The Editor and Publisher 1912-10-05
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THE EDITOR and publisher AND JOURNALIST Vol.'12, No. 16 NEW YORK, OCTOBER 5, 1912 5 Cents a Copy JOURNALISM’S FIRST COLLEGE OPENS. contract. | change in ’Frisco. Public Exercises at Earl Hall Attended by a Throng of Distin¬ De Groase Company Will Supply St. W, W. CHAPIN TO SUCCEED C. guished People—President Butler Delivers an Interesting I Louis Dispatch 15,000 Tons a Year. W. HORNICK AS THE EDITOR Address—Talcott Williams, the Director, Outlines the Th^ publishers of the New York AND GENERAL MANAGER World and the St. Louis Post-Dis¬ OF THE CALL. Purposes and Ideals of the New Institution. patch have contracted with the De Grasse Paper Co., situated at Pyrites, Mr. Chapin Sails Out His Interest in The School of Journalism at Colum- per cent, as many journalists as there N. Y., to furnish the latter newspaper the Seattle Post-Intelligwnceii 40 his University which was made possible were doctors. with 15,000 tons of print paper per throu^ the generosity of the late Jo-' “The School of Journalisni has twcn- annum. Senator Wilson and Retires—^Mr. leph Pulitzer, editor and owner of the ty-two per cent, as many students as In order to meet this contract and Homick to Take a Well Earned New York World, was formally opened were last year in the Law School of this still fulfill the agreement of 60,000 tons Vacation Abroad — Personnel of with appropriate public ceremonies at - the Two Newspaper Staffs. &rl Hall on Monday afternoon. Sept. 30, in the presence of a large gathering It is rumored that W. W. Chapin, for of journalists, members of the Univer¬ the past four years publisher of the sity faculty and men and women who Seattle (Wrsh.) Post-Intelligencer, has are specially interested in the cause of sold all of his stock in that newspaper liberal education. to Senator John L. Wilson and severed all connection with it. After a brief prayer by Bishop Greer, Mr. Chapin, it is reported, will, after in which he invoked the blessing of Al¬ a brief vacation, go to San Francisco, mighty God upon the new institution, w^here he will assume the responsibili¬ Presi^nt Nicholas Murray Butler de¬ ties incidental to the complete mana¬ livered the opening address. He said gerial control of the San Francisco Call, • that it was remarkable how quickly in¬ of which John J. Spreckles is owner. credulity in regard to the wisdom of It is said that Charles W. Hornick, estaUishing a school of journalism had who is now the editor and publisher of given way to credulity and enthusiasm the Call and president of the San Fran¬ when the purposes and ideals of the in¬ cisco Publishers’ Association, has re¬ stitution wire thoroughly understood. signed, and will shortly leave the city CoBtinuing, Dr. Butler said: on an extended and well-earned vaca¬ FIRST OfijECT OF THE SCHOOL. tion abroad. Mr. Hornick, who is a member of the ' It is the first object of this school to executive committee of the A. N. P. A., study matters of public interest as re¬ was formerly business manager of the flected in the daily press, and as seen St. Paul Dispatch. A few years ago Ihrough the eyes of eminent publicists. M. H. De Young engaged him to go to When the project of this school was San Francisco and take charge of the first suggested, even the most represen¬ business management of the Chronicle. tative publicists of the country declared La.tor he joined the forces of the Call. tliat ‘journalism could not be taught,’ The Call has long been regarded as and after examining what was some¬ one of the best of the Pacific Coast times termed journalism I was devout papers. The managing editor is E. S. in the hope that they were right. I used Simpson. to wonder for whom certain newspapers The Post-Intelligencer under Mr. were printed and published, those of the Chapin’s direction showed a 100 per five-inch type variety, uutil I had occa¬ cent, growth in advertising and circu¬ sion one Sunday morning to pass lation. It has great influence in the through Madison Square Park and ob- , Northwest and is as thoroughly up to serve the type of our population which 1 d?.te in its news service as any of the otcupies its benches. I noticed that four ' Eastern papers. Scott C. Bone, for¬ out of five were reading these very merly of the Wasihington Herald, is ■ewspapers, and I then realized that the editor, and A. R. Flumck. late of the problem had been solved. ' Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, mana^- In newspaper offices where I served ' mg editor, and C. H. Brockhagen, busi¬ an apprenticeship there obtained a num¬ ness manager. ber of weird expressions. I have been assured that a newspaper editor is al¬ MANY PERIODICALS OBEY. ■ ways on the lookout for a young man , wiA a ‘keen nose for mews.’ It is the File Statement* of Ownership and object of this school to train publicists Circulation by October 1. who possess a distinction between a Itrach and a perfume. I will grant that More than .S.WK) periodicals, including a journalist must have a nose for news, thirty-eight daily newspapers, have com¬ btrt I also maintain that he must be able plied with the newspaper publicity sec¬ to differentiate between legitimate news tion of the new Post Office appropria¬ and those things which offend the olfac¬ tion bill, requiring them to file with the tory nerves.” . T.\LCOTTTALCOTT WILLIAMS, Post Office Department on April 1 and Oct. 1 annually sworn statements of DR. williams’ address. IIIRECTORdirector of the PULITZIPULITZER JiCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. their ownership, and, in the case of daily Dr. Talcott Williams, director of the newspapers only, their circulation. ♦diool, was introduced by President University, and twenty-five per cent, as annually for the presses of the World, Thomas J. Britt, Third Assistant ••tier as “a man who is too young and many as were in its Medical School. It the De Grasse company has contracted Postmaster-General, said on Tuesday, *t the same time too old to praise.” In is an open proof of public confidence in for the entire production of the Tide Oct. 1, that the statements to hand had hit address Dr. Williams said, in part; the character, need and prospects of the Water Paper Mill at Brooklyn for five been received within twenty-four hours, It was yesterday but eleven months new professional training offered in this years. The Tide Water company’s prod¬ and every mail was bringing additional » Joseph Pulitzer died, and the new field by Columbia University that uct will go direct to the New York statements, but that about one-tenth of Mjtel for which he provided is open the attendance at the opening of this World and the De Grasse paper to the the newspapers and periodicals of the nearly 100 students and twenty- school nearly matches the proportion of St. Louis Post-Dispatch. country had so far complied with the law. The delay in the case of papers oflkers of instruction. The school these thr<^ Callings in the country at The new contract gives the De Grasse ^»ws ks students from twenty-two large. which have not responded but intend Paper Mill the record output of 225 to respond was caused by the failure of States and counties. Students are in its “The public of newspapers and of tons of print paper daily. James A. y»»es from China, New Zealand and their readers has learned for the first the Post Office Department to mail the Outterson is president of the De Grasse blank forms in time. Jybty. Of its teaching force, one- time that some twenty institutions are company. w'd—«ight—have been newspaper men trying, with insufficient means, to train Postmaster General Hitchcock has four of these have sp^ most or all journalists because Columbia University ordered postmasters to obtain for the •I their active lives in this calling. In has stepped, forward, with adequate James Gordon Bennett arrived in files of their offices two copies of >t there were, in 1900, 30,000 journalists means for this necessary task provided New York from Paris this week. Mr. the issue of each publication m their *|*nst 114,000 lawyers and 134,000 phy-. a$d proffered by Joseph Pulitzer. It is Bennett’s stay, it is reported, will be respective cities. Postmasters are also ■^s of all schools. This was twenty- a rriemorable fact that this school opens. much longer than usual because of a required to report promptly to Mr. Britt per cent, as many journalists as “The preparation for its organization number of important business matters the failure of any publisher to file *ta||e- were lawyers, and twenty-three (CouHttued on page 18.) retjuiring his personal attention. ments or to publish them. 2 THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. October 5, 1912. WASHINGTON TOPICS. The 60,000 post offices will be supplied IN FAVOR OF NEW LAW. NEW ASSOCIATION ORGANIZES. with them before the law becomes ef¬ Press Arrangements for Senate In* fective. J. M. Thoin*on, Publi*lier of the New The National Newapaper* Not In¬ quiry Into Campaign Contributions It is reported that an armed guard is on duty at the tomb of Mrs. John R. Mc¬ Orlean* Item Believe* That It Will corporated, Start* With Thirty- —Funeral of Major Carson— Lean. the late wife of the owner of the Benefit All of the New*paper* of five Member*. Parcels Post Stamps of Unique \Vashington Post, who is buried in Rock the Country Becauae It Provide* Siae and Design—Armed Guard Creek Cemetery.