Show A duty of individuals As we take stock of developments of 1936 and usher in 1937 let us call your attention to the responsibility of the individual for community progress this is an old but ever new theme without acceptance of this obligation by the individual no community development would ever be possible because mass action in any direction is impossible without a desire on the part of the individual to act so in order to get improvement every citizen of the community must be right on the question at least a large majority must be convinced that they are obligated to do their share of the work that is required the citizen who is satisfied with everything who want to let well enough alone on the theory that advancement van cement will require home bome extra effort on his part will sooner or later slide into the rut from which he will never emerge if he will adalize his own attitude carefully he will find that he alone is to be blamed if he is honest with himself he will recall how he repulsed every effort of progressive citizens to get his cooperation on projects to improve the community he will look back over the productive years of tiis hiis life and see failure written there because he resisted every movement that sought to have shoulder his civic responsibility so community advancement rests entirely with the individuals who live in it if they are listless and not alert to their opportunities dont accept their obligations as citizens there much hope of keeping pace with progressive communities that are growing and c constantly on becoming bettor better places in which to live |