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SHORT GUTS TO HIGH GRADES

"Short cuts to high grades?" quotes the merry little sister. "Do you
believe in short cuts?" "'Sure, I believe in short cuts to any thing pro-
viding the destination is desirable, the short cut safe and I don't miss
anything by taking a bee linej" said the alumna.

Who doesn't believe in getting the most for the amount spent? If
it's money that's spent or time, energy or thought? So short cuts to
high grades are most desirable. There are a number of these cuts, but
few of them are often taken.

First, there is a short cut that in many cases will reduce the mileage
to high grades fifty per cent. The cut is concentration. When you study
trigonometry don't let your mind wander and, instead of dealing with sines
and logarithms, day dream of the signs that indicate a bid to Chi Chi's
ball with its dancing rhythms. Or, if Caesar be the subject, don't spend
any time pondering if the pattern for that Junior Prom dress cuts the
material in three parts. The first short cut is the path of concentration.

The second short cut is always taken on Saturday. Get your Mon-
day's work Saturday. The object of Sunday or the Sabbath was to rest
and refresh the mind as well as the soul of man, woman and child. You'll
have far more sparkle in your work, in your scholarship, the element of
brilliancy that often leads to high grades will develop because of the one
rest day when you catch your breath and rest and get ready for another
week of concentration. The second short cut is Monday's work pre-
pared on Saturday.

The third short cut is the policy of having Monday's lessons whether
you have them on any other day or not. There are two reasons for this.
Most students do not have recitations of great brilliancy on Monday. The
time for a dim star to shine is when all other stars are a bit low in
luster. A good run is a great help for a leap. Well prepared work for
Monday is a leap in the right direction.

Fourth. Keep your work up, if you have to cut a date occasionally.
The tree of high scholarship has not as many dates as the busb of low
grades, but they are lots bigger and more delectable.

Fifth. It is the extra ten minutes that does the polishing. After you
have prepared a lesson, give it an extra ten minutes to take off the rough
corners.

Follow these five short cuts and see how rapidly you arrive at the
gateway of high grades.—ATA Quarterly.

Are you a dollar-a-year girl?