Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-25
Differ As To Rela-
tive Importance Of Duties
incumbent Upon Citizens;
Hearing to Be Held Wed
nesday.

From time 20 time there is held in
Grand Forks. as elsewhere, court SEES
sions for the purpose Of hearing ap-
plications for citizenship. Such q hear
ing is to be held in this city on Sep
TENDER 81, for which twenty-five men
and women have registered.
At these hearings, just after the sue
cessful applicants have been granted
their citizenship papers. it Is custom
airy to treat them to O program of ex-
e%rciscs. This program is intended to
impress upon the newly made citizens
the responsibilities and benefits Of
good citizenship.
In connection with the formation OF
q program for the coming hearing, the
question arose what Constitutes Good
:N,izenship?" To answer this question.
interviews were obtained with q num-
Der Of local citizens, including men
in the street and men in chairs OF
responsibility and leadership.
All who were interviewed agreed. as
to the Importance of UNFOLDING the
laws, but there was much difference
Of opinion as to the relative import
ance of other duties of good citizen
ship. Some believed that loyalty and
support for ones community or ma
ton, right or wrong, were absolutely
imperative, while others expressed the
opinion that these were only second
airy to loyalty to the spirit Of fair
play, and that community or national
selfishness was NJ moro commendable
than individual selfshness.
From among the interviews OBJ
tained are given the following. which
were obtained from leading ~represen-
taives of the several phases Of local
community life, and are representative
- ron1oa nf oil 0r}n1nnQ aYnFQAHpf.
m,o '''r
1--WE are recognizing more and more
the value of a good citizen. 1t is
well for us to ask ourselves, What is
. good citizen? Ny answer is that
he Is one who knows what his gov
eminent stands for and something Of
the history that has made his country
what 1t is.
"A good citizen will respect his
country's laws and will do all he IA
70 help others abide by the law. He
viii seek the good Of his country in
every way-morally. financially. intel
lectually and religiously; he will base
his conduct upon noble and unselfish
principles, and will advocate civic JUS
tice and righteousness; he will SO live
that when his life-work is done, his
friends will say he has served his gen
vacuum "SAA, l. u " 44Aos =
whole nation Inc the nations of the
world are better and happier.
"a good citizen will respect a ma
tons identity and will help it reach
its highest destiny. To achieve that he
must know that the Divine Ruler
moves in the affairs Of men. and holds
men and nations responsible for their
influence and character n achieYe-
menrs.-John Gerald York, president
&C Al,1 --.l-~ I -;t ,.,s, ,r,,x
ciation."
Commercial. Club.
Many things combine to make good
citizenship. a good citizen will rot
publicly profess love for his fellow
man and a great interest in the well
fare of his community. at the
same time privately or publicly teac!.
hatred of his ncighbor and seek to
ARGUS strife in the relations of the
people with whom he comes in con-
North Dakota has had a severe les
son during the past few years of the
doctrine of political denagogues and
shysters. Years will elapse before we
can recover from the effect.
"A good citizen Should and will feel
an honest interest in his country and
city, and will take pride in speaking
we'll Of them at all times.-J. r. Car
ley, president of the Commercial club
Of Grand Forks"
American Legion.
"Good citizenship is brought abou'
through three agencies, which may bs
termed the fundamentals of good citi
zenShip. These are education, la WIS ant
1ationalisn, and the fuller apprecja
iton of the significance of each is tht
basis upon which is built that insti
tuition known as the American citi
zen.
To love America is the ultimate re
suit OF the workings OF the funda
mentals, and to love Americans is tn
greatest virtue Of good citizenship. T.
know America Is to love her, to know
Its extents, its resources, capabilities
ideals, its struggles for mankind an
acknowledgements is to strengthen GU
love for that which we know to b
good ad clean and true. To love on
America Is to earnestly work that W
a in our. own1 small measure. pro
mote it's ideals. and cause them to b
felt, not alone in America, bu
throughout the world.-Joseph RabI
novich, adjutant of Grand Forks pos
American Legion"
Disabled Veterans.
he nature of our task as good cit
Eens II best suggested by the Nahons
Coat Of Arms. It will be noted tbs
the escutcheon is born on the brea.
Of an American eagle without an
other supporters. This denotes this
needs Is the character and INTEL
gence Of her own citizens. It show