Show know your own town first the story la Is told of EL a city man mail who was put to shame by a country cousin because the latter cutter in only a few lays days in the city had observed wore more of the cites f noteworthy features than tile the other then the city man had a bright idea and proceeded to quiz ills his rural spIn relation tion it developed that tho the countryman nover never took tittle to visit several spots of scenic beauty near his farm that he lint had never visited another place of true hi historic interest only five alvo miles from ills his land and that on the whole ho he was just as remiss in ills hla appreciation of ills his own community as was his city friend if the two had pressed their comparison a little further no doubt each would have found tile the other ignorant of sonio some of the shortcomings of ills his own community too what improvements were needed in sanitation in tile the schools in frallic regulations and so on would probably find neither man so well informed or thoughtful na as intelligent tell igent citizenship requires A know your own town campaign would be productive of benell clil results in any community of any size Ell elkhart chart truth |