Bent County register., 1888-06-23
a students Essay on study.


The motives which should incite stu
dents 10 apply themselves assiduously to
their books are numerous and Of great inn
portance. What influence can any man
possibly exert in this age OF refinement
and culture, IL he be devoid of education
Natural talent he may possess, but educl-
ton does not come by inspiration. -,
surely it can, and can only, be acquired
by hard study, diligence, aud perseycr-
ancc. Hence we see the great Importance
Of studying diligently, and learning our
tasks, no matter what obstacles intervene
to tend to discourage US. We should study
because 1t is our duty to do so; because 1t
is the desire OF our fond parents, who, Il
| enable us to obtain an education, probably
ieny themselves zz;=ay OF the comforts and
pleasures OF life; because il is pleasure
to the teacher, who, when he sees his pu-
pIls advancing in knowledge, feels that his
time has not been wasted; and because 1t
will in future days, when we are able to
perceive the fruits Of our labor, be TO our
selves the greatest pleasure of Our lives 20
look back 10 those sehOoldGys which, our
conscience will tell US, were not spent III
idlvness Thus, and thus only can stu
dent become an honor to himself and his
relatives. and blessing to the community
n which he is destined to live.
y
bic that great many boys DO not consid-
er of what great importance an education
will be to them in aiter-liie: when their
lchooldays shall have long passed by, and
they are cast upon the broad world to bat
lie with adversity. They waste the time
which Is allotted to them for study i'll Oc-
eupying themselves with anything and
everything except their books, never once
giving so much as thought TO the great
value of the golden moments which they
are thus spending in idlcness. They are
continually looking forward to recreation
aours which viii free them, for n time,
from the study-hall OF classroom, Jut
which they never enjoy half SO much as
some of those do who, at the proper time,
applied themselves studiously TO their
tasks. Some, as q reason for their want
Of diligence, say: My parents are rich.
What need have of an education? / viii
never be compelled to work for my living"
Too many young men of talent and ability
are caught in this trap, and are thus de
TERED from developing the excellent taclu-
ties which they possess, and making et.u-
Gated and useful men of themselves. Thus
they continue wasting in idleness their
precious time, week after week, month
after month, and even year after year. At
last, and almost before they are aware OF 1t,
they become too old TO attend school, and
with little, if any, education, they verge
into manhood. What would be the result
the wealth of their parents, upon which
they had relied so much, and which was
the cause of their inactiOn in schooldays,
were, through speculations, or some unior-
seen cause, suddenly lost? They would
be compelled to seek Immediately some
kind of employment by which to obtain
the necessaries of life. Ahl here difficult
ties of every description BEGIN. For want
of an education, they are unfit for the po-
sition of bool-keeper, salesman, or the
like, and are perhaps forced to do manual
labor, or starve; while upon every hand
they see their more diligent classmates of
former days holding positions of trust or
emolument, possessing wealth and comfort,
or engaged in lucrative business of their
own building-alI obtained by the mid of
good and thorough education in youth,
and the energy and reliability of charac-
ter which then enabled them to apply
themselves to diligent study.
Tho average yield of corn, says the New
York Times is less than one-half of the pos
sible yield. When one thinks how little
the second half of 100 bushels of corn costs
per acre, the profit of growing such crop
becomes apparent; and it is easy to produce
such yield. One wants the right kind of
corn, good land, and a little extra work in
cultivation. The cost of the land, and of
planting and tending the crop, is the same