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Now, don't get me wrong.|I'm not asking you to go up there.

I am telling you to go!

And you get there early|and apologise to that woman or...

All right. If you really want me to go.

Yes, Jim. I want you to go.

No trouble.|Thanks.

Thanks.

Could you tell me where I could find|Prof. Stone's journalism class?

On the right. Room 102.

No smoking in the building, please.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

- Is Prof. Stone around?|- She'll be here in a minute.

Good eVening.

EVening.

Could I haVe a few words with you|before the class starts?

- With me?|- Yes.

You see, there's a little something|I'd like to explain.

It's like I said to some of the boys...

anybody who teaches journalism|has gotta haVe a sense of humour.

You know what I mean, Professor?

- You see, when I first got that-|- Professor?

Yeah, when you sent me the...

- Aren't you Prof. Stone?|- No. Clara Dibney.

I think we can begin now.

Would someone close the door please?|EVeryone be seated.

EVeryone.

Thank you Very much. Welcome|to this Survey Course in Journalism.

I see a few familiar faces|from last semester...

and, of course, many new ones.

I don't know what you expected...

but I hope that you won't be|too disappointed.

You know, we haVe been|Very lucky eVery year...

to haVe had some of the really top men|in the newspaper field...

come and talk to us.

Men from The Times, The Tribune,|Daily News and many others.

Tonight, to start us off,|we inVited James Gannon...

City Editor of the Chronicle.

Unfortunately, howeVer,|he is not with us.

In his place, Mr. Gannon sent a letter.

And although it's addressed to me,|I feel that...

this is something you all should hear.

"My dear Prof. Stone... "|At least I'm grateful for the promotion.

"Thank you for the flattery|implied in your request...

"that I appear as guest lecturer...

"in your journalism class.|Thank you, but no, thanks.

"If you've ever been|inside a real, live newspaper office...

"you'll remember that a city editor's job|is to get out a daily paper.

"Unfortunately, that doesn't leaVe him|much time...

"for such pleasant diVersions|as bridge luncheons...

"guided tours|through Rockefeller Center...

"the canning of crabapples|and lectures to journalism classes.

"Maybe it's just as well.

"If I came, I might get carried away|by the spirit of academic integrity...

"and tell your unsuspecting students|the truth...

"that the only way to learn|about the fourth estate...

"is with first-hand experience.

"In the school I graduated from...

"there were no lectures|without four letter words in them.

"No books except|those thrown at you to wake you up.

"No degrees besides the third.

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