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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 21, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 12.

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Study at Home

By W. E. Howell

THIS is the liveliest year yet in the work of the Fireside Correspondence School. Our students are keeping up their lessons more regularly and are doing a much better quality of work than heretofore. Each month of the year so far has shown a healthy, uniform growth in membership. Nine new students were added in January, five in February, and four the first four days of March.
The range of our patronage is good. Every continent on the globe and several islands of the sea are represented. We have eight students in Takoma Park and four in West Africa. Not long ago a missionary leaving Washington for India took a lesson outfit with him, and by the time he arrived in his field he had prepared and mailed back en route seven lessons. It is reported that this same missionary began his field work the next day after his arrival. More recently another missionary departing for Africa paid his lesson fees, took up his outfit, and departed.
Lessons are being taken in every subject offered by the school. As is very proper, English and Bible are in the lead. During the month of February, we received lessons in these subjects as follows:—
Bible Doctrines...........51 Life of Christ............14 Grammar...................85 Composition-Rhetoric......51 Advanced Rhetoric.........10 Journalism................10
Considering the fact that each of these lessons represents from three to five days' work in the ordinary school, these figures mean much student activity. As soon as students get far enough along in their work to appreciate its value, it is a common thing for them to say, as one did the other day, “I enjoy my study very much, and only wish I had taken advantage of the Fireside Correspondence School before.” Fortunately for procrastinators the school is open for enrolment during the “six working days” of every week.
W. E. HOWELL, Principal.
Takoma Park, D. C.