The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-20

Charles Dana owned that newspaper The city editor in
real newspaper office is who teaches young
their brains collect the accurately and completely
present it briefly and interestingly.
Mr. Bogart was and u.s. the best city editor the best
teacher of newspapermen in the United States He
whole school of journalism in himself He could teach
young to be a newspaperman in month if the
young had the maings of newspaperman within him
Mr. Bogart who worked anonymously all his life inter
estng himself in developing the ability of young and
in building up great newspaper would not allow this pub
Lefty if he could prevent it.
But he can't prevent it, because it is worth while on
occasions to read lectures to employers and to others that
supposed to teach their business to younger And
Mr.. BOgart's work is the right test for such lecture
Mr. Bogart was great teacher because he knew that
the word education lead or bring out Each
young mind that under his influence considered by
him mind be developed He found out what there was
in that particular mind and gave it chance show itself
He did not start with theory and try make the brain of
the employe fit the theory
For that reason Mr. Bogar the greatest city editor of
the United States able make useful different kinds
of men in different kinds of ways One man who worked
for him reporter became the abest newspaper business
manager in the country.
Another-David Graham Phillips-developed into one
Of the nations foremost writers of fiction.
Another-Julian Ralph-became a famous correspond
emit Another who might have been taught by Hene you
know his nam6-Bruno Leasing. There dozens
like them-products of the Bogart school
No special Providence sent to Mr. Bogart on the Sun
picked crowd of young It Mr. Bogart who took
the crowd it came selected wisely made the best of his
material and made something out of the most unprom
Using material
How did he do it? What other city editors other
employers, learn from him?
BE was able to teach because he knew His foundation
thought absolute thoroughness and in what he taught
he set the example No thorough, no
worked harder.
He had infinite patience, for while he knew he realized
that others did not know that the who wants work
done must first teach how it can be done.
He infinitely patient and encouraging with youth
and ignorance, as this writer gratefully testify.
Stupidity did not discourage him; he blamed himself
for imperfect teaching he did not get results He told
the young just exactly what expected of him
where go for his what questions to ask what to do
he failed in attempt place. where CO. and
what to ask next.
MIR. Bogart understood above ALL the great value of
encouragement and kindness.
When giving an assignment to green young he
always had something to say encouraging expressing
fdence especially when he sent young lacking
confidence In himself
going to read about this story in the other papers
tomorrow morning simply to find out what they did
have III read your story in the Sum- and then shall
read the real news
Men that Mr. Bogart sent out got the story if hard
work, hard digging hard running in the old days of no
elevated railroads. tunnels under the river would help
TO get it.
Mr.. Bogart knew what it meant to teach His patience
endless patience with human stupidity, ignorance
instability
he selected his carefully and considered that he
himself rather than the young man. had made failure
the green reporter not transformed into good
newspaperman.
He had no system of punishment, he said to a
man below him what he would not have permitted the
proprietor of the newspaper say him Praise was the
lash with which he drove his men, and they went faster and
farther for him than they would have gone for any other
Many prosperous today and useful to the public
thanks to John Bogar the school of journalism
A. BRISBANE