New Britain herald., 1928-08-28
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leN spdp HlthlllS, di'HouSn II St ems that every university, college and vhatll you have in the country has followed in it's footsteps.
 Which brings us to a considera- ton of the value of schools of journalism. That there be no mis- take about it We say right here near the beginning that we think they are o. K. The hoyS--asd girls-are taught everything from writing personal ltom 10 writing editorials as good as this one, all in four years, maNhe less if they are extra smart. and we'll leave II to anyone If that isn't going Ia. Lindhergh. Then, after they have attained this enormous diversity of learning they are thrown out upon the merclos of q cruel world Tn the form of good for nothing city editors who put them 10 work as cubs and drive the sweat out of them in hot weather and the grease out Of them in win ter, In the course of time, ranging from another four years to perhaps 40. the orstvhle journalism students become editors themSelNeS-af ter the wicked editors they worked un- der are all dead.
 A man high up in the World-at least he was state politlClan-once told HIS that a great change is due to take place in the get-up, the zip, the flair, and the accuracy-duly mphasized--of the newspapers. Wait until all the school of journalism graduates get at the helm and then all the papers will become "The trouble with the newspapers is that you old fellows are in rut. you never learn, you employ men who have never had the advantages of such high grade education as they disburse in the schools nowadays especially the schools Of lournanm' When every newspaper worker IS a graduate from these institutions there will he great step forward and the nation will be saved from 8 continuation of it's present awful journalism"
 We thanked him for the good news. But like all ordinary chaps in the same-profession rather-We had grown cynical. Even the journal ism boys and girls grow cynical in time, if they don't graduate that way. Anyway, we have had the opportunity to wait and watch, and as the poltico gave his advice 15 or so years ago, the time is at hand, We think, for noting the changes, if any.
 All we've got to say is that journalism hasn't been raised to the level of a seventh heaven as yet, and some of It, with the aid of journalism graduates. has been reduced materially. We know of quite a horde of grads who have been active in the service of the meancst tabloids on the market and they seem 10 like the dirt. Also. some of the most un- reliable publications eXtant employ the grads; as well as some of the most reliable. As We get it. the grads grab at the jobs wherever they may bob up. just like the old time news paper boys would do. From the standpoint of raising the standards of journalism the thought appeals 10 us that the grads have not had moro of a hand in it than the owners of the press.
 But in modern times one must dc like the moderns do. If a man has q son who thinks the newspaper life has some advantages over more rrosaic occupations the thing to dc is to send him to a school o' Journalism, preferably Dr. Williams institution. to be real nice about It It can't do him any harm. anyway and nowadays when an editor dis covers that new conner has learned the alphabet of the trade-or pro fession-under proper guidance he l: apt to be impressed in some way especially if the young fellow came from his own alma mater.
 This is an age of putting on good front. That is one reason wh! the iourna lism grad has the hotteI chance to click. He may be no bet ter than the son of parents wh' were too poor 10 send him to college but he looks better and can make better start. Still, in spite of every thing. there are poor boys Gettlni into newspaper offices who Willlngi, admit they don't know much an' are willing 10 be kicked around n"a the bottom until they accunlula' horse sense. Occasionally cit editor seizes one of these for th simple reason the boy acknowledge he doesn't know as much as '' editor. That's the advantage In ordinary chap has.
 In the main, we favor the Johfi'a' ism grads; but not all the tune S l he new pa Ufl-