Thomas College - Thomasonian Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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SOCIABILITY, COURTESY, AND DONATION OF YOUR TIDIE OFTEN PAYS OFF It is often taken for granted that a slip-shod manner here and there matters little in many situations, and a great many times this may be true. However, this is not likely on the job - not if you expect to be successful. Going to work every day can be a pleasure or a dreaded misery for life. It is to be remembered that to be content in whatever position you may be in, you must be happy and enjoy your work. To enjoy your work, to know what you are doing, and having your fellow workers want you to be a part of their daily happenings is where sociability comes in. The gift of being social is the art of being a friend. Whenever a friend is gloomy and forgets how to smile, be the one to be the good listener and wear the smile. There are many instances where courtesy has been the introduction to a new and better job. Many businesses pride themselves on the courtesy they extend to their customers. Courtesy is often the act of being tact- ful. A tactful person in a business establishment gives a customer a good opinion of everyone working in the organization. Not only does the buyer notice this attitude of friendliness, but it builds good will for the com- pany, and raises the reputation of the firm. Donation of time is one of the most important factors a person can contribute to a business, to a civic or charitable organization. Granted, we should appreciate what we already have, but also, we should strive to improve in the future. As the saying goes, When contentment enters, progress ceases. Being willing, helpful, thoughtful g by giving our time to help our fellow man makes a better world for everyone. To build a business often takes a great deal of time A contributed by many individ- uals beyond the regular hours required by present standardsg each striving and working together for the betterment of the businessg each showing ambition, working forward toward promotion. The essentials of the above are the essence of good business. It is these three products, sociability, courtesy and donation of time, combined with ambition which will increase your potentialities, and in turn will in the future reap you your long awaited success. David C. Paradis TO OUR ADVERTISERS We, the Thomasonian Staff of 1956, sincerely wish to thank our ad- vertisers for their patronage. Without their assistance, both moral and financial, the yearly publication would not be practical. Our sincere thanks, The Thomasonian Staff

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SPORTS AS AN ASSET When you think of sports you may think of a team running up and down a gridiron, a basketball court, a baseball diamond or maybe some other form of athletic structure, but no matter whether it is football, bas- ketball, baseball, or any of the other many sports that we have which are available to us, the same thought is with each individual participating in the contest. You are there with the intention of winning the contest not only for your own self-respect but also for the respect of your own teammates and those of the other team. Just what are some of the advantages of being a member of an athletic team? Let us survey this thought a little more closely. Take any boy or girl who is a member of any school athletic team, just what does he or she get from this team? If you were to stop and analyze this question carefully, you would see that this certain boy or girl would receive many benefltsfrom this participation in sports. A few of these advantages are: you receive training helpful in achieving a good, clean, healthy body, you learn to get along with fellow teammates, you learn to be a good win- ner and equally good loser, you make many new friends 'through com- petition with other schoolsg you learn to take orders and then put them into use. These are just a few of the helpful elements that a good athletic program can do for most any boy or girl in school. The athletic program may also help the school which has its teams rep- resenting it. Being on good terms with other schools is always helpful to the success of your school, town, or city. When your team is participating in a contest with another school, this brings spectators to your town, helping it to prosper. Yes, whether or not we have realized it, a well designed athletic pro- gram in a school is just as important as a well designed academic program. by C. Hurd