ABSTRACT
The pioneer in education in a small community sometimes has a thorny path. Parents fear that a change of program may cause their children to lose conventional credits. A community pioneer or leader does well to give considerable time and thought to his own motives and methods, to his manners and his attitudes. There are a number of common-sense principles of action which, if intelligently observed, may smooth the road to pioneering in almost any community. Sometimes the most successful community career consists in taking hold of necessary projects which are lagging, and in helping them to successful conclusion without seeking to take the credit. Sometimes it is necessary for the community pioneer to take issue with conservatism or special interest and to carry on an open and active campaign for a necessary improvement. Children growing up in a community get their opinions and convictions from life in that community.
