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Four Minute Essays By Dr. Frank Crane: 101 total pages.

Waste no time in acquiring "general information." Always read and study with a purpose. Look up subjects; don't just read books. Books are to be referred to, con- 4. 30 POUR MINUTE ESSAYS suited, not to be read through-that is, as a rule. Be a friend and daily companion to the dictionary and encyclopedia. Look things up. Define. Practise defining. Practise telling what a thing is not, as well as what it is. 10. Get a clear idea of what you don't know. Then you can see better what you do know. 11. Write. Not for publication, neces­sarily, but for yourself. Writing accustoms you to choose just the right words. Beware of adjectives, especially two of them. Favor nouns. Use simple, short words. They mean more, and carry further. 12. And never hurry or worry. 31 SELF-STARTERS W HAT you need, man, is a Self-Starter. You go along all right when somebody cranks you up, but that kind of a machine is getting more and more out of style. You have fine staying qualities, but poor starting qualities. You have patience, perseverance, honesty,

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