y people live close together, the community has to provide
other necessary things. The girl in the country neighbourhood, unlike the
city girl, needs no special playground because she has many beautiful,
safe places where she can play; also her father can provide his house with
pure water with comparative ease, whereas in a city or town, the council,
which is the government of the local community, provides water and
playgrounds. The city girl is used to having these things provided for her
by the community, and the girl in the country often does not stop to think
of the space, light, air and water which are hers so freely and abundantly.

What we call the community is all the people who live in one district,
which has boundaries to mark it off from other communities. Certain
utilities, such as roads, schools, courts, water, lighting, parks,
playgrounds, and many other things, are kept up by taxes, which are paid
by the people of the community.

Sometimes taxes are objected to as burdens. But it is honourable to pay
taxes for the upkeep of a good community. Money raised by taxes should be
spent wisely, honestly, and not extravagantly. It is the people's money,
and proper value should be received for what the community spends. We
should all see as far as possible that the money from taxes is spent
properly.

Every girl, boy, man and woman, is a citizen of some community and nation,
and has a duty to see that the community and nation are well managed and
well governed.

There is a beautiful word, common, which is sometimes misused in one of
its meanings. One of the meanings of the word "common" is "belonging to
all." Common property means property belonging to a certain number of
people. A "common" is a piece of public property. A common duty is a duty
which belongs to all. There is no common or public property in your
neighbourhood, and there is no common duty in your neighbourhood, which
is not yours.

To be a good neighbour has both a public and a private meaning. You are a
good neighbour to the people who live near you if you help to take care of
them when they are sick, do everything you can to keep them healthy when
they are well, and are kind when they are in trouble. A good neighbour
is a quiet, peaceful, law-abiding citizen, pleasant and useful in the
neighbourhood. What you do as a good neighbour for the people who live
next door, you do as far as you are able for the community in which you
live. The best ru