9 June, 1944 Institutes of International Understanding During the present Rotary year, 290 clubs in 21 districts sponsored Institutes of International Under- standing. Most of these have made very enthusiastic reports and have gone on record as desiring to spon- sor Institutes during the coming year. There were a number of other clubs that desired to sponsor Insti- tutes but did not make their de- cisions early enough so that RJT. could locate and suggest to them competent speakers. Present indica- tions are that there will be a great increase in the number of Institutes to be held next year. Following is the record by district: No. of Clubs Dis- Sponsoring trict Governor Institutes 105; ‘Andrew ib: Haight... 2.20.022....° 12 9 Dwisht Muller o..5)..1955 oe 2 422° Amos WaGlads.. .2o3.5 22 32 2 ee 25 127 MEW isaremOur oa tis 11 129 Will W. Jackson...... (25 centers) 36 130° George K. Marshall... -....2scac2-- 13 1923) Loo Chrysler fosc.cn. eee aes ae ns 138.> Bert €Peuncey, Ji sis.87S05. 10 VAs Paul) ¥. bemter, 33: 225% 550. ce. 6 146 Clayton EB, Humphrey: ...3. 23.25 2 147. Froncis-J=:, BUdinger . = .2.. 5 ...4% 8 1481. ‘Clarke Grandfield.. 5...42:.%.:.,,. 18 151 Howard: 2... Porter. 23. sss Ss 11 152. Claude Runaing csi ead< 6.0 ca sie sce se 5 159: Charlies ©. Evans. <2 icc. cco oes 10 164--Frank 7h SDAIN «3c 4s > eases cee 33 115) Allan J Seul ys se os oss sae ess 20 176: R.: DonaldoYauch.. «.. s... 25-25: =. 38 180. -Albert:S= ochmidts -sio. ssc as 9 184° Marv Pe Poren... ..3<.sscee acess 3 190. Charles. G. Fennent |... 3.36. 2.c5. s Inform Your New Member The new member wants to learn about the history of the Rotary movement, its principles, and how they can be applied to the best ad- vantage; its objects and the recog- nized and approved plan of effort to achieve these objectives; the oppor- tunities which will be afforded him as an individual to express himself in service to others and the benefits which will accrue to him because of his affiliation with the club. The aims and objects committee of R.I. believes that club presidents should see to it that every new member is properly informed and especially that Rotary information is given to him by word of mouth. This can be done by having the new member, early in his club experi- ence, attend committee and board meetings, club assemblies, and spe- cial meetings planned for the pur- pose of disseminating Rotary infor- mation. The News Letter USCNB Supplement Work Pile Activity Wide-Spread Direct reports from 40% of the clubs in the USCNB reveal wide- spread Work Pile activity — and growing interest. These reports were made as of May 1, 1944. The follow- ing is an analysis of the reports received: 58% of the clubs report a Work Pile being built. 1714% report that a Work Pile will be built. 7544% of the clubs actively interested. These figures reflect a tremendous erowth in Work Pile activity in the past six months. It would be difficult to measure the impact of this activ- ity on the thinking of thousands of men and women in the service who have heard of it from their home towns. In addition, there is the by- product value of the aroused think- ing and sharpened alertness of the hundreds and thousands of citizens of these communities. No. 1 Critical Shortage When our fighting men go over- seas, it takes 81 tons of supplies per month per man to keep them there. This requires huge quantities of containers and packaging material —mostly made from scrap paper. The U.S. War Production Board estimates that 667,000 tons of scrap paper each month will keep the mills at peak production, enabling them to meet all overseas and home-front war requirements. Col- lections at the present time are totaling about 500,000 tons per month. Some mills have shut down, and inventories in others are low. About 33-1/3% more scrap paper —167,000 extra tons—must be col- lected every month! Many communities have fallen behind in their paper quotas and collection drives. The schools, our greatest scrap-paper collectors, are closing for the summer, and this will materially reduce the amount of paper collected for several months. It is important that every community lend its resources at once to this serious wartime short- age. Rotary clubs everywhere can be of invaluable assistance in this waste-paper emergency. Clubs de- siring -to cooperate in this activity may contact their local salvage committee for information regard- ing salvage activities, and plans for strengthening and augmenting them. No. 21—1943-44 For Sons and Daughters of Rotarians in the Service The Rotarians in countries where United States and Canadian troops are stationed—particularly the Ro- tarians in Australia and New Zea- land—have expressed the hope that sons and daughters of Rotarians who are stationed at army camps overseas will get in touch with the nearest Rotary club so that the club may extend hospitality and courte- sies to them. President-Elect Dick Wells asks Rotary clubs and Rotar- ians in the USCNB to make a real effort to get this message to the sons and daughters of Rotarians who are overseas. Tell them that Rotarians are anxious to welcome them — to make them feel at home. They can- not locate all of the sons and daugh- ters of Rotarians in the service, but the young people can contact the Rotary club. There is a wonderful opportunity for the formation of in- ternational friendships in this ac- tivity. It is a practical method of implementing Rotary’s Fourth Ob- . ject. Rotary’s First Object Do you have faith in the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service? The basis of Rotary acquaintance is one of pure unselfishness. We have no more obligation to a fellow Rotarian than we do to any other member of society. This fellowship must be on a basis of helpful kindness. Criticism and fault- finding are here not to be found. We must be animated with an ardent desire to serve. We must seek all those things which bring people together and help them to know and understand each other, and avoid all those things which tend to separate people and drive them apart. We make no distinction as to religion, po- litical, or philosophical opinion. We re- member that “The highest culture is to speak no ill. The best reformer is the man whose eye is quick to see all beauty and all worth, and by his own discreet, well-ordered life, alone reproves the erring. When the gaze turns in on thine own Soul, be most severe, but when it turns upon a fellow man, let kindliness control it, and refrain from that belittling censure which springs forth from common lips like weeds from marshy soil.” Richard H. Wells President-Elect, R.1. Newton, Massachusetts. Rotarians. in cooperation with the Kiwanians, are sponsoring the publication of a monthly digest of Newton’s news which is sent to the town’s 17,000 servicemen in all parts of the world.