234 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

medical care and culture and everything else which one expects in a
twentieth century community — only more so!

Extraordinary care has been taken to plan and to provide for every
social, spiritual, physical and economic need of Columbia's citizens.
With skill, imagination and energy Mr. Rouse has promoted the de-
velopment of diversified services ranging from a unique comprehensive
health insurance program to an ecumenical movement.

Today is but another step in the steady progress of Columbia. But
a step, I am certain, of singular importance and implication — for
the construction of the Hittman building marks the birth of industrial
Columbia. And if Columbia is to be a true city, and not just a charm-
ing suburb, industry is essential.

Nor can I think of a more appropriate and auspicious corporation
to be Columbia's first than Hittman Associates, whose very function
embodies a commitment to the future, to the age of space and nuclear
power. Since every detail in Columbia has been planned so as to
avoid the pitfalls of post urban sprawl and to anticipate every detail
of future need, I cannot help but speculate whether Hittman As-
sociates was chosen to initiate industrial construction because of its
symbolic essence.

Certainly the concept behind Columbia, which is planning, and the
function of Hittman Associates, which is service to science-oriented
industry, are intimately linked with my aspirations for the State of
Maryland. Planning — good, sensitive, practical planning — is the
key to our State's future. And the development and expansion of Mary-
land's science-space-oriented industries are essential to our economic
growth. Both Rouse and Company and Hittman Associates are pre-
occupied with improving the future rather than remedying the pres-
ent, and the State administration can benefit from their example.
Too often our aspirations have been limited, we have allowed reality
to dictate rather than temper our aspirations. We have patched when
we should have planned; we have renovated where we should have
rebuilt; concentrated on remedy while our interests would have been
better served by a program for prevention. And our efforts have been
thwarted as a consequence. Schools have been overcrowded only a
few years after construction, office space has proved inadequate and
highways congested... all because of timid planning. A natural re-
luctance to invest public funds for future needs has resulted in count-
less false economies and generated even greater inconveniences and
expense. The State would do well to be guided by the advice of James