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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 4, 1909

If a man does not exercise his arm, he develops no muscle in his arm; and if a man does not exercise his soul, he acquires no strength of character, no vigor of moral fiber, no beauty of spiritual growth.

Word has been received from Prof. C. P. Crager that he and his wife and Miss Mary Cobban, en route to South Africa, have reached England safely. They left England on the S. S. “Saxon” for South Africa, January 9.

A very neat brochure, “Echoes of English,” is issued by the Adelphian Publishing Company, of Holly, Mich. The preface says: “This little book consists not of display work written for this purpose, but of the term’s composition work of four classes in the English department of Adelphian Academy; viz., grammar, analysis and composition, rhetoric, and literature, constituting grades eight, nine, ten, and eleven, respectively.” This commendable little work speaks highly for the good work done in both the English and printing departments of this school.

Prof. R. B. Thurber, of the Adelphian Academy, Holly, Mich., says: “Our enrolment was increased yesterday by six students, making our total enrolment, up to date, seventy-one. We are so crowded that we can hardly accommodate those who come, but we are making a valiant effort to provide room for all.”

The excellent temperance program prepared by the Educational Department of the Central Union Conference, was rendered by the schools throughout this union conference with good results. Our general exercises and special programs may most fittingly treat upon such important subjects as temperance and religious liberty.

Brother James Bellinger, principal of the Amory (Miss.) School, says: “We are having a good school this winter. I am so thankful for the way God has blessed in opening up this work. I believe that many will go out from this place into the great work of God. We have twenty-nine students at present, and others are expected.”

Two excellent student magazines come regularly to our desk. They are the Student Idea, published by the students of South Lancaster Academy, and the Columbian, by the faculty and students of Mount Vernon College. The thoughtful character of the articles contained in these magazines, their good workmanship and neat make-up, are an honor to the schools that publish them. Such work is helpful and inspiring to students.

It is well in our schools not to forget the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, February 12. It may properly be commemorated by appropriate exercises. This is also true of the birthday of George Washington, February 22. These two great men had a firm grasp of the principles of civil and religious liberty, and a broad understanding of the relation each sustains to the other. These occasions afford opportunity for the expression of these principles and our appreciation of them.

In writing concerning the value of the book “Education,” Brother B. L. Howe, principal of the Central Intermediate School, located at Armona, Cal., says: “I have a class of ninth- and tenth-grade pupils, fifteen in number. This class is using ‘Education’ as a reader. I have used this book in this way in advanced grades several times, and find that the interest increases as we advance, and the pupils make marked improvement in reading.” Here is a good suggestion.

Prof. J. B. Clymer, principal of the Elk Point (S. D.) Industrial Academy, says: “The boys’ hall is full, and nine boys are rooming in the Pennell cottage, which we have rented for this term. We have room for but three or four more girls in the main building, including the third-floor rooms. We have, on the whole, a good class of students, who are anxious to reach a high standard of proficiency in their studies, and are working hard toward that end. The religious work of the school is good. Some have made a start to serve the Lord since the school began, and we are hopeful that more will join them. Our enrolment is nearing sixty.”