GETTING ESTABLISHED 



residents while others do not have a savory 

 reputation from the standpoint of the peace 

 and security of their more respectable inhabi- 

 tants. One should establish a residence in the 

 community with the thought that he is to 

 become a factor in the life of that community. 

 He should be sure that there is a genuine spirit 

 of healthy and cooperative activity which con- 

 stantly tends to upbuild the neighborhood, by 

 keeping out or suppressing undesirable elements 

 and by developing a concerted feeling of responsi- 

 bility for the welfare of all who live within its 

 boundaries. 



A resident of a city moving to the country fre- 

 quently finds a difference in his neighbors' view- 

 point that surprises him. There is, and must be, 

 in the rural community a closer relationship 

 between the people in that community than 

 ever exists in an apartment dwelling in the 

 city. In the country, one's neighbors are apt to 

 show a surprising amount of friendly interest in 

 one's doings, since the whole trend of the com- 

 munity is based upon the actions and attitude of 

 the relatively few people who live within it. It 

 should be repeated, therefore, that the type of 

 community and the facilities which the people 

 of that community have developed should be 

 given careful attention by the prospective 

 resident and he should determine for himself 



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