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We will now look at some of the consequences of this feebleness of our retentive powers. The disadvantages resulting from forgetfulness of studies are far from being the only ones. How often have we been baffled in trying to recall the incidents or the characters of a book which we...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMORY. | 2/27/1874 | See Source »

The ill effects of a poor memory are likely to be felt more in our future course than they ever have been yet. Whatever may be a man's occupation, a good memory cannot help being of importance to him. A lawyer will find it very desirable, if not absolutely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMORY. | 2/27/1874 | See Source »

The importance of the quality we have been speaking of being admitted, one or two suggestions as to its acquisition may, in closing, be appropriate. It is tolerably well established that the memory can be cultivated. With the methods of doing this, as described in the books, we are all...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMORY. | 2/27/1874 | See Source »

If, then, we substitute-mental for written notes, particularly as to the heads of arguments and other matters of the kind; if we pay special attention to whatever memorizing occurs in any of our work, particularly with a view to retaining the matter permanently, by rehearsing it at intervals of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMORY. | 2/27/1874 | See Source »

A COMPLAINT has been made to us which would occupy in its full statement more space than we can give. The subject of it, however, may be given in a few words. Some ladies, in the role of visitors in Cambridge, knocked at a student's door, and to the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/27/1874 | See Source »