The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-13


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care OF THE STAR.
THE GIRL VINO HADsT TIME.
know "a little lassie-yeS' know her very
Her maine you ask I don't believe she'd like
10 have me tell;
hut, suppose, I'll have to call her something
And so III name her dust pro tenn "rhe girl
who hadn't time
This morning at the breakfast table | was
much afraid .
Her hair had not becn com comped NJ ah-'""s
She hadn't time" TO comb II! Hal All very
well, mayhapl ,..
the second nap.
And then she missed her lesson, and the
teacher asked the reason. a.,
Why, she hadn't time" to learn II! NOW, l
think II queer, don't you,
Where she found the time to read that book
of fairy tales quite throughF
Oh, she's always very busy when the table
III we waited her convenience, why we might
And both her brothers know quite well that
For the fraction % &c Of a jiGy, just to help them
mend their top.
All, mel The fact, fear, that each UNI
biased mind must strike
Is the things she hasn't time Tor are tine
things she doesn't like.
Southern Churchman.
Bows and girls. half OF the second
month Of your present term Is past: has
it been profitable to you? have you i'm
proved 1t as you should? are you like
the one mentioned In the poetry above
''havent time" for anything useful? II
YOU are you make sad mistake. You
have time for your school duties, but
you haven't time for ball games, merry
go-rounds or any frivolous thing during
school time. We like to see you play
ing an enjoyable game of ball when 1t
doesn't interfere with your school work,
but don't allow these sports to super
sede your studies, which are Of far more
consequence to you. Develop the mind
as we'll as the muscles, and keep both
In healthy and we'll balanced cOndi-
tlon and see how much better you will
feel. Remember, boys and girls, that
there will be plenty Of ball games and
other amusements long after you are
through with school work, and that
you can then enjoy them without inter
fering in any way with other duties.
Think and reflect seriously; you
"haven't time" not one moment. to lose
during your school days. II you could
but realize the vast Importance OF close
application, and the reward to be gained
by II you would redouble your present
efforts. Keep your eye firmly fixed up
on the goal to be attained, viz: the day
you will occupy the platform 10 Assem-
bly, hall at commencement exercises
and stand up living monument of the
success Of your personal efforts, and
how proud yourself and friends will feel
when you receive your diploma, fit
ting emblem of your scholastic attain
ments. II you could but realize the
thrill Of joy that permeates the whole
being OF the professor and your teach
ers when you have acquitted yourselves
creditably, you would not begrudge the
extra effort required TO so do, but on
the other hand would redouble your
efforts to please. Let "harmony" be
your watchword aud heartily cooperate
with your teacher in every particular
and ''Success" will be emblazoned on
every wall. Be cheerful; don't NOPE
or grumble. The "wise man" tells us
that "a merry heart doeth good like q
medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the
bones" Be energetic; self help will be
the making Of you, as Heaven only
helps those who help themselves. Read
the lives Of such self-made men as James
Watt, Richard Arkwright, Robert
Feel, Josiah Wedgwood, G. p. Bidder,
William Harvey, William Smith and
hundreds Of others who by simply help
ing themselves and applying them
selves closely and vigorously were
among the brightest planets in the
scholastic armament around which the
lesser lights revolved. Don't get the
idea into your head that you "know it
all" A student Of Trinity College who
went up to his professor to take leave
of him because he had finished" his
education was wisely rebuked by the
professors reply: ''Indeed! am only
beginning mine." Be persevering;
take a lesson from Timour the Tarter,
who learned lesson OF perseverance
under adversely from the spider that
made sixty efforts to fasten its web to a
beam. Study these we'll and ponder
them deeply and profit thereby, and
then you can proudly say when looking
backward over your school life, ~ did
It myself" Don't be afraid Of working
too hard or learning too much. There
4 an old maxim often quoted that 'all
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy but all play and no work makes