South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-03

asked the city council for an appro-
priauon q 100000 20 improve their
lake front Did the council refuse
it? They did not. and this IS what
they said. You better make II
$1,000 or you VIII have 20 come
back again" And that Is what they
did. The Gary Park board can hard
ly do enough 20 suit their people.
IN Fl. Wayne. besides splendid gen
eral upbuilding OF their parks, hey
are erecting az a big cost, two fine
statues by the noted Chicago sculp-
tor. Frederick Spencer Hilbert. one
Of these Is OF Gen. Lawton. and the
other Of Col. David y Foster. r.
/ Wayne already has a noble statue Of
| Gen. Anthony Wayne. What has
South Bend along this order2 Elk
cept the Soldiers Monument, not a
thing. And yet these monuments
have a wonderful effect in dressing
|up the city and in education. South
Bend might at least acquire, at its
earliest convenience, a proper statue
| Of LaSaLe the explorer, because all
local history centers around him.
The city Of Evansville is most proud
OF its Park board work. and It has
good reason. as IL has some Of the
most beautiful parks in Indiana.
Cites Muncie Example.
"Muncie has only lately become a
/ second class city. but Ii has a Won
derful thing in its Mccullough park.
/ The beautiful rest house and pavil-
/ ion there will put 20 shame anything
/ I'm South Bend Indianapolis has
done magnificent work and its citi-
/ zens are further insisting on still
bigger things. Now Hammond, a
I city much smaller than ours and one
that has q Lake Michigan beach, is
| nevertheless spending $4,000 for
Ia Natatorium there. and one not sit
Iuated on the beach either. oh, no!
Indiana cities are not trying 10 have
their Park boards curbed, rather
| they are anxious 20 have their scope
much enlarged. At least. that is
\ true Of the forward element. If the
/ Tribune means that the Park board
must not make a move because II
/ has chosen 10 oppose the board, that
is one thing. but. at that, the voice
Of the editor is the voice OF a single
man. is il not2 on the other hand.
/ If intimidation was intended the
public may be assured that that
would be the last thing that would
cause the board ito crook the preg-
nant finger or the knee that thrift
may follow fawning." More than
likely. members Of the city council
feel likewise. They Will probably
feel that they were elected 10 do
their own thinking. since they. after
Ian, are the ones who must shoulder
the responsibility. Lately, the Tri-
bune acknowledged receiving a let
ter from Mr.. DeHaven fully explain
ing a very proper action OF the board
Of works. The Tribune grudgingly
replied that il hoped that the board
would "pay attention TO comment
in future Do you get that? Gould
anything arrogant be projected? Or
yes. they might notice comment,
but if their judgment was at vari-
ance and they feared 20 do what
they conceived TO be right and best
in the light as IL is given 10 them
70 see the light" hen were they
pusillani indeed. Likewise. tbs
Park board or the city council. II
referring 10 the new ordinance in
troduced in the council al its las
open meeting the Tribune says th'
Park board is about 10 ignore pub
lie sentiment" The Tribune mis-
takes its view for that Of public SEN
Of 5000 people. The Natatorium
has been popularity favored every
where. No real opposition appeared