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THE CAMPUS MIRROR +- HIGH S C H G O L Just to Remind You "You never miss the water Till the well runs dry.” Mow much we miss and appreciate the fountain since the water has been cut off! While we await the day of its return, it might he well for us to think a moment of its source. The fountain was placed on the campus by the Alumnae in memory of Miss E. Werden and Miss M. Grover. These women served in abundant measure for a number of years on the Spelman faculty. The idea of the fountain was first suggested by Miss Ger trude Fisher (now Mrs. Gertrude Anderson) and was adopted enthusiastically by grateful Alumnae. It is still their desire to have a plate placed on the fountain, hearing the names of Miss Grover and Miss Werden. To Help You Remember January 19—Piano Recital. January 25—Ongawa Entertainment. February 1—Roland Haves Recital. ; Whipple, which help in the even distribu- ! tion of study time. They are : Keep yourself in good physical condition. Form a place-study habit. Formulate a time-study plan. Don’t daw dle in getting started. Begin work promptly. Work intensely while you work—concen trate. Get rid of the idea that you are work- ! ing for the teacher. Don’t apply for help until you have to. Break yourself of the habit of day dream ing. Consult the dictionary for the meaning and pronunciation of strange words. Summarize the main points and be sure you have learned them. When Miss Kurrelmeyer had finished, each student had found some way in which she could receive greater benefit and joy from study. PAG E j DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD! Each year as Christmas vacation ap proaches and recedes, there is a tendency for students to relax in studies. This year the relaxation was too long in duration. Some tragedies resulted; failures, warnings, and other varieties of uncomfortable reports. Next time you decide to stop studying “for a spell" think about it. Are you bril liant enough to do that and pass? Even | though you are, will not your standards suf- I fer? Are you doing your best to make good use of your time? What are your parents sending you to school for, anyway? HOW TO STUDY Recently Miss Kurrelmeyer gave her sen iors a long desired treat—a talk on how to study. And thereby hangs a tale: When this term was in its infancy, Miss Kurrel meyer gave the seniors a few hints on ef fective study. The wisdom of these hints was easily seen when they were put into practice. Need it be said that those aspir ing seniors greedily asked for “more” with an even more wistful bearing than Oliver Twist’s ? One of the most interesting assertions of this lecture relates to the often dreaded memory work. This was spoken of as the first of the five types of study; memory work, the use of books as tools, study for appreciation and enjoyment, the acquisition of skills and problem solving. “Since a certain amount of memory work is always necessary, let us consider this type first,” said Miss Kurrelmeyer. “Before we attempt to memorize definitions, sentences, or whole selections, we should go over the material carefully for the meaning, and clear up the vague and difficult points as we go on. The things which seem most important and which we wish to recall later should be noted with pencil or underlined. We should try to visualize the reading by picturing scenes and actions in our mind’s eye. We must organize and relate the material to be | learned, for organized material may be learned more readily than a series of un connected ideas.” Miss Kurrelmeyer, after dwelling briefly on the most important types of reading— reading for mastery and rapid reading for research—quoted some rules from Dr. G. H. THEY DON’T FORGET There is a loyalty so deeply rooted in Spelman grads that they are always drawn back to the school, some time—in some way. Some answer the call a great deal sooner than others—some linger longer. Recently several young graduates have come for short visits. Misses Essie and Jessie Heath, members of the class of ’27, were on the campus for a few days during their Christmas vacation. They are now teaching in the public schools of Birmingham, Ala., their home city. Last year they taught in the Giles Training School, and one suspects that occasionally they would like to be back with the Spelman family. Miss Lillie Sirmans, class of ’28, had to pop in for a look on Spelman this term— possibly to compare and contrast this year with last year. She is teaching in the South Highland High School, Anniston, Ala. Graduates do not let marriage interfere with their desire to peep in on the “ole School.” Mrs. Eldora Hayes Lovelace, mem ber of the high school class of ’27, is able to come often now. She has recently been installed as a member of the faculty of Miss Chadwick’s School. Miss Agnes E. May, another member of the class of '27, ran in for a few moments also, during her vacation. Miss May is in structor in French and German at Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, Ark. THE GIFT OF BOOKS Probably he is extinct who said, when some one suggested that he buy a book for his be loved. “She’s got a book." Let us hope so, for with the enriching of one’s library comes the enriching of one’s life. Books have meant so much in the lives of individuals that when it comes to giving, one can hardly choose better gifts. It was interesting to note the books some of the members of the High School received during this past Christmas. Some of the volumes had been selected for recreation and pleasure: namely, Berta Puck’s “The Leap-Year Girl" and Gene Stratton-Porter's “Magic Garden,” both delightfully refreshing and light, but the taste for which would soon pass. Others were like wise selected for pleasure but one would also always find in them new enjoyment and could seek them at any time, discovering not only companions, but also friends responsive to any mood. Among these were two complete volumes of Shakespeare, the Oxford Book of English Verse, Tagore’s “Fireflies.” “GIVE THE GRASS A CHANCE” As the time draws near when the tiny grass blades will push through, let us watch those corners where the sidewalks turn. If we continue to save ourselves one step at each turn, we will have to look at bare grassless spots in the spring. RIVALS Two High School Literary Societies have been organized, each numbering among its members students from each of the four High School classes. Only those girls making av erages of P are eligible to membership. The two societies are pitting their resources against each other in a spirit of creative competition. The “James Weldon Johnson Society” pre sented for its first program a very clever dra matization of “Uncle Remus.” Dorothy Black as Uncle Remus himself, told the Brer Rabbit and Tar Baby stories to Vera Bray and Lucille Dillon, his lucky friends, until the audience was convulsed. Those who are members of the “Scipionic Circle” enjoyed an interesting and inspiring talk by Mrs. Raffalovich on the Erick Berry paintings which were at the time being exhibited in the Laura Spelman Assembly Room. And I said yet more, a certain man took his cup and went to the shore of the sea and filled his cup, and turned his back, and soon was out of sight of the sea. And all the water that he then could discover was in his cup, and he said, Behold the Ocean.— From the Christian Index, November 22, 1928.