the largest ana
most successful in the history OIL the
club. ..,.;,,-
ninq the title of DR." from Waters
name and declaring him to be PLAIN
Hank" Charles Sessions CORES
pondent for the Kansas city journal
and private secretary to GoNerho5
Gamer. told the guest what he missed
~ never being a cub reporter and eX-
reriencink the thrills of riding on the
fire wagon or in the patrol wagon
sDr. Waters" he said, has missed
a heap by starting at the top lnsteau
Of at the bottom in the newspap.'S,I
eapne He will never enjoy the thrllis
mat come to a cub reporter. he VIII
he deprived of buying metal pauge
and hanging it on his vest where ST-
nyzJnodv can see it; he will not be aple
to look down with glee upon Ihe 81 AZ
hanger as he flashed his pass on the
conductor and rides free, nor VIII ne
ante games on pay night
TennaI Makes Talk.
Ralnb Tennal. editor of the Sabetha
Herald. and former editor of the Ran
sas CITY Star, told about pip, cholerd'
blackleg and other inquiries.
Journalism could only have won
nr Waters on the terms of increased
public service, he sS4id' r-5o,
Will Beck of the Holton Recoruer'
told about the part cordwood ana CAP
hayes play in the subscription ehu Oh
a weekly newspaper
at would be a disaster" Beck SAID
for agriculture to lose Dr. waters,
INT his entrance into the neWspd pr
came is certainly no calamity to MN
TTndoubtedly he has seen subscribers
filing into his sanctum and exchanging
cordwood and cabbages for subscrlp-
tlons, and thereby ne will not surfer
from the food shortage
Frank p. MacLennan. puoilsher OF
the Topeka State Journal. spoke about
t1nninr a weekly newspaper. Mr..
MacLennan is running weekly, II ne
Trench and Camp" for the men IN
C,amp Funston. He regarded Dr.
Waters's transfer as loss to the state
But inasmuch as we need NM
Kansas is accustomed to sacrifice. 1t
has been so from the beginning and
will continue to be so till the end, but
sacrifices have strengthened us and we
always grid up our loins for new
and greater struggle"
HOch Makes Talk.
E w. Hoch, chairman of the state
board of administration and former
editor cited the profit and loss"
phrase of Mr.. Waters's resignation.
THAT he leaves the State Agricul-
tural college," he said, lis loss. That
he goes into the field of journalism
where he will be able to give greater
public service is profit"
Governor Capper warmly congratu-
lated the Star on it's selection of a new
editor
"E[is work at the Kansas Agricul-
tural college," said the governor, sis
one of the greatest public achieve
ments the state has ever seen"
Doctor Waters, eulogizing my Com
ing Out Party" replied to his vel
come. He declared that the gospel of
better agriculture must be carried