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And Yet Find TI.4 Actv1t;ei 1lit ant tic 4iie a no'longerRha t istic of our institutio$sot-"learn t college an4 bokrd "'~ool' ~ Oday has be. come such a whirlwind center of "outside acttviies,"-social, UrOR t ajlc, tl ;casual obserer, looking o dtn the outside, cannot see "where the studying comes in," many young men who left home to obtain a college education,are -led courses in college life. To serious-minded students set by such confgicting claims d earnestly desiring to utilize r their all-round development th college life and college stu 'mes, the following suggestions offered. They are born of g and Sympathetic experience d are presented with full con ence that in them will be und a solution of the problem, less the requisite wisdom and ll-power to follow them are ;clking. First. Systematize your daily Iogram of work and play. : Time is your most valuable "bssession. By utilizing for in nsive study the odd half and arter, hours now wasted,, you n probaA save an heUr each y for outsi* ti fi; Hate daily prog-am *nd the back 'hne to stick to it, NQi#e g1it 01ru a day. Drive your' ship of Ife under its own steam along self-chosen- cerse towErd bme definite goal regardleg of r.ind or tide. Cultivate promptness and ick decisidn even in the small. t matte. Despise dawdlitig er anything, and shun. the ti abit of postponement as yot Yould a loathsome disease. Take ..savage. pleasure in doing romptly. the things you. hatF but know-you'otght to do. - In short, organize, systemat ike, and speed up your daily tou tine and 'you will' double you legitimate leisure, without ir the least diminishing your daily output of regular work. Second. Li;piit your outsli& activities, and be wise enougli and strong enough to cut out purposeless loafin~g and uselesi recreations. Such indoor sedentry reciea *tions as chess, cards, pool, plc ture shows, drugstore and hotel loafing, novel reading and thea *ter-going may be switable- for bther people, but for studente ,it) be6t eo boarding school are <a foolish waste of precious time. Invest most of your leisure timE in manly, competitive, strenuous sports and games, preferably ini the open air, and gain, on the one investment. d .half-dOeen diviend. Suh .redfreatidafl -test the. inlu, invigorate the bodh straniol thie will, quick eff the judgRneRt,1nake the bodi ly sense ~it ktnd train tbE p 0 a tsbita rnr'AlkMI naid istake of joining too orgapnizations. Investigft .th3 mri of ea . Some min-' s .r i isbl ut a Snd fo i valuO sonq are merely time-waste ' some are p6S*9.I , while many i*e of; tk*t'lefit it wisely utilized. In. genral, choese botly. your re datiob and o aitions I ref nc i6 th 'r 1e an pitem val in ybu# o*n's rowO developmit and future , re tO ah thdir pis, ent pleasantness br temporary value. This will not only rapidly de velop mental power- now un dreanied of, but will enable you to do your work in half the , thus solving the prolem, curing success in stti' ple time for outside-edvisie. Try these threv sug* iq '. A. Make your sufr* vord4te to f tense sbet itiodringyot 1:. times for study. If yout camt!! do this, have wisdom ail a bone enough to seek a tteW and more favorable locatiorii: B. Invent and adopt Methhds of Stimulating your Cohcentra tion. Study your competition with others. With your watch open before you, study against time. In studying, read a para graph - with intense attention, thdir spend the samb numnber- of minutes, with your eyes shut, re ealiiny every word of it. Try a; mercilessly applied system of personal -rewards and punish ments, forcing yourself to earn such rewards as -playtime, recre ations, picture shows, trips, and social pleasures, and penalizing yourself for neglected duties, failures and. wasted time. C. 'inally, Learn to Concen trate your Attention on a Sub ject as a matter of Willpower, regardless. of its intrinsic inter est or attractiveness. Until you can do this ,you have still the untrained mind of a ,child what ever your age, appearance, or college degrees. This ability to control the attention is at once the chief end of all college train ing and its most accurate meas ure. It is the infallible sign of mental maturity, the stepping stone to intellectual. power, the surest guarantee of future suc cess. To master a distasteful study by# sh.ew power .of will is the most valuable exercise in your whole college curiculum. A Star's Philosophy. Far off in heaven's azure dome I see one lond. sweet star, Outshone by flaming" sun and moon, Its fainting rays have traveled far; Undimmed it shines afar. -To bring its hope to me ttemed by thought that S h in*e brilliantly. GLY tread Thp PRIMROSE PATH that PLA(4 'With OOt) INTENTIONS. SOME fellows DO get THAT WAY, BUT The day ALWAYS When the Of their MISDEEDS RISES UP An ' say Are . DAl!Or IL) IVE. at AttlLETH Food When the PRICE Of the EGG MARKET Is the QUESTION? Take BILL For instance. He HAD But.ONE FAULT. He was - A-BOPE FIEND. He TROD NO PRIMROSE PA'1R But LABORED MUCH. Not long ago Bill Got DOWN To his LAST TWELVE CENTS. He SPENT FIVE On PRUNES - At the PRUNERY And his LAST SEVEN For a DOPE At the DOPERY. THEN He went HOME And WASHED. His OTHER SHIRT. Now Do you STILL Think COLLEGE LIFE Is ALL It is CRACKED UP To be? - YOU DO? Oh WELL! -Exchange. Mr. O'Connor: "Upham, spell weather." Mr. O'Connor: -"That's er tainly the worst spell of weather we've had in. a long time." nt t - Guaaned Shave 20c. . WWI t ' . Lcut'Ac. 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