The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-02
REV. WAITE AD-
DRESSES CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE
ON CIVIC REQUIRE
MENTS
GIVES A TEN POINT TEST BY
WHICH A CITY MAY
BE GOVERNED
NEED OF A GYMNASIUM
Thinks the Armory is the Solution
of the Recreation Problem
in OwOssO

At the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Tuesday noon which was
held at the Elk's Temple, Rev. Har-
vey A. Waite delivered an address on
civic affairs and the ten points OF
tests which a town should be sub
jected to.
He gave the following points to
be considered: First, Attractiveness.
Shall like the town. It's Atmosphere.
Does it have the beauty of shaded
streets and beautiful buildings? Is
it quiet, airy, roomy, well lighted and
well paved? Does it have attractive
private homes; is it clean in every
sense?
Second: Healthfulness. Will my
family and myself have reasonable
chance to keep well in that town?
What about it's water supply, it's sani-
tary conditions, its method of milk
inspection, it's health department, it's
hospitals, and is it without congest-
ed district?
Third: Education. Can l educate
my family and myself in that town?
Has it public schools, are it's institu-
tions of higher learning adequate for
my purposes? Has it library,
churches, newspapers and post Office
facilities?
Fourth: The people. Will l like
the people of the town? Are they
home folks? Are they neighborly
and friendly? Is the town free from
factionalism? Does it have strong
religious, fraternal and social organi-
cations?
Fifth: Recreation. Has it theaters,
gymnasiums, parks and pleasure
drives.
Sixth: Living. How much does
it cost to live? Has it electricity,
gas, telephone?
Seventh: Accessibility. Does the
town have adequate railroad connec-
tions, interrurban lines or automobile
routes?
Eighth: Business. Are there good
banking facilities, manufacturing in
terests, up to date. stores, good ship
ping facilities, prosperous farming
community, an active cooperation
among the business men?
Nineth: Employment. What are the
for job or new business
Tenth. Plogressiveness. Rev.
Waite said that he finds that he lives
in town that is a progressive one,
active along civic lines and town
that had spirit Of Push which
means future that is worth while.
Mr.. Waite said: ''The foregoing ten
points are the true tests of town
or city. Owosso's location is the
best. Her streets are wide and well
paved, the houses are well painted
and our public buildings are build
ings to be proud Of. The city stands
the cleanAst of Michigan's
cities. Under the fifth test: Have !
we gymnasium in which the younger
may find recreation and
We have not. But it is
possible. The Armory which now is
a forbidden place for the boys and
girls, must be opened and l am
counting the days until that time
comes when the men of Owosso will
see fit to demand that this place be
opened and made into a place where
the boys and girls Of Owosso can find
recreation and pleasure. AS it is
the boys do not have any place to go
except to stand on the street corners
DR. other places not of type to men,
tally or physically advance their
minds and bodies.
Let us be progressive. Let US not
.hink so much Of ourselves that we
are afraid to get down and work and
give the best that is in US. The
boys of today are the men of tomor-
row and we must remember that il
we want God-fearing, Up-rigEt-liv-
ng community we must train our
BOYS and girls to live upright, clean
ives so that when the time comes for
hem to face the world, their mental
faculties will be of the keenest, and
he problems of the day will be solv-
I'd rightly.