The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-01-23

+. A. Duncan went to Knoxville
Saturday.
S. L. Sheirley, Eve Mills, entered
school Wednesday.
DR.. E. A. Elmore lead devotional
exercises Friday morning.
Mrs. DIR. Huddleston attended
Chapel exercises Monday morning.
S. A. Mayo, former student Of
this place, entered school Wednesday.
Rev. c. A. Duncan, d. d. Rev.
J. S. Eakln and A. r. McBath Esq.
attended Chapel exercises Thursday
morning.
Miss Ida Alexander, who is
visiting friends in Maryville, attended
the Bainonian entertainment Friday
evening.
The Alpha Sigma Literary Society
met at the call of the President Jan. 9
and elected the following officers:
President, Jonathan H. Newman,
Vice Pres. H. S Lyle; Rec. Sec.
W. S. Rose; Cor. Sec. w. A. E.
Campbell; Censors, Jno. N. Davis,
Jno. w. Richie, and Samuel I.
Miser.
Could the library not furnish a
more convenient place for a referance
alcove2 Every student in the college
IS business there or should have
Pr y'day and many students go to
library for the purpose of getting
some information there and finding it
crowded are prevented from getting
their desired information. This is a
very important question nd.should
have the consideration of those in
charge.
The prayer meeting last Tuesday
evening was led by DR.. Boardman,
subject, "The great aim Of life" The
subject was forcibly presented by the
DR.. showing first that our great aim
In life was the high calling of God.
Every man has peculiar endowments
and talents and is born under peculiar
circumstances, all of which are indi-
cations that his calling should be in
line with them. Mans chief aim
should not be to make money or to
seek honor; yet while these are hon
orable to a certain degree they may
be carried too far. Every man can
know what his calling is by studying
his Word, by prayer and by, follow
ing the leadings of the Spirit. In
closing, he showed that it was i'm
measurably important that we should
make our great aim the calling Of
God and thai we should enter upon
that calling, as we live this life only
once.
There is some murmering among
the students about examinations be
ing too long and hard. But this com.
plant is confined to few; it is true
that some fell to very low grades and
some failed to pass at all. But the
fault is in the students and not with
the faculty. In nine cases out of lei
those who have gotten unsatisfactory
grades got them because they wllfully
neglected to study at the proper time
They wasted their time until abou
two days before examinations begal
and then they studied very hard anc
complained of over work and hare
examinations. If fault is to be founC
at all, it should be because examina-
tons are not hard enough. Any
College that permits student to pas.
through college just to keep him II
college, when he is not making tht
proper degree of advancement i;
doing itself an injury and is wrongin&
the student and his parents. Ii
many instances where the college
must depend for Its funds upon tht
tuition of the students there is some
temptations to keep as many as posi-
Bile. But Maryville College is no
so dependent. 1t is in position t.
set high standard of scholarship.
And it should do so. No gooe
student would grumble if the STANDARD
were higher. And why should it no
be higher9 Why should not tht
Native boys and girls Of East Tenn
have chance of as good an educa
tons as have the boys and girls of th'
18th. These are things which
managing Maryville College
w consider.