The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-26
Band Shell a Requisite

Band Shell Requisite
wv HAT the loud speaker is to the radio, what the
M resonator box is to the photograph, the band
W shell is equally important to the concert band
in that the sound is ampfied and thrown forward
tone.
Under present conditions the Scenic City band
plays the court house lawn in the air, and the
sound goes in all directions. On windy night it is
nigh impossible to get coherent reception OF the
bands performance. Knowing that sound travels in
all directions but the greater part goes up it is only
logical to assume that the bands rendtions would be
enhanced 100 per cent by playing in shell OF modern
design such as was erected in St. James last year.
Redwood Falls has not the park system to keep
up as has Springfield or New Um, yet both have band
stands Springfield has three parks and New Ulm has
an equal number The construction of band shell
would not necessarily place addition to the tax
burden of the city if financed by other methods
1t is quite possible to put project of this nature
across with cooperation of it's citizens with the civic
organizations taking the initiative.
Power of Observation
~ OBSERVATION is an effective information gath
erer, because it is through ones own initiative
- that knowledge is acquired. Initiative impels
action spurred by interest," and aroused by curiosity
knowledge is acquired in two general ways: the
pursuit and acquisition of truths and facts 1t might
and instructors the educational route of institution
asm the other system commonly known the results
of experience, the College of Hard Knocks
Personal observation is vital element in either
method Whether receives his training academical
y knowledge acquired by hearsay and observation
from every day experiences observation is neces
sary 1t is the capacity the individual to good
points and otherwise in this and that and everything
that to view before ones eyes. An observant
person is alert to the possibilities of everything
while quick to detect its impractcabilities
Books and Business
OOK into the reading habits Of business men and
it will be observed that large part of them do
- connect reading with their business Instead,
they look upon reading means of entertainment
and pick out any of the innumerable pulp ma
gaines that crowd the newsstand from top to bottom
In dverting the mind from business it focuses
attention on thrash which to be the outstand-
ing feature of contemporary literature today. The
gamorous writings of gangland escapades and under
world captvate the emotions of the average
reader
Reading should be linked up with ones business.
New ideas to business from various sources
but mostly from reading In reading books and ma
gaines should be alert to any possible connection
Many great man has achieved greatness and success
by capitilizng upon ideas thus encountered Reading
can be made beneficial well pleasant diversion
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First Element of Citizenship
VUYITH the month of March the annua
M town elections the village election was chang
w ed by law to December in 1880. One of the
most important meetings is the annual assembage OF
country citizens when and where questions of local
government are discussed and decided
The local unit of town government is the oldest
institution in this country going back to the Pilgrim
times of New England It aptly demonstrated the first
principles of equality, liberty and self government
is no less important today There questions
of the voters of townships which should be
their major interest in self government.
In the northwest territory the town board has been
important dictionary in opening up roads, build
ing bridges, and otherwise establishing communities
from the pioneer stage the modern progressive state
of development. It cannot be dispensed with today
There modern problems of road building which
qure detailed study and judicious consideration. No
less important local problems of taxation In the
days when the prairie soil being turned for the
phase Of work of purely local nature which con-
fronts the majority of towns today Citizens should
turn out for the town elections.
And Calvin Coolidge aptly expressed it,
when the people of state who are qualified
voters meet together a common footing in as
sebles of moderate size and there after due debera
ton, choose their magistrates, their taxes
and appropriate their money they have provided
themselves with the frmest foundation of government
and the best guarantees of liberty Such gatherings
afford the finest training in the practical elements OF
citizenship By placing both the power and response
bty solely in their hands the town meeting demon
rates to the people that this is their country and
their government"