THE TRI-CITY DAILY GAZETTE
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LEAKSV1LLE, N. C.
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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923.
PRIZE FIGHTS— EDUCATION
—JOURNALISM
During the first week of July tho
National Educational Association,
with a membership of 130,000 in
the United States held one of the
greatest and most important con
ventions in the history of this or
any other country, at San Francisco
At the same time and place was
held the world Conference on Edu
cation with leading educators from
50 nations including India, China,
England, Canada, Italy, Germany
Mexico Japan participating. This
conference resulted in the organi
zation of the world’s five millions
of teachers tinder one head.
It is interesting to note that the
proceedings of these two great
conventions have hardly been no
ticed by the press associations,
while « prise fight in Montana com
manded page after page of Jassy
detail.
The Christian Science Monitor
made a survey of leading American
newspapers in regard to this mat
ter and the results are both inter
esting and illuminating.
On July 5th eight New York
newspapers devoted 70 columns of
space to the prize fight and three
columns to these great educational
conventions. Seven Chicago news
papers devoted 64 columns to the
prize fight and 1 3-4 inches to the
greatest of educational conferences
Washington D. C. papers devoted
24 colunms to the prize fight and 8
inches to the educational conven
tions. Four Philadelphia papers de
voted 89 columns to the prize fight
and not one word of information
as to the greatest educational con
vention in all history.
And yet 23 editors of these pap
ers pose as representing current
journalistic judgment as to what is
news.
Tile national news service of the
South did not consider the World's
Educational Convention worthy of
mention. As a result many papers
through the South issued extra
“fight” editions but not a single
line of the important news from
San Francisco.
The Pacific coast papers devoted
more space to the prize fight than
to the convention—even San Fran
cisco. The general average for all
cities was about 50 columns of
fight to 1 of educatioal matters.
The several colleges conducting
classes in “Journalism” have here
s practical lesson that should be
utilized. It involves the question,
“What is Journalism?”
If a paper is published merely
or even mainly, to amuse its read
ers and to roll up the largest volume
of circulation for the advantage of
He advertisers, publication of prize
fights news and of even less savory
incidents of the life of the under
world may be accepted as an effi
cient step to that end. It will only
he a step. For the appetite of those
fed o« this sort of journalistic diet
grows like that of tha tag war
with that on which it feeds. A news,
paper’s constitlency can be educat
ed upward or downward. Each days
“sensations” in a paper requires
a still more sensational paper to
morrow if the circulation is to be
kept up. A certain class of journal
ists call this “giving the people
what they want.” It is not that at
all. Like the efforts of drug ped
dlers it is educating the people to
want something they should not
have in order that its purveyors
may live by supplying the diseased
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Carolina, east of Raleigh.
Pullman sleeping cars and day coaches.
Sig League Base Ball
WASHINGTON AMERICANS vs DETROIT TIGERS
July 28, 29 and 30.
See Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Harry Heilman and other great
stars in action
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up to and including Train No. 33 leaving Washington, D. C. 9:35
P. M, July 30th, 1923.
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30th. Tin's train will have sleeping cars for Greensboro, Winston
Salem, Salisbury, Charlotte, Asheville and all intermed:ate points
and also day coaches.
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Tourings, Sport-Tourings,
Roadsters, Sedans and Coupes
Formal Opening
New 5, 10, 15 & 25c.
and Variety Store
Thursday, July 19th
On the Boulevard Leaksville, N. C.
To Our Friends and Prospective Customers:
You are extended a cordial invitation to attend the opening
of our new store on the Boulevard, Leaksville, N. C, Thursday,
July 19th, and inspect our line.
It is too late to invite you for a Spring Opening and too early
for a Fall Opening, so I invite you «to a Mid-Summer Opening.
Later at a proper time I will invite you to a Real Fail Opening of
Men’s Youth’s and Boy’s Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shoes
and Furnishings; Womens, Misses’ and Children’s
WEARING APPAREL from head to foot.
Also a strong line of DRY GOODS, along with hundreds of
School Things for Children.
The Mew 5 and 10c, Store
On the Boulevard
8. P. TE8H, Proprietor
“THE VARIETY STORE" Leakiville-Spray-Draper
{TODAY!
BETTY COMPSON
‘‘The Woman With Four Faces”
One has often heard of a two-faced woman, but one
with four faces—never! But there is such a woman
and she is coming to The Boulevard Theatre tonight.
A woman’s face is a mask before her soul.
Hands Up!
And keep them ijpl
For yoh will be kept busjr applauding “The Woman
With Four Faces.”
ANOTHER PARAMOUNT
FRIDAY
DUSTIN FARNUM
IN
“A Man in The Open’’
This is one of Dustin’s best-don’t miss it!
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