Show an exchange we learn that T THROUGH the University of Pennsylvania is isnow isnow isnow now offering to its students a course in journalism The faculty of that celebrated institution is evidently a non-believer non in the doctrine that authors are born bornand bornand bornand and not made made or or perhaps it takes into consideration the difference e between the theauthor theauthor theauthor author and the journalist and thinks to supply by training that which the would- would be journalist lacks in talent alent It has been said with truth that the successful newspaper man must needs be broadly educated and very well informed He must have his store of knowledge at finger tips for unlike the author or review writer riter he has no time to look up references If he forgets a date or a name or is doubtful about the use of some word he must remain silent or make a guess Remaining silent would not fill up his paper so he usually guesses and great are the guesses sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times made Few newspapers can afford to keep a man in a pay pal line of work and so instead of following the tendency of the age to specialize the the- journalist must be prepared to write at ata a moments moment's notice upon any subject New discoveries and inventions are constantly constantly constantly con con- being made in science and to avoid blunders in reporting these he must have a knowledge of scientific sub sub- In fact he must know something of everything and be able to tell it when occasion arises The question Why isn't instruction given in journalism the same as in lawand law lawand lawand and medicine has often been asked and it has been contended that the the- power to write well is inborn and thus no amount of instruction can supply what nature fails to give It is our own opinion that while talent may take the the- place of training training cannot take the place of talent The result of the experiment in the University of Pennsyl- Pennsyl vaina will be watched with great interest interest interest inter inter- est and if successful journalism will V without doubt be added to the curriI curriculum curriculum curriculum curri curri- I 1 I culum of other colleges |