White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-08
Three of the things for which
Washington is famous
The Community Yardshck

The acid test of any community isis good place
i'm which bring up chld? Unless this question be
answered the affirmative then matter what other at
tributes of may have the community is destined
to fail to become outstanding community.
We remember the babies Of today the and
of tomorrow-those who will carry when will
have renquished the tasks both great and small
nations making the question of birth and
ing of children paramount issue If nation to main
tain it's leadership the at the
ent time every community rigidy apply
the acid test-Do We Give Our Babies Fair Chance to
Live?"
If rating above the average shown in the Com
munty Yarstick Page elsewhere this issue wherein our
business and professional this information
possible good-es keep there if it is not up to
the standard by all should lose time in taking
steps to put it there
We consistently bear in mind the three essential
factors determining what doing child life in th
community:
l. Do we give oru babies chance to live?
@ Do children receive education to fit them for
life?
8 Do our incomes provide the proper standard of v-
On first reading they to be very simple questions
But the carefully they studied the thoroughly
they applied community the greater their i'm
portance becomes These three simple tests bring out both the
strength and the weaknesses of communy interests in
the children
White Bluffs succeed and prosper should strive
become ideal community in which to bring children
progress, we measures
great bearing improved conditions for children
But still long way from goal We have not yet
achieved the ideal.
Let progress with the Community Yard
stick and then chart Let strive to make White
Bluffs an ideal place in which to bring up child
There are many parents White Bluffs only
with their chdrens school is the child itself Perhaps
they have set foot inside of the school that trains
their child
We need awakening of public conscience in this
muny toward schools We need greater cooperation be-
the parents White Bluffs teachers greater
cooperation between school and home the training of
finer group of future citizens
National leaders agreed that the education Of
youth has become almost largest and certainly most
important activity Each year has found increasing interest
the of the citizens Of this country in education This
is evidenced by the fact that although the population the
nation has increased approximately per during the last
nine years, have witnessed IA per cent increase in
the number of children in grade schools and 70 cent
increase in the number of children in high schools In
period of less than years have expanded
tional from outlay twelve million dollars to
twentyseven hundred million dollars.
In spite Of this tremendous growth attendance
and investment educators tell that adult popul
ton of this country not taking the active in
caOnal matters that the Importance Of the subject
This weeks community campaign deals with this innpor
tant factor in community fehe It presents some
figures that worthy Of study Equality of opportunity
the right of every child in White Bluffs and every adult
whether parent not should be interested in educational
matters for the way our young people determines
the citizen they to be-