the value of the standards preserved in the great institutions, and does his part to be true to the best that tradition offers from the classic past. Yet, in a new age and in the presence of fresh personalities, he adapts his methods and his thought to altered conditions, knowing that he must show his mastery if at all by explaining new phenomena, solving recent problems. He must rise above yet assimilate the spirit of his own institution, showing his loyalty to ideals yet unattained as surely as in behalf of the best that now is.

In friendship there is a capital opportunity for the maintenance of standards while preserving a spontaneity that sometimes surpasses all bounds. No one is more dependent at times than the friend, yet this dependence at its best is accompanied by a freedom that grows in accordance with ideals of individuality. Such relationships may indeed be far from free in certain stages of their development. But the ideal is perfect mutuality, the full self-expression of each, fostered by the most considerate love. Mutual adaptation with this high ideal in view is possible where there is understanding of the forbearance needed along the way.

Sometimes friends undertake to attain this end by making a hobby of freedom, cutting themselves from the world, glorying in their escape from obligation. The result is unfettered expression of every prompting and sentiment within the personality.