CONSTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP 149 



We have now discussed some of the forces and 

 agencies that will aid in bringing about a new 

 rural society. The development of the best 

 country life in the United States is seen, there- 

 fore, to be largely a question of guidance. The 

 exercise of a wise advice, stimulus, and direction 

 from some central national agency, extending 

 over a series of years, could accomplish untold 

 good, not only for the open country, but for all 

 the people and for our institutions. 



In the communities themselves, the same kind 

 of guidance is needed, operating in good farming, 

 in schools, churches, societies, and all useful 

 public work. The great need everywhere is new 

 and young leadership, and the Commission desires 

 to make an appeal to all young men and women 

 who love the open country to consider this field 

 when determining their careers. We need young 

 people of quality, energy, capacity, aspiration 

 and conviction, who will live in the open country 

 as permanent residents on farms, or as teachers, 



