Be original and make an effort. You will soon learn that these simple pictures will recall the points of the talk in the order in which you have arranged them. The hint is all the mind needs, if it gets the right start you will be able to say what you wish. Review Your Studies An excellent method of mental development is to make a practice of recalling the occurrences of the day each evening. This is especially important for students. Time should be taken to sit quietly and review the facts and ideas of the day's lessons. Here is an excellent opportunity to urge your mind to think them over for yourself. There can be little growth of knowledge without independent thinking. Review as much in detail as possible all of today's lessons before starting on the new. One reason you do not remember more of what you see, read, or hear, is that you do not review it. Reviewing carefully will very largely increase your stock of knowledge. It is not unreasonable to expect that some of the facts or experiences of the day's work and lessons will later become as important and valuable as a business man's papers. He does not hesitate to take time in the middle of the day to file these papers, or even to carry them to the vault. Teach the child to take a few minutes in the evening and review the occurrences of the day and you will be surprised to see his mind begin to take on the retentive power of a vault. The necessity of repetition will never be eliminated; it may by better methods be reduced to a minimum, but cannot disappear entirely. Some knowledge must be so familiar that it can be used habitually (by the subconscious mind) without the necessity of conscious effort, and this cannot become true without repetition. Review Improves Observation Another result which is far from unimportant is the fact that this effort will develop the ability and the inclination to take notice of things as they transpire. Many examples can be given of the extreme value of this exercise, as the experiences of Thurlow Weed. He had the ambition to become a politician, but lacked one necessary requisite--a retentive memory. The above idea was suggested to him by his wife. Mr. Weed practiced by recalling to his wife in the evening all the circumstances and happenings of the day. He was so greatly repaid for this effort that he continued this for many years. Mr. Weed says, "I am indebted to this discipline for a memory of unusual tenacity. I recommend this practice to all men who wish to store up facts and expect to have much to do in influencing men." A Word to the Student The greatest lesson of education is thought. The thing you should be striving for and working toward is the ability to think clearly, logically and deeply. One of the greatest aids is the knowledge which is stored in your brain and which you are all able to recall at will.