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~~ffi~ien~ ds a word that ha ~ been cv~r used, indeed abused in reGent years, but our language'9 ~enlth of synonyms offers no actual substitute for thio word of great signif'ico.nce. Those of us who are ~looe t·) the educat1o;1a.l system of o'ar tima know how ver~, inadequate it is in trainirg students to maet the later responsibilities of life. ~e know that the lessons of concentration, of systematic endeavor, o~ real mastery of a subject, o~ ability to divide onars time wisely between multiple duties and at the same t .1me oonserve the necessary asset of health, have to ba learned la~gely in the preasure of after-school days. Eaah of our members faces ~he year's ro,.:.:tine wnrk with the ambition to get the utmost p~ssible out of it. Row can that idP.al ue rer.l ized? In onl~r one wa~r, by pers e>nal effic:Lenoy ~n the part of the girl herself. Then what . is personal effiaienoy? Let us see what Emersan has to say upon the ~ubject. '~erson~l efficiency in the ability to find and take the best, ea9iest ,and quickest r.ay to the desirs.ble things of li.fe." This snme authority analyzes persnnal efficiency intn thirteen elements or prinoi~les, six of which are ethical, or inspirational, and seven of which are nholly practical. Briefly summarized the ·principle~ are, -. ideal3 an to what are ·~he Cie'J irc.ble thing'3, the U'3e of comm:.m sense, oompete·.: t counsel, disci ·pline, fu ir dP.~l, e.nc1 ro~r-~ r<1 fnr effort in w0rkinc ont ideals. Under the. hec.c} of pr~ctinal thines caine the keepincr af rec:')rd s r,f nark, the planning, schcc1ul in{), e.nc1 d i : l_)a:~ chin ,g of duties, the stnndard izinc of condi tiona, as '.Tell v.s of methods of W·1rk, and the f a r mulntine of u ritten instructions to ;:;u.ide one' 3 efforts.. JJet U'J nppl:r these princi:ple r-l t o our daily school r·~~ utinc.
AnalyzinG y our ambition to ;;ot the r,1 os·~ ant of t he school Jrear, ue fi:ncl these ide :~ l'3 of t!1e 7{ef:~ r to l>e, a record of 3at i s f nctory •cholarship, unim:;aire<l heal·th, k!lOVTleclge u:r helpfn.l service as E! member of the school, a oonsc iousness ·.>f a wide r , moro 3yinJ.in ·~n etic vievrp·:dnt, a memory of many hali)Y times an<l mnch pleascnt recreati o-n. Cor:iillc·n s.onse y ou must excercise C(ms 1.;untly_, s o th~.t no one id P.al ':-:ill :bres:;_·HlS S Jn the claims o:f others, s ·)mo s ocial pleasu res :.:.~us t yielcl to t he demands of heHl th, a .high mark in oomt~t course must be rf1linquishcd to give t i me :for a real grasp of -~he mco.ninr; of the subject ins·i:ieua of crc.mming t .-, pao:J a technical exumina t ion. Competent counsel sh:)l-;. ld be aha.i! dcntly 1)resent in f 2 cul t ~r ant1 fello-u students' experience. Make uae of thia eener:)usly. Discipline y ou must apply yourself to, anCl here is VThere the student ia so a)t to f~il. If you &xpect to en~er any v ocation, y ou kn ~w that you must be at y~)ur desk at schednlec1 h ours, must o.cc om"t1lish certain things ~ithin oertein defini t e dates, muAt work rcgulu rl7 , n ot by fits and starts, b1lt do you realize that to out n clnso as often as you dare, only to study or cram, which is not studying, before a:n "exam'', is not cul tivating the effioiency you will have to have to h ·.>ld a n y position, o~ t o ~~ke a real home? The fnir deal involves giving yourself time to think, te rest, t .o play, as vrell as p,er111i tting yonr reoruna te to have s an e h :~ nrs free fr om yonr interference with your plans. The efficiency revro.rd will be the · success that you c~n write next JunP. aaainst the ambiti on of this Pall~ Only to-e often the student has no plan f or her Clay exce·c> t snch as t h e scheclnle of reci tctions :forced n:pon her f or f onr or fi ve h ours a day . Tlie flesirnble things. y . .-: ur idefl.ls. are n ot t J be attqinec1 in t r. e b eg t ·.rw.y