| Show A. c GIVES VIEW OF O-F O COMMUNITY Plan of Chicago City C Club Is to Develop Develop De De- the Neighborhood Spirit In the small smal city or village nothing In particular is done dona ordinarily to stimulate the neighborhood spirit That force grows and develops naturally naturally naturally ally In a small community People come to know one another without effOt ef effort ef- ef fort fOt and easily retain their friendships a and d acquaintanceships Thus is pro- pro Tided a substantial foundation for community interest which is another nother name for neighborhood spirit In a city of large proportions the community interest the neighborhood spirit is less apparent and less cohesive co co- co- co There is such an excess of humanity all aU about that unnatural barriers are anxiously thrown up against the making of friends too readily Even neighbors living in the same apartment building remain strangers for months on end Yet a city like lile Chicago if it is to establish establish establish es es- es- es the cohesive Interest that finally finally finally fin fin- ally produces community interest must develop somewhat in terms of of the neighborhood spirit Out of this comes the broader interest that embraces embraces embraces em em- braces the affairs of the whole city This situation gives special val value e to the neighborhood center competition that is about to be featured at the Chicago City City- club The purpose as announced is to bring before the public in graphic graphic- form the practical possibilities of enhancing neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood life in 9 our r rc c cities ies by better and especially better grouped buildings and grounds for neighborhood ties ties This object Is a particularly worthy one It fits in w well ll with the public properties exhibition at the City clubBy club By this means an opportunity is given Chicago citizens to obtain a clear idea of what they own as as a community community- their schools libraries museums streets bridges parks playgrounds baths police and fire stations and so on Th The well Informed citizen should have definite knowledge of th this great community estate in which he is a stockholder The exhibition and the competition with with their theix incidental meetings and discussions should do much much to to- to establish ish a broader concept of these essential matters Chicago matters Chicago News |
