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in Actual newspaper work, only ihc field is nairow, and the
work consequently less varied.
The trouble with college paper work is that each editor i
impatient of suggestions from anyone, and thus learns onlj
what he can pick up hy observation. If a professor who has
had experience in newspaper work were allowed to make
assignments, give advice and correct faults, it would he bettci
than any "school of journalism" that seeks to introduce met
ropolitan daily experience into the class room. That colleri
editors would not stand it, docs not alter the fact that more
beneficial experience could thus be gained.
College men me more and more taking possession of
metropolitan journalism. Nearly all newspaper men that
have reputations lately were once college editors.
According to Bill Nye, a journalist should take a ninety
years' course, embracing most human knowledge. The col
lege graduate is just four years ahead of the man that climbs
off the compositor's stool into tho editor's chair. That is in
some things. The things that the typo has the advantage in
can be picked up by the graduate while he is earning a
Sr reporter's salary. 1 he typo never picks up the college course
this way.
No knowledge is useless to a reporter. Science, moclian
ics, and knowledge of every trade, from electrical engineering
to farming, will be useful. No mntter how much he knows,
he will wish every day that he knew more. He must describe
everything describable, and always be able to use technical
terms. If he makes a mistake, he is ridiculed by experts
Miat know only their specialty. As he must write of all trades
not practise them, the nearer he comes to being a jack of all,
trades the better.
A man that has taken a varied college course, is well fitted
to begin to learn newspaper work. The classical course will
do him the least good. If he has been a college editor, he
has some things already learned. In any case, he will never
get through learning.
Though regarded as the least important, the local editor
has the best chance to leitrn newspaper work. But he can be
local editor and learn very little. He must first quit trying
to sec news and learn to hear about it. He must talk with
many people, and praticc asking questions. Then he must
use cure in writing even two-line locals the more care the
better. Here is where supervision is needed.
I have exceeded my space. In closing, I wish simply to
speak n word of encouragement to all Hesperian editors'
present and prospective. In no class room nor society hall
can you get so much useful knowledge and experience as in
the dingy old sanctum of TllK Hsi-ERIAN, if you go at the
work with the intention of learning all you can. Vary your
work. From my own experience I can say that in every
position from typo to editor-in chief or business manager
much can be learned. The very necessary knowledge of
human nature and how to manipulate it, can best be learned
while rustling ads." Put your heart in your work, and
you will never regret it, no matter if you are never inside a
newspaper office after graduation. If you do take up the
laborious life of the reporter, you will many times be thank
ful that you learned this little thing or that before you got
into a position where a mistake menns an irate subscriber or
a withering comment from the intelligent compositor, who
has a great contempt for college men.
Thanking you for so much space and wishing The IIes
VEIUAN and the whole university unbounded prosperity, I am.
Respectfully, Ernest R. -Holmes, '90. (
John Ijyons, '92, who is in the employ of Grey's Lumberi
m Co., of Omaha, is visiting his parents and friends in thisxityV
Misses Katie Shotwcll, Mary Pnssmore, Esther Lei ghtner,
and Anna. Taylor were amone the delecatcS to the mectinc
ol the Friends (Quakers) held here April 2627.
'81. Miss Mary A. Trecman writes from Lonjg Beach,
Cal., that she is getting the benefit of the sea breezes and
enjoying herself generally.
The Hesperian recently received a complimentary
invitation to a bachelor's ball, from E. P. Brown, .'91, of
Grant, Nebraska.
'83. A. L. White, who is in the employ of the civil
engineering department of the B. & M. raiilroad, is home
for a vacation.
Allen P. Meeker, '94, sends his card as representative of
the Saunders county Leader also "regards to 11 the ladies
especially."
Miss Kate Shotwcll, a former student, is teaching school
in the south west part of Lancaster county.
'88. Ed Howe is deputy county surveyor of Pawnee
county,- and is also engaged in farming.
E. L. Thrift, a former student, came up from Beatrice to
visit friends and hear the Marine Band.
'88. O. B. Polk, while in the city on business recently,
visited his friends at the university.
G. L. Tuit '92, of Chicago recently recovered from a three
weeks' sickness of typhoid fever.
'90. Miss Gertrude Laws recently returned home from a
visit to Washington, D. C. ,
'77. Charles L. Brainard is engaged in farming in
Dundy county.
'89. Orien Fifer is back from-Evanston for a few months'
vacation. -
Miss Esther Leightner, '94, is in the city visiting friends.
'90. Francis W.Russell is going to study for the ministry.
Charley Engelhard is talking of re-entering the university.
J. O. Beach '80, is editor of the Genoa Leader.
Little Jack Whistler.
Little Lchmer, D. N.,
Toyed his fine fountain pen,
Then he looked at the boys witht a sigh.
"No, boys, 1 can't skip,
Sooner cut off my lip,
Though such a great whistler am I."
"Well, now, Mr. Lehmer,
We'll inform you we came hevc
With bloody red blood in our eyes;
You shall be looked in the tower."
"Villains! 'Tis not in your power;
I tell you, a bad man am I."
But soon Mr. Lehmer
Became somewhat tamer,
And quietly went toward the sky; i ' ,
But his heart was not cheerful, ' (
And his face was quite tearful,'
As he sobbed, "what a bad boy am I."
But shrewd Daniel Lehmer
Became somewhat gainer,
Took the lightning rod route from on high,
And in ten seconds more, : -
He entered room four,
And said "what a schemer am I."
Then Lehmer, D. N.,
Took his fine fountain pen
And he squared the square root of ipi,i
He found areas of lines ..,'.-,
.. And hummed several times, t ... .,
"Oh, what a great skipper a'm'I.'"'
Mr. Butts visited mamma the 17th. and 18th, ,.
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