The Gavelyte, October 1906

166 THE GAVELYTE, who. e sole aim is to get as good I reads somewhat and gets a grasp of grade as possible. The students with his text books. "six studies and an essay to write" - ------- neglect all other phases of their col- I COMIN6: EVENTS. lege life for this one end. [ But what .ioes the instructor say I as to this class of students? They 1 THE CHAPEL LECTURES. are as a rule ignorant of current I Those who heard Dr. Jos. Kyle, of events, unacquainted with anything I the Xenia Theological Seminary, Fri– outside of the text and finally, rarely day morning will have a yery good have a competant grasp of the suh- reason for looking forward to the ject as a whole. other speakers which the college is Well may we ask the question bringing here from month to month. "Why"? Students are helped and Among- them are the following: · encouraged in the vit>w that the con- .Dr. Fitch, former President of Ning tents of the text book is the only Po College, Ning Po, China, will thing necessary to the good student speak early in November. Dr. Fitch by the fact that the year's work is j was horn in China and raised with going to b~ m~asu~ed ~y the faculty I Chinese children. He was educated on the basis of their daily grade. To at Wooster University and returned be sure a good average daily grade is to China where he spent another presumptive evidence of a thorough three years in studying in a school of knowledge of any subject yet perhaps I the Litteratt1. After finishing here there is a better plan yet. he organized Ning Po College to edu- Studen ts aw.ay fro~ the. :-lass room I cate that class. By his own e~orts . never indulge m a d1scuss10n of any he raised $60000 among the ChrnPse thing save the m9st trivial t1vents of for his school. Not a cent of this the classroom, principally because amount was contributed by other they "h!;lve no time to read any thing" than Chinese people. Dr. Fitch is in but must get a good daily grade. this country on a furlough at pres- Let us get away from this nar~o.w I ent and will visit Cedarville College view of a good 13tudent. Let us Jorn during the first week of November. in the universal conception of a good Another speaker the students will student as one that is developing hear with interest is Dr. Ame Mont– along all Imes, one who takes a little gomery, pastor of the Presh,vterian , athe letics, OOE'8 his society work, (' n ntinu e d on l'll !..'e 170