Putting on the Program
(a) After you’ve heard about local club mem-
bers’ contributions to the war effort you may
wish to look beyond your city limits . . . to Brit-
ain, for instance:
(b) In “Day by Day in Britain,” by Frank S.
Stuart, in the August issue of THE Rotarian,
the author tells how his fellow Britons are con-
tinuing to sacrifice, to work endlessly, and to
keep alert—even though the great air raids
have dwindled and victory seems possible. A
lively, instructive talk could be drawn off from
this article; or, :
(c) Look to the state of Mississippi to see how a
typical Rotarian farmer is “up to his ears” in
war work. “Soldier of the Soil,” a pictorial fea-
ture in the July issue of THe Rotartiay, tells the
story. Your farmer member could review it, use
it in his own report on how he and other farmers
are fighting in World War II.
References from THE SECRETARIAT:
File 615— What Can We Do in Community
Service?
Pamphlet— What Can We Do in National
Service?

“Public Opinion and
World Affairs”

An international service program showing

how an Institute of International Understanding

helps to develop an intelligent public opinion on
world affairs.

Putting on the Program

Each of the following aspects of the subject

might be assigned to a club member for pres-

entation:

(a) A brief history of institutions.

(b) Institutes and civilian morale.

(c) Institutes and public opinion.

References from THE SECRETARIAT:

File 740 — Institutes of International Under-

- standing.

File 740A—A Manual of Suggestions for Con-
ducting an Institute of International Under-
standing.

File 741—A Rotary Institute for Our Town.

File 741A—Institutes of International Under-
standing—even in Wartime.

From THE Rotarian:

“Setting the Pattern for Peace,’ by Dr.
James T. Shotwell, in the August issue, is
a discussion of the kind of problems that
may be presented by International Institute
speakers.

“Glasgow, Kentucky, Has an Institute.”
October, 1942.

“Time On Their Hands”
(Youth Service)

It is the purpose of this program to determine
to what extent younger children are being
neglected in the rush of war activity.
Putting on the Program

(a) Some 2 to 3 million children of parents in
U. S. war factories and on fighting fronts need
daytime care. How nurseries, child-care centers,

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and play schools have provided it is told in two
features in current and recent issues of THE
Rotarian. “While Mothers Work,” August, and
“Keep “Em Busy,” by Edith M. Stern, July, give
an overall picture, and suggest what your club
can do locally; and can be the starting point for
an action-getting talk; or,

(b) Another talk might deal with the problem
of the adolescent “with time on his hands.”
“Teen Town,” a pictorial in the August issue of
Tue Rotarian, tells what one group of Rotar-
ians and their wives are doing about it; or,

(c) Invite the superintendent of schools or the
director of the leading social service organiza-
tion to address the club on the subject of the
effect of the war on the children of the commu-
nity.

References from THE SECRETARIAT:

File 651—Learning the Ways of Democracy.
File 674—A War Casualty That Must Be Pre-
vented.
File 678—Training Youth in Citizenship.
From THE RoTARIAN:
“Your Boy’s My Boy.” Jane Purdy Lapham.
June, 1943.
“Down to Earth Boys Work.” May, 1943.

“The Future of Retail Trade”

A post-war program that will help to indicate
to Rotarians the direction that small business is
taking as a result of the total war effort, and to
point out the types of new opportunities for
small tradesmen.

Putting on the Program

(a) Arrange for a few five- (or more) minute
talks by Rotarians selling lumber, shoes, hard-
ware, groceries, drygoods, etc. Each issue of
THE RoTARIAN carries an installment of the
“Retailers on the Alert” series, telling how re-
tailers in various fields are managing to keep
their doors open, and also to cooperate in the
war effort. These articles will “prime the pump”
for the speakers—-will get their ideas to flowing.
And, if they want to speak about new products
they now have to sell, or will after the war, it is
suggested that they look up the “Putting Science
to Work” series articles, which started in Jan-
uary, 1943, and are still running; or,

(b) In “Speak Up, Businessmen!” in the June
issue of THE Rotarian, Eric A. Johnston, young
president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce,
reveals his views on business in the post-war
world. It’s realistic, but not gloomy. A club

member could use this article as a base for a

talk giving his own ideas on whether business
can make enough post-war jobs without much
government help.

References from THE SECRETARIAT:
File 564—How Has My Classification Been Af-

fected?

File 779—Improving Living Standards.

From THE RoTARIAN:
“Toward a Mixed Economy.” Stuart Chase.
May, 1943.

Other Sources:
“Winning the War—and the Peace.” Paul G.
Hoffman. 1943, “(Convention Proceedings.”