Union Endicott High School 1939 Graduation Issue (Endicott, NY) - Full Access

TilE CY IC'S PHILO OPHY You can speak in words so wi e When no trouble clouds your e~es, But just try it when ill-fate has gol you down; For when a man is lucky, You'll find him twic as plucky, And he's et to fight the wodd without a frowr.. You can , it and give ad,·ice In a manner cold as ice, But there's no advice can pull you from despair; Life'll kick you all around 'Til you grovel in the ground Then leave you, licked and helpless, lying there When you think you'r down and out, Then ju t take a look about And you'll c;ee you'r not alon in woe and car For no matter what your trouble, There'~ ,ome one who has double And with hi , your plight ha nothing tu compare. - H<trry Love FRIENDSHIPS I want to laugh when I know you're gay And smile at the funn~ things you ·ay; I want to rejoice at your victory As though you did it all for me. Thal' the kind of friend I would be to you. I want you to know when I take your hand That here's a friend who wm undet tand, Who will ,feel the throb of your heart in pain And long for t.he time when it's healed again, Who will know when shadows come your way And watch with you till the dawn of day. If others scoff as they sometimes do, Remember a friend who will pull you through; If you travel the \'Orld over, no matter where Th re is one who wili follow ) ou in pray r. \\'h), ther 's hardly a thing I wouldn't do Because, my fri nd, l i>elieve in you. - !arion Sickler IGHTMARES All those young souls who 1 ive on schemes, Who. e days are spent in trances, Who~e ni !!:htc; are filled with hopeful dreams Of beautiful romances Can tell the yet unstricken one, " o use to run away, For upid'~ dart will find your heart Though 'gainst your will, some day. And then you, too, will live in tranc s, Build up ,chemes, and hope for chances; And if your dreams to nightmares turn, Well-that's the way it goes, you'll learn." - Be lle l\lcCQy DIC O TT TIGER TWO BEGGER~ A begger lay beside the gate, thing in rags, a pawn of fate, And no man there who passed him by Vould drop a coin in warm reply To hi pl a-"Give alms for Allah's sake." Another ~at within the town; nlike the fir t, he wore no frO\\ n; Loud was th ring of coin in cup And with each co;n his face lit up As men gave "alms fo1· Allah's sake." o sat the two, one sad, one glad: No stronger proof could there be had That when no one will gi\·c or lend, A cheerful , mile will win a friend, And men g iv "alms for Allah's ,ak ." Little drops of omething, Litlle grains of stuff, ~Jake a mighty bottleful- For me, that's quite enough. THE MOO The moon 1::; one lone gold , equin - Ha rry Love - BeUe l\lc oy Hung with bits of froth~ lace Upon th • dark blue velvet skirt Of night.. - Rt•lte t cCoy ETERNITY The question which has always puzzled m Is ·,he subj ·t of eternity, 'Ti. said that , om day, non<' knows wh n, 'fhis world will come lo an end, and th n 'fhere will be a reckoning. Th good aboYe, the bad b low, Each their separate ways will go; There forever and ever to stay, ;o.;ot, for just a year and a day, After the day of reckoning. It se ms impossible that time will wend On foreYer without end, The good to be glad; the bad to be sad After the day of reckoning. I just can't eem to realize, There'll be ~unri e after sunr'se, With neYer, never any end To this eternal path we wend, After the day of reckoning. - l\ta rjori l cWilliam ·