The Washington herald., 1922-04-09
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NEW YORK. April s.-stsr re-
porters in New York seem TO 20 to
big executive Jobs like a shot Il
is said that Wan street turns 20
Park Row when Il wants its cor
porstion head. The moving picture
theater industry in a like manner
lifts its super-executives from the
burly-burly Of the city room
As a general thing the reporter
has had no executive training. In
fact n he is q good reporter and
he understands little OF discipline
because he is permitted 10 go his
own way-and yet when he faces
the task Of disciplining he shows
unusual tact and ability.
Frank vanderlip was a financial
reporter when he became a banker
and one Of the country's greatest
financiers. His genius for organ
ization and executive worth is his
toric.
Thomas Lamont was a copy
reader on the Tribune when Wall
street picked him for a big task
and in a few years he has become
leading hnancier-a capitalist
whose executive power has amazed
even his admirers.
Winfield r.. Sheehan. who per-
haps holds the biggest executive
Job in the moving picture world,
was a reporter on the Evening
World and later on the Morning
World. He knew how 20 stay with
dificult story with Irish pugna-
city and bulldog tenacity.
William Fox In the early days Of
his ilm business fured him from
the newspaper work and made him
his general manager. sheehan has
thousands Of men IN his employ, d.
rects the complex business side Of
the huge Fox industry-and yet
before he sat at an executives desk
he had never issued an order to a
subordinate OF any kind.
Brock Pemberton was a reporter
first on William Allen Whites
Emporia Gazette, then on the Even
ing Mail in New. York-when he de-
cided to become a theatrical pro-
ducer. He has produced and di-
rected three shows with amazing
success. Executive ability in the
theatrical business is one Of the
chief assets. II requires q firm
hand to deal with theatrical folk.
Yet Pemberton had had no expert
ence whatever.
Vanderlip. Lamont, Sheehsn and
Pemberton are only a few OF the
conspicuous examples Of newspaper
training in modelling big executives.
Wall street is filled with men who
formerly received orders from city
editors all their lives
The truth is that newspaper
training requires careful judgment
and executive ability consists
mainly Of careful Judgment. So IL
is not unusual that the trained re-
porter is able instantly to step into
, big executive Jobs.
Not long ago a Sunday editor sent
a reporter out TO interview nifty
/ former reporters now holding exc
! cutive jobs of high degree. The
reporter asked them whether or nos
they were happier in their new.
work than they were when they
/ chased the elusive item Without
1 single exception they declared
that love for newspaper work was
! first and always would be and not
week passed without a longing 10
return TO the game.
OF course. they never do. Nel
they will steal away and visit the
print shops at OF hours. They want
I to get a Whit or printers ink,
mingle with the boys in the tobac-
I CO smoke filled editorial rooms and
! perhaps get a dressing down" by
/ some OF the printers.
Printers are never awed by big
| executives. Once one has worked
with them and is liked their atti
! tude is ever the same. They may
swear at you. bully you and 5eer
you. but in a tight pinch the printer
is the best friend an editor or re-
porter ever had. And IL you try to
thank him. as a rule, he will give
| Won the laugh