Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-21
Robbins Is
Speakera at
OpenForll11l
Community Is In Need
Of Definite Working
Program Says Dean
of Oregon School


That a definitely organized
working program is fundamental
to the successful progress OF a
community was emphasized last
night by Dean e. C. Robbins OF the
University OF Oregon school of
business administration, who
spoke last night before the open
forum at the Commercial club
rooms. After that, all there is to
do is roll up your sleeves and get
to work and you have the bear BY
the tail"
Before. the war the general
growth OF the community was TAX
en- as an index of its relative sue
cess as a unit" he said. Due to
the war, however, America has
come face to face with a number
Of circumstances OF vital import
ance which were thrust on the
realization Of the people with
somewhat OF a shock. and which,
according to the dean, are to a
great extent a fault Of the com
.munity. When 80 per cent of the
draft were physically unfit, and
33 per cent OF those physically fit
were on the border line Of Hitter
acy. It was an indication that the
community was not all that II
should be. 1t also was learned
that the country, which was for
merly looked on as a source which
furnished new raw materials to
supply the Industries with strong,
capable man-power, was behind
the city in physical and mental
handicaps.
Community Duty.
On somewhat OF a different
line, Dean Robbins named the lack
OF whole-souled Americanism and
the presence of radicalism and in
dustrial unrest as a community
fault, and held that all these were
things that a community should
work to overcome.
1--WE talk up the Washington
end of things too muchS he con
tinued, III every community haC
taken care Of its own soldiers, II
the employment problem of the re
turned soldier had been met ant
solved as community problem
there would not be the gigantic
national problem that faces us to
day, involving such measures al
the soldiers bonus bill" The dean
expressed his firm belief that the
community should take 1t on itseli
to meet the soldier question, and
that the federal government is
now dabbling in something which
II .s Obliged to. because the com
munities have been passing the
buck"
DR.. Henry e. Morris. who il
chairman of committee to make
arrangements for a community
sing, reported that a plan was un
der way for sing in the parf
with the municipal band som'
time in the near future. Friday
July 20. had been set for tenta
tive date, but the sing was post
poned from that time due to thu
chAutauuua program then In pro
gress.
New Members Secured.
Additional members OF the Com
meroial club secured In July &C
cordlng to the reports last nigh
we're: c. G. Given. John o. Col
ira, II. Tupling, G. @. Quacken
bush, STANDBY & Foley, II. NJ
styles. Benjamin F. Pound, f. X
Dennison, Rene Daniel. f. c
Gamble, l.. Harry weis. = q
Hinkle, +. ~ Woodry, Harwoo'
Hall, Showalter & Jacobs, V. Z
Kuhn, Lawrence Gale, II. ], Nc
Bride. Hughes & Taylor, M. L
Meyers. w. T. Hickey.
Members announced since Tues
day noon are Archerd Implemen
Co, Mrs, w. p. Lord. George Wat
ers, Oregon Pulp 4 Paper Co.. Wm
Burghart. Buttercup Ice Cream
Co. w. /. Staley. ID. Samuel, Law
renee Gale. II. J. Mcbride. Hughe
G Taylor. Skaggs United stores, c
B. Webb. Stiff Furniture CO., NJ
l.. Meyers. w. r. Hickey. Johl
Loper.