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Mr. White.

"And in either case, get
VOCATIONAL
all the training, all the education, you
I
can. The better your background of
W. A. A. NOTES
GUIDANCE
information, the better your chances
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o Kernel Writer Proposes Cure for Epidemic Sweeping Colleges ; of going up.'
Campus Victims of Spring Fever Would Like to Take m
(By LEIDA KEYES)
"College?" you ask,
WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST?
mues may tie vanquished by Going on
Annual Festive Classic of the South But, Alas,
"Yes!" Again Mr. White nods towLast week several hotly contested
Shopping Expedition, Says
They Must Be Content to 'Read and
ard the news room. "Not a man out
Talk It Over With William Allen
basketball games were played in the
She
Dream About It
there, who isn't a college man. We
girl's gymnasium, and the way things
While Through Esca G. Redger
don't take any other kind. Go to col
appear just at present the teams seem
MARTHA CONNELL)
(By
their efforts lead one to doubt the sin lege, even if you have to work your
"I'd like to try newspaper work,
(By MARTHA CONNELL)
brings with it. The highly imposed- - to be rather evenly matched. The
cerity of the motive which prompts way through.
but I don't know. I might not make
battle is still being waged, and the
The balmy breaths of spring are
Now that the basketball season and un imoiber of the Pierian spring feels final outcome of
Of course, there are successful
a go of it, or "maybe I shouldn't like indeed effective agents" in turning the them to serve desperate humanity
the combat will be
the military- ball are over, and ther strong impulse to wrench himself announced about February 28.
out be that as it may.
journalists who didn't go to college.
it, and I hate to think of the chance young maid's errant fancy to thoughts
The
campus is as quiet as it ever is un- - fre from his
got their back
burden games which have been played, andi
Milady can seek solace in a delect They are
of chucking away good years of my of new raiment. This must be more
d to grab the next freight headed
der ordinary circumstances, the weary
ground through reading
life."
meir scores are:
or less true of the capricious mascu- able creation made of three quarters But the man who has to and studying. anu
student has i "wuru me sunny Southland. But re- make himself
ribbon; trim
Monday, February 14 sophomore
Are you one of the many young line contingent too, if one may judge of a yard of fifty-cehe goes alohg is likely to stick time to contemplate the grievances cent nipping nights have reminded 22, junior 22;
fellows who have said that? Well, by the bizarre effects in haberdashery med with three minute and somewhat
that lite in its gruelling injustice has him that spring is not yet in the Tuesday, senior 0, Freshman A 2.
about halfway up,
here's part of the answer, and you'll that shriek for one's attention to the bedraggled (if the real truth were
February 15 freshmen
"Go to college.
told) plumes seized from the charac
If you can, take heaped upon him. And having more offing, and occasional twinges from 37, freshmen A 13; senior 41, fresh-B
like the sound of it.
display windows of the
teristic inheritance of some unfortu a four year course in literature, time than money (especially since chillblains obtained in a sleighriding men B 16.
If you want to try yourself out in shops devoted to the genteel and gen nate sister of
s'
and bay- - pany iaai weeK make him recall that
science, and the ars, as well as a that annual
the poultry kingdom
journalism, you can do it without feel- tle art of supplying the waning (at
Thursday, February 17 senior 13
big Terpsichorean event) sleeping on the drafty floor of an open
good course in journalism. If after
ing afraid that you may be wasting least in some respects) sex with "kol- - lined with a scrap of rainbow crepe
bearing a somewhate suspicious label that you can study abroad, so much ne pauses to consider the wretched- - box car is not all that could be de junior 29; sophomore 25, freshmen
apparel.
time. Whether or not you stay in
ness of his lot
sired.
newspaper work, you will get good
Are you blue? Has life lost its which proclaims to all and sundry that the better."
His treasury deplete, and his cus- Friday, - February 18 Junior 44,
Lorelei calls, and like the true gal"Anything I can be studying in high
returns on all the time you invest in zest ? Then cut your af ternoon'classes the capital of sunny France is respon school
that will be especially helpful tomary optimistic outlook darkened lant that he is, the Kentucky boy freshmen B 12; sophomore 31, freshtraining and in getting experience as and indulge .yourself in a matinee sible for one more crime committed m newspaper
&y thP- black cloud of hour quizzes rises to answer her. But his
work ? "
courses men A 14.
orgy of shopping. After all nothing in the name of Fashion; and marked
a reporter.
g
line, in the College of Commerce have not
Mr. White's answer comes back which approach in
$18.
The final interclass game will be
Who says so? Ncless an authority! is so conducive of that lovely superMilord is no less fortunate. He can fast: "Science! All you can get. You he faces the. prospect of spending the au been m vain, so his practicality as- played February 28, when the juniors
than William Allen White of Emporia, natant feeling (which seems to be in
Mardi Gras serts itself. Too, there are
can't write intelligently about what's tamous and
will meet the freshmen B, and the
Kansas and Newspaperdom, U. S. digenous in some of our more for caver his curly locks (natural or oth happening in the world today unless season in the dreary solitude of his who with cold and icy glares dreams, seniors play
demand
freshmen A.
gar- erwise) with any size or chape of
A. No need to tell you that he's a. tunate brethern) as a brand-neown room, burning the midnight oil more or less lucid explanations. And
The sorority schedule has not been
ment in which to take your place on pearly felt which happens to suit his you sknow something about science. m preparation
leading citizen in both communities.
- he can't feign illness without being definitely decided,
for the aforementionparticular type of beauty. Models Study it in high school, and go on
but all girls who
the
But perhaps I should tell you that duty reception committee whose noble from which to choose are as numerous studying it m college. Then you'll ea snzzly
struggles ioiu to piace nimself under the eagle-eye- d will play in these games are asked-tit
hail Lady Spring's arwhich
d
right now you're in Emporia, sitting rival on is tocampus.
profs, are wont
observation of the efficient and
watch the bulletin board for an
the
There is some- as channel swimmers. To the golden need plenty of history and geography to inflict on their
in Mr. White's editorial office, in his
stu- - sapient pilot of the hygiene and pub
of
nouncements pertaining to their soror
thing about a new suit that makes one Apollo type we would recommend the and literature and composition,
big old
dents now and then, (mostly now, it lic neaitn nark. Many barriers stantj ity matches.
course."
armchair,
warm little glow in the region newest thing in slate blue. On the
in the way of him who would see
with your hand still tingling pleasant- - feel a
Any way of getting practical ex- - seems)
Rifle classes are being held this
,,.!,,,
i.li.. i i .. i other hand, the lad of the olive skin
Mardi
re,comi"S
A"V believe the heart is. There is a cer- - and dreamy eyes would appear to bet perience in newspaper work while I'm anTne best that he can hope for is dent is Gras or die. So Friend Stu- week, and every girl who is eligible
lil'Tu.
unusually graphic account of the
a
suaic-uum- ,
still in school?"
forced to resign himself to his must sign up at once. It is important
liiyiiaireu,
tain unmistakeable brightness in the J ter advantage ina sombrero of au
William Allen White is sitting oppo eye 01
"Yes.
Use your spare time and annual southern classic which gives gloomy fate- - as gracefully as he can. that members report to every class.
rora velour. By way of suggestion
tne wearer ot a
site you, smiling in a friendly fashion signed creation (which specially de- some talented aspirant to possession your vacations. Get acquainted with men "cense to make fools of them- He is not even allowed to fore-eShow your loyalty to the W. A. A.
the salesper( as if they needed
that invites your questions.
any) m his misery. He enters the Kentucky and the Military department who are
son has enthusiastically assured him of the olive wreath ought to write a the editor of one of vour local naners selves
d
pages of the Dailv to nnd solace for his starved soul sponsoring rifle markmanship, and re- Of course, I'll have to 'admit that to be the only one of its kind). There poem entitled: "To Togs, the Thau by taking him news stories, simple ine
I'm the lucky one who actually sat is an agility of step, a pride of bear- maturge" (don't be alarmed; this is fact stories of little things that hap- - News, which the harassed students in the cinema art, and once there, .port to classes. They made this in
recently in that big brown chair, and ing for which one thing only can be merely another lapse into reportorial pen around town. Walk into his of- - scans between bits while he listens me news reel presents before his de struction possible for you. What are
fice, lay your neatly prepared codv to some solicitous fraternity brother Imquent vision the scene in
asked no end of questions about news- responsible.
jargon).
7hich you doing for them ?
warn him that he has
down
paper work. But since I merely repRemedy for
Furnish Opportunity some on his desk, and say, "Here's and four squares to go three minutes he would most like to have a part.
to make first tie savagely mutters Sherman's one
news.'
resented you well, why can't it be
Earth has no sorrows that a new
If you can find no cash in your
you sitting there?
"If you keep on turning in reliable hour,
word of one syllable definition of war, same time seeing a well gromed
chapeau cannot cure. If you don't be- - jeans, boys make a walking tour of
Ane lure of Louisana is well nigh snatcnes
young fellow stepping jauntily out of
All right
You've saved j Heve this, try it and see before you your fair sisters' domiciles and gather mews stories, spelling names correctly
Fine.
nis new gray hat with
irresistible. Its siren call to a young cherry band on It. and stumbles the that overcoat. Under those condiquite a bit or railroad fare, too,
decide to commit suicide.
to
There are up the scattered jewelled emblems and getting facts straight, you'll get man 8
lancy is another one of those ward the great wide open spaces and tions, advertising would be a greater
But perhaps you got off a little too wide ranges of selection. Designers which affirm that you are a Greek some of them published. Editors al- things that the approaching season the Drug.
power than ever.
fast with the reassuring start about of head-gecertainly have poured in good standing. Then make a dash ways want news.
your being able to try journalism out their souls in
If Ernest Brown has torn down the
"These possibilities are worth conthis for the sign of the three balls. This
old Smith house and is building a mod
sidering, at least. Perhaps some boy
wjuioui wasting time, iou can all year. True, some of the results of too, is by way of suggestion.
desirable position pretty easily as long few hours, so that you can plug in on ng news on tap on the. radio and
ern bungalow on the lot, there's a
right.
And before you leave that
news sujry lor you. n jonn Jones as he s still comparatively youn.r. the sport news or a feature story or
in school will find a way of
comfortable chair, you'll find out why.
piano was" damaged by water in put After fifty, however, he finds it hard the editorials or whatever you want.
There are other things, however, that man. He doesn't have to write things chance of accomplishing even half as
may work out the radio and
ting out a fiue so insignificant it was to get a new position, and after sixtv.
you should find out first.
"If that ever happens, this big motion picture combination for instalhe doesn't believe, and he won't find much ?
ne s likely to find it almost impossible, plant here will have to be
n t even officially
reported, there's
"Journalism has its good side and himself suddenly let out of his job
scrapped. lation in the average home, impossible
"What makes newspaper work so another story, You'll find plenty
its gray side," Mr. White tells you through no fault of his own."
of A newspaper man should save enough I'll be out of luck. But those fellows though it now seems.
much grayer now than it used to be?" news
t0 carry him after fifty, unless he cap in the news room there will be
"
if you keep alert.
almost the first thing, rather ruefully.
"Meanwhile
in
Hm! So you push the pen, but you ask.
A boy only eleven or twelve vears suPPort himself with other kinds of luck, freed of the shadow of adver"The country needs well trained jourYou're standing in the doorwav
"Advertising, partly," Mr. White old can sometimes get news stories an writing.
tising power. Unless, of course?" now, and the words that follow Wilnalists of the right sort. But boys someone else decides pretty much
who go into newspaper work should what you say. And no matter how says. "Modern advertising has turned editor will use. And you can keep up Journalism Trains for Otjier Jobs
Another pause. Another twinkle,, liam Allen White's meanwhile are
well you say it, you may get fired un- newspapers into good
such work all through high school and
"Here's another thing.
go in fully aware of its gray side.
with, seriousness back of it. Then: words you're particularly glad, someexpectedly.
so good.
Not
Yet if That means that many newspapers are
paper men come in direct contact with
"Unless, of course, someone else how, to carry away with you.
It's a good deal grayer now than it
fellow under the control of men who are more Combine Paper Route With Reporting influential business men. Many cap- - invents a news
was when I was the age of young Bill newspaper work is what
"Meanwhile, there's a fine challenge
combination of radio
I interested
wants to do
g
in the
side
One of the best ways of getting able journalists have fine business and moving pictures. Think of hear- in journalism as it is
out there."
and we
! than in the editorial side.
And right there opposite you is a
practical reporting experience is to positions offered them. If you don't ing all about the fine overcoat you need fine men to meet it."
Take a Balanced Look
too, the cost of printing combine a paper route with news gath like newspaper work, or see little can buy at a low price, and at the
"Then,
You follow his glance out into the fine argument for going into journal
The American Boy Magazine
news room of the Emporia Gazette, ism William Allen White. You know newspapers has increased greatly. It ermg. Cal Lambert did that. Picked chance of advance in it, the chance
he started with little. You know takes far more money now than it up news stories all along his route, are good that you can go into busi-H- e
where his tall son is writing away that
o
what he is now: the
editor once did to buy a newspaper or keep
let his patrons know he wanted ness, and get a decidedly better po- intently at one of the desks.
newspaper one running.
news, and they gave him interesting sition than you could have got with- It occurs to you that, despite the and owner of a small-tow- n
"These conditions make a gray out items.
reputation; a
that has a nation-wid- e
trainingout your newsnaDer
gray side, young Bill seems to be
and
look for many a young newspaper
"The Gazette sometimes runs a col- - contacts.
plunging straight ahead into journal- man whose paper has a nation-wid- e
reputation; a man whose word has man. He gets tired of having the oth umn or so of "Boy News;' has for
ism. It can't be so bad, after all;
"So vou can trv iournalism without
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Phone 929
COLLEGE BOYS' TAILOR
You say something to that effect, weight; whose opinions are read and er fellow dictate. But he can't go years back. Cal contributed regularly fear of wasting time. Your prelimi- fumbling around for a polite way of quoted the country over; a man whom out and buy a modestly priced paper 10 mat COlUmn."
J,o1,
nnrv trmnino- will n,nk o
President after President has made of his own, as I did when I was
putting it.
There Mr. White pauses to ask ground for anv kind of work: and vour
someone to find some of Mr. Lambert's exoerience as a reporter will
Mr. White smiles and, characteris- - an honored guest at the White House; twenty-sevenMr. "White's eyes twinkle as he ex contributions to "Boy News." A 1904
a successful author of books that will
niiiiw, answers wilhuul uouging.
as a fine
course, fitting
"Bill's situation isn't typical," he go down in history as valuable records plains: "I'd been on the Kansas City volume of the Gazette comes in, and you to do better work in any field.
Star, and had got tired of singing the you chuckle over young Cal's items in
warns you.
"Bill's in better luck of American life.
"You understand, of course, that
than the average young newspaper
but has a boy in these days any praises of Grover Cleveland. I didn't those yellowing columns
see him as the owner of th-- Star did.
"Ray Vine has a new bird dog, and I'm talking of clean journalism. Keep
away from the yellow press! No
Finally I resigned, came out here to he is a beaut.
young man can afford to work for it
Emporia, and bought the Emporia
A pick-u- p
O. A. B.
(Order of He'll be asked to do things
that will
DRY CLEANING CO.
Gazette for 3000. Not cash either American Boys) team went to Hart
on .the camI didn't have it. But I was a fast ford Tuesday morning to play the undermine his manhood, sully his soul.
DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING
Open foreschool
plenty of clean
'But there are
talker" another twinkle "and I con Hartford team. The score was 10 to
SUITS PRESSED 35 CENTS
vinced the bankers that it was safe
in favor of the O. A. B.'s. On the newspapers in both, towns and cities,
milk, chocnoons
152 South Lime
Phone 1550
to back me. The Gazette is worth at
ay home, the wagon broke down. plenty of papers for which you can
Quality and Service
olate, coffee, ice
least a quarter million now. But you The boys had to walk in the mud work - and keep your
even though you disagree with your
can't buy even a small newspaper reaching here at 1 o'clock,
for $3,000 in these days."
Poot Potter swallowed a shingle chiefs at times."
"No chance now of a moneyless fel nail, but he's alive and around."
You still have questions you're
low's ever getting to own his own
Another boy tells where twenty aching to as!:. "If a boy likes both
paper?" you wondei".
different Emporia boys are working newspaper work and business, why
"Not much chance. Yet a young for the summer "window decorating can't he go into the business end of
newspaper man who has both ability tor McCarty s book store working the work? you want to know
and personality can occasionally, even tor the Western Union Telegraph
"He can. He should take, if nos
in these days, get control of a paper Company," "herding sheep," "working sible,
a course in journalism and a
without makig much of a cipli
at Martin's grocery Store." and SO nnnreo in hncinnoa jirlminiafrntinn
at the start.
When he erets out of colleee. he's
"For instance, take the case of. a
Another one lists a few Emporia likelv to become first an advertising
star reporter I had here on the Ga- boys' nicknames: "Dodo," "Fat" "Bui- - salesman for a newspaper; then per- zette. He left here to beecmo man- ly,
is an
rmt,
nabe," "Bub- - haps an advertising manager; then
ager of a little country weekly. Be- Dy,
amirkney
"JJuzz,
"Nibbs" he mav
to he owner of a news
fore long, he was offered a better Frog," "Dutch," "Ape," "Brick-top,- "
Daper or of an advertising agencv,
chance as manager of a paper in a anU LiOUt.
Tn mtVior- oaca no'll novo ttn infliionf inl
booming little oil town. There were
suppose a ieuow could get any voice in matters of newsnaDer Dolicv.
two papers there, with equally good editor to run such a column occasion- "Moreover. he!s likely to start at.
chances of success.
Yet the
ally?" you ask.
say, 5 more a week than the young
reporter ran his paper at a profit,
"Rather think so," Mr. White smiles fellow who starts as a reporter; and
while the other manager ran his at a back. "After we had started our, othhe'll probably get a better salary all
loss. Naturally, business men keep er papers all over the state began
the way along, because he's closer
the successful manager interested. So running them. People enjoy reading to the
g
of the
side
Sunday-Wednesda- y
when the widow of the former owner Boy News.' "
paper. But if you like writing much
had decided to sell, and
Then he resumes briskly, "If you better than business, you'll have to
tion was under way, the moneyless
ant to get a vacation position for a forget the salary differences."
LON CHANEY
young manager was offerud a chance newspaper, turn in news stories
Mr. White's mention of writing
h
to buy a
interest in the paper tnrougn the year, and you'll be much gives you courage to ask a rather
in
on his personal note, a good salarv to more likely to land a summer job.
n
nuestion: "Is newsnaDer
C; continue as manager, and a bonus on You want that job. Even if you have
work a good preparation for writing
the earnings of the paper.
worn lor ntue or nothing, take it. fiction or does it sdo a man for
"He took the chance. And as op- You'll get good experience.
doing fine, creative writing."
Cream
portunity has offered, he has bought
Get on your high school paper if
'Didn't se'em to snoil Charles Dick- out other men's interests. Now, at you can, and on your college paper, ens or Rudvarri Kioline- - or Richard
With
thirty-fiv- e
years of age, he owns near Count all this part of your preliminary Harding Davis," Mr. White answers,
Vanilla ice cream is preferred by
ly a half interest in the paper, and iruumig, just as your couege euuca- with a quizzical look. "If you want to
so many that we make a special
there's every reason to believe that at Lion IS.
writ p fintinn vmi'll finri in thp npws- effort to give you the best vanilla
forty he'll own a controlling interest
You put another nuestion: "When paper field both a temporary means
in $200,000 newspaper. Not bad for
ice cream you can get anywhere.
fellow has his training and starts in of livelihood and a laboratory where
a boy who started with nothing.
is a reporter, about how much will he vou can develop vour writing ability.
Our Vanilla Ice Cream is flavored
"I know of other good newspaper get?"
"Bv the wav if vou want to write.
with the pure crystals of the Mexmen who started with little or nothing
"Well, one of the big New York vou must truard vour health. News- and now own or control newspapers. City dailies starts a man at $35 a paper work is hard on a man. Your
ican and Bourbon Vanilla Beans
But they're all exceptional men, men
eek; at the end of three months, hours are often lone, often irregular.
the finest in the world.
That's
who inspire confidence, makes friends, hey .give him 540 or fire him. That
constitution, however, you
With a
why so many people have told us
and hold them just as Cal in there
is typical of metro- - can stand up under the work if you
does."
And again Mr. White nods poutan papers. Papers in smaller watch your step. But you can't eat
that they never tasted such delictoward the news room.
aces usually pay from $10 to $15 and drink foolishly, neglect exercise
ious vanilla ice cream as ours.
And goes on: "Cal Calvin Lambert less.
onil nnnnrtiiniUpi! fnr slppn. nnd hnnp
We take pride m this fame. We
is managing editor of the Gazette
"A good man on a metropolitan to stand the pace."
now. Not so many years ago, he was paper may go in a year's time to 50
aim to make only the best, the
There's a
You nod. You'll
remember that
a 'paper boy,' one of the Gazette's
$75 a week. In five years' time, warning. But right now you've one
purest the most delicious ice cream.
Dixie Dealer
carriers. Thoroughly alive and religood man may be getting between more nuestion on your mind.
It's
able. Everyone liked him then, and 3500 and $5000 a year. Many go about
that grav side that lack of
Near You
everyone likes him now. If anything no higher, but a special writer may freedom in newspaper writing, that
happened to me and Bill didn't want get a yearly salary of 10,000, or $15,- - too freouent subordination of editorial
We Serve
Sandwiches
the Gazette, I've no doubt Cal could 000, or more.
interests to other interests.
Ice
get the financial backing that would
"Of course, a good man's $5000 in- "Will it always be that way?" you
give him control of the paper. He has come may be suddenly cut off. He
AGENTS FOR MISS HOLLADAY'S
ask.
the combination of r.biiity ind person- may come down to his desk some
"Well, I'm no prophet.
But I
CANDIES
ality that wins back'tig."
morning to find there a note of dis don't see much hope of change un
College, If Possible
missal that says: 'Nothing the matter less "
"But supose you haven't that comlth your work, but we find it ne
A pause. A twinkle. A certain
bination, or suppose you like straight cessary to reduce our force.' Or he seriousness back ot that twinkle.
City
writing better than anything else and may come down to work and discover Then Mr. White goes on:
want to stick to it- - and maybe get that overnight he's been 'soln down
"Ever stop to think what will hap
to be a dramaic or a musical critic or iver' that his paper has a new own- - pen if the radio ever
takes the place
a columnist or a foreign corresponr with new policies and prejudices of the newspapers? Just suddosc
BLOCK'-'-THE
dent?" you ask."" What then?"
and favorites.
that someone invents n wnv of kppn- "Then stick to the writing," nods
"But a good man can get another ing news 'on tap, even if only for a
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