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


ca even at THIS late hour.
Miss Belle Alexander returned last
week from visit to home.
Misses Newly, Cox, and Haworth
were in attendance at chapel Friday
morning.
Prof. Marston received a telegram
Friday that his brother at Huntsville
was dangerously i'll. Professor left
Friday for that place.
School was dismissed Friday on
account of the rooms being cold.
One Of the pipes bursted and no
heat could be obtained until it was
repaired.
Prof. Barns has moved to the
southern part of town. The Prof. is
having a dwelling erected on Indiana
Avenue. This will add greatly to
this part of town.
The entertainment given by the Y.
M. c. A. of he College last Friday
was excellent. The weather was
favorable and large crowd was
present. The program was both
literary and musical, consisting of
several very interesting productions.
The program was as follows: an essay
entitled "Silence," by Fred Camp
bell this essay consisted of comb.
nation OF both wit and common sense
and was highly applanded. Miss
Jessie Cardwell recited "Aux Italiens'
in her usual pleasing manner. An
Grafton was then given by Rev.
Fuller, The Supremacy of the
Christians ideal" The audience was
we'll pleased with this oriation.
<'Diseases of the American YOUTH
an essay by John Richie, was a
lively production full of humor and
fun. Music was given by the Orches-
ira, glee club, Alpha Sigma quar-
tette, also violin solo was given by
John Davis which was higly APP
preciated. A neat little sum was
realized from this entertainment.
OF all students enrolled in our
college, it is not too low on estimate
to say that one out of twenty-five
ever becomes good and thorough
scholors; Yet almost all wish to be
good. Is the difference in the intel
lectual talents? | for one think not.
1t is true that some have greater
talents than others-that there is a
great difference in intellectual ability;
Yet this difference is not SO great as
to warrant this great difference in
the standing of students. 1t may be
remarked in the first place that some
lack energy. For these there is no
hope of their doing any good at any
thing, whether they have great or
small talents. These we leave out
of account for to try to show how
one without energy can become pro-
icient in any thing is usless, for such
4 thing is an impossibility. We will
consider those students who have
energy and who mean to do some
thing. In all schools you may find
some Flooding woodworking students
who received very low grades. They
seem TO have fair minds-minds that
ought to warrant a higher standard
of scholarship. There is another
class whom you may find also who
love TO stand at the head of their
classes but fail for the cause that
they do not put the proper estimate
on their time. They mean to dc
well; but they waste little time here
and a little time there, and before
they knew it, their time is gone.
And so it continues from day to
day, and nothing is done. The first
of this class of students lacks either
method in his work or lacks the will
power to concentrate his mind upon
his work. What one must do to be-
come master of himself-that he may
have the power to concentrate HI.
mind is a thing which we are moi
able to discuss. Let it suffice tc
say that one can strengthen his will
power, and that he is often to blame
for this lack of power to concentrate
his mind. But as to method-every
one can have method-a system
NV which he NAV ACQUIRE knowledoe