there is any Rotarian who has no group
which he can call his craft, it is doubt-
ful that he should be in Rotary—be-
cause he is not representative of a class
of service to society.”

A Rotarian’s Obligation To His Craft
Association

1. If it is functioning well, be active
as a member in all its delibera-
tions, always seeking to raise its
standards of business practice and
its standing in the business world.

2. If it is backward in achievement
and purposeful activity, lead or
support others in making it an
effective instrument for craft bet-
terment.

3, If its policies and practices show
a deliberate intention of doing
nothing, lead or support others to
a complete reorganization on pro-
gressive grounds.

Are There Tangible Results in
Vocational Service?

A person works more willingly and
earnestly when he can see tangible re-
sults of his efforts. It is quite simple
to inventory the achievements of a Ro-
tary club in certain fields of activity,
but it is a very difficult matter to inven-
tory achievements as intangible as the

Rotarian’s activities in vocational service
and yet they are real results.

Results of vocational service in the
craft association may take a consider-
able time to come to fruition, but when
they do they are no less real than the
results in community service, boys work,
work for crippled children, etc. The
visual results of service in a Rotary
camp for boys, in a rehabilitated crip-
pled child, etc., are no more striking
than a craft code of standards of cor-
rect practice achieved by vocational
service. As a matter of fact, when con-
sidered numerically, the craft codes af-
fect the lives of more people than is
possible in the altruistic services affect-
ing the community.

When craftsmen in convention as-
sembled: adopt an adequate code of
standards of correct practice for their
craft which expresses the craft con-
sciousness of right and wrong in busi-
ness dealings, they have done some-
thing which will improve the business
practices of thousands and affect per-
haps millions of people.

So with anything else a Rotarian may
do in vocational service—it may not get
wide publicity—it may not appear out-
standing—but if it contributes to better-
ment in the business and professional
world, it is worth while. Unsung deeds
are often the greatest.

 

 

TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL
SERVICE COMMITTEE

In the secretariat is a section specializing in service to clubs in communities
the size of yours. It is headed by an experienced Rotarian who is eager
to serve you and your club. He can provide you with suggestions as to
programs on vocational service, descriptions of actual accomplishments in
that field, and other papers. Address your communication to Rotary Inter-
national, 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 

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