Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
COMMUNITY CENTER
CAMPAIGN GIVES
PROMISE OF SUCCESS
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W ~ unite the CIVIC anu COln-
munity effort of all organizations
in Pullman. We have a highly sue
have a most useful patriotic post of
the American Legion We have Il
number of fraternal organizations
and womens clubs. We have several
strong, devoted churches. We have
Il board of education and school
system which merits and has the
confidence of the entire community
Our need is for a means of SO organ
izing all these civic and community
resources that they will perpetu-
ally do effective team work for the
common good. We believe that an
| efficient community center, in the
support of which all such organiza-
lions would have part, would dem
onstrate to the citizens of Pullman
the value of such cooperative effort
B. Where should the community
center be located?
In order to be a community center
such an institution must have a CEN
trail location. This is especially de-
sirable here in view of Pullman $
/ peculiar topography. In order to
secure the cooperation and interest
of, and to render equally a commun-
ity service to, the people on the sew
eral hills over which Pullman is dis
tributed, the community center
should stand in the valley as near
the business center of town as posi-
Bile. That business center is now
and is likely to remain at the inter-
section of Main and Alder streets.
Hence, our community center should
be as close to that center as possible.
Your committee has under consider
alton several locations reasonably
close to that natural center on its
choice of which it hopes to make a
more definite report in the near
future
c. How can we OBTAIN a COM
munity center?
1t will cost a considerable sum OF
money to erect a community center
for Pullman. That should not deter
us from persisting in the effort to
obtain one. There is a good deal of
wealth in the community. Our peo-
pie are normally generous, public
spirited and willing to GbIltribute to
good causes. We believe that a COM
munity center properly established
and well managed could be made to
pay some return on the money in
vested. The main thing immediate
ly needed is to work out a plan oi
campaign whereby all the civic and
fraternal organizations and the un.
organized citizens of the community
may combine their energies in ar
effort to secure this obvious benefit
to our city.
d. Who shall own and operate
the community center?
We recommend that there be or
ganized and chartered under the
laws of Washington a corporation to
be named The Pullman Community
Center Association. All citizens OF
Pullman and vicinity shall be eligi-
BILE to membership on the payment OF
$1.0O initial dues. This association
to be under the management of a
board of trustees, composed of one
representative from each fraternal
SOCIAL, civic and religious organiza-
ton in Pullman, each to be selected
by his or her respective organiza-
ton, and ten members at large to be
elected annually by the entire mem
bership of the Community Center
association. All members of the
board of trustees shall hold office
for one year or until their successors
are elected The members of the
board to elect an executive commit
tee of nine members to include the
president, vice president and the
secretary-treasurer of the association.
e. How create favorable sehti-
ment?
The two things necessary to be
done at once are to decide on a suit
able location and then to create fav-
orable sentiment. The community
as a whole must get the idea. Once
the idea is established and public
thinking chrystallized on some FEAST
bic scheme nothing can prevent that
scheme from being carried out. We,
therefore, urge upon thu chamber OF
commerce and other means OF pub
! licity in the community to give as