Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-03-04
SEE FRUITS IN
 MUNICIPA AL STUDY Banker Promises Aid in Re lieving City Expendi-
 ture. TAKE TREASURERSHIP Without Compensation Would Assume Duty as Means of LesSening Civic EXpenSe-Plan Is Approved.
TAKE TREASURERSHIP

Fruits of the Municipal Study Class which may bring promise of greater civic aid, came last night at tho Chamber of Commerce when a promi nent banker offered plan to resievt the city of some of it's expenditure.
 s. C. Alexander, president of the Merchants & Planters Bank, after civic affairs had been discussed a some length among an interested group, said his bank would be willing to name one of it's officials or em- ployes to act in the capacity of city treasurer, without compensation. This it is claimed would save the city all expenditure of three hundred dollars yearly on this items.
 Those who were present voted the idea a good one and in view of the fact that the city treasurership eX- pires within a short while, the offer made may take some tangible shape.
 The Municipal Study Class is being conducted under the auspices of the City Beautiful Club with Rabbi Joseph Jasin chosen for the place of teach CT. The principal object of the class is to become familiar with civic condi- tions, with a view to citizens famil- iarizing themselves with various af- fairs.
 Meetings will be held each Tuesday evening.
 In view of the unusual amount of attention which Pin e Bluff citizens have recently been devoting to muni- cipal problems, many readers will probably be interested in the follow ing abbreviation of an addresu on Public Service by Private Citizens,' ' delivered by Prof. Horace E. Deming, chairman of the executive committee of the National Municipal League, at Harvard University:
 ouPpOoC lDAI IilC lldJOIlty Ol ambitious, healthy minded young Americans wish to serve this coun- try in some office. I remember very well not so long ago when I was boy that it was held out to me that might some day be president of the United States, and that I should al- ways so conduct myself that when that opportunity came I should be fit to fill the position.
 "There are several hundreds of thousands of public offices in the United States, national. state and To- cal. That is encouraging to the boy. He may get a chance. But there is a hundred million of population, and there are not offices enough to go around; and then, too, of these hun dreds of thousands of public offices there are only a few thousands of any particular importance in determining questions of public policy or influenc- Ing governmental action. Only one man here and there may be president, but few may become governors, and still fewer United States senators. If we take larger group of public of- ficials, there are not so many of us after all who can expect to be mem- bers of legislatures or even of boards of aldermen. Moreover there are' some things connected with the meth ods for securing nominations to pub lie elective office and of retaining public piece that are repugnant to many; and, in spite of those methods, !, or possibly because of them, poli- tical career in this country, if it means continuing in public elective office, is uncertain and insecure. It is plain that most of us if we wish to render public service to our coun- try, must find some way of doing it while remaining in private station.
 "Now, how shall we do this. How shall we do it most intelligently Most effectively? For do it we must, and do it every man will, if he is, worthy to live under the flag of theI country.
 "We must r-7nember that the strug- gle of the people to control the gov ernment, to be the government, is the