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...avocation is the percentage of college-bred men so small as in that of journalism, which fact has given rise to much comment in the daily press. Beyond a good knowledge of stenography, an easy style, and a fair understanding of the rudiments of grammar and rhetoric, nothing further is required of the average reporter. A man who has spent four years in acquiring a thorough college training naturally expects that what he has gained there ought to enable him to start in on a higher round of the ladder, and sets his hopes on entering some other profession...
...second annual meeting of the Central Inter-Collegiate Press Association in Phila., W. L. Hodge, of the Princetonian, was elected president...
...second annual meeting of the Central Inter-Collegiate Press Association in Philadelphia, W. L. Hodge, of the Princetonian, was elected president...
...people will be found who will print it and spread it about. But there is a process of action and interaction. A newspaper can have a great effect on its readers, even though at bottom it is likely to follow rather than lead their tastes. The tone of the press can be improved if newspaper men can be brought to bear in mind that they may exert a great influence on the tastes and minds of their readers, and that the manner in which they conduct their papers is an important factor for the welfare of the country...
...judgment, the journals of to-day are good or bad in so far as they more or less closely resemble the ideal journal I have tried to describe; and the 'tone of the modern press' can be improved by following the lines suggested above. These are the best answers I can make at this moment to your first and second questions...