South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-05
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

science unless he understands the
entire human body.
"In the United States We are
learning that all city problems must
be studied each in relation 10 the
ether. city planning recognizes that
need. IL is not only sympathetic
with all other salient municipal for
ward movements. il insists on them
as vital 20 the good Of the people.
Hence DO comes about that all
civic congresses now held devote a
large part Of their time 10 city plan
rlng. The American Civic associa-
ton. the National Housing assOcia-
ton the National Municipal league.
an incorporate city planning in their
annual conference and in their cur
rent labors during the entire year
This is true of the national hOus-
ing confer ence held in October in
Providence. r. l.. OF the National
Municipal league which met last
So eek in Springfield. Mass. and il
viii be true Of the annual meeting
this winter OF the American Civic
association.
All Recognize Value.
These advanced civic workers
recognize that they must evolve our
cities into desirable forms TO elm
mate the wastes. human. financial
and economic. If they are 20 make
of the cities good places TO live in.
Hence the city planner begins
with the first requisite. commune
cation with the outside world by
rail. water and main wagonroad; for
city would starve TO death in a
month were such communication
Cut off: or If not cut off. which Of
course could not be. and if wasteful
facilities be maintained, the labor Of
keeping mp outside communication
Will cost the people more than it
should--and the common people
bear that extra cost i'm the last anal
ysis.
The city planner also recognizes
as coordinate with that matter the
vital issues Of sanitation and health.
and safeguarding against disaster
from fire and flood.
THE wise city builder does not
stop To argue over which is the more
important.
Each Is Important.
He does not err as did that old
time physician. who was death on
FITS. He sees in development OF eco
monte transportation facilities a ben
eft 10 the average man; in the
bringing Of good housing conditions,
as something not only needed, but
imperatively needed; and he recog-
Eizes that environment exercises vast
influence on the characters of hui
man beings. quite as much as it does
en- all organisms. He does not urge
good living conditions for pigs.
sheep. cattle and horses and then
fail TO insist on them for human
kind as OF vastly more Importance.
He wants abundant provision for
| parks and Fairgrounds and for civic
centers and community mingling. He
wants convenient systems of streets,
that traffic may flow without the ser
icus wastes of time and costs of un-
economic movement ot persons and
things
But he wants these things co-Or-
dinated ina comprehensive city
/ plan He wishes TO see the city de-
| veloped as a vast mechanism. or
I better. as an organism of articulated
7 parts; instead of as a disjointed pro-
/ gram of unrelated acts and antag-
I Onistic movements.
That would be 10 build the city as
well as properly conducted indus
/ trial institutions are conducted. II
/ would give US such a home as would
/ best nj the needs Of the municipal
u family"