St Joseph Academy - Sajoscript Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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.b -wr--2.-., ax SANDALPHON Y. Fourth Primary RITA BRESNAHAN RITA BURNS RUTH DOEBELE VIRGINIA DOHMEN DIARY DOWNEY RITA FREAS MARY CATHERINE UOETZ AUGUSTA IIOLTEMAN BIARGUERITE KKJNANZ 'l'EREsA LA FRATTA BIARY LOUISE BICCONNELL ELIZABETH RIURPHY BETTY OARE RUTH VOLL MARY LOUIEE XVAGNER ALICE 'WITTENMEIER JANE WOLF Absent DIARY JANE BICINTYRE Third Primary JUNE BROWN VIRGINIA CALEY BELVA CAPPER MARY LOUISE COEEM AN IIARRIET COLE BETTY CREEDON JOAN DAY DOROTHY FLETCHER CATIIERINE HUNTER MARY JANE KIENER JEAN B1-CCONNELL DOROTHY MCELROY BETTY BIONE BIARTIIA NIBIJING VERONICA NYE ANNA ORMEROD ALICE RUDDICK MARGARET WIIETSEL MARY KATHERINE WIIIIIELM Absent MARY VVINIFRED ALLISON ELINOR CORBETT page seventy-nine

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SANDALPIION Books and Reading TNTELDRETII Moons Graduate ITH the invention of the printing press by John Gutenberg in 1450, one of the most powerful influences for good or evil was introduced into the life of civilized man-that of the printed page. Everything we read makes us better or worse, and either increases or lessens our happiness. We should often ask ourselves what influence our reading has on us, whether it elevates our thoughts and makes us aspire to higher ideals or Whether it warps or detracts our judgment and weakens our minds. One of the greatest blessings that can come into any life is the love of books. Next to the actual association with at magnanimous soul is the benefit to be derived from intimate acquaintance with good books. The reader's mind is raised to the writer's plane and is tuned in harmony with his hopes, aspirations and ideals. The horizon of the reader changes, his point of view broadens, his ideals are higher, his outlook en life is brighter. The importance of having great models and lofty aspirations constantly before the n1ind while it is yet plastic cannot be overestimated. Lives may be made or marred by the books that arc read in youth. Many persons owe their success or failure, either morally or intellectually, to the first unsupervised reading they devoured when they thought they were old enough to choose for themselves. Seekest thou for bliss 'l Lol here it is- In a quiet nook With a well loved book. Ilow many times have we accepted the invitation of the poet and with a beloved book, spent many happy hours in a quiet nook in perfect peace! Good books are good friends and our best teaehersg bad books do untold harm. VVhen one book of a worthless nature is liberated from the press it is like the flight of a bird that spreading contagion exposes the reading public to the dangers of a dreadful plague. Too often, poison lies hidden within the pages of a. book, but it is so cleverly concealed that the youthful reader fails to perceive that the higher life within has suffered untold harm. A bad book appealingly pre- sented becomes the most deadly of spiritual enemies. Fulfilling its proper end and aim in arraying salutary knowledge with true wisdom and in pleasing garb, at the same time arousing the soul to strive after worthy ideals, the novel would play laudable part in the education and betterment ef humanity. Many masterpieces ef fiction deserve all the praise which the greatest admirers ef the novel can bestow on the'n. Some of the best novels of the day, both from a literary and entertaining point of view, are from the pens of Catholic authors. We learn from authori- ties, however, that often little support is given them. As a result, the standard is lowered and the last traces ef Catholicity disappear from the books of really powerful writers. We cannot all write books, but we can, at least, encourage those gifted to do so by reading the best works and by a constantly increasing demand place the boeks of our own writers o11 the list of best sellers and on the shelves of our private and public libraries. ' page eighty