Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

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1 3 i I When taking notes get f'set to do so. Sit up straight with your mind alert. Use a large notebook if available. Date every page and place the course name at the top. Write legibly and rapidly. Use abreviations if you can understand them later. Use shorthand if it is one of your accomplishments. Keep your notes in order and in ai notebook where they can not get tern or lost. Pick out the most important things, jot them downg then after class, write out your own interpretation of the lecture from your notes and from what you remember in your mind. Use these interpretations and notes when finals COYIIGQ - You den't stop taking examinations when you finish schoolg you will be taking them all through life although they will not be planned tests over specific material. While in school we have a chance to prepare for these examinations. Do not cram before exams. If, however, you feel you must study, go over your material lightly and go to sleep direct- ly aftere Yeu'll be in better shape for the test. After you have completed your test, be sure to ge ever it for errors in spelling and words. When the report card comes, you should not be toe surpris- ed at your marks because you know how much work you are doing and how well you are deing.it. If they are low, put on the pressure, do more studying and be sure to follow the rules of studying that are suggested above. These rules will help greatly in being successful in school and in the future. Betty Dyer 'SO

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How can I learn to concentrate? Most people have that trouble. Here are some tricks of the trade. Cl! Do alll studing at one desk as far away from distraction as possible. Use this desk only for study. You'1l get the habit of associ ating-sitting before that desk with studying. Q20 Sit in a chair that you can't sink down in and donft give yourself a chance to relax completely. C33 Have the right lighting. cap Have on the desk all and only those materials which are necessary for a good job. KS? Start with all the drive you can muster. 165 Work with the thought to get the job comp- letely done as rapidly as possible. C77 Use a self-question- ing attitude in studing, C87 Make a routine for your studies and follow it. C93 Don't wait for inspiration, get right in- to your work. flOD Extensive training makes the best man-- learn as you go along--keep nflash cardsu donlt cram just before exams. A good study method to follow is - Read the whole assig- nment rapidly spotting all important points, new words, or definitions. Notice heavy type and headings especially. Write these words on your nflash cards.U Reread the assignment with the self-questioning attitude Write your questions down in your notebook on one page and right opposite them the answers. Go over these just before class to be sure you have them learned. When exam time comes, gather together your notebook and nflash eards,n you will then have a very good review of all your work. Compositions are written words which express the writer's opinion. These words should be interest catching. Writing is not magically acquired, writing is developed--by writing. We learn by doing and by overcoming our errors, Take criticism on your compositions as an advantage. You must try to correct your errors that are pointed out by the critics. When learning languages, you should observe these points flllearn punctuation. C21 Associate words and phrases with pictures in your mind. 433 Practice all you are able. CHD Use Wflash cardsn when learning vocabularies and cenjugations Note-taking is a hard job for some people because the words all, or most all, go in one ear and right out through the pencil tip. The student is not interested enough or the teacher does not make himself clear. When you make good notes, your interest is actually built up. You pay attention to the material more closely. You learn to tie in yesterdayfs notes with todayfs. You become successful in your school work. You also have enough organ- ized material about the course when the time for finals comes

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. OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE School, college, and, in fact, everything we do is a continuous learning experience which guides us through the paths of life. For through this training that is being so liberally offered us, we are gaining constant experience which is very necessary for us to carry on in the future. The work we do in the future and the success which results from our work are at once the center of our goal. The future is dependent on the younger individuals who are undoubtedly wading through books in school throughout the country to carry on in the days awaiting. Uwhat is ahead for us?W is a question that is in the mind of many young people, but the answer to this question is simply that unlimited opportunity is awaiting us in the future and we have a chance to take advantage of these opportunities by making necessary prepar- ations. Vocational choice is another important factor to consider for it alone means our whole future. There are many things to consider when choosing a vocation. It often happens that students see the folly of selecting a vocation for which they do not have the capacity. To make a sucessful choice, the student must have a strong interest in the field he or she selects. He must have necessary preparation and use good judgement, since the field of vocational opportunities for trained men and women are broader at the present time than ever before. The need for study of science of human relations has never been greater than it is today. Industrial and commer- cial developments in other countries are important. Commer- cial relations have increased demands. Radio provides voc- ations of many kinds. Secretarial employees are in great ' demands. Professional work, is offering many more opportunities for the future. We young people need not worry for lack of opportunity for we are living in a land where opportunity is unlimited. Richard Harding 'Sl