Show THE pHE vacation which is close at hand will be a great relief to many Some of course can return to their homes with light hearts and pass a summer of ease and recreation while others confronted with the stern realities realities realities reali reali- ties of life must toil heavily to gain means to go through college another year To the latter kind perhaps the change will not be distasteful for they are the ones who must make ever every moment count and consequently it nearly always happens that they load themselves down with too much work When spring comes around the bad effects of over over- study over study are clearly visible visible- pale faces out burnt-out brains and shattered shattered shattered shat shat- constitutions To this class we strongly urge that greater moderation be made in the selection of studies Some Som there are who are are carrying twenty hours a week or more and a larger number eighteen It is scarcely possible that justice can be done to all the studies unless the student wrongfully shuts himself out from all rational enjoyment and becomes f a grind of the most pronounced type We were informed last week that a male student of the University had devoted his whole time week in and week out to his studies and that there might be no interference to his studying he has positively abstained from reading the newspapers newspapers newspapers-in in fact hasn't read one since last September This of course is a case of downright foolishness To return to the question of the number number number num num- ber of hours a student should take we read a statement some time ago that at Harvard a student was discouraged to take over twelve hours houn a week since it was felt that this was all one could satisfactorily handle after making al allowances allowances allowances al- al for needed physical physic l exercise the reading of current literature and social duties Whatever may be a mans man's mental strength it may reasonably be asserted that all things considered fifteen fifteen fifteen teen hours is enough for anyone and any amount above this is fraught with danger |