The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-16


attired in it's infant clothes and never
growed; The BystaEder is old enough to
Law aside it's infant wardrobe and let
the public see it's growth. 1t has evit
IDENTIFY grown as we realize from our
editors prosperity, but its clothes re-
manned the same.
The first suggestion is to enlarge your
Paper, this win afford ample space for
the correspondence in the various To-
calities to have their news printed the
week it is submitted, thus saving the
embarrassment Of your agents, besides
the public in general, reading the facts,
two and sometimes three weeks after
the event; say reading the fact, as it
fails to be news when other papers have
given it to the public, as often Is the
case; and it is quite annoying to the
agent, when subscribers accuse him of
ignoring their news in his paper, some
times an announcement Of an engage
ment, or pending social affair is submit
ted to your agent, he in turn submits
same to your office, can you imagine his
in seeing it appear in
qualification IN having the opportunity
and privilege of expressing my candid
opinion and offering a few suggestions,
which I hope will be uf some interest
to you in behalf of or paper the BY
stander. ~
First-P1ease accept my hearty con-
gratuIations in this new undertaking,
and the fact that you are SO considerable
with your readers in soliciting their
criticism and suggestions, assures us,
that success will undoubtedly crown
your efforts, cooperation is the corner
stone for this new foundation, which
hope all subscribers will realize, not to
expect a good paper with poor sub
scribers, let us pay as we. go.
Much credit is due the ex-editor Mr..
#J. Z. Thompson affording us a reliable
paper for so many years, it often re-
minded me Of the Saying sGood goods
is done up in little packages - Yes
there was good goods in the little pa
other eolored papers in the coming week
but ignored by his own, and then after
it has been discussed for about two Or
three weeks, have it appear In his paper
as (newsl2 There is another suggestion
wish to make to you, which may seem
a bit foreign, but I believe it viii add
material value and arouse new inter
est in your readers
We undoubtedly realize and depIora
Bue IdCt IuaL bllS uIsGOI VI lAAS 1NSSSlo ID
ignored In our public schools and it is
quite true that many of our boys and
girls today and also parents are in igg-
norance Of the part the Negro plays IN
history, why not devote one column in
your paper in which to acquaint the
general public. of our celebrities, print
ing the picture when possible Of the sub
iect and giving brief, but important
facts, this will furnish something entice-
ly new for our papers and something
that will be of interest to young and
old man, woman and child alike, it will
furnish subject matter for club discus
s1ons, essays for our children IN school
and Sunday schools and it is literature
easily acquired and I would suggest
giving personal note and mention to our
distinguished women, it will be an in
spiration to our ambitious young wom-
en-. We might list it under the head
ing ssOur Celebrities or ssThe Negro
in History'' or ssWho's Who = or some
thing better
Third can we have sporting page
giving first place to the Negro in drama
and the movies then sporting activities
this viii be of great interest to the