Woman's enterprise., 1922-11-24
Special Correspondent at
Convention Furnishes
Interesting Notes

Mrs. Mary C. Herget, state press
chairman.
1.-Two view points must be kept in
mind by the press worker" stated N.
&. Osborn, head of the journalism de-
partment of Louisiana State Univer>
sity, in the opening address Of the
conference. "The editor and the pub.
lie must be considered-the public es
pecially-for if the reader cannot
find anything interesting to him in
the paper, he thinks it is failure"
That more space in the newspapers
than ever before is given to women'a
activities, from home decoration to
gardening, is due, Professor Osborn
said, to three things: the Importance
and news value of women's activities.
the desire of the editor to print as
much constructive news as possible
to offset that Of a demoralizing effect,
and the fact that there are now many
women in newspaper work.
Editors are more and more giving
greater space to wholesome things"
Professor Osborn continued. "They
are supporting churches, schools, and
clubs, as we'll as the police court
news"
He upheld the newspapers in giving
space to sordid crimes, because, he
said, even though it may have a bad
effect on the youth of the country, Il
also tends to restrain the criminal
because of the fear of exposure, and
suppressed news of crimes would pro.
tect the criminal.
Editors recognize the fact that
women are sponsors for good move
lmsnts, and ara glad to have them con
, tribute" he concluded. "The press
worker should also realize the value
of the newspaper; 80 percent Of the
people read newspapers and nothing
else. The only means of publicity ia
the press-books and word of mouth
are Intellectual"
The principal reason why women
have more publicity, according to Mrs.
y. c. Hardy, president of the Mississ.
ippi Federation Of women's clubs, for.
mer press chairman of that state, and
the second speaker, is that women
have more power as factor since
woman suffrage.
"What they say and what they do
is now as important as what men do,"
she declared, and sometimes more i'm.
portant, because women are organized
for philanthropic work"
Mrs. Hardy stressed the fact that
the press workers of the federation
should turn copy in to the editor in
good shape and on time. Schools
within the federation for the press
chairman would be good thing, she
stated. She advised a special column
for club news, instead of having tho
items used for filters for any place
in the paper.
The speaker then sketched briefly
the history of the press work for the
federation in Mississippi. Five years
ago, she said, the federation was lit
tie known in her state. She proposed
to the editor of the Daily Herald Of
Gulfport that he devote one page a
week to women's clubs; she finally Sc.
cured half page, but after two is
sues was given whole page and since
that time the clubs have never failed
an issue. From the small salary paid
the editorial staff Of three, turned
into the club funds, they have been
able to own their own club rooms,
with rest rooms and kitchen, furni-
ture for the community house for
county clubs, and many other things.
A magazine published by the fed
GRAFTON solely for the federation is
absolutely essential for the best work.
according to Mrs. Hardy. Mississippi
has a state magazine, published every
two months, called the mississippi
IClub Woman" The magazine is the
federation's speaking, it gives the
women all the space they want, its
editorial policy is the policy Of the
federation, and it carries all material
that is valuable to the club women
but which the newspapers would re.
fuse to carry. The magazine prints
the programs of all the various de-
partments Of the federation, it has
a question and answer column for any
club member, it conducts parliament
tary law class, and each issue has a
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