The Gavelyte, January 1907

2 THE GAVELYTE, Several rtudents will not. be wi_th I u:3 this term among them bemg Miss 1 ,Janet Tarbox, Miss Phoebe Hanna and Miss Louise Barber. J Dr. Guy Potter Benton of Miami University was in Cedarville on ,Jan. 6th and gave two very interesting THE COLLEGE EDUCATION, A Good Investment. BY WM. HAWTHORNE, '09. Many a man leaving his prepara– tory school days behind, and about to enter the wider world, is compf-'lled to ask himself and to answer for him- -sermons in the M. E. church. · ; self the question, "Shall I enter col- .0 ne of the ~eturning Aluurni dis-J lege or st~rt in the commerr.ial lift"? cnbed Cedarv11le as the greatest town Upon his answer to this question may in three states-the State of Rest, depend bi~ future success in life. 'I'l.e the state of Oblivian and State of "In- individual must solve for himself the ocuous Desuetude". life puzzle of the choice of a prr,fes-. Prof. K. E. Randall, of the Cedar- sion or occnp~tion. He mu:,;t t l'alize ville Public Schools, has presented to j that he must get something out ' of the College Library a copy of Burns' bis work more than he puts in. Educational History of Ohio. While Men as a class, nowdays, .decide to the volume is a model of mechanical pursue further study in some college execution, the contents are very in- or univ.ersity. They may de~ide, eith– t~resting and are presented in a mas- er to study a ~pecial ,subject or may terly style. The thanks of the Col- elect to pursue a more general course lege are extended to Mr. Randall for · . . . his handsome and useful gift. I . Wh:1.t 1s the first · return .for · their investment? We can · say, 'truely, Final examinations have been abol- that the college student enjoys the . ished. In their ·place has been put a best health of a,ny cl::tss in the coun– series of unnounced te::;ts to occur try, simply for the reason that while throughout the term each test cover- his brain is being stored with know- I ing any or all the work gone over ledge,his body is not being neglected. :3ince the begi-ning the term. The num- He has abundant opportunities for ber is at the discretion of the Prof. the minimum being five . on · any one subject . This is done to prevent "cramming" and malrns for better thoroughn~ss in daily work. I m!lscular exercise, if he is so p·leased to use them, but if he neglects to make use of these, he may become simply all brain and no body, an'd very little of either. "How will th'is