Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-24

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had affected her d~isagreeably.
"Don't your
"No, l don't believe in It,"
Nor Miss Seton, either" asked Ed
ward, a little ironically.
Ida Seton was a great friend of Free.
da's and was rooming with her this
term.
Eyes, Ida studies one In awhile on
Sundays" said Freeda reluctantly.
II can't make her see 1t the way
do"
"There's nothing very wicked about
It,"
mo. but it's foolish. You don't gain
anything by it in the long rum"
"Then l don't see," answered Ed
ward, with a growl, why the pro-
lessor gives it to us so heavy for. Fri
days they give us a double dose, as
il they expected us to study on Sun
day. Ladd told me today that more
than three-fourths of all the fellows
have to study on Sunday"
"They think they have to, maybe.
But they don't really have to. Besides.
Ned. you know mother would not like
1t, and the president must be opposed
to it."
"He's never said anything against
it."
mo, but he may at any of his Friday
talks. Tell me. Ned, If the president
comes out against it, will you give it
up"
81 wifi II Miss Seton WILL" replied
Edward, laughing.
"Ill tell her." replied Freeda quick
ly.
"No. don't 40 tnut" cried Edward,
feeling alarmed at the idea.
Il shall. though. You've promised"
Freeda laughed, and all Edwards re-
monstrances. which lasted until they
parted at the door of the hall, would
not change her purpose.
ooh, we'll, she won't give it up any
way" was Edwards parting shot as
he left Freeda.
"Ill see about that" she replied, and
she was silently determined that he
should be made to keep his word if she
had any influence over her roommate.
1t was perhaps q coincidence that the
president chose for his Friday talk that
very week the subject Of how best to
spend a Sunday in college. Edward
afterward charged Frecda and n or
two other girls who felt as she did with
having been to the president and urged
him to speak on the subject. Freeda
did not deny hat she had talked with
the president on the matter, and the
very next day after her talk with her
brother: but she said she had not asked
him to take the subject for one of his
Friday talks. He had told her that for
some time he had been intending to do
so anyway.
The college listened with peculiar in.
terest that day. Probably more than
half of the entire student body vas in
the habit of more or less Sunday study.
The president spoke briefly of several
good ways for a student to use the day.
and then went on to give his reasons
why Sunday study was not only aimee
essary, but absolutely harmful in the
long run:
"First.-First of all. you need one
whole day in the week for complete
change of programme. To keep right
on studying seven days in a week is
contrary to Gods great law Of change
and rest.
''Second.-lf you are in the habit of
thinking that the Saturday study does
not remain as fresh with you as the
Sunday study, probably your method
of study, especially of memorizing, is
at fault. You need to memorize so as
to retain the lesson for a longer period
than simply II day.
"Third.-The Sunday study Is apt to
dull the mind instead of brighten it.
Experience seems to prove the truth Of
this statement. The best students In
my university were the men who rest
ed on Sunday or at least did some work
in connection with the day that gave
them new ideas of other things outside
of a regular college course. The col
lege student who Is interested in moth
ing but the books and studies of his
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He needs to give the religious life a
chance at him. a full sweep unhindered
by the books that have held his atten-
tion during the week.
"~Fourth.-In some way a change Of
the weekday holiday from Saturday to
Monday would be desirable. l am
in favor of that plan, and in
colleges where it is adopted the
are excellent. But whether
such a change is ever made at Hope or
not the excuse that the student must
study on Sunday because Saturday is
his rightful play day does not hold
good. 1t does not, because the stu
dents who manage to get their Monday
without studying on Sunday
prove my statement. If 1t was an alb
necessity to study Sunday for
any reason. then that necessity would
be seen in the failure of those students
who refuse to use Sunday for study.
Monday failures in the classroom do
not come from an absence of Sunday
They come from other u