Archon . liketheory, but it is nevertheless as trueas can be. As a result of helpingon a school paper, a fellow may latertake an interest in newspaper workand enter it. In still another vein,through an attraction for- mechanicsderived from manual training, boyshave been known to become archi-tects and mechanics of note. IV. One new feature lately in-troduced into our work here at Dum-mer is compulsory is most helpful training for theaverage boy who is timid at speakingbefore an audience. One good ath-lete in our numbers says he would doanything on an athletic field ratherthan
Archon . liketheory, but it is nevertheless as trueas can be. As a result of helpingon a school paper, a fellow may latertake an interest in newspaper workand enter it. In still another vein,through an attraction for- mechanicsderived from manual training, boyshave been known to become archi-tects and mechanics of note. IV. One new feature lately in-troduced into our work here at Dum-mer is compulsory is most helpful training for theaverage boy who is timid at speakingbefore an audience. One good ath-lete in our numbers says he would doanything on an athletic field ratherthan speak before a crowd of fellow-students. Such are the boys whoneed the training derived from com-pulsory declamations. No one cantell when he may be in a positionwhere he will be called to make aspeech, take charge of a meeting orrespond to a toast. Soon the Am-brose Prize Speaking Contest willtake place. Three prizes are offered,amounting to fifty dollars and theyare well worth trying for. 18 THE ARCHON. Oh! say boy! Collins, the orator, is doing finework. hire Croston as an auxiliary in-structor to the primary youngsters think he is oldenough. Adams has accepted a position ina circus next year as hawker for theside-show. All the time he is talk-ing about Joe! Joe! the dog-facedboy. Snow-shoeing has been fine latelyand the number of pairs of snow-shoes on the place enables us all toenjoy the sport. But Oh ! what tum-bles for beginners. Teacher (in history class) : Whatcomes after 1749? Dean: 1750, of course. We have just found out that Don-ald thinks it healthy to dip in theocean in winter. They say it doesreduce the flesh. A beautifully bound set of Lowellsworks was recently received fromMrs. J. H. Ropes. We were veryglad to receive them. Lord was seen exercising his em-ployers steed while the latter wasaway on a visit. He seems veryfaithful and trustworthy. Compulsory declamation has be-gun to the sorrow of some. Theperiods are shortened Thursdays andthe half
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