The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

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HOW TO STUDY
The following points were prepared
by the writer for TIM use Of his school
Many Of them may be proftablv en-
larged upon by the teacher
Thousands fail in ali departments OF
labor and enterprise for want Of sufgi-
Gently understanding the principles
+ which uuderlie success Many fail, or
/ partly fail, in study for the same rea-
son. But nowhere else Is success more
important than here.
CONDITIONS.
I J. Tho first requisite is good health.
( Mental labor taxes the energies even
more than physical a reasonable
/ amount OF teNereise, plenty Of nourish-
ting food, pure air, and an abundance
I Of sleep are indispensable. At the same
/ time mental. like physical labor. IS in
+ itself healthtul; and even those whose
health Is not vigorous will not only be
injured, but many even be benefited.
! by moderate amount Of il.
2 Success comes TO no one without
+ earnest, diligent, and patient effort
/ ''Iaere is no rDFal road to learning. -
. DO not expect IT,
I 3. Cultivate a love for study. The
/ great truths Of science and the treas
/ ures Of literature are worth all the
/ labor it can cost 70 possess them. To
/ even half appreciate them viii give
+ study constant attraction.
l. Let y0ur school work have the
/ first place in your interest. "Ie cam
/ not serve two masters. Your even
/ ings should never be spent in such a
/ way as to make it difficult 10 do GOOD
/ work next day.
>. Never yield to discouragemeut.
/ To succeed anywhere requires courage
/ and perseverance,, and all have their
/ times when things do not look bright.
! II il is hard to attain excellence IN one
study, in others it viii not be. Lajor
/ oDt2t0 Cjnct, the phrase, too dates
I back to the time of the aucients, and
has been found true ever since.
/ 8. Do not worry about results.
I Those who are-real.y diliCeut and per
( seyCriug viii always pass" and with
| creditable rank; they viii also con-
stautly gain power to do better
METHODS.
l. DO all work thoroughly Without
the spirit Of thoroughucss it is only a
I
drop out of school with more or less
aversion to study.-a poor preparation
/ for success afterWard.
? Prepare oCeJy lesson thoroughly.
In no other way is thoroughuess posi-
BILE.
g. Let your object be to master the
subject, rather than the textbook.
4. Beware OF imagining that YOU can
make up deficiencies ANY time" You
cannot To plan in that way is to ar
range for failure. Every future time is
likely to bring even more, and proba-
BILE more imperative. claims on your
time than the present
.. Make your time count. Do not
spend an hour, as it is very easy to do,
on WORK that might be rs well or better
done in half an hour. Form and MAIN
tain good habits OF study; the effort re-
quired viii be repaid with high interest.
Without energetic and se.f-denyinp
effort, no one has a right to expect sue
cess. Study means work, not play.
6. Do not study without thinking.
Read not to believe and take Tor
granted, but to weigh and consider"
To read passively to learn is, in reali-
ty. not to learn at all. " Not what you
cram, but what YOU assimilate, IS the
measure of success.
Z. Subjects in which you have most
interest may properly receive more at
tention than others. Your success in
I1fe may depend on what YOU can do in
those lines. But good work should be
done in all.
s. Liberal and constant use should
be made of all books Of reference with
in reach. Without this, a high grade
of scholarship is hardly possible. Oc-
casionally more extended reading than
the reference in hand requires will also
be useful.
! 8. Be alert to acquire general knowl-
edge by reading. conversation, inquiry,
| or observation, as you have 0ppOrtuni-
/ ty. Much of the most valuable knowl-
1 edge is found outside of textbooks. 1t
is an excellent plan to have a library.
/ however small, and one or more
/ periodicals of your own. The supple
/ mentary knowledge thus gained viii
/ also make that acquired in your school
work more practical and valuable.
10. Your motto Will mutually be
either las much as possible" or las
little rs possible" Let it be the right
one. -J0urHal Of Education.