Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-07

Nhar I want To urze epoa yuu = a.
rut the emphasis e your eaorfs On
the stusiies you doa't Ike Ne ali
have stusiies Wr tare AMI Ir 5 aass
. pgrsue thrm Fisr 5usauer- rssrz
oshy. whs N o. her Easi "a work
iiads n difficulty - keepinz ar the
asaI af her class. baE Hhen tEe cues
tiaa S of mar hemsfies she -rop.es
2hols Ia ths dar1- II yas Nig glance
CEer yeur class mate You wIil have
n trouble IN picking aut a h1ii dazeu
Dou1ghys some ef then come euf
splendidly in history and ar Gau in
physics: some shine IN Latin ant
cannot tackle the simplest alZehraie
problem. The point for every s1lch
girl dent yp1 think. Is Ia sneud
strength and time and really hard
x0rk on the hopk. the subject. the
situation. that she has 70 particular
aptitude for The things one Likes
one acquires withogt paInstakins. but
Il : nainstaking that reSarts one IN
the end.
don't think there Is a pleasure in
the World that can be compared with
an honest joy in eonqusring a dIaH-
cult task- Il IS by hard week Over
What one does not enjoy ra4t one
gains that mastery 0f the EIlI an
facility of the mind that make tho
true distinction between the educated
AMI the uEedgcated person. Satara!
eieyerusss Is a good quality Bur
better cne Is downright sturdy ao~-
ged IsrSeyeranee. thai never lets 70,
Olce Il has started Oa any l..-s q.
work
\ schoolgirl should take stock OF
her own capacity. There is an olI
story OF a preeeprress wt1 wrote fo
the rich parent 81 VERY duh pupil
that his daughter laeked capacity.
"Buy her one Immediately. tele-
graphed the man Of affairs. Alas.
gold cannot buy capacity. No outsider
can give il you sut you eaa bay Il
for yourself.
You. Edith. who complain that you
cannot remember. tha; what you Learn
to-day Is forgotten Tomorrow. my
change al that. Il you xiH give your
attention to one thing AZ a tin.e. and
let nobody disturb you some girls
are seatter-oraIaed. Don't be like
them Fix your mind on A stnr~
word a single sentence. a single para
graph. aad compel il To understand
that anG to remember IL Memory Is
q slave TO those who know how 70
command il and make IL obey.
You. ROsamOud. who have no troa-
bic about memorizing bur whose hard
ship IS that you cannot reason. that
you do not see into things clearly.
must take the same Prescription Be
eontented II You do not make very
rapid progress. but Concentrate your
thoughts on the thing in hand. Moth
Ing can stand before the days xork.
said a great teacher. Eacn DAYS
work. carefully done tells wonderful
~ on the work Of month or a term.
This IS what happens to you. my
dear g.rl. whoever you are. X has
happened 10 me many a time. -
know whereof I spSak Never mind
the locality: a girl IN the district
school in the woods. girl in a town.
a girl with every appliance. or a girl
with few helps may have the same
experience You tug along daungiesS-
ly. II is uphill work You slip hack
sometimes. but you plant yOur feet
again firmly. and take a new start
You gam little ground to-ass. a III
tie more tomorrow Suddenly. yoa
can't explain how or Why the difi-
eulties vanish. the husk Of tr0ubls
falls away, and out comes the perfect
flower. white. fragrant satisfying
You could not see yesterday bat yoa
see to-day You had no Vocabulary
last week but words erors on yoa
nos.