The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-31
THESE IIIIs KEEP
LS On SELVES
Brand New Idea IN Com
murity Scoring Started
IN State.

a
IoRGkNToWN. Dec. 31-Think OF
7 co1TtTy community 50 interested in
sci E5St erment as actually to adopt a
seoEa card; not a score card for its
ct horses, hogs, sheep and grains
n Tor It's own people themselves.
Ieir homes, churches schools and
5orhood activities
then imagine such comntu-
III Hing in each year rural organs
On SPECIALISTS to Judge it. to :oIu-
It's condition with that OF the pre-
IioIiS year, to show It wherein It has
EnprOYed and wherein it has gone
Z backward, and finally to write GU.
pr6scEfp tion for It's next years efforts
toward the goal OF a more satisfying
country liEe.T
The idea IS not only new but full OF
promtse So Tar as is known nothing
mite along community improve
mem Lines had ever before been at
tern1ted until It fell to the lot OF West
nia under the auspices OF the
farm bureaus and the Agricultural E&-
on department, Morgantown, &C
blaze the way. West Virginia already
Ia three such communities; one at
GFangeyfHe IN Marion county, exc at
tEell, Harrison county. anG the 9TH
er 81 Martha, Cabeu county.
These communities nave comnu-
score card and the recent visit
of The organization experts showed
gam Of 19 points for Gza16sEtle, !.
4 points for Saltwell, and loss OIL
p6fnts for Martha over their scores 81
rear. That they still have a good
way to go IS shown by Their scores Oh
73( 692 and TAI respectively on a
= TOW
81 tie Improvements were made IS nos
oiisy interesting bat suggestive tooth
er communities interested III Turai
improvement.
Gsrangeytlle at its annual meeting
81 Community leaders was awarded
Two points for the absence Of Ga11y
and ugly advertisement signs, when
after investigation 1t was shown That
committee from its community ciub
ier the leadership OF W. T.AStuTm
had been vigorously and effectively
seoHaging the Establishment OF
Sici eYesores within tie community
,wo.andone-hclf additional points
Nee allowed for the Improvement o.
4he sct5ol course Of study, including
te Tse Of Focusing on the Comn!r-
as text book in ciy:cs; one Tor
housekeeping resulting from
ts.e yItics of the farm women's
s3s oAe for Eew siias bait; one TO-
c=seazsca and improvement in til
tese-aone system.
SAT We'd co-rGaucity game! ore
r3@t Because &C better lighting AMI
* -ss1ss-@@ IN tie c-tur2h; four point
. s.fza ne izc.e -sel use CT tic sc&oa'
Xxx Cor rs guar sclosl S79:!s ard
nj E~0s;lf fra
5st:a a. st2.Iaticn CT t2:n15 rs, rpr-
) SIG water IN kitchens, and ct:e:
Etgs 3 eoayen;eEcss; thee Points Ioi
bclt Z f1r=!Eg; two points =" Inc de-
yeIGSreAt OF 9 community club, and
ts4o for increased activity of Young
people in high school work But ali
was not gain. The community SUI
tered q loss amounting to two pctnts
BEdaht about by the citizens through
l5gence IN matters Of government
ana a lackof interest in elections
10 say that the people Of these COM
nIfEitEeS are wide awake to che valve
Of community development work is TO
repeat common place. They go after
community Improvement to get le-
suits The communities have now in
active operation definitely organized
activities for doing still better things
during the coming yeSr and thus earn
SIN larger scores when surveyed
again In the fail Of 1919. They are not
tlnstfnlg to good luck and the wealth
or TO improve their respective situa
: tons but have taken matters in hand
IN a Characteristic and busin ess-like
manner That their activities will re.
suit IN making their respective COM
npntties better places in which to live
z ean3ldt Ije d0uhted