The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-27
Our Educational Column.
. Uncle william" Editor

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care OF THE STAN.
Boys and girls, with this issue your
"Uncle William will lay aside the pen
Gil and tablet and bid you az reroir for a
season. Your trials and tribulations
for this term are at an end. We have
endeavored from week to week to give
you good, sound, wholesome advice and
points gained from our own experience
II you have proited thereby and II our
advice. along with that of others which
we have given you from time to time.
has benefited you any. we are amply
repaid for our labors in this direction.
On the other hand. il you neglected our
sayings. we are sorry for you and know
that ere long you will have nothing but
bitter regrets Tor time wasted and gold.
en- opportunities allowed to slip by.
You have had every opportunity to ac-
quire good education: you have been
over your course laid ont for you and
reviewed and If you were not prepared
for examinations you alone are to blame.
You had ample warning at the mid
term test, but we are afraid that many
of you did not heed that warning. but
listlessly frittered away time, especially
those in the grammar grades. You
took no thought Of the future. but like
the sluggard exclaimed, "Yet little
more sleep, little more slumber, lit
tie more folding of the hands to, sleep"
You now see the result when it is too
late. You. in the higher grades. should
be able and ambitious. you should real
ize what and where you stand and what
you have to accomplish; be manly and
womanly. Many, very many Of you,
have wasted at the lowest estimate
over one-half of your time during the
present term. Do you consider that
this is fair to your parents, your teach
ers or yourselves? Just think of how
much you might have accomplished
had you used legitimately those precious
hours you frittercd away in foolish talk
aud gossip, and you will realize the
truth of the words:
"Of all sad words OF tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: ltmight have been"
Some will be promoted "a grade higher,
but many of you will have to put in an
other year just where you are at pres
ent, for no other reason than that Of
carelessness, Indifference and inatten-
tion. but it will do you good. 1t will
teach you a lasting lesson, also to take
and listen to the advice of those older
than yourselves, who have had the very
same experiences that you are having,
and it is sincerely hoped by your ''un-
Gle" that you will, while enjoying your
vacation ponder well over these matters
and the many advices given you and
firmly resolve that next year you will
turn over a new leaf and. dispensing
with these numberless youthful follies,
take yourselves up and redeem, as far
possible, the golden hours you have
wasted during the past year.
Keep pushing; it's wiser than sitting aside.
| Than dreaming or signing or waiting the tide.
| In life's earnest battle they, only, prevail
| Who onward keep pushing and never say Fail.
Now, 'nephews" and 'nieces," your
''uncle" feels that he has faithfully dis
charged his duty to you by giving you
good advice and trying to point out to
you the road to successful scholarship,
and he earnestly hopes that you will
faithfully momorize the advice he has
given and profit by it in the future.
During vacation don't spend all your
time in gaity but each day add little
to your store Of knowledge and after
II while you will be surprised at the
amount of learning you have gained by
a little effort on your part. Keep the
brain active; remember that the key
oftenest used is the brightest. and il
the brain is allowed to lie idle it will
rust and darken. Now, boys and girls
we will wish you pleasant vacation
and bid you du rerOir.
Beats the Klondike,