Dodge City times., 1888-12-06
COLLEGE COLUMN.
PROFESSOR B. F. PowELsoS, sup't.

PROFESSOR B. F. PowELsoS, Sup't.
The next term in the college will open
January 3, 1889. Ii is quite proper to
call the attention of our young people to
this fact Young men and women now
is your golden opportunity. You will
never have as good an opportunity for
al education at any other time of life as
voa have no., IL yoath. The mind is
hopeful. eager active. the memory is re
tentive: indeed ali the faculties are
ready to be called into use And il those
faculties are ~. used in the right direct
iou they VIII turn into the wrong way;
for We cannot keep from thinking but
we can direct oar thoughts in proper
channels. Therefore the necessity of be-
ginning the development of mind when
its faculties are in "a formative state. In
youth the mind is most easily nodded,
hence this mo.dihg process should be
done under the direction of competent in
structors.
Besides this, se expect. every one of
US, 20 take our places in the work of life,
and do our part in the great dramas; but
unless We are prepared ior this by mental
and nora. discipline W. shall certainly
P l,y-j ft.l a-hur ~ taa rae Yourg
i#.. u. va "a Hs as -e t
/ i..aa j.. t3.e .;,-, ii inc. iprn prepare
/ Tor ijs realities and its sublime destiny
10y preparation n school work,
Young woman, is il your desire to en-
ter upon life's responsibilities. without
preparation to meet them. Many of
them are saying no" Then let all
! make the same resolution, and carry it
into effect
You will have excellent opportunities
next term in TIE college for profitable
work Let car young people report to
the President, and confer with him freely
about entering college. w.
Rev B. Frank Boyle, of Larned, visit
ed the college on Tuesday and gave the
students IL very practical address, at the
close of the Chapel exercises. He ex-
loried all To use every effort in laying
deep and broad foundations for the new
institution, and for individual life-wOrk.
The students hope TO hear from him
again The faculty will also welcome
him.
The work on the main building goes on
finely. Quite an interest was manifest
ed among the students on Tuesday to see
the keystone put in over the main en-
trance. But only the boys at the Dor
mitory were favOred,-the work being
done between and o clock in the af
ternoon.
The brick layers are now pushing the
carpenters. SO let il be. Push, push
with vim, while the weather is favor
able Moderately fair weather and all
parties acting IN good faith and prompt
ly, and New Year day will find the col |
lege building enclosed, So let every |
man stand to his post.
The primary department in the college |
is now haying an hours drill IN the af- |
ternoon from 80 to $50. The students |
either take their dinners with them, or
are furnished at the DormitOry at ID |
cents each.
We have trembled every time an item
has been handed to US during the week,
for fear some of our pupils beng deceiv-
ed by the weather, had prepared poem
on the .'happy days of spring"
Mr.. SWEET our worthy telegraph boss
at the depot, says he will beat with a
stuffed club, the next man who asks him
if those clocks are right. He desires to
say that they are always within a second
of being right when they are the most
wrong ard if those who annoy him will |
keep themselves as near right rs he keeps |
his clocks, they may feel sure Of the
bright crown in the future.
None who have the true interests of
Dodge City at heart will try to induce
pupils from the country to attend the
public schools rather than the college.
When you hear one so working set him
down IS one who cares more for self az
grandisement than for the city in which
he lives, one unworthy in his aims.
The language of Il teacher should be
pure in every particular. y teacher who
INDUCES in slang" in school or out of
school is an unfit person to train the
minds of our young. a teacher who
uses slang encourages profanity.