isa-normaladvance-1915-00146

Description:	146THE NORMAL ADVANCEExchangesWe note with interest that The Anchor,Hope College, in Michigan, has recentlychanged from a monthly paper to a weekly. Inreply to an objection offered to the change, theeditor says: We agree that there is now notso much opportunity for the publication ofliterary material as there was formerly, but wefind, on the other hand, that the subscriptionof both students and alumni has greatly increased, since the change, proving that the planhas the desired effects. We wonder if it isreally true that the literary department need beneglected. Could not as much good literarymaterial be placed in four weekly issues as waspublished in one monthly issueCHINA.That the great Chinese Empire has arisenfrom her long sleep, thrown aside her nightrobes, becoming to an empire, and has put onher morning garb of republicanism, is evidenced by the way she is handling her schoolproblem. Compulsory education is being inaugurated. After a new census and a redivisionof the school districts all children above eightyears old will be required to attend classes regularly.—Ex.From the St. Johns Echo we learn also thatthe Boy Scout movement has begun in Chinaand in a comparatively short space of time hasmade considerable progress.The School Review gives some directions tohigh school students for study which may apply even to Normal students.1. Study away from interruption. Have adefinite place for study where you wont be interrupted.2. Concentrate. Put your attention on yourwork. That is, dont let your mind wander towhat people are saying, to look out of the window, to think of other things. In other words,concentration helps study.3. Get regular study habits. Have a definite time for study. Make up your mind alwaysto have the same time for your work and inthe end you will get the habit so that work willbe easier.4. Reason about it. Read the lesson over asa whole, then try to pick out the importantpoints in each paragraph. A well-written paragraph has one topic. Do not try to learneverything in the lesson, but pick out the chiefthings and relate the minor topics to them. Itis a good plan to underscore the most importantsentence in each paragraph, but dont underscore four or five sentences. Too much underscored is worse than no underscoring. Nextmake out a list of the most important topics inthe lessons.Then, having closed your book, try to givethe most important facts about these topics outloud, or write out the material on paper. Donot open your book for help if you cannotrecall a topic. Do the best you can until youhave been over the whole lesson. Then openyour book and see what you have failed to recall.5. Review often. If you can, study yourlesson at two different times, that is, study it atnight and review it in the morning beforegoing to class. Men who have studied the waythe mind works tell us this review helps one toremember.6. Jiecite and review again. Repeatingwhat you know and review are the most important parts in mastering any materialwhether a rule in mathematics, a topic in history, or a principle in science. It is a goodplan to review hard topics from week to week.
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