If they would permit him to say Jwithout trespassing on the. proprieties of the occasion, he would like to say that he was proud of the students who had gone forth from the School of Journalism of Missouri and who had given to China, ang to America, valuable: and courageous service. On looking around he noticed many who had been his students and who, he was proud to know, were doing so much to promote friendly relations between the two countries.
America was showing an interest in the new journalism of China, fand he had made arrangements for 4 reciprocal plan whereby the stu dents of journalism of the Yenching University, Peiping, would have the privilege of the ald and friendship of the Missouri School fof Journalism. He had also just had a talk with the president of Shanghai College with regard the formation of a course at that institution, Journalist Journalism was a profession that concerned vitally the business interests of a city and nation, The business men should be deeply concerned with the character and stand. ing of newspapers and journalists and because of the wide influence and power of the press he would strongly appeal to those present) who had the business affairs of Shanghai and China at heart to sw that those newspapers and. their representatives who sought to present the truth should receive the support and encouragement that meant so much to them and which after all meant more to them all, They were to have in Honolulu next year a conference of journal ists of all countries bordering on the Pacific, and it was important that China should be represented this Press League of Nations in the midst of the Pacific Ocean, He had formed a committee in Shang. hai to deal with the matter and he hoped that China would have adequate representation,
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