Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-02

EliioSies of Dr. Talcott Williams. pio-
neer director OF the Pulitzer School o!
journalism. re.eal nationa! app-ecia-
ion O. this scholar and teacher. whose
recon: death closed life devoted C
fruitful labor for the best in newspaper
making. He is credited with eassrs
been a propaganda for q profession
which trowns upon propaganda and 10
have demonstrated that personality may
be retained in conjunction with Impair
,.al,ty toward the news of the day.
For almost 90 years" says the Biz
rsnsham News. he had given ms nie
arst!n,edly 10 causes whose oeneneiafses
were little aware 0. his iaborS- Pas;ent-
n. humb,y and with unfags:ng industry
he had. day after day. Soxn. quite con-
len, that others might reap Though
not unknown 10 the coonryS INTEL
'ec.ual ard cultural elsct, his name WAS
hardly heraide6 along earths highways
and bvwayS For the last Is years ne
had been the drillnaSter Q. an army OF
vourg raer trained for newspaper worS
II Columbia For the preceding 90
wears he had been an obscure TITAN
ta.crminc the country'S and N no mean
sense the worlds thought, respecting
The finer ana higher issues OF human
life"
without purposely seeking d:sti,,e-
iion for himself" according 10 the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, ne
did seek !. for the newspaper proieSSlos,
ard in achieving that object carried
himself into public notice with sucn
success thar to many he Sygnoolissd the
newspaper man and his ideals,
The New York World declares tNss
no man could have better carried out
for years the purposes OF Joseph sN-
Ityer In founding the Scsoal 70 MAKE
The news,,aoar profession a S,ill nco,sr
ane through the better equipment Of
those who adop, II, and by attracting
n IL more and more men - the highest
capacity and Hottest ideals"
"Dr Williams was one % the few
journalists" observes the Scranton
Times. who had never turned publisher
Back III the brain Of most newspaper
men Is the hope Of same day ownsaS
naocr, II nr Williams ever enter
tanned the notion, he never sought u
f,lfiu IT, Tie MAS writer, executive and
lSAStlCEN ats I'M RkAt y A<"NNAN. ~N'>>SN<>
Of professional training FOR newspaper
W<NrkcrS
The Hartford Times recoSnises In hlns
"a man az remarkable intellectual soki~
ity and great genereSssv II heart he
en><eSSe6" continues that paper,
radiant enthusiasm for Journalistic wt'rS
that made HIM stimulating innoeifSF
III the editorial chair c the e'aS>sSSsf
r,,%trual Vie >tNNke several LANGUAGES
including Arabic, and iNS>sSsSSe0 an nsa'
mate knowledge Of more things mar
most of his eNtemys,FasSS hao eNeA
dreamed az XitS fand ~ hS'NteA
geographic and literary lore wAS >Nea a.
10 make him an aweScnse nSesc "a WY
undergraduate 1t his SehfS,l, Nes ne nNs
that sweet hnmelene>S " SM'N u,s,
made him anxious 10 learn new 1"'AS
from all
"pcr tho nscpasandsst> II prcraSanaa
eannctes the pressing et SesMe sAStssS,
lar thesis, eanacea az pfeMNNS' ta<
better uewSnaresS can egser no en-
,,auraseraent And III that. since ptssS
.n,nastislity yerseS uys,a tAs negative IN
oAat,l," remarks the RaltMss1e sun
lies A danger IL the profession Can 7
attract the gifted and the ameittoss>
a, the same time, Il denies a. them e>@
,.es.Ssl,n III the pASstsnas Ste~tN,sntF I'M
Williams eNea,s,liitea IN his tAi,s hte TN
s,>ssle,,ity et an affirmative AaSwet Il
sha question Since fyI the Slse>
eiA nlrasseg there Is no IMAM cn news~
naners, he made his cas.ss the tcgwasa
lng III the profession
"he Mas particularly stsed ~ teach