Morris tribune., 1913-07-04
GETTING IN TUNE WITH PROGRESS.

Some exceptionally strong men have delivered ad-
dresses in Morris the past week Each had message.
Some spoke for the good old things and spoke for
the good things but howsoever different the various
messages in thought and FORM and howsoeVer much
the speakers differed among themselves in viewpoint and
expression they spoke the message of better things
the message of progress.
1t is of no value to us to have Mr.. Blair point out
how metropolitan color and dsort for the
benefit of certain interests that Governor Vessey should
tell that found the people of South Dakota
sve state national affairs but rank sandpatters
in county village and school district affairs that Judge
Alden should tell of the shortcomings of the people of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont unless the short
comngs which exposed denounced and rdiculed and
the better things which praised by translated
into the ordinary affairs of workaday lives These
things become idle gossip unless from them all we
take the broader vision of our own daily work.
1t is easy be prophet of progress the Chautau
qua platform but it must be remembered that
the lecture platform ever yet had message that
worth hearing who had first carried vision thru many
wearsome struggle. opposed and wellngh thwarted by
the forces of expediency. lassitude and evil
The greatest test of appreciation of what Chautau
qua means to community is the degree to which the
vision enlarged and the community life in with
progress.
quarter of a half century from now this cOmmun-
ity this state and this nation going approximate
what we today plan for it be. Unless plans
progress will be none, and the there who
plan to progress the progress will be made Pro-
gress cannot accomplished without effort and
progress difficult is that lot of the effort must be
expended simply in doing away with that which is not
good or only good for that which is better.
A simply method of getting into tune with progress
is to form mental picture of what changes would
pect made in city state in the quarter
of century, and then work bring about those things
due order.
Situated in the midst of the richest and depend
able agricultural country in the world would expect
see great progress made in farming in twenty-five years.
so it is easy that of first duties make
agricultural development easy possible. That was
the burden of Gov vesseys talk, and it only
mon
In the matter of roads. twenty-five years from now
this county going have miles and miles expensive
permanent road 1t is self evident that the way to gel
those with the least expense every dollar
spent for the working out of complete system
In the of schools the city of Morris is sure
to high school good better than that any
her neighborng cities and there should be no opposition
to building in such way to anticipate the needs Of
the city quarter of century hence.
In the moral field only that which good endure
and that which is not good will pass away. Twenty.
years will changes made, and the changes will
the and the easier if look to what th
future has in store.
These thoughts are suggested by the Chautauqua bu
they quite appropriate at this Fourth of July
To get in tune with progress. must make owl
the enlarged view which the of large knowledge
and fo IooI,
ward to what the future has in store.