shall consider all proposals for member-
ship from the personal side and shall
thoroughly investigate the character,
business, social and community stand-
ing and general eligibility of all persons
proposed for membership and shall re-
port. their decisions on all applications
to the board of directors.”

Rotary Information

The duties of the Rotary Information
Committee are described in Article
VIII, Section 2(e) of the recommended
club by-laws, as follows: “This com-
mittee shall devise and carry into effect
plans (1) to give the members, especial-
ly the new members, adequate under-
standing of the privileges and respon-
sibilities of members and (2) to give
the members information about Rotary,
its history, objects, scope, activities.”

Instructing the Prospective Member

It is highly desirable that a prospec-
tive member be informed about Rotary
and the duties, obligations and _privi-
leges he will have as a member. Rotary
International stresses the necessity of
preliminary instruction of prospective
members before they are taken into
Rotary clubs, for when they are so in-
structed they are more easily assimi-
lated. The committee on Rotary in-
formation should see that this prelim-
inary instruction is given to all pros-
pective members in a manner indicated
by the aims and objects committee of

the club.

“Welcome to Rotary” (Pamphlet No.
52) is especially designed for presenta-
tion to new members and can be ob-
tained from the secretariat of Rotary
International at five cents per copy.

Continuing Education

The continuous instruction of all
members in Rotary principles is also the
task of the Rotary information com-
mittee.

Quiz programs, forums, and “fire-
side meetings” are among the plans
that have been used successfully by
Rotary clubs in providing Rotary in-
formation to members. Information on
these and other plans can be obtained
from the secretariat of Rotary Interna-
tional upon request.

Club Publication

Most Rotary clubs publish bulletins
of various types. When well prepared,
such a publication, among other things,
circulates notices, furthers acquaintance
with Rotary’s program, records club
activities, and in general serves as a
medium of inspiration, information,
and fellowship.

Public Information

A very important service that the
club service committee must render its
club is to see that the public is prop-
erly informed as to Rotary Interna-
tional in general and as to the local
club in particular. There is nothing
secret about the Rotary movement. On
the contrary, Rotary’s aims and objects
can best be attained through the widest
dissemination of the ideals and activi-
ties of Rotary International and each
component club. It is desirable to have
a public information committee as a
sub-committee of the club service com-
mittee. The recommended club by-laws,
Article VIII, Section 2(f), outline the

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