The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
MIR. BEASLEY TALKS TO
STATE COLLEGE WRITER'S
. 'Tis Hard, Hard Work." Said Colds
boro News Editor in DiSseeting
Newspaper Work


cational features recently adopted by
the colleges throughout the country,
Roland r. Beasley, editor Of the
Goldsboro News last night told dele
gates from the Norlh Carolina Col
legiate Press Association holding
their fifth semi-annual convention at
Meredith College. says the Raleigh
News and Observer.
"You can do the people Of the state
great good" Pres dent {. +. Brsw-
er told the delegates in welcoming
hem to Meredith. by spreading the
actual news of the college, by inspr-
ing young people to go to college,
and by creating in college an oppoc-
tunity for practice, which Will tram
leaders of communities and moulders
of thought" ;,
The bare fact that some hundred
members of the association and stu
dents of Meredith College should sit
for an hour and forty-five minutes
without WEAKNESS, drinking IN ev-
cry word that Mr.. Beasley said, and
the bare fact that Mr.. BeaSley should
sneak for an hour and forty-tive m'a-
utes and never drag second shows
4 the fascination with which the TOPIC
gripped both speaker and audience.
The delegates, young men and women.
4 determined on embarking on a jour-
\ nal site career were getting inside IN
1 formation and valuable pointers from
a man learned in the lore and logic
of newspapering, and the speaker,
who has lived his subject all his life,
was speaking his soul and ms pro-
feSsion.
President Opens Meeting
Miss Alice Lowe of Meredith, the
president of the assoc alton, opened
the meeting with few well chosen
words. The invocation was rendered
he DIR. T. w. O'Kelly Telling how he
had worked with Mr.. Beasley on his
paper at Goldsboro, and how he had
drawn knowledge and inspiration
} from his contact with the veteran
newspaper man, Robert 5. Pickens,
) second vice president of the assocla-
ton introduced the speaker of the
, evening.
} Whatever the delegates were ex-
pecting to get from the talk of Mr..
Beasley. they got, for he dwelt on
} every Imaginable phase of the news
paper business"
ii have always taken pride in be-
} ing a country editor he told them,
"and in thinking that the fundamen-
tai methods which use are the fun
) damental methods of newspapers
large and small all over the world
) Journalism Hard Work
Mr.. Beasley impressed upon his
} audience that newspaper work was
work and that it was nothing to be
, lightly regarded as game. Young
) men and women who regard II as
game, he stated, were not likely to
} get far.
) Il know Of no more hard inees-
SAINT. self-sacrihcing, financially less
remunerative labor than newspaper
men GET he warned them. Il don't
know as there is any great reason to
regret that. however" he added.
The speaker declared that one OF
the great troubles with the world
today was that people were looking
for the effect and results of then
work and were not getting any rea
satisfaction out of the work itself
Newspaper work offers great salts
faction in itself, he declared and that
is the chief reward of the newspaper
} worker.
"No field offers the variety which
the newspaper field affords he said
J "The newspapers man comes in con
tact with all types of people. HC
must be all things to all men, ant
, must have wide knowledge of al
types of affairs. He must be able
to cover a Baptist sermon IN tht
J morning. a Methodist sermon in the
afternoon, a fire at night, and police
court in the morning, and to be able
} to express the point of view of Tho
Baptist. the Methodsts, the firemen
the police, the lawyers, the court
) spectators and the unfortunate law
breakers in handling the stories.
} Desk Confessional Altar
"The newspaper mans desk is Of
, ten the confessional altar of the
community. He must be tactful, hC
must be sympathetic. He must have
} imagination and he must use hi:
Imagination in such manner thai
when the reader opens his paper II
, the morning, he must exclaim, Gee
Whiz'."
Celebrating on the &c Whiz' fea
} ture, Mr.. Beasley gave three pointers
on the newspaper article. He tolt
the delegates that the article must
} have dramatic effect, must be con
densed and must embody the points
, of the short story. Many of the
} leading short story writers OF the
United States" he said, had obtain
ed their practice in journalistic work
To illustrate what people like to reac
he quoted an article from the New
Bern SUM- Herald, dealing with The
. interest in the escape of Topsy, th'
circus elephant, which eclipsed in thu
, interest of newspaper readers th'
more important events in the Far
I, East.
Three points which the newspaper
; men must have, Mr.. Beasley said arr
! Imagination, sympathy and loyalty
) Imagination is nose for news,
} sympathy is an ability to understand
the views of others, and loyalty t
) ones paper, ideals and allegiance t
} the spirit of truth. He warned thu
embryo reporters especially agains
) becoming cynical and hardened an'
} against the bog of inaccuracy. II,