The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-02
GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL

In perhaps no other thing should
person exercise greater care than
I In the qualityof the school he attends,
Prof. Thomas of the Chicago Univer-
sity once said, there was little diff
ference In the intelligence OF men;
but that little difference is the all
important thing In each mans life. IL
is this little difference in people which
causes some to succeed in life and
others to fail. IL is the difference OF
two seconds that causes one horse to
win and the other to lose the race. IL
is the difference between the cost
price OF goods and the selling price
that interests merchants.
Just so 1t is In high schools or aca-
denies. In the main two schools may
look alike but there is just enough
difference in the two 10 determine the
entire future life of the boys that
attend each. In no other period Of a
persons life do seeming small things
do so much TO determine his future
course as In his teens. The following
are a few things, any one of which
may start a papll on a successful life.
LARGE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
Hard study is contagious just the
same as idleness is. the only differ
enoe being that a student is more
easily infected with idleness. 1t takes
a large school atmosphere to infect
boys with the hard study habit
GOOD LECTURES. FINE LIBRARIES
COMPLETE SCHOOL APPARATUS
AND THE RIGHT KIND or
SCHOOL SPORTS.
Any one OF these may anchor a
boys soul to some worthy motive and
form the starting point OF noble
life. The long outstretched arm and
Dony finger OF DIR. Talmage pointed
at a young man and accompanied by
the words young man do your level
best" changed that young mans Who'll
life from one OF Indifference to high
est motives and great success.
A LARGE AND STRONG TEACHING
BODY.
A person who teaches only his spe-
cialty can make that subject more
Interesting to his pupils than the
man who has to teach every thing.
Also teacher who teaches four class
es in a day can do better work and
has more time for outside interest In
hi students than the man who teach
es eight.
MANY SUBJECTS FROM WHICH TO
CHOOSE YOUR WORK.
People differ in their abilities and
inclinations. One student is good in
arithmetic, while another is best In
geography. When pupils come to the
high school they should not all be
compelled to take the same studies
but they should there begin to select
work along the lines of their inclina-
tions. This can only be done where
many subjects are taught.
Strict regulations to make you do
the things you should and prevent 20
from doing what you should not. It
is Emerson who says every man Is as
lazy as he dares to be. Doubtless
you all can remember when children
how you disliked TO chop wood or per
haps do some other task. You also
would not have done 1t IL 1t had
not been for pa or ma. Perhaps you
also remember many things that
would have Injured you that you would
have done had pa" or ma" not pre-
vented you. The difference between
then and now Is this: You are suppos-
ed now to be old enough TO have
sense enough to do things that are
for your highest good and not to do /,
the things that harm you. Do you
always do this? II so regulations
can only protect you from the other
fellow who is not strong as you. You
know what happened to the seed |
that fell among thorns." II you
do not do the things you should, then
the regulations will undoubtedly be
a help to you.
The Academy of Berea College has
all of the above advantages. Every
teacher in the Academy Is a personal
friend to the students. Your teacher
knows you on the street as we'll as
In the class room.