34 The Newspaper World, titles journalists to rank with the other learned professions of the land. The secret of the success which has crowned the movement is a very simple one. Earnest, enthusiastic, untiring work has welded the journalistic profession into a corporate body. Many newspaper men of high charac- ter and attainments have helped in the enterprise, but an especial meed of praise must be accorded to the first President under the charter, Mr Hugh Gilzean Reid, of Warley Hall, Warwickshire, and the Secretary, Mr Her- bert Samuel Cornish, Central Office of the Institute, ^% Fleet street, London, E.C. The Incorporated Institute of Journalists is already a power in the land ; may it prove a power for good in years to come ! in Bankruptcy to take steps to remedy any abuse of patronage that might be reported in connection with official shorthand writing in Bankruptcy Courts; (2) Arbitration in professional disputes upon custom, etc. ; (3) Successful action in support and amendment of the Libel Law Ainendment Act, 1889 ; (4) Further development of - a system of information and introduction, with regard to profes- sional employment.
