From Secretariat ~ Central Office -.

The respective functions of the club
and individual members is further clar-
“ fied in the following paragraphs.

THE ROLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER _

As an active and successful business or
professional man, every Rotarian is al-
most certain to be a member ofs.at: least
a few other organizations--“business, ;
social, civic, religious, etc. It is |

Rotary International “*

wel Stimulator.
» With charts of the community needs,

easy to see that if one hundred. members. ©

actively work for worthy ends in 15 or _

20 different organizations, they are
likely to accomplish more than they :
could as one hundred mén’ in a stars 4
club. —

THE ROLE OF THE GLUB

There are three roles which the elub

may always fill, namely, "Investigator,"

"Educator," "Stimulator." Occasionally
the club may be a "Promoter." Some-
times its role may be that of "Perform-
er,"

Investigator. In this capacity.a club
‘conducts surveys and gathers. data ona
variety of subjects, and then deter- .
mines the desirable goals to be achiev-
ed. For example, surveys may be con-
ducted on the following subjects for.
the ends indicated: a) a classifica-
tion survey. for a scientific building
up. of club membership. >»). Surveys. of .
the general community welfare or.of..
particular aspects, such. as housing and
traffic. safety---to provide the basis
for study. by the. club and activities
by committees. .c) A survey of inter-.
ests and activities. of the. members---
to assist the officers. in getting all.
members related to one. or. more worthy
activitics in the community.

Educator. . The facts, needs, opportu-
nities, interests, and abilities un-.
covered by surveys,will provide much
interesting material for programs at _
club méetings. In this way all mem-.
bers are informed and through the club

.
¥ encourage members to work for the ac-

-international.-problems,.

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publication and press reports others

in the community are aided to an under-
standing of community, business and

An important
part of the club's function as educa-
tor is to develop through its committees

“splans and methods for accomplishing
ee desired results.

To use an educa-
““tignal, term, ‘this is setting up a
"Laboratory," s

wee

Officers and committees

records of available ability in the
membership, and plans for achieving
desiréd: results, are in a position to

cepted objectives, either as indivi-
duals or through appropriate organiza-
“tions to, which they may belong. Pro-
‘grams at club meetings and the club

i . publication will be helpful in accom-

* plishing this result.

- Performer.

Promoter. Occasionally situations
will be wncovered which will cause the
club as a whole to decide to initiate
some project with the expectation that
other organizations will cooperate be-
cause the project deserves general com-
munity support. Examples of such “pro-
jects are: a traffic safety campaign,
a. clinic. for crippled children, a com-
munity advisory council, a better busi-
ness bureau, and an international trade
exhibit. aut

Corporate action by the
club is sometimes. desirable. Such ac-
tivity ought. to.enlist all or nearly
all of the members, but does not soli-
cit outside cooperation. Examples of
club projects are: the sponsorship of
a boys' club or camp, the placement
and maintenance of an occupational book
shelf, the holding of an institute of
international understanding, and the |
maintenance of a suutort’ lean even

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THREE WAYS oF DOING A_ 508. 3

For a number of years now Resolution 34

has been in effect and many clubs as 4