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Since examination days are rapidly
drawing near, one now hears the oft-
repeated question, “What good are ex
aminations? Do they do us any
good?” and again the reply comes
back, “They do.” That answer is, at
present, however, much more convinc
ing than ever before, for the examina
tion itself is rapidly changing; and
the student is keen to appreciate the
change.
The teachers have recognized the
great value of examination which
calls for the student’s reasoning pow
er, rather than hie memory. More and
more the subjects have been broaden
ed, until now they are prepared, not by
a night’s feverish cramming, but by
weeks of study. Even the most tech
nical subjects have been so arranged
that the student gains as broad a
view-point as possible, and thus fits
himself for even more advanced work.
Although examinations are yet two
weeks off, the change in attitude has
already been noted. Examinations
are regarded less as a matter of dread
and more as one of opportunity. They
are a big challenge—a challenge to
you. Have you courage enough to ac
cept it?
that during the next few services sev
eral phases of women’s work would
be presented by persons familiar
with some particular branch of the
work. The High School fire, a sub
ject of current interest, was discussed
and the loss reported as .$35,000.00,
with an additional $9000.00 worth of
musical instruments, all fortunately
covered by insurance.
The building was burned Tuesday
night, January 9th, and was entirely
loiined. A harp, reporterd to be worth
SI 500, was lo.st, as well as all labora
tory equipment.
The work of the students will be re
sumed on Monday the 15th in the new
Winston-Salem High School building.
Dr. llondthaler then spoke of the op-
po}'tunity Salem girls have for out-of-
door life, and the necesity of every
one’s taking part in some form c,
athletics offered. In order to be well
rounded, a girl must develop herself
physically as well as mentally. This
season of the year, with its varied
forms of flower life noticeable to the
keen observer, and the delicate
tracery of the trees against the sky,
opens to the nature lover a new world
of natural beauty and invites living
in the open. It was also suggested
that some of the time wasted every
day be put to good advantage by
reading worth while books and Dr.
Rondthaler told of the pleasure of re
viewing a subject in its entirety “Ex
aminations”, he said, “are a challenge
to the student—a chance to show the
worth while things that exist in her
nature and the capacity of her in
tellect.”
Pi-aises of the budget system have
long been sung by the men and women
of the business world, but that system
was confined mainly to the budgeting
of money. Salem, however, has decid
ed to try the plan of budgeting her
time. So many of us, without really
intending to waste hours upon hours,
while those same hours could be spent
so very profitably. We wonder why
we can never accomplish the things we
intend to do, why the lime slips by
without bringing with it a knowledge
of work well done. Now, however, we
have been told not only the reason for
this lack of defiriite accomplishments,
but also the means of correcting it. If
we v.’ere to plan our days carefully,
if we were to systematize our work in
order to give some time each day to
the truly worth-while and beautiful
things, we should come much nearer
the goal which our college sets for us
—that of becoming true American wo
men, capable of coping with the prob
lems of every day life.
WEDNESDAY CHAPEL SERVICE
High School Destroyed by Fire.
The regular Wednesday morning
chapel services were resumed on Jan
uary 10th at 11 o’clock. After the
customary devotional exercises, an an
nouncement was made to the efTe
PERSONALS.
The following girls, detained at
home on account of illness have re
turned: Harriet Uzzle, Katherine
Hughes, Mattie Bowling, Elizabeth
Connor, Elizabeth Bro\\ii, Ruth Brown
Janie Wishart, Margaret Davis
Alice Lyerly and Alice Cilley return
ed this week. Their absence was due
to the death of their grandmother.
Because of their own illness, or ill
ness in their homes, the following girls
have not as yet returned to school:
Mary Ogburn, Emelyn Dilling, Cora
Freeze, and Carrie Moore Neal.
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