There is a lot of conversation these days about keeping young people in Wichita. While well meaning, these sentiments miss a critical feature. Many local kids grow up to do well in their own community but many others move away. That is true for all cities, not just Wichita. Instead, an important element of urban dynamism comes from a regular influx of new young adults. Wichita’s story bore this out. One early pioneer recalled that in the 1860s and 1870s “nearly everybody was young--at least not