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Show be possible to write-up the accfeunf of a prize fight in such a fashion that while retaining an entertaining style, it would be free of sensationalism. sensa-tionalism. This would probably be a more difficult matter than he anticipates. The descriptive style which those moat interested in prize fights' want to see wou)d scarcely be appropriate for a public school lesson, though there is nothing really offensive in its wording. But these features constitute a very small part of the daily newspaper, and the really important news will materially help in promoting pro-moting the general education of the pupils. There is no better modern mod-ern history than the daily paper. NEWSPAPERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS The movement to make the reading of newspapers a part of the regular studies in the public schools of Cincinnati is strongly indorsed in-dorsed by Superintendent Dyer of that city. Discussing the subject, he said, however, that a wise selection would have to be made, and ;u tliis, as well as in his general advocacy of the scheme, he is right. There are newspapers and newspapers, and in the "best of te newspapers news-papers there are subjects which it may be desirable not to introduce in the schools. v Dr. Dyer does not share in the wholesale criticism that is indulged in-dulged in because some newspapers print accounts of murders, prize fights, divorce cases and such things. He recognizes that "a newspaper newspa-per is a. commercial a?nterprise, and as such, to a large extent, must furnish its customers with what they want. But he thinks it might - . |