The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
TUESDAY. APRIL 70, 1921.


ed and served by the department of
home economics of, the school and
was sumptuous, and delicious, and
the service was delight. There
were nearly one thousand seated at
the tables and as / watched that
small army Of young lady waiNesses,
! thought that had not ever seen
such a system or so many pretty
girls in one place in my life. You all
admiration of attractive feminity. #
you don't believe it ask Mrs. Tomp-
kins,
The toast master for the evening
was Justice w. H. Ellis of the SUI
preme court and the address of well
come was given by Governor Hardee
Music was furnished by the College
short addresses by John G.. Killim,
business manager of the college, G..
P. McCord, Mayor of the city Ed
ward Conradi, president of the COL
lege, T. j. Applegard, state printer,
and j. B. Browne chief justice of tine
supreme court.
Tribute to the Editor
We were all furnished with copies
of The Daily Democrat of Tallahassee
and cannot refrain from quoting
from its columns the welcome and
comment written by T. ]. Brooks.
Florida welcomes the editors of
America. We extend to them the
right hand of fellowship and bid them
partake of our bounties and accept
our hospitality.
"Lapt in the climatic luxury of the
semi tropical zone, clothed in the
virdure which springs from soil kiss
ed by passionate sunbeams and bath
ed by copious showers; tended by a
people rich in the virtues of indus
try, thrift and sobriety; with doz-
en- ports busted with ships laden with
the products of every cline; lowered
with an Incompatible forest; the
earth stored with valuable deposits
of phosphate and clays; supplied with
moss covered trees, in which the fin
ny tribe play with endless dive and
swirl: provided with ample supply of
good water flecked with magnificent
horticultural groves; the plains graz
ed by stately herds; gemed with be-
witching gardens: dotted with -four
ishing cities and famed by balmy
to all good people hearty welcome
whether to abide with us as citizens
or only for a season.
Every activity of the human race
springs from the magic force of
mind. No where is this psychic force
more in evidence than in the work
of the public press, Dissemination of
/ knowledge is the one dependence of
free institutions, the one reliance of
liberty, the one hope of progress.
When knowledge is possessed or
new order is visioned the whole
world airs 1t through the press Mo-
dern civilization is founded on and
constructed of disseminated know
ledge. Should the press fail, civiliza
ton would die. SHOULD the public
lose sight of its duties and oprortun-
i tiles it would be evidence that the
press had failed to function efficient
~ Should the press be strangled or
trammeled nothing would be safe.
1t would be less dangerous to have
corrupt judicial, legislative and exc
| cutive branches of government than
to have yenal press.
"The editor is the oracle of the
press, the monitor of publicity. 1t is
| his prerogative to allow nothing to
be hidden or unknown. Where there
is knowledge he passes it on. Tt is
his privilege to teach. discuss elucI-
date. exrOund, explain. lead. His Is
the kingdom of enlightenment. No
higher function can be performed, nc
| more worthy mission can be fulfilled
than that OF enlightening the world.
He is the harbinger Oh peace, the
! courier OF war, the sword OF DEFENSE,
the spear of conquest, the torcnueai
| er or enlightenment, the fire. brand
| OF iconoclasism. the mirror of truth,
| the reflector of error, the apostle o.
| freedom, the evangel of the dawn
Here is to the editor, may mis-
tribe increase: He who bears his
| own burdens and those of his com
munity. He who is the confessor,
| the trumpetor, the guardsman, the
he hrtC oy,dr fhn Ia.
| slmo of society. He gives out what
we know and retains the secrets OF
! the inner council. He rides the hur-
ricane of public passion, rows in the
! fog of public apathy, flanuts the red
| nag of war and unfurls the white bali
, ner of peace. He delves into all
things for his clientele's sake, gath
scatters sunshine for conscience's
sake-though he struggle with chance
for living.
THE editor is the brain worker
PAR excellent, the student of all
things-with charity unbounded and
faith not known in Israel. He is the
moulder of public opinion, the leader
in reformation, the messenger in
science, the guardian of morals, the
gandist of politics, the expositor Of
philosophy, the tutor of statesman
ship, the retainer of society, the light
bearer of the world
The Jazz Band
We went to our Pullman bed at
$3.50 and slept soundly until awaken
ed at Jacksonville, Wednesday morn
ing, March by the activities of the
typically southern jazz band which
had been assembled to furnish syn 4
copation throughout the day. Break,
fast over we went aboard the CT.
line steamer for Osceola for
hours of ride and sight seeing \
the much sung Of ST. Johns riN
We were accompanied by the before
mentioned jazz band, and word was
given out by George Massey, field
representative of the Chamber OF
Commerce and jazz band impressar-
10 for the occasion, that any musician
who fingered or Jagged in his pledged
duty In the syncopation paths would
be fed to the aliigators which many
OF our party no doubt expected to
I see basking in the sunlight on the
river banks.
The trip was most delightful one
both from the standpoint of obtaining
first hand knowledge Of the city's
harbor and water front and indus {.