The Gavelyte, April 1906

The Gavelyte. VOL 1. APRI L, 1906. NO. 4. Reading. again every statement which he does not perfectly understand, and RO L H.1· l'l'lll'. I~. A . .Ju rlrnt.J Reading is a term that i not sus- finally arrives at the full depth of ceptible of exact ddin ition. Accord- meaning as far as the writer was ing to the dictionary, a lecturer is able to understand it himself. A one who reads, but t he average sent~nc may be pronounced. b.y lecturer does not read. The elocu- · reading the words once, but it 1s tionist- advertises a list of readings, nevei: truly r~a<i until all the thought but she ha::; them all committed. that 1t contains has become the pros– Bvery puulic school has its good peity of the reader. readerR, but they are reall'y oniy / Some people say that they have good pronouncers and emphasizers. I read a certain book, but that they which by thP way is no mean accom- have forgot.ten what it was abc:rnt. plishnwnt in this day of. learning It may be that they have atrociomdy Pntire words instead of n.lphabets. bad memories, but we prefer to he– Others are styled /:!,Tclat readers be- lievH with the psychologists that if I eaw:;e they sk im over a great deal / a person cannot tell a thing he dceR :rnd are acquaintPd with the plots of I not know it, an.cl tha~ a person nev– thn latest books. I er forgets a thing which he has really It is obvious th 'tt none of these learned. instances satisfy the definition of Emerson says that we , hould reacl re,1ding as it should be. The true for ideas, and not by thr bookful. reader picks up a book, re.ads the i Every man shonlrl have ideas of his :-(Pntences slowly 1,r rapidly as the J own, but if he cannot, the next best. .in;portance or the diffitulty of the I thing is to find out, somebocly else's snlij/Jd dl 1 tnand ~, stnps and reads ideas. This can lw dmw partly by