The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-09

lesson. But if one runs over lesson
hurriedly and does not master it as
he goes, he gets but little out of it
and he may waste day on one lesson
and know nothing. But of all classes
OF students none are to be so much
pitied as a student who has talents,
who has energy and ambition, who
wishes to make good student and a
thorough scholar, but who has not
learned to put the proper estimate on
his time. In success time is the most
important element, the student who
wastes five minutes here, and ten there
and an hour somewhere else, thinking
he can make up that time, is sadly
mistaken he will suffer loss which he
can never wholly repair. 1t may be
remarked in conclusion, that If the
lives ofmen were studied and analyz-
1
ed, the chief difference between men
would he not in difference in talents
but the way in which they applied
: themselves. 1t takes time and hard
labor to do anything that is worthy.
If a student wants to do any good he
must have method in his work, he
must apply himself closely and last,
but not least. he must improve every
minute oil time.
1t is the pride of college to have
a high standard OF scholarship. This
is accomplished in way by means of
examinations. 1t is fact that exam
nations are potent means of raising
the standard Of scholarship in schools
and colleges. The student that re-
spects himself will not be contented
thai low grade shall be registered
against him and also be sent home to
his parents.
The greatest number Of students
do their very best in examinations
and try to reach the highest mark
and examinations cause this noble eff
fort on the part Of the students.
Yet, while examinations do a great
deal to raise the standard of scholar
ship, there are many disadvantages
to the student resulting from them.
Of the three hundred and forty stu
dents in Maryville College the talents
vary. There are many that work
hard and there are many that do not
work.
Taking those that work, there are
many that learn fast and more fire.
ouently those that learn slowly. On
daily work the slow student recltes as
well and gets as good a grade as the
quick student simply because he has
applied himself; but when it comes to
examination and that examination is
to be within forty five minutes, the
slaw student falls below, not because
he is not equally as good student as
the other, but because he is slow by
nature.
There is another class of students
that seem to lose all presence of mind
or as the saying is "they become rat
tied" they fall below their daily av-
erage. OF course this may be OBJ
waited to a great extent, yet some are
never entirely free from it.
Again we have only forty five min
utes for examinations for all we have
gone over for the month, and that is
not true test Of what the student has
learned. 1t is only a part, and per-
haps some bad student happened for
one time to study that part which was
given on examination. He, then,
although poor student grades equal
ly with the good.
There are many habits formed, the
result of examinations, which are
detrimental to the student. One of
these is examining for examination.
Many students get their LESSONS in a
very loose way, and day or two be-
fore examinations they will 60 back
and cram their minds full of what
they have passed over. This only
benefits them until examinations are
over and then all is gone.
A good student will keep each les
son up as he comes to it. So, again
the poor student stands chance Of
getting as good a grade as the good
student.
Last, but not least, we have that
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