Monmouth Collegian (Newspaper) - May 21, 1889, Monmouth, Illinois Monmouth MAY 21,1889. 15. COLLEGIAN JOINT STOCK at second class mail per if not paid within two 5fl.25. Single 10 Copies can be obtained at the Monmouth will be sent to subscribers until ordered should be addressed to the Business all to The Monmouth 111. OF IN Bessie R. A. Sarella Jennie W. E. H. S. Manager S. S. R. Dudley way the vacation may be a select course reading should be pursued which will increase our store ot not beyond your but be How full of meaning is this one short It- is likea house on the shores of guarding us from the perils of the is very easy to drop into careless ways of Little grammatical errors or idiosyncrasies of speech which may not be noticed by oar fellow students will become glaring faults when we go out in the This habit is most easily corrected while in and aot overcome then it is likely never to Much more will be ot us as college students than are We will be more closely watched and more severely Anything that appears as a defect in our education will reflect discredit on our college as an educational would like to establish a new department in our paper entitled Alumni in which we wish to place at least two or three letters each from members ot the It is our desire to make The especially interesting to the graduates and students of Monmouth With this in view we et as Madonnas of artists silently tell us that simplicity is the mark of taste and They tell us that there is a higher and nobler work to do than to adorn this poor body ot Love of dress is not always If in the heart of one who responds to the cry of immortal souls about it is to be For she who lives for naught but to dress will leave this world pursuit is highly beneficial atter a year's hard application to Many of the students will go their homes and engage in their former that of This we believe to be for after a year's study the body needs and nowhere better than on the farm can the ruddy glow be restored to the is of great importance to form correct habits of One book carefully read will be of more benefit than a dozen merely skimmed By the skimming and cramming process the reader not only does not receive benefit is actually What is read makes but a slight impression on the mind and this is soon so that the memory is weakened and becomes less and less capable of retaining what we to make as lull there are many in whom we are interested who cannot be reached through that The class letters which are circulating among the members of classes doubtless inform graduates as to their own but leave them in ignorance with regard to many others who were associated with them in their We can think of nothing that would be of more to our alumni than such a Since Mr. Murray's contributions began we have received letters from subscribers stating that they had been very interesting to not only for the scientific which they but also from the fact that they so well acquainted with the We do not expect this to be made up of lengthy treatises on any like Mr. but only of short letters from subscribers telling their whereabouts and adding anything of as in any ordinary We want you to consider this column your own and ask you to make it as interesting as will be first to steps are being taken for the admission as states into the Union of the two With the addition of every new state we see the power of our nation the wealth and resources But there is not only growth in these the field of thought is the demand for educated men Strong men are made by If we wish to be abreast of our times and have our influence felt we must place ourselves m the field of opportunities are flitting every day and if the plow is put into the field it will grow the seeds of discontent and Let our wandering energies be gathered up and applied to the unexplored regions of thought and strength will be gained which will make our nation increase not only in extent and wealth but also in science and four studies a each professor laboring under the impression that his department is most assigns lessons then every two or three weeks a performance for and if connected with either of the college something on for it. As a student there are the college and other and as a member of class there are also many things which it is our duty as well as our privilege to attend As a society member we besides our literary other which is as incumbent upon when appointed as officers or on Here we have not mentioned the outside work which in a greater or less degree falls upon each of Every student who endeavors to do his duty has this before and can any one deny that he his hands full We would say to those who speak in such a slighting manner of our try it our college life many things come up which aggravate us and for which we almost feel justified in seeking But the wisest man is the glory of a man to pass by an We haven't time jn college to be always seeking and even then one never obtains a satisfactory resent an injury is to forgive is college year is fast drawing to a Thoughts are being entertained as to the way in which the summer vacation shall be Some have enrolled on the list of book from which pursuit they expect to replenish their The money that is gained thereby is not the only benefit An insight into human nature is gained which increases our store of from association with many persons ot adverse character from we become experts in business This practical man succeeds best in the work for which he is specially If the student on entering college has not found out the avocation in which he thinks he can best let him not waste valuable time in idly dreaming of the but let him enter upon his work with a vim and determination that he will give his mind a thorough training and an abundance of Although many have decided the avocation which they wish to pursue during life before entering yet many have and not a few have changed after having gone through During school life so much does not depend on what we are going to but being prepared for the work which may present itself when through And the only way in which we can have true happiness in life is by laying an excellent foundation on which to stand in after people have the idea that the work ot the student is exceedingly light and that when vacation comes he needs no rest but can down to solid and do his best to make up for the months of and pleasure he has been the life of the student is a pleasant but it certainly cannot be called one of Take for example the work which the average student is expected Shall the societies take charge of the lecture course for the coming is receiving considerable attention at present among the The advisability of this is rather The gentlemen have had it now long that they have gained experience and thereby are becoming more and more If the ladies take it in relying on the reputation already we fear they will gain none for themselves and lose what the gentlemen have We mean no insinuation against the abilities ot the but anyone can see that it would be a decidedly difficult thing for them to meet the lecturers at the see to the the and the sale of while to hire anyone to do these things for them would hardly be a paying how would a young lady feel to go to a gentleman and urge him to buy two season And how much respect would any gentleman have or one who did The girls might make a little more out of the town but they would certainly be a failure among the Beside these disadvantages in tlie way of their taking the lecture the girls have other ways in which they can make They can get up entertainments entirely independent of and attend to all the arrangements making more one of these than is ever cleared at any one The lectures are the only means the gentlemen have of bringing extra funds into their all things don't you think you had better give up the idea and surrender this matter entirely to the
