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IGrade- Separation tuill: save life L-es bave immediate action! This is the ti me of year when you should be thinkinig of turning over a n..ew ea.Not oiily thinking ab out, it -but ac- Tun rerA tuallyr doing, it. The, Ttin,,,Ovr A days are gone when New Leaf you' cani with im- munity postpone. the turning. The neéw year is presént; actual .reforms. are in order. What, habits should youi get rid of? What -habituaI sins of omission and, comn- mission are injuring your chances of. getting on the. right sie of God and man? Other people have vices which perhaps are more prominent than your§, but just now that's not your busi- ness. It's your shortcomings, flot your neighbor's, that New Year's day is calling to your attention. Do you pay .your bills spasmodically and with a, procrastinating spirit?. After a troublesome day at the office, do you vent your. spleen on vour wife and children? littie sleep? Are you intolérant? Turn over a new leaf.: It's a good thing. that the calendar is s0 arranged that we have. new weeks, new monthsnew yeaïs. Weak huipanity can' well use the opportunities th, af these be- ginnings afford himi. Tormorrow is .a new. day. 1931 is a new year. the, couritry ovier and will PAu IU..4 U àe actlvity stop with theoriz- c solutions are put into prac- y*ue iof the solutions, may All over this country of ours you may find leagues of citizens which meet more or .less regularly to discuss community problemns-and work Wlzt Ctizns out solutions. These Cén Doleagues, these groups of interested citizens, hold no office in- their comimuniti es,, but the tons where tbey: live are their towns, and they want to do wha he an oelp. TJIhe Civic League of Wilmette'is an! outstanding example of'sucéh an, organiza.- tion. Thi-s leageue holds regular monthly luncheon meetings at the University club in Chicago, to which it invites'- Wilmette citizens. The meetings are well at .tended, uparsof a hundred sometimeis being pre sent.- The purpose of this league is the'better acquaintance with problemns and plans'af-' fecting Minmette. The regular program calis for a presentation of some pertinent' subject by an authority, and subsequent discussion. Talks have been gi-yen on Zoning and Village Managership. It is far from the purpose of the league to dictate policies or action. Two of its purposes should be empbasized. Foremost is the purpose of getting enlightened in- formation about their own civic affairs. An equally important purpose. is to search for and fid the best qualified men and wonien for civic offices. It is certainly encouragirig to find in any comniunity citizens who are interested and unselfish enough to àevote two bours. out of a busy day to such work., 1931 -auto licenses' are beginning to a ppeýar. Motorists are parting with. their bard earnecl dollars to secure the right to use the higbways of city and state.,, .]or (I~rrrtin~p3 tif ~ L5 a bad ýo Mardi g of our aw is the wimter 'of our -Miueo on