Show I The Sensible Plan I i THE E Building Age one of the leading trade organs of the thet t country has come out with a strong editorial in which it 5 recommends the erection of a building or community house as the most fitting of all memorials for the soldiers sailors and marines 3 who fought for the United States in the great war It thus r T indorses the plan which the memorial committee appointed by byj 4 Governor has decided j Bamberger wisely upon e g The Building Age Agg points out that in the days of Alexander G x Caesar and Napoleon it was fitting that memorials took the form of monuments monuments' for the personal glorification of the leader jf Today says the Eastern publication victory rests upon i the arms of the people and those chos chosen n to represent them And memorials to their victory should be such as to enter into the life 5 and spirit of the nation if the victory is to be fittingly celebrated V 4 This feeling has permeated the United States A few come comar com com- e ar r still stitt hold to the erecting of a memorial arch l monument or other traditional commemoration of the victories of autocratic government But by far the the greater number is with a true American democratic spirit seeking to to erect memorials that will witt willa willbe be a part of the life of the people and cultivate the community spirit No better way in which to express express' this spirit can be found than in the sentiment ent for community b buildings for buildS buildings build- build S ings digs which shall provide a meeting place for the citizens where 3 recreation may be had theatrical sports or other Such buildings in their d development form a center for the life of the community ri t and fo foster ter a spirit that cannot help but make better citizens ns of ofus ofus jus us all H t Unlike the formal monument which is often looked at but j f-j- seldom seen the community building enjoys the throb of life The realization of this has caused most communities to feel that 3 W t it is far better to spend money in such a way as to be an investment invest- invest i jr ment rath rather r than to spend it that it will witt be a useless eyesore to toa a the town which has not felt the democratic urge to f the great war in the same spirit in which it was fought fought and and won T rt 1 |