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neglected, overlooked, or indifferent. This disclosure will be 

 useful to every organization and to every citizen seeking to in- 

 crease social acquaintance and interest in the community en- 

 terprises. 



The next thing will be questions of all sorts on the part of 

 everybody, such as, "Why are so few tenants in our organiza- 

 tions?" "Why are there no women south of the river in the 

 Women 's Club ? " " Why is the library not used by the people in 

 the northeast corner of the community?" "Why are there so 

 few children of high school age actually in the high school?" 

 These questions are vital blows upon hard problems, and are 

 bound to crack open solutions. 



Perhaps the most important value of the inventory will be 

 the necessity of looking over all the social connections of all 

 the homes from the point of view of the whole community. 

 These maps are community photographs, and no one can go 

 away from a study of the whole community in its many aspects 

 without having his views modified and enlarged. 



There at once emerges this great question, "How does the so- 

 cial situation as revealed by the survey of all associated ac- 

 tivities affect the whole community; and what shall we do to 

 change this situation so as to get results in each association 

 better adapted to promote the interests of the entire commun- 

 ity?" 



With the organization chart before us, a very pertinent ques- 

 tion to be asked each organization is this: "We see your pur- 

 pose, size, property, annual budget, now what are you doing, over 

 and above work for your special group of people, for this whole 

 community whose prosperity sustains and floats your enter- 

 prise?" A good answer to this question is due from each or- 

 ganization. 



Further questions will surely arise: "How can all these im- 

 portant social machines in the community unite their forces 

 more closely in promoting the legitimate social interests and in 

 meeting the various social needs of the whole community?" 

 "Can a united social front be presented on .occasions ?" 



It may become plain from the survey that some important in- 

 terest of the community has no "social machine" at work in 

 its behalf. Here then will be a chance to balance up the as- 



