Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-01-06

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college, spent the holidays at the home
Ut Prof. Wilson, Cedar Fails, la. and is
now carrying on his work in the de-
partmeht OF liberal arts IN tie univer-
sity of Minnesota. lie reports himself
as greatly pleased with lis new sur
The opening of the new term is intli-
cative of brighter things in store for us.
The enrolment is rapidly increasing
and general. feeling of goodwill and
fellowship exists among students and
faculty, and we trust it may continue.
The regular meetings of the philoma-
thean society will i'e resumed Saturday
night, in the society hall. An interest
ing program will be rendered and all
members are urged to he prompt in at
tendance. Attendance limited to mem
bers.
Prof. Lymer visited friends i'm the
east during the holidays
A students prayer meeting is being
held each afternoon at 3:45 in Society
hall, at which it is desired TO see as
many aspossible.
Reports indicate that those students
who remained at the boarding hall
during the holidays, had several small
social gatherings among themselves, to
properly celebrate such festive time.
Reports further sayeth there We're only
two present OH these Joyous occasions,
but further. saycth not.
Have you resolved yet? If not YOU
had better do so. 1t is a good thing to
have few well defined purposes at the
beginning of the year, even if you haye
none at any other time. Only don't go
In on two large Il scale. Don't plan to
be worthy OF paradise in one year; nor
to right every wrong in this erring
world OF ours. People who have re-
solved after that fashion have uni-
formly denounced new year resolutions
us failures. Upper classmen are apt to
be two we'll settled in llleir ways to re
form at this late date. Younger stu
dents are apt to heed these aamonitions
more. and tp them we would Say that it
| is first rate thing to make a good rep
utatlon early in your school life, for in
tile later years of your course you can
certainly do betteri if you have good
foundation on which to build. and have
| earned the respect of faculty and
students
fn\ alf .{,
| lege plan their work carefully at the be-
| ginning of the term, SO that each hour
of the day may be employed to the best
advantage. There is a great temptation
TO waste the time intervening between
rccitatioMs, especially when in d,ta1ciieu
periods vi not more than 10 minutes
Unless some definite Ian for the Use ot
such perious is liked upon at the begin
ming vi the team. they lic likely 10 Uv
inttered away i'll jdleness, CT rendered
worse than useless because some would
be student is tempt,d from his work to
help waste "otl llouis.' "A litlle ihou@hl
bestowed on the best adoption of the
Time AT ones disposal TO the work 10 b,.
done Will prove most valuable IL
schedule o1 hours. something like the
following, made out AT the beginning OF
The term and followed us closely as cir
cumstances will permit. L., of great SEP
vice. and we recommend tie same to all
Who feel that they Work To better pllr-
pose WIN their time is divided in adj
vance, according to some preconceiye,i
: plan. The afternoon aud evvnn.
studies are OF Course arranged with
reference to the Rotations which arc
lo come the next day, and with such a
schedule matle out and kept in view
until their order becomes thurougiil,
familiar, lapses of liemory in regard 1,
the next days lessons will nut occur
AS rule. the best results are not oh
: tanned 10y racing over Il lesson in th,
hour preceding its recital. The PIE
palation is too llurmed. 1t is IL m stalk,
!, To suppose that Il better recitation cai
/, be made 10y deyoting The hour prevlo,l.
II to class room work To the study of TIL,
!, lesson. Better prepare it the day beior,
. Wien You have more time and are no
!, embarrassed 10y the nea approach of ;.
. recitation. then rapidly review just be
: fore the class, which will place vividl,
before the mind the main points learne,
the day before. We have found SOM
. such schedule to be OF great assistance
= iii securing Il systematic and eiiicaciou
=, employment of time.
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