January 15, 1944.

Dr. Homer EK. Ebright,
Baldwin, Kansase

Dear Governor Homer:

Confirming our phone conversation of this date, beg to
state that we have made arrangements for the picture to be
taken a week from Monday, which is the 24th.

Now, regarding our meeting of the Board of Directors
last evening. We are very happy to follow your instructions
in the matter and I have arranged to have Gerald Hesse and
his committee of R. W. MeClure and John Brand work on the
available speakers. Corlett Cotton end his committee will
work on the music. Our publicity committee for the District
Conference of April 30 and May 1, to emphasize the date, is
Fred Ellsworth, K. #. Davidson and Dolph Simons.

I would like to ask you one question ~- what will be the
theme of the conference? This will naturally effect our music
and our selection of a speaker. We want to get a snappy, peppy
ee ee
speaker is announced.

The on-to-Topeka comaittee is Roger Allen, Cecil Hough,
Corlett Cotten and Tom Parker. I had thought also of suggest-
ing that we have a friendship half hour in which the women of
the host alub at Topeka will do the pepper-upper stuff.

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hotel arrangements, Seeeney Se NES) ey ee Ow ee
arranged in a special style set for the music. |

: I am passing on your suggestion regarding Jeff Williams,
the Oklahoman who spoke at Suporia a few years ago, to Gerald
Hesse, the cheiyman of our committee on selestion of a speaker.

 
 

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BALDWIN, KANSAS

DISTRICT NO. 123
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ‘

HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT | Jarmery 1, 1944
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Dr. Forrest C. Allen
President Rotary Club
Lawrence, Kansas .

Dear President Phogs

Happy New Year to you and all the Rotarians in your elub. As
I recall my visit to your town, I can still enjoy the fellowshin
with the men.

Now I have a request of each president in the district. Itis
for me and it is for your club, and it is for the district confer-
ence which will be held the last of April.

I wish during January that in each club you have a picture
taken of the officers and chairmen of committeese “ither have —
some photogravher come to your regular meeting place and take a
picture of the group at the close of one of your rescular meetings.
Or arrange to go to a photographers to have a picture taken after
a meeting this month. Or if you prefer to have individual pictures
and mount them, do it that way. Kansas City and Topveka have
splendid victures of all the members.

For me this will be a great present, if you will write the
names for identification on the card. For you and your club, I
think it would start a fine custom if each year there is a picture
taken that can be preserved, as in college special groups preserve
these annual pictures and mount them on the wall of their chapter
housee

Then for the district conference, it vill be the center of an
interesting exhibit in the Hall of Friendship, which will draw all
the Rotarians to this center which we wish to emphasi-ee For one
of the most valuable things in a convention is the opportunity to
meet individuals and to learn about other clubs and what they are
doinge |

I would suggest that the pictures be mounted on 4 card say
8 by 10 so that the faces will be large enough to be cleare

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Then during February, I wish each secretary would write up a
page describing the most interesting things in the club during the
year 1943-4. This page I-shall arrange beside the picture. Then
Charles Wheeler, President of Rotary International has suggested.
He has suggested a President's Award to the club in the district
which has done the most in carrying out the ideal of Rotary. See

the News Letter, December 10, 1943 which has gone to every president”

and secretary. I do not know how it will be possible to decide
which club has done the beste But I am sure that in our evhibit,
it will be interesting to read a page ore cam best: things
in each club during , the year.

Again may I wish you a Havpy New sg getinimnnanne LG
Sincerely:

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Dr. Homer K. Ebright,
Baldwin, Kansas.

Dear Governor Homer:

We had a short meeting of the Board of Directors
after today's Rotary Club meeting and discussed the
things in your letter of January 8. We are going to
have another meeting of the board Wednesday evening |
at 7:30 at which all of these things will be taken up

and I will immediately write you after Wedneaday's
meeting .

I assure you we will cooperate with you to. the

limit in this and all that is necessary for you to do

is indicate what you want and you will find us endeavor-

ing to carry it out one hundred per cent not only to
the letter but to the spirit.

Ex-governor Scotty MacFarland was at olub today
with Rev. Leroy Hughbanks, and I showed Scotty your
letter and asked him for suggestions. He is going to
write us here at Lawrence regarding his best suggestions
for this meeting. I think it would be wise if you could
write each one of the past district governors and ask re
their advice and suggestions, But let us send ours in ss
first and see what you think of them. ,

- With all good wishes to you, I am

Rotari ly yours,

 
     
   
  
 

DISTRICT NO. 123

OFFICE OF NOR
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Ce. Forrest C.

resident, Ro

—_ p Lawrence, Kea
Diy ane N,, Dear Phog: _

I have been waiting for answers from some lette
before I knew how to start on working up a program i.

due our district conference. I wish you to be on the > es <A
Program Committee. | Fhe

 

 
  

It is so difficult to get a group of men together|/
Topol. from different towns in the district and harder yet toj
get them for three or four meetings, that I am wonderip

Paareee- if it would not be better to choose a committee of
penhipesoes and divide up the program among the several,

  

ponaibia ity of one hour. en 7
ban Fe The district conference, as you know, will be helg ¢
on re afternoon, April 50 and Monday, May le You /have «

so ma good advisers in your club and I believe that}
uld ae as. good a committee as any committee I could|
assemble from all over the district, and because Lawrenc
is close to Baldwin and I could see you easier, I wish
you and your club would select the speaker and arrange
for the music program for Monday evening. This will be
the bancuet and the closing number of the conference.
I know that Corlett is a fine song leader and you have
some music talent in Lawrence and wherever you wish to
get your music talent.

I think that one chief address is enough for the

evening. ‘There will be a number of introductions which
should be made. I shall be glad to have you preside at

that meeting. de BI ; cs

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We want such a program for Monday evening that the
men from a1 the é¢lubs will wish to stay. I do not wish
it to happen that about 5:00 in the afternoon, some would
say, "Let's start for home and reach there before it gets
late.® Therefore, I think the Monday evening program
should be the climax of the conference. if you do not
have a speaker in your own club, I am sure that you folks
in Lawrence can keep in touch with some outstanding

speaker that will be the best drawing card of the conference.

We have money in the district treasur so that we can
afford to get a sveaker who will drawe You have a lecture
bureau there at the university and it would be very easy
for you to keep in touch with the lecture bureau.

Last night I heard a very interesting broadcast on
KFKU with Dean Lawson and Chubb and Waters. They were
having a round table discussion on demobilization of
the men in the armed servicese

: You and your committee might conclude that that

type of a program would be as interesting as any speaker
you could secure, but I'm asking you as the president

of the Lawrence club if you and your club will take the
responsibility of working up the program for monday
evening, May 1. You can get together frequently and
easily and will not be dependent on letters as I am when
I try to write and you know how it takes so long when

you have to wait to hear from A before you can write to B.

I- think it will be well to start the evening bancuet
at 6:30. I think we should not hold as late in the after-
noon as we did last year and therefore, need not wait
until 7:00 to start our banquet. iI wish, therefore, to
consider you as one of the program committee and would
like any suggestions that you may have concerning the
subjects and ebbdpm speakers. I shall wish to hear from
each member of the district committee so that the subjects
will not overlap and so that they will fit together and
be a unity, for we do not wish the program to be like
a pot luck supper, but I shall feel safe if you and the
Lawrence club will work up the program for hionday evening.
You are one of the best men in the district to answer
letters and do things promptly, so that i know that if
you will undertake this it will be done well.

Sincerely,

iis
SUGGESTIONS FOR CELEBRATING SECOND ANNIVERSARY
OF WAR PRICE AND RATIONING BOARDS

Janvary 7, 194k, is the second anniversary of the forma-
tion of the War Price and Rationing Boards,

At this time press and radio, national, state and local
leaders are planning recognition to the more than 176,000 men
and women who have given so unselfishly and patriotically of
their time to administer locally the wartime price control and
rationing programs,

The total number of volunteers who have made this war program
possible is more than three times the number of paid people enm-
ployed by this War Agency. The volunteers have made the program
possible. They are a living example of what Democracy at work
can do, They show that we can meet our problems, They have
demonstrated that a free people, operating on a volunteer basis,
are willing to sacrifice their own time and in many cases their
own interests, in order to make Democracy work,

It is fitting that some local recognition be given to these
Rationing Board men and women, It is appropriate that the Service
Clubs participate, The club president or secretary can get in
touch with the other Service Clubs in the city and arrange to
invite the members of the local War Price and Rationing Boards
to some suitable luncheon or dinner meeting as guests of honor,
during the week of January 7th,

The clubs locally can decide which day during the anniver-
sary week (January 3 to 10) and what sort of a meeting should be
utilized for properly honoring their fellow citizens, The affair
should be a joint one with the proper city officials and prominent
people also invited, and proper publicity should be given to the
affair locally, There will be a great deal of National and State
publicity given to the anniversary.
Outline of 15-minute talk praising "Democracy at Work" as
Exemplified by the Volunteer Members of the War Price
and Ration Boards,

When Hitler said we were too soft to fight, he referred to our Home
Front, He knew total war required totalmobilization of effort. He
didn't think a Democracy could lay aside. its: differences and unite on a

National war effor.,

ff, Se ed

When Tojo attacked us hé aid not think we would spring “into unified
action to battle for land and people thousands of miles away, ~~

They were both wrong, It was only a matter of months until we were:

Producing more war material than the, rest. of the, world. combined;

Building ships to. transport this: material faster than. the .
ships were being ‘sunk;

Training the largest ariny we had ever dreamed about;
Building the largest Navy in the world;
Developing the largest and finest Air Force: in the world;

Building the. planes. that will. actually and literally darken
the skies over Berlin and na

ca . at
While all this has been going on, and in spite of shortages in maéri-
power and equipment, we are producing 130% more food than we did before

the war, Democracy has. worked in war. time, monn bell  &

e

"What has nade this possible? Willingness - ~ “by and large - for people
to do what they can to aid war effort. “Exceptions of course - but when .
story of our war effort is written will be an amazing saga of unspectacular

sacrifice, of daily drudgery, of devotion to many phases of war activity.

For example, a large part of the personal problems angle of the men
in the Armed Services, has been handled by the Red Cross, While the :
Field Directors have been paid nominal salaries, the. domestic work has
functioned because of the thousands of Red Cross chapters located in each
community where volunteers have carried out these detailed investigations

and reports through volunteers,

Today, we are appropriately honoring another group of people who
have done an amazing thing, They have carried out the operations of a.

vast, new war program - the program of*Price Control and: Rationing.

(over)
These .were. pew. and disliked programs for the American people, schooled
in a land ‘of surpluses and freedom of action, It iwaa: niewoinit i onary to

face price control and rationing.

“5 For two years. these programs have been carried on, Everyone has
felt their effects, .Programs, While initiated in Washingtom, have .been

carried out. localiy.by volunteers, mt "4

\

The Board Members are volunteers - the Price Panels and their

qssistents wt ousenes of others who have helped,

The Washington office and,.each of the eight Regional, Offices have an
average of less than 5,000 paid employees each, There are over 50,000
‘volunteer ‘board members and over 50,000 other full or part-time volunteers,

Thesé volunteers have made these programs possible, They have given the

lie to Hitler and Tojo that Democracy can't func tfor as a whole in wartime,

This is not the place to discuss the details of Price Control and Ration-
ing, There are differences of opinion on the various details of these pro-

grams - but all thinking people realize the necessity of certain war controls,

Compared to World War I the results’ of price control have been star-
tling, We were in War I less than 19 months, We are now in the 26th month

of War Il,, Already we have used over three times the materials,

Yet ‘pricés, instead of being three times higher than in War I, are only
1/3 as high! Had uncontrolled War I prices prevailed, this war would have
cost your: Government 80 billion dollars more already. Had proportionate
prices prevailed this time the cost to date would have been probably 200

billions more. %

mene. men we. are honomtnd today are a few of he thousands of

volunteers who have made these possible,

They have sacrificed their own time - many have sacrificed their

health, their friends, and their business.

But ‘tits desig shown that a Democracy can function,

They have given us hope that in the difficult’ problems: Wirich lie
ahead, they and other citizens like them will’ successfully handle and

solve ie problems,

They... are proof that our. cara Way" is itis the. dees ten We salute
them for the unselfish work they have performed,.~ the democratic way of
life which they have exemplified,

KREKKEKERK
/

  

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Work Pile News—

‘It makes no difference who gets the credit so long as the work is done’

10 December, 1943

Program Paper
Available

Ask for program paper No. 626 if.
you want to see how one club went
about selling the Work Pile to its
members. This paper is really a com-
plete program based on one used in
Geneva, New York. It is made up of
several short talks designed to be
given by different members of the
committee in charge of the Work
Pile project in the club.

‘Welcome, Soldier,
Here’s a Job”’

To the Rotarians of Windsor, On-
tario, Roy Plumb, of R.I.’s postwar
committee, interpreted the Work
Pile plan as a practical and workable
means to meet a service obligation
to the returning soldier.

Getting the Check
Sheets Out to
Householders

Two novel ways of getting the
Work Pile survey check sheets into
the hands of householders are re-
ported by Governor Harry Smith of
District 167 (Florida).

The Rotary Club of Vero Beach
has arranged with the county as-
sessor to enclose its check sheets in
the envelopes carrying tax notices
to local property owners.

The Rotary Club of Fort Pierce
found its local utility company eager
to cooperate by sending the check
sheets out with its monthly state-
ments.

Double Obligation

The “Spoke” of the Rotary Club
of Rochester says: “A Rotarian has
a double obligation to know about
and to participate in plans for the
postwar period. As a citizen he aids
the efforts of his community through
the committee for economic devel-
opment; as a Rotarian he works for
the establishment of a Work Pite.”

No. 4

 

Lets

 

HERE isn’t plenty of time to

get going on a Work Pile survey.
The club that thinks it will take
up the Work Pile project “some-
time next year” is deluding itself
and short-changing its commu-
nity and its boys who are at the
front.That thinking leads straight
into the familiar “too little too
late.”

Of course we are busy! The man
worth-while has twice the re-
sponsibilities he might choose for
himself. But this Work Pile is a
MUST. Self interest, if you want
to look at it that way, demands
that we get busy, and NOW.

Nor does the fact that the
Chamber of Commerce, or the
C.E.D. has a postwar planning
program locally, provide an “out”
for the Rotary club.

The Work Pile carries planning
for postwar jobs right down to
the grass roots. It makes the re-
sponsibility of the individual citi-
zen clear and it shows him that

 

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he CAN do something about it.
The educational and psychologi-
cal effect of a consumer survey is
invaluable to the planning of
big industry and business. Here’s
where the Rotary club comes in.
It can take the initiative to cause
the Work Pile to be added to the
set-up already active in the com-
munity, whether through the
chamber, the C.E.D., or other
group. The big dividend, of course,
is that the survey will provide a
tremendous back-log of work
which will be available immedi-
ately to the returning service
men and the disemployed war
workers.

Let’s not procrastinate. Rotary’s
responsibility is clear. I know
every club will respond.

 

 

To Help Rotarians
Who Carry the Load

If a member of your club is chair-
man of a postwar planning body—
not of the Rotary club—please send
to the R.I. Secretariat his name and
address and describe the planning
group he serves as chairman. This
will make it possible for these Ro-
tarian chairmen of civic, county,
province or state, or regional com-
mittees to contact each other con-
cerning their respective activities—

all to the eventual benefit of sound-
and-sane planning for jobs for the
postwar period. ~

For a Slogan

In Ligonier, Pennsylvania, the Ro-
tary club committee has proposed
to the club board a contest in the
local high school (with prizes) for a
slogan in order to pave the way for
the Work Pile survey. Some consid-
eration is being given to the possible
desirability of developing a local
name for the project.

 
 

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Landscaping
Painting and decorating—

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Furnishings and Equipment—

Specimen Check List for Householders

Anticipated
date of Estimated
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Everything Is There —
Just Do Something

To his Rotary clubs (South Caro-
lina and Western North Carolina)
Governor Tennent says:

“In every community there are
people—there are needs—there are
goods—and there are services. Your

club, cooperating with other agen-
cies, can do its part in bringing to-
gether these factors in your com-
munity.

“Rotary’s postwar Work Pile, with
the backing of men like you, and
communities like yours, will be a
definite contribution to economic
stability—to peace. ‘

“Let’s do something about it now.” —

 

According to Reports —

In District 124 (Okla.)—

—More than thirty Rotary clubs
have agreed to undertake the Work
Pile project.

In Jenkintown, Pa.—

—at the instigation of the president
of the Rotary club, the Inter-Club
Council of local. service clubs has
called a general meeting of repre-
sentatives of all organized groups in
two townships and the borough of
Jenkintown, to form a postwar insti-
tute to serve this area. This institute
is to guide and coordinate the plan-
ning efforts of local groups.

In Nashville, Tennessee—
—24 members of the Rotary club,
who are on the postwar planning
committee of the Chamber of Com-
merce, constitute the postwar em-
ployment committee of the Rotary
club. The club is working closely
with the Chamber of Commerce and
the local C.E.D. committee in plan- ©
ning for adequate employment at
war’s end.

In Midwestern Canada—

—District Governor McFadden asks
the Rotary clubs if they will have
jobs for the young men and women
of the community who have donned
uniforms or gone into war work or
government service — jobs ready
when these young people come back.

He asks “What jobs are individuals
and private corporations going to
provide?” He adds, “It means plan-
ning and probably the spending of
money, but I suggest that this is one
of the most worth-while efforts that
any Rotary club can make. Here is
an opportunity — a challenge to
Rotary to justify its existence.”

In Montrose, California—

—R.I. Director John Reilly addressed
the annual dinner meeting of the
Montrose Chamber of Commerce on
the Work Pile. It was voted unani-
mously to ask the Chamber to call
a meeting of representatives of all
organizations to set up a permanent
committee in the Crescenta-Canada
Valley to carry out the Work Pile
project. This assures the cooperation
of all organized groups in the section.

 

To the Club President:

Nave ~ Sent in we Progress Report on the Work Pile’!

 

 
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY LETTER

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF DISTRICT NO. 123

 

 

HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT Bich
BALDWIN, KANSAS
No. 6 Fellowship and Service December 1943

 

To the Presidents and Secretaries of Rotary in District 123;

Christmas Greetings. May every Rotarian enjoy the spirit of Christmas this year in
spite of the war. May tne Christmas germ be more contagious and infectious than
the flu bug has been recently. Mey every Rotarian radiate this feeling of the
Christmas time all through the year. |

1. Dickens.

Every Rotarian has noticed the interesting pictures of the Christmas Carol in the
December Rotarian, and also the article by Channing Pollock.

Rotarians shake hands with our new member EBENZER. When Charles first proposed the
name Scrooge, everybody blackballed him. But that selfish, frozen-hearted, miserly
curmudgeon has changed. We shall call him by his first name now EBENEZER. That
word means HELP. That is a good old Bible name, I Samuel 7:12. Ebenezer can laugh
now and is chairman of the committee on crippled children's work. Do you remember
what cracked his old selfish heart? It was the word of the spirit Jacob Marley who
said:

"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his
fellow-men, and travel far and wide. If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is
condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world and witness
what it cannot share but might have shared and turned to Happiness."

If that isn't Rotary, will somebody please find the right text. We live too much
in our own affairs, We get all wrapped uy in ourselves. That makes a very small
package. HEBENUZE:, we welcome you into Kotary. You have a real Rotary name, HELP.

&. Hundred per cent men.

Our November letter mentioned four clubs which reported that they had members who

had a perfect record of attendance for the last year. That brought word from

Bonner Springs that 6 of their members have a 100% attendance for the year, and 5
since the club began in 1935, Lawrence informs us that 2 of their number have that
record for the last year, and 2 for 4 years, and ene for 1S years, That is Karl.
Ottawa tells us that 13 have not missed for a year. Emporia boasts 9. Paola 7.
Leavenworth adds that not only did 7 have a perfect resord for the year, but that

John Feller has not missed for 846 consecutive meetings. Has any other club a report?

Soe District Conference,

We are able to announce that our district conference will be held next spring in
Topeka, That is the most central place in the district. Everybody likes to go to
the capital city. The Topeka club did such a fine job as the host club last spring,

 
10. Special Subscriptions to the Rotarian.

We want this district to be on the 100% list, that is every club taking at least one
special subscription. lLewrence leads with 24, Kansas City 18, Atchison lc, Man-
hattan 11, Topeka 10, Junction City 9, Baldwin 8, Paola 8, Ottawa 6, Burlington 4,
Leavenworth 4, Marysville 4, Holton 4, Osawatomie 3, Valley Falls 3, Frankfort 2,
Cottonwood Falls 2, Alma 1, Blue Kapids 1, Bonner Springs 1, Burlingame 1, Council
Grove 1, Howard 1, Lyndon 1, Oskaloosa 1, Seneca 1.

11, . lub -Bullotins.

We urge every club to get out a bulletin, if pnly once armonth. “It-is the best
method of getting news to all members. I appreciate the bulletins which have come
from Ottawa, Holton, Leavenworth,. Paola, Emporia, Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence,
Cottonwood Falls, Junction City, .@hurks of wisdom, flashes of wit, news of meetings.

Here is one from the Holtarian - "The program says CLUB FORUM. We don't know whose
Forum, nor what Forum, nor where Forum. But wetre for tem." That is better Rotary
spirit than to say ‘Whatever it is we'rco agin ‘em.'

The Manhattan bulletin is especially fine in calling attention to the Rotarian
magazine, and it makes one wish to read the magazine,

You ought to reed the Emporia story of the Little Red Hen and Whitets aviation story.

The Lawrence Bulletin reports that it is Major Neal Wherry now, our former governor,
And.what. speakers thoy have - Raymond Schwogler, We J. Hinton of London, Floyd Rible,
and Lieut. Comdr. Lyle 0 Armel this last month. ,

The K. C. War Whoop has lost its voice for the last four weeks and how we have: missed
it. !

The Rotopeka tells us how the Kotarians there do things ina big way at Christmas
time helping raise the Ssrvice Ments Christmas Fund. sut we felt they wore human
when it came to the Information Pluase program.

The Paola Bulletin r.uports sevoral fine programs, but how we would like to have
attended the December meeting where a high school student showsd moduls he had. made
of airplanzs, ships, guns, submarines, and explained the implements of modern warfare.
 

Here's the record for November, 1945) in District 123

A, : Saabs of .100 - 200 Mombers -

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Kansas City, Kansas
Topeke.

B., Clubs of 50 - 100. Members

Emporia .
Junetion City
Lawrence
Manhatten

G. Clubs of <5 + 50 Members

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Baldwin
Bonner Springs
Burlington
Council Grove
Holton

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Marysville
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Blue Rapids
Burlingame
Cottonwood Falls
Frankfort
Eoward
Lyndon
Oskaloosa
Overbrook
Valley Falls

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157

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96,04
381.40
84.46
80.48
85.50
89,52
90.48
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION February iis 1944.

Dean Henry Werner,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dean Werner:

I em sending you the correspondence regarding the
Latin American incident. Of course you will know what I mean.

You will see by the file that I sent a copy of your
letter so that we would plead the case in the best possible
manner. Send this back to me at your earliest convenience,
and please initiate any action with me that you think would
be conducive to prompt action if we want a student for the
second semester. I think what they mean is that they will
pay $100 for tuition since a full year was $200.

    

or of Physical & pets

FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Ceach.
Enc. :

p.S. Just received your note about the Sachem meeting on
Wednesday evening at 7:30. I am planning to be there.

P.Csk.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

     

BALDWIN, KANSAS

DISTRICT NO. 123 Jan 15, 1944 .

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT

Dr Forrest Allien ,
President Rotary Club ,
Lawrence Kgnsas e

Dear Phog :

Glad to know you are pushing everything vigorously on
the matter of the Rotary district conference e You will have plenty to
do with Red Cross and your own work e

Tie theme of the confer@nce as suggested by the Chicago
Office is " Making Rotary Realistic " . I shall interpret that to
men getting out of he realm of merely talking and getting down to
actione

As I suggested several clubs have said they would like
to hear Jeff Williams of Chickasha , Oklahoma e I heard from KeCe Mo,
a hearty recommendation of kdmuad H:Harding , the larheel Humorist of
Washington , North Carolina . iI have just received advertising matter
about Arthur F Briese , 4441 Beacon Street , Chicago Ill. H, has big
testimonials from HKotary Club of Omaha, and Kiwanis Internat ional etc e
Then I thought that you having in Lawrence a lecture bureau might have
knowledge of some good speakers e I believe it will be good to
send you several sheets which have come to mee After you and your
committee examine them, will you keep them for I would like to see
them againe

As to the matter of student from Latin America I have
F¥eceived a letter from Ambrose Johnston - He takes full blame for not
doing anything about this matter. Did not what to reply e I enclose
his letter which I wish you would returne My question is Do you
have anyone who world like to be in kKeUe this next semester who
could enjoy this and be of inspiration to a few Rotary dlubs . It
seems that there has been no definite pian ofprocedure to handle thise
if ihad known the situation I woulg havebrought it up at assembly
last summer and ask,d that group to take official actione AG this
late date I think I shall just assume responsibility and say’Go ehead
Lawrence’ if you have a Lgtin American student who would come to KeUe
this second semester , and the Rotary will assume half of what it
would have done for the whole year. Ty,eh I think that at the
bisiness hour at Topeka I think action should be taken for next yeary
approving the expense and appointin a committee to go ahead and
make decisions as to who and wea He preterm, yeny,

OFFICES: CHIGAGO,U.S.A. + ZURICH, SWITZERLAND + BOMBAY, INDIA + LONDON, ENGLAND

 
As to the contact man at Topeka about Places of meetings,
Irwin Vincent is the chairman of the committee - 520 Kansas Ave,
Western Typewriter CoO. You can write to him directly first and
then if you want to write directly to the hotel manager qo it after
writing irwine

in my last letter I suggested that we start the banquet at 6:30
and not wait till 7:00 as last year. Ten those who drive home that
night will feel better about staying. I like your idea ofhaving a period
of fellowship before the 6:30 . Tyerefore we shall wish to plam for the
place e Will the lobby of the hotel be sufficient 2 You know I am
trying to get a picture of the o fficersand commitee chairmen of every
club, and am expecting to make that one of thefeatures of an exhibit
at Topekae Tpat would help make an inte esting period of fellowshipe
Folks can get acquainted looking at these pictures which I wish to
have strung up there with other material e

For that committee ofladies reception, I am asking the wives of
the Pgst Governors , and two from each oof the " host clubs " « So
I now ask if you will appoint two Lawrence ladies to act with that
committee of Ladies Keception . ‘ti#en I think that I shall follow
the same plan of having two men from several clubs to act on the general
Reception committeee So while you are choosing the two ladies, will
you name two men , and they will feel the responsibility of taking
the lead in welcoming K,tarians and Anns at Topeka on Sunday and
Monday . You should know that we shall have a room for headquarters
for the ladies so that they will have a place to go to and just visite
It should be close to the room where the Rotarians will have their
headquarters -«

this is enough for this timee

Sincerely

K.
: OFFICE OF
COUNTY ATTORNEY

oe RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS

COUNTY ATTORNEY

MANHATTAN, KANSAS

January 8, 1944.

Mr. Homer K. Ebright,
Governor, District 123,
’ Baldwin, Kansas.

My dear Homer:

I am just in receipt of your letter,dated the 6th, relative
to the foreign student, and with which you enclose copy of a
letter of Henry Werner.

Simply because the criticism must fall upon me I assume
all of the responsibility for the present situation. No one
ever told me how this foreign student was selected,or advised
me as to when he should be selected, or the school which he
should attend. I don't know how the plan started. As a matter
of fact while I was Governor the former Governors, who must .
have had something to do with the plan, didn't talk with me at
all about it and I was wholly in the dark. I admit that I should
have answered Mr. Werner's letter but I didn't know what to say.
It seems to me that if we are to continue this plan it should
be done under the direct supervision of the District Governor
himself. Certainly no Past Governor has any official authority.
In his hands are deposited the district funds, but that is all.

Homer, you are a college man and you know how to handle
such things properly, and I suggest that you take the matter
up with Mr. Werner, or in such other way as you see fit end if
anything can still be done about this foreign student perhaps
it should be done. I feel that such student should not neces-
sarily attend the University of Kansas but that perhaps a
student should attend that University one year, another student
atten&@ Teachers College the next, another Baker, etc. However,
I submit that only as a suggestion. If there is a foreign
student now attending the University who needs help, perhaps it
can still be done for this school year. I have now all of the
district funds as Scotty was here Thursday and on that date
turned over to me the funds which had been in his possession all
of last year and up until now this year. I shall prepare shortly
and send to you a statement showing the funds on hand. Briefly

le.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY ATTORNEY

A. M. JOHNSTON RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS

COUNTY ATTORNEY ;
MANHATTAN, KANSAS

H. Be Bbriest, p. 2 1/8/44

they consist of bonds in the principal sum of $500.00 and
approximately $1100.00 in cash on deposit. So you can see

we have some money with which to defray the expenses incident
to a foreign student. TI believe that the sum of some $200.00
was expended for that purpose.

I regret that /I have been delinquent in this particular,
but frankly I am still hopelessly ignorant as to the procedure
followed. Unfortunately the disposition of district funds
is not left in the hands of any Executive Committee with the
power to dispose of such funds. The district itself retains
that power and as the district meets in conference only once
a year it makes the disposition of those funds difficult. I
think though that Ynasmuch as for two years a student's expenses
of $200.00 were defrayed there would be implied authority to
do so again. At least I would approve it.

Accordingly, why don't you contact Werner and if the job
can still be done go ahead and do it or at least plan on it.

_I am returning the copy of Werner's letter to you.

Yours very truly,

<

A. M. Johnston
AMI /ovd

Enc/
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence

December 3, 1943

Professor F. C. Allen
University of Kansas

Campus
Dear Dr. Allen:

Three years ago, several of us got together at the
request of the Institute for Inter-National Education and
Kepresentatives from the United States Bureau of Education,
with the idea of financing the University expenses of. Latin
American students who might be selected to attend Kansas
University. ‘The District Rotary became very interested,
and set aside the sum of $200 for payment of the fees of
such a student. this was done for two years, and two
‘Latin American students have been enrolled during that
time. Their room and board was provided through the gen-«
erosity of various fraternities on the campus.

it was felt that these students, by their contacts
among the students and throughout the state, were very
valuable assets. ‘this last spring, I was informed that
the District had again set aside the necessary $200 for
the Latin American Exchange Student and Mr. Klooz informed
me that Mr. Ambrose Johnston of Manhattan was charged
with the assignment of this fund. I immediately wrote
to Mr. Johnston on July 16, asking for information concern-
ing the possibility of using this scholarship. I have not
received any reply to this letter or to subsequent letters
to Nr. Johnston. I then telephoned Mr. Johnston at Manhattan
in August, and received the reply that it had been difficult
for him to get in touch with the other two members of the
committee concerned with the assignment of this scholarship
moneye He promised to get some decision on the matter as
soon soon as possible. On September 16 I again wrote to
Mre Johnston to which letter I received no acknowledgment.
it seems to me that there was nothing in my letters which
did not warrant the courtesy of a reply.
Aside, however, from this somewhat personal consideration,
I feel it is very regrettable that this money has not been
made available in the spirit which originated its appro-
priation three years ago. ‘the necessity of advancement

of good relationships between North and South Americas

is evident to everyone of us and to fail to take advantage
of an opvortunity for such advancement is to my mind
almost reprehensible.

Very sincerely yours,

(Signed) Henry Werner

HW: ebp
 

BALDWIN, KANSAS qa!
February 3, 1944 i o

DISTRICT NO. 123
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT

bre Forrest C. Allen
President, the Kotary Club
Lawrence, Kansas

bear “Fhog":

lL wish to compliment the Lawrence Club on being the first
one to send in their picture of officers anc chairmen. ‘het
picture shows a group of quite distinguished gentlemen. Il
think the men will like to have a copy to keep for personal
satisfaction... 1f all the clubs send in as good a picture as
that 1 shall consider it’ quite an important item in my salary.

1 had hoped to be up at Lawrence a week ago WMonday as IL
wanted to see how things were shaping tp for the Monday night
program at 'opeka. I know it will be done well. but I am
wishing to know the subject that will be presented at the
different hours so they can hseve a unity.

i have asked the Kansas City club to be a committee to
prepare a program for the lst period after the noon luncheon.
the 2nd period will be presented by the Past Governors on the
subject, the Workpile. The Srd period and climax of the
afternoon will be an acdress by Jeff H. Williams of Chickasha,
Oklahoma, who is knownfor his wit and eloquence. A number of
men had asked if we could not get him. 11 wish the afternoon
program to be through before 5:00 so that we can start the
banquet at 6;50. Yovr committee will have go some to make
the climax tnan Jeff Williams' address, but i am counting on
you to do it. Best wishes,

Sincerely,

i

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December 28th, 1943,

Governor Homer K. Ebright,

Baldwin Kansas.

bear Homer: -

Your favor December 16th.

I trust, sincerely, that you will have the
opportunity of secag band luncheons with the Rotary
Club of Kansas Uity Mo. - and that we may be table
companions the next time.

As to the "Tarheel Humorist ", he received a
high rating with the membership. Many of the bureau humorists
are nitwits and not entertaining. It is my thought that he
would be good entertainment at a district sistereiae. I am
informed that 3 a Rotary number, wherein he uses a number

of different types of hats, and impersonates the various types

of Rotarians.
Il have a fine vhristmas letter from my Pal No. l -

Arthur Casselman. He is Secretary of foreign missions of the
Reformed Church, He hopes to seein this next Summer for a
trip to the old home town with me.

My kindest personal rega to you and yours,

Sincerely.

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.- ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ~
GOVERNOR'S MONTHLY LETTER
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF DISTRICT NO. 123
HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT

   

BALDWIN, KANSAS

 

 

No. 7 January 1944
1, Attendance 2. Mid-year examinations,
First honors go to Oskaloosa again. A college teacher thinks in terms of
Five 100% meetings for December, and questions in January. You are too busy
100% for November and October, to write letters, but I wish you would
Congratulations Oskaloosa, drop a post card with YES or NO for each
100% of these questions.

Club Membership Meetings Average Rank
1. Is your Rotary club keeping up its

1 Alma 14 0 85.00 17 pep this winter?

2 Atchison 46 0 12<38 87

5 Baldwin 32 0 96.09 @ é. Have you sent to R. I. Secretariat
4 Blue Rapids 20 1 92.57 6 your semi-annual report due January 1?
5 Bonner Srpings 27 0 85.18 13

6 Burlingame 20 i 82.50 18 5. Have you arranged to take that

7 Burlington 26 i 90.77 9 picture of the officials and chairmen
8 Cottomvood Falls 16 0 78.00 23 of your club and send it to me soon,

9 Council Grove 35 1 94.85 4 So that we can have publicity and

1G. amporia 79 0 70.57 28 acquaintance, and a display at our

di. Frenkiory 35 1 86.66 11 district converence?

12 Holton 34 0 91.17 8

13 Howard 17 0 85.09 dz 4. Have you returned answers to the

14 Junetion City 51 0 16546 - 25 questionnaire on Progress on the Work
15 Kansas City les 0 84.55 14 Pile which was sent from the Secretariat?
1s Lawrence 63 0 84.21 15

17? Leavenworth 49 0 82.02 19 Se Have you presented the subject of
18 Lyndon 15 1 88.00 10 the Rotary Foundation to your club this
19 Manhattan 80 0 80.25 Ee year? Our leaders feel we should have
20 Marysville 44 0 85.358 16 an endowment of two million dollars to
21 Olathe 31 0 81.29 él puch Rotary after the war is over and
Zé Qsawatomie 29 0 69.83 29 every club is asked to buy at least
25 Oskaloosa 19 5 100.00 1 one war bond and register it for
24 Ottawa 44 1 91.81 7 "Trustees of the Rotary Foundation"
25 Overbrook 12 0 77.00 24
a6 Paola 31 2 96.00 3 6. Will your Secretary send me during
27 Seneca 3] 0 94.00 5 February a ONE page statement of the
28 Topeka 159 0 75.00 26 best things done by your clvb during
29 Valley Falls 0 81.36 £0 the year 1945-44? I wish this stetement

: thus brought up to date so that we may

Total members 1180 have this systematic information for the
Average attendance 84.94 but one club district conference May l.

reported a day late, and so our average

is down to 82.34, Just write on the post card:

’ iy 108
Flu. Christmas. Night special meetings. @. ¥en eas

Any other reason?

 
 

5. January. Greup Picture,

The governor has asked every president
to have a picture taken this month of
the officers and ehairmen of the club.
Please write names on the back so that
we can know everybody. We want to

make use of that picture at the district
conference in Topeka, Hope no club
will be missing in that picture gallery.

4, January - Rotarian magazine.
Directors of R. I. have approved a
plan to establish a Club Magazine
committee in each Rotary club. Also
remember that the last week in Jan-
vary is traditionally The Rotarian
Week.

S. February. Broadcast.

On February 25, there will be a
nation-wide broadcast over N.B.C. hook
up in commemoration of founding of
Rotary. Time -1:00 p.m. to 1:30
Eastern War Time. Many clubs will
wish to make that part of their pro-
gram for the week.

6. February. Secretary Summary.

I wish during February each secretary
would write a ONE page summary of the
best things your club has done during
the year. Invite others to help pre-
pare that page. We wish to give
publicity to that. Please sent it to
me during February. It will be part
of our "Picture Gallery” at Topeka.

7. Suggestions for Governor for '44
This is a democracy. very club is

asked to make an early suggestion as
to a good man for Governor.

8. Former Governors.

The Central Office has made a zood
Suggestion, that former governors con-
stitute an Advisory Committee for the
present governor.

to have several meetings with these
leaders. I wish each one would make

& suggestion about the best way to plan

for the district conference. Also help

gain information about which clubs have
been doing the best work in Community
Service - in Youth Work - in Work Pile -
In Music - ete.

He needs advice, If
we had more gas and tires, he would like

9, Hundred Per Cent Men.

Former announcements bring reperts that
Holton has 5 men whe have had a perfect
attendance for the last year, 1 for 23 yrs.
1 for 12, 1 for 6, 1 for 3. Bonner Spring:
has 6 men with perfect attendance for the
year, and 5 for 9 years. Paola boasts 7
men with 100% records for the year. Can
you equal it?

10. Special Programs.

R, I. calls attention to a special film
on Paul Harris, technicolor and sound
film. Only expense is cost of mailing.
Have you used this? Also Santa Fe has
twe new Kodachrome sound films.

ll. District Conference.

Keep before you in all your planning
Monday May 1, and the Sunday afternoon
preceding. The place, Topeka. We shall
need the inspiration of a district con-
ference this year more than usual, Es-
pecially the smaller clubs this year will
want to gain the enthusiasm of a large
assembly. This year we wish our own clubs
to put on most of the program. We wish

to learn from each other. We want 200
men who have never attended a district
conference before.

12. Harmony.

‘ia have been singing all year

“We believe in Rotary

Fellevship and harmony."
This is a year of international war.
Also within every country there are strains
and factions. There is danger even in
america during an election year. Let vs
keep faceimns lism cut o£ coum Rotary ~~
mestings.!’ “s can have debates but let us
keep gcod bymor and harmony. And let us
try to spread the spirit of fellowship in
America during this slection year.

=e

1g. Short lecters.

We conderse the monthly letter, for we are
of the opinion that a short letter gets
more attention than a six page letter.

Is that true? Do you reat the monthly
epistles? Try making this a PIN UP page
and see if members might glance at it.

Try passing it around at the meeting.

 
  

   

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IS

CENTRAL OFFICE, 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, U.S.A.
Office of the President

January, 1944

' Dear Club President:

The Board of Directors of R.I. has approved a suggestion of
the Magazine Committee that each Rotary — be empowered to es-
tablish a Club Magazine Committee.

The reasons why such a committee could better serve your Club
and help with Club functions, and the aid your Club could give

our magazine through such a Committee are so important that a
special paper has been worked out by Rotary International setting
forth both the ways and means and the results to be obtained.

This paper and a folder "Our Magazine and Our Club” are en-
closed with this letter.

There is so much that a Club Magazine Committee can do to ad-
vance Rotary that I hope you will give this your careful attention.
Since the last week in January is traditionally "THE ROTARIAN Week",
that would be a splendid time to have this new committee "take
hold" and put on the program then! |

I wish this might be as personal a letter as the message is
to you personally, but with the shortage of help, you can under-
stand why it is being sent as it is. None the less, it carries

my fervent wish for all good things for you and your Club for
1944 and every year.

Cordially,

Charles L. Wheeler

enclosure

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10 WAYS

Magazine
Committee’

Will Benefit Your Club

Well Informed Members
Club Discussions

THE ROTARIAN Week
Monthly Reviews

New Member’s Induction
In Local Libraries

Local Press Publicity
Ideas for Club Projects

SONA aARWD =

Postwar Planning

°

Prospective Members

A A Magazine Committee can be of definite assistance in making
it it possible for THE ROTARIAN and REVISTA ROTARIA to serve

your Club ‘in countless ways—as the following pages reveal.
Who Should Serve
on the Committee

THe MAGAZINE committee of Rotary
International, with the concurrence of
the board of directors, suggests that each
club appoint a special committee to be
known as the club’s “Magazine Com-
mittee.”

This committee to consist of three reg-
‘ular members of staggered appointment,
serving for three years, with the club
president an ex-officio member of the
committee.

During the first year, one member
should be appointed to serve one year;
one member for two years; and one
member for three years. Thereafter each
year as one member’s term expired, ap-
pointments would be on a three-year
basis. Wherever feasible the three regu-
lar members should include the editor
of the club publication and a local news-
paper or advertising man. The club pub-
lication editor might be the one-year
appointee to start with, since ofttimes the
club editorship is rotated each year, and
the new editor could be appointed the
second year, etc.

The Committee’s Duties

The official magazine of Rotary Inter-
national is published in two editions:
Tue Rorarian (in English) and Revista
Roraria (in Spanish).

A club’s magazine committee’s duties
are to help the official magazine better
to serve the club and its members.

An alert committee will discover nu-
merous ways to do this, but the follow-
ing suggestions may prove helpful.

Reading Makes
Better Rotarians

Increasing the reading of the maga-
zine should be the Committee’s number
one job. For as more Rotarians (and
members of their families) read its au-
thoritative and informative articles, the
deeper and the broader becomes their
understanding of Rotary.

Pertinent references to the magazine
and its articles can be printed in your
club publication or meeting notice. The
club president or chairman can make

pointed or passing references to some
timely articles at the club meeting.

The “Clipsheet,” which is sent out
monthly by the magazine to club secre-
taries (and to club publication editors on
request ), can be utilized in various ways
in making advance announcements re-
garding timely articles in the bulletin or
from the rostrum.

Collaboration
with the Editors

Contents of the magazine can be di-
vided, roughly, in two parts: (1) general
articles that interpret Rotary, directly or
indirectly, and (2) departments that re-
port on activities of Clubs and individual
Rotarians.

The editors welcome suggestions and

materials for both— BUT it should be

noted that with more than 200,000 Ro-

tarians in the world, much more is of-
fered than can be used. What makes
news for THe Rotarian is discussed in
detail in the circular, “Our Magazine
and Our Club” attached herewith. It
should be called to the attention of the
committee member designated as “re-
porter” or “special correspondent.”

Other Cooperation
with Magazine Staff

At various times it is necessary that
Tue Rorartan make fact-finding sur-
veys on reader interest or to secure mar-
keting data or such other information
as would be helpful to the advertising
department. The making of such sur-
veys takes relatively little time, but can
be tremendously helpful to your maga-
zine.

Such data can ofttimes provide the
basis for an interesting and worthwhile
club program.

Securing New Members

Tue Rorartan has been called “Ro-
tary’s front window.”

A copy placed in the hands of a pro-
spective member will open his eyes to
the fact that yours is not just a luncheon
club, but a unit in the world-wide fel-
lowship of Rotary. The magazine is
something tangible which he can take
home and show to his wife as they dis-
cuss whether or not he should become a

member of your club. Its attractive for-
mat and excellent articles—telling of the
Rotary ideals in action—tend to make
that all-important first impression a
favorable one.

Organizing New Clubs

Tue RorariaN magazine has long
been a very effective aid in organizing
new clubs. As a silent but persuasive
salesman, it carries on its “sales talk” for
Rotary long after the prospective mem-
ber of a new club has been interviewed.
In the quiet of his home or office, he can
for himself read of what Rotary is doing
elsewhere—and then imagine what a
club could do in his own community.

Your club’s magazine committee can
be a great help to your extension com-
mittee in suggesting ways in which the
magazine can assist them in starting
new Rotary Clubs.

Sponsoring
“The Rotarian’’ Week

Your club’s Magazine Committee
should have the responsibility of sponsor-
ing THe Rorartan Week. This annual
event, which each year comes during the
last week of January, affords an excellent
opportunity for your Magazine Com-
mittee to plan a program built around
Rotary’s own magazine. Special mate-
rial is prepared and sent, upon request,
to each club by Tue Rotarian.

Tue Rorartan Week was not inau-
gurated for the purpose of boosting the
magazine, but rather to indicate the
various ways in which the magazine
can more effectively serve your club and
its members.

Making Communities
““Rotary-Conscious”’

Your Club members know what Ro-
tary means—but surveys show how little
non-Rotarians know of the real effort
and meaning of Rotary. THe Rorarian
offers many ways to expand the com-
munity’s knowledge of Rotary itself and
the Rotary Club as well.

Subscriptions for
Military Camps

The boys in the armed services today
will be the Rotarians of tomorrow. Many
of them have time to read as never be-
fore—and would welcome Tue Rorar-
1AN. Hometown boys, whether in camp
or afloat, could be sent THe Rotarian;
and the Club magazine committee can
scan the local honor roll to select recipi-
ents of Club gifts.

If there’s a camp near your city, your
magazine committee could survey the
number of our magazines that could be
used—and then put the matter up to
your Club for action. Don’t neglect
Revista Roraria— with many camps
having Spanish classes, it would be wel-
come and useful.

Schools and Libraries

One of the best ways to acquaint more
of your non-Rotary fellow-townsmen
and townswomen with Rotary is through
the library, reading room, hospital,
school, college and high school — yes,
even the jail! Your club magazine com-
mittee may make a study of the possi-
bilities in expanding your program of
putting Tue Rorartan and Revista
Roraria in these public places. In the
case of libraries, both public and school,
the committee should know that the
contents of THe Rorarian are carefully
indexed (along with a hundred other
leading magazines) in “The Reader’s
Guide to Periodical Literature,” so it is
possible to refer to articles in old issues
if they are preserved and bound. Should
your libraries be unable to bind back
numbers, perhaps your Club will do that
so that the files of Tur Rorartan may
be continuously useful to students, club
women ‘and to Rotarians seeking help
for programs.

Local Press Publicity

The “newspaper member” on your
Magazine Committee can be a very ef-
fective liaison member between your
club and the local newspaper. Often-
times articles in THE Rotarian can be
given a local “tie-up.” Sometimes there
are pictures of local interest in THE
RorariAn. The magazine often can loan
the original photographs to your news-
paper, but because of the fine “screen”
used in Tue Rotarian, the original cuts
are of no use to your local paper.

Ideas for Club Projects

“Tf Rotarians at Exville can do it, why
can’t we?”

That’s a natural question for any alert
Rotarian reading the magazine —and
suggests how clubs get new ideas for
useful club activities. Each month in
the “Rotary Reporter” department, espe-
cially, brief stories report on what more
than 5,000 clubs are doing around the
world in club, vocational, community,
and international service.

The club magazine committee would
do well to call attention of the appropri-
ate committee to those items that have
possibilities for your club.

Weekly
““Minute Man” Talks

For program variety, many clubs have
a two or three-minute talk each week
about some articles in THe Rorartan.
These should be carefully worked up—
and can be witty, wise, informative, and
inspiring—depending upon the speaker.
The regular program committee may be
responsible for them, or they may be
left to the magazine committee.

Monthly Reviews

Or reviewing of the magazine may be
left for a stated meeting each month,
usually the first after the new issue has
arrived.

One way of doing it is to have several
one or two-minute talks hitting just the
“high spots” of the magazine. Another
is to have two or three minutes devoted
to the outstanding article, selecting a
member whose classification may be
related to the leading article, having this
member discuss the article from the
viewpoint of his own business.

Formula for
Sure-Fire Program

Each month, the Secretariat prepares
a set of suggested program topics—most
of which are buttressed by articles ap-
pearing in the current issue of THE
Rotarian. Select one of these topics—
or any suggested by an article in the
magazine—and arrange for home-talent
speaker.

Then at the meeting the week before
the program, have the president or

chairman announce that “Bill is going

to talk to us next about.................... and
asks that each member read the article
ie een) byt df the current

Rotarian Magazine.” If 50 percent of
the membership do that, Bill will have
an already interested audience the mo-
ment he takes the rostrum, and his bat-
tle is half won before he starts!

Round -Tables and Debates

The same plan—or adaptations there-
of—works equally well with discussions
in which more than one take part. The
round-table technique can be used, three
or four members participating; or it can
be done from the rostrum with two or
more members presenting their view-
points. The magazine’s popular “de-
bate of the month” provides an excellent
basis for such discussions. Sometimes in
the case of a controversial article, there
may be some member whose opinions
are decidedly opposed to the author’s
viewpoints. This member could be given
five or ten minutes to present his oppos-
ing arguments.

Quiz Programs

An excellent program feature can be
provided by having the magazine serve
as a basis for a quiz program. Such a
program could follow the technique of
one of the popular quiz programs of
the air. Small “Double or Nothing”
prizes could be given to those who suc-
ceed in running the gamut of all of the
questions.

The questions should be selected for
their general interest and should not be
too difficult. The members being inter-
viewed could select their questions from
slips from a receptacle.

The Work Pile Project

President Charlie Wheeler states: “I
am more and more convinced that the
Work Pile offers us our greatest chance
of harnessing Rotary’s tremendous man-
power and of tapping its largest reser-
voir of dynamic ideas.” The board of
Rotary International classifies the Work
Pile plan as the No. 1 objective for the
year 1943-44,

Each month Tue Rorartan presents
articles of its “Work Pile series.” Arti-
cles have already been presented describ-
ing Work Pile projects in Brainerd,
Minnesota; Peoria, Illinois; and San
Francisco, California. Other cities will
be covered in future issues. This offers
an opportunity for a natural “tie-in”
with the campaign in your own com-
munity and what is being done in some
of these other places. Ideas that have
been blueprinted in Villa Grove, Peoria,
Brainerd or San Francisco may provide
a valuable adaptation to your own plan.

‘“‘March of Rotary”

Various length program features can
be planned based upon the “March of
Time” broadcasts. As soon as possible
after the current issue of the magazine
reaches your club, let two or three
members give a dramatized running
commentary based upon high-lights of
the magazine. The commentators, Alad-
din like, on this “March of Rotary” pro-
gram, would move quickly from one
part of the world to another giving in a
few sentences a report on what Rotary
has done and is doing, or is thinking
about. For example, “The Rotary Re-
porter” section of the magazine of a
recent typical issue had reports from
China, Ceylon, South Africa, England,
Hawaii, India, Canada, and the United
States. Your local radio or electrical serv-
ice member can advise how, with a little
extra preparation, you could work into
such a program a few sound-effects, soft
and loud and fade-in and fade-out mu-
sic, etc. The whole program could be
produced without any mention of THE
RorartAN magazine until at the very
conclusion a statement by the chairman
that the program had been based upon
the current issue of Rotary’s magazine.

A “Tie-up” with
Speaker’s Topic

It has been suggested that one copy of
Tue Rorartan be placed each meeting-
day on the reading-stand for the use of
the guest speaker, especially if he hap-
pens to be a non-Rotarian. It has hap-
pened in certain instances that the sub-
ject of the speaker is one that is covered
in the current issue, and the speaker of
the day may welcome the opportunity to
make references, or perhaps support or
refute the writer’s arguments.

Induction of
New Members

Many clubs present to the new Ro-
tarian, when inducted, certain Rotary
literature often including a copy of the
current issue of THe Rorartan. The
magazine can be utilized as a most help-
ful medium in the education of the new
member in Rotary. He not only can
familiarize himself with the principles
of Rotary but also secure a wide per-
spective of the world movement. Often-
times in presenting THe Rorarian to
the member some specific reference can
be made to an article or some other fea-
ture that closely relates to the new mem-
ber’s business or profession which gives
him immediately a common tie with
Rotary and his own club. It can also be
stressed by the chairman that the maga-
zine is the only constant, regular tie that
the individual member has with Rotary
International, at the same time calling
attention to some of the basic facts re-
garding the Rotary movement.

“Latin American Night”

As a happy diversion from the usual
Rotary program bill of fare, various
clubs at various times have put on what
are termed “Chinese Nights,” “Hawaiian
Nights,” “A Night in Mexico” and so
forth. Instrumental music or singing is
typical of these countries, and the deco-
rations and menu in keeping with the
national spirit. Similarly a “Latin Amer-
ican Night” could be planned, and a
part of the program devoted to brief,
interesting reports of some of the out-
standing projects of clubs in Latin Amer-
ica. (Recent issues of THe Rorarian
could supply ample data supplemented
by file papers secured from the RI.
Secretariat. )

During such a program it would be
appropriate to call attention to the
splendid growth of Rotary in Latin
America, beginning with the organiza-
tion of the first club at Havana in 1916
and the first club on the South American
continent at Montevideo, Uruguay, in
1918. Copies of Revista Rorarta, the
Spanish counterpart of THE Rorarian,
could be displayed during the program.

Revista Roraria in 1943-44 celebrated
its tenth anniversary. This magazine has

made wonderful strides since its modest
beginning in 1933, being today recog-
nized throughout Ibero-American coun-
tries as a proponent of high ideals and
authoritative in its field with nothing
to sell or promote except good will and
a closer understanding.

All these and other interesting facts
presented during such a “Latin Ameri-
can Night” program could be made
tremendously interesting and worth-
while.

“Ath Object Subscriptions”
to Revista Rotaria

All clubs—especially the smaller ones
—are looking for practical international
service projects. Revista Rorarta sup-
plies one which can be cut to the cloth of
any club’s resources.

This is “Fourth Object” gift subscrip-
tions to be sent to influential non-
Rotarians in Latin America selected by
District Governors there. A club or its
individual members can subscribe for
one or ten or a hundred (the price is
$1.50 per year, as is THe Rorarian).

A club’s magazine committee can
work on this project with its interna-
tional service committee. Clubs that take
it up can have the satisfaction of know-
ing that more than 800 other clubs in
the United States and Canada (some
5,000 subscriptions) engage in this in-
ternational service activity, which is do-
ing much to extend a knowledge of
Rotary and to increase clubs in Latin
America.

Clubs desiring to take “Fourth Ob-
ject” subscriptions need but notify THe
Rorartan (35 East Wacker Drive, Chi-
cago 1, Illinois) how many they desire,
and the club will be billed in the regular
way. :

The tenth birthday of Revista Ro-
TARIA fell in 1943,and President Wheeler
is writing a personal letter to each Ro-
tary Club asking full cooperation in
expanding this “Fourth Object Subscrip-
tion” plan. Some Clubs have taken a
subscription for each member.

Of course the recipient, carefully se-
lected by the Latin-American Governors
from the influential non-Rotary audi-
ence, is notified of the name of the do-
nor, be it a Club or individual, and the
spirit of codperation back of the gift.