St Josephs Academy - Academia Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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I The Academia I if fi lx 0 ' . I at f p - J CONCERNING FRIENDSHIP Just between us, what does friendship mean? Does it signify a give and take attitude towards our friends: or, is it a selfish grasping of all the merits of this union with no contribution whatsoever? A man noted along Broadway recently referred to a pal as a bystander, and a friend as a standby. Perfect friendship is a valuable bond affording the exquisite joy of under- standing and of being understood. Its securities are trust and loyalty. True friends never permit suspicion to settle in a corner of their mind, and are always faithful and ready to defend each other's good name. The entire duty of friendship may be briefly expressed in the golden rule: To do to and for your friend. what you would have him do to, and for you. The noble fruits of friendship may be enumerated as sympathy, judgment, and influence. In rainy weather as well as when the sun shines, sympathy is an essential quality in our lives. How we cling to our friend for comfort when someone dear to us has died! Likewise this same friend is always ready to congratulate and wish us happiness at some joyful event. Whenever we have to make a decision we always ask the advice of that person and rely upon his judgment. Then, too, this close relationship may influence us for good. A friend, by good example, aids us in conforming our lives to the beautiful which we see in his life. Thus, when we consider the worth of perfect friendship let us not be so eager to give or accept the customary pat on the back without judging the force or intention behind the pat. It may be the hearty slap impulsed by joy in our good luck, or the feigning tap of a false friend. Mary McDermott, '36, BORROWING FROM TOMORROW The age-old promise, I'll do it tomorrow, has proved disastrous many, many times. What will tomorrow bring you if today is forever indebted? Joy? Hardly. Sorrow? Perhaps,-but it will surely bring a sense of guilt. What about the precious minutes that you have robbed from today? What about the good that could have been done today? Beware of idle moments! Think only of today: leave tomorrow alone. Do the duty of the present and do it well. When tomorrow comes it will be another today: treat it as such. Peggy Ragan, '3 6. if 5-'ls W Kvd' .,,. 1 A 1 sa, y I' 1 n ll. ii llffi - lllllll .445 ll