The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-04-18

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There is a tendency throughout tn,
the state, or in fact throughout al
of the northwest states, on the par
of school boards, to do their share
toward reducing the heavy burden
of taxes now resting upon the public
The schools are the most important
the greatest care must be exercised
in making changes, so that efficiency
may not be sacrificed and the child
rem suffer, as consequence. The di-
rectors in Independent School district
No. 5, working with Superintendent
Soulen, are endeavoriing to work out
so far as practicable, keeping in mind
however, efficiency The plan under
consideration will probably call for
the elimination, temporarily, OF some
departments, but will not include re-
auctions in salaries which might re-
suit in less efficient instructors. The
matter is one that is receiving the
careful attention of the school board.
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This is forest protection week
throughout the United States, and it
is we'll that the public mind should
be called to the necessity of saving
the forests, in which fire can work
such terrible destruction. 1t is well
that week should be set aside in
which a special effort is made to fix
in the public mind the need of every
citizen doing his part to guard the
forests against destructive fires, most
of which start through the purest
carelessness. Statistics show that
more than half the fires that occur
in the forests are due to human ag-
encies, and are therefore preventable.
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THE BUSINESS MANS OBLIGA-
One of the strongest evidences of
advancement and of the growth OF
higher ideals of citizenship through
out the United States, is the change
in the public mind in recent years
as to what constitutes a good citizen
and what a business career really
means The old idea of business
career was that it was simply an oc-
cupation which one selected with the |
idea that it offered the best Oppor-
tunity of making money. Dollars and |
cents was practically the only con-
and as consequence the
average business man grew selfish
and narrow. At the door of these
ideals of life, or lack of ideals, may
be laid many of the industrial ills OF
the present day
In recent years the business or
professional man, when he establishes
himself in a community, recognizes
obligations other than to himself. He
realizes, if he is a good citizen, that
t is his duty to aid in accomplish
ng certain community ends. He must
De a leader, in so far as his ability
will permit-not to the point of being
but rather making him ;
elf available to help carry on any
york for the good of the community {
A man may be called upon to take :
lis place as mayor, or member OF s
he city council, the school board or e
ONE civic organization, where bus1-
ess ability is necessary, and where !;
e can do wonderful amount of b
God for his community. 1t is bur- Z
en-, in sense, but if he possesses II
ne qualifications, it is his duty to -
ssume the burden. To the man OF II
usiness ability, who possesses the
esire to do something for his COM
unity, many problems will make ~ :,
leir appearance and upon their cor II
1tent the future of the community m
nd perhaps the comfort and happi- ~ y,
ess of many of it's residents. The
an who helps solve these problems be
a good and useful citizen. He is ri
e type of citizen which every com "a
unity needs; the modern type of cit "o
en-, who is taking the place of the in
an whose only object in business la
as to make money for himself. ~
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A smoking match carelessly thrown tn
ay mean a smoking forest. dc
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Prevent forest fires-1t pays. lie.