The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-17


to WASTED Energy" and since that
time your "unclc" has been wondering
whether or not you have given the sub
ject yopr sorious thought. for this Is II
serious subject and we fear that but
comparatively few of you stop 10 think,
even Tor moment. the vast amount Of
energy that Is wasted daily. Look at
the big locomotives as they 90 thunder
ing by. day after day. drawing heavy
loads with seeming ease. Every part
aud bearing Is carefully adjusted and
steel obeys the slightest touch of the
engineers hand upon the throttle. and
IL moves of majestically, II picture Of
concentrated energy. Were It raised
from the rails II would accomplish moth
ing, NJ all its energy would be wasted.
So is II with you, boys and girls: you
must keep your feet firmly fixed upon
the right track ard concentrate all your
energies upon the given point, viz: the
gaining of the educational goal Guilt
vate each and all Of your faculties alike:
don't foster one and neglect the rest. or
the mind will become dwarfed and i'm
perfect. Cultivate alike the moral,
mental and pt ysical faculties and the
result will be a sound mind and
healthy body We want to keep before
your minds the shortness " time and
the rapidiiy with which it is passing.
gone, leaving you yet but five-eighths
of the term to complete the work laid
out for you to accomplish. Are you
keeping up to your classes In each
branch, and are you fully prepared at
any time to undergo an examination in
the work you have gone over during
the past three months? Think over
this boys and girls: ponder over the
fact that an incredible amount Of time
and energy is wasted every day, and ask
yourself. each one of you. "Am I doing
my duty?" Don't imagine that an
average Of from One-haf to three
fourths of an hour study each day out
OF the six designated for school work.
will accomplish much or bring good
results. Don't allow yourself to deceive
yourself. You are wasting the best
part Of the day in idleness or dreaming,
when you really haven't moment to
lose. Idleness breeds mischief.
satan Rnds some mischief still
For idle hands TO do"
And what is the result-poor grades.
imperfect recitations and the bumilia-
tiOn Of retention or demOtiOn. while
your fellow pupils, who were honest In
their efforts and earnest In their work.
advance step above you, an honor to
their parents, teachers and themselves.
You never heard Of studious and in
dustrious pupil getting into mischief
or being scolded. Why? Because
there is no occasion for 1t. They
haven't time for mischief, but use every
moment OF their time In adding some
thing new to their store Of learning.
Don't get the idea into your heads that
because you seemingly can get lesson
by simply reading it over that you have
done your whole duty. You deceive
yourself. Let me tell you that your
classmate who studies one hour at the
same lesson that you imagined you
learned in five minutes will have the
best lesson, and retain it the longer and
get more out of it. 1t is impossible to
get all the points In any single lesson
by simply reading over It once or twice.
After you think you have 1t committed
read 1t over again and you will invaria-
bly, find points In it that you failed to
see before, and the oftener you read
1t over, the more you will discover In 1t.
Don't do anything imperfectly.
"All that you do, do with your might
Things done by halves are never done right"
Have time for each lesson and give
each lesson its full time. Be thorough
In everything you do, no matter how
small the task. The habit OF thorough
ness in small matters will insure thor
Oughness In large ones, and success
will be with you In all your under
takings. II we could induce you to stop
and think and to realize just where you
stand and how you are situated, how
pleased we would be and how surprised
you would be, and how much easier 1t
would be for you to accomplish your
work, and how you would hasten to
make up or try to make up lost time.
II you could but look forward a few
years and see what the future has in
store for you. you would be APPALLED, at
the many difficulties looming up in your
path, all OF which you must be prepared
to overcome or they will overwhelm
you and make shipwreck of your life.
Now! is the time to prepare to meet
these numerous obstacles which are
sure to come. Then, boys and girls,
use the time judiciously that you now