The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-23
Social Agencies Very Active

awaken and educate the public, and
coordinate all agencies and work
ers into action TO promote social
wellSbeing throughout the area.
| This is a super-task and would re
quire a supermsn to fill il perfect
ly. We are employing Mrs. Feiner
supposedly on a part-time basis and
| paying her only SIS a month for
a remarkable piece of work. which,
because of its watchdog for the
fund aspect must, at times, arouse
criticism.
las an outgoing Community
Fund Board member and Council
chairman, ! ask your permission To
be personal from this point on.
These last three years have been
years of sincere effort and real re.
ward. To meet frequently ami
come 10 know a group or public
spirited board members, to differ
honestly, discuss frankly, and de-
eide our course democratically, and
so far as we are able, wisely, for
the good OF our city has been a re-
vealing and satisfying experience.
One gets to know and understand
people well here. and to appreciate
them. During this year many com.
mittees demanding genuine inter
est, selfsacrifce and responsibility
have been formed, and | have been
impressed and pleased enormously
at the willingness of our people to
undertake these tasks.
Mrs. Feiner has been inspiring
to work with, and | cannot say too
much for her untiring effort, her
insistance on the democratic way,
her foresight and her organizing
ability. Probably the community
at large will never realize what ii
owes to her unseitish effort to SO.
cure social services for all its
needy ones on a high level OF eff
ficiency. Mrs. Feiner's summer
long effort TO aid the first planning
board in understanding social stand
ards, techniques, purposes, and
board members responsibilities by
book, pamphlet, and round table
conference stands out in my mind
as most constructive piece OF
public service, and | recommend
that you lend yourselves heartily to
the project. should next years
Council decide that group consid-
GRAFTON of just these things would
be beneficial to all social-minded
people.
Mr.. Wescott has been an excel
lent president of our Fund Board
for two years. Coming to the office
unsatisfied with his understanding
OF Community and Agency organi-
cation, he spent hours familiariz.
ing himself with details, and his
guidance OF the group in peace
time and war time. in disagree
ment and in concord has shown
wisdom and public spirited lead
ership which we all have admired.
And so on through the board.
Each has made his contribution
and assumed his share of the
responsibility when possible. /
would say to new board members:
Take your membership serious
ly and learn the background Of the
work by studying the structure.
Your executive secretary will help
you
TRY to be impersonsl and Judge
all things by their effect on the
community at large. not on you.
Drop prejudices in trying to under.
stand the point OF view opposed
to yours.
Don't accept the honor unless
you have time to devote to it.
Make it point throughout your
term TO spread understanding OF
the Funds organization. problems.
and aims and of the need for more
and more Ypsilantians TO intelli-
gently support all for which it
stands"