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Who Will Be Club

President Next Year?

Here are some of the charac-
teristic points that have been
cited as being desirable to find
in the candidate for club presi-
dent:

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Accepted leadership. -
Ability to delegate duties.
Good personality. ae
Time to devote to the office.
Initiative. s

A knowledge of Rotary.

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Practical experience on
some club committee.

8. Ability to express nimedl
orally.

9. A sense of humor.
10. Cosmopolitan in thought.

We can “make” or “break”
our club by electing or not
electing the right man for next
year.

Rather “Bookish”
But Clever

Not long ago we received a
copy of Rigi, club bulletin from
Grand Island, Nebraska. The
club program announced there-
in was entitled “Victory Book
Day.” The English teacher at
the high school had been in-
vited to present a book review.
Every Rotarian was asked to
bring to the meeting at least one
book for the men in the armed
forces.

Of course, the club bulletin
editor had to do his part too. So,
at the top of the page, the in-
dividual letters of the name of
the bulletin appeared as stacks
of books. We thought it a rather
clever idea.

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Any Old Keys Today?

Have you a useless key in
your pocket? That’s what Ro-
tarians in Moundsville, West
Virginia, are asking the citizens
of their community. And the
first Collection netted some 1,200

old keys—for Uncle Sam’s pro-

duction forces! And they didn’t
stop with that, but placed con-
tainers throughout the city with
an appeal to the public to fill
them with keys. |

- The local Lions club. followed
suit and became “specialists” at

collecting, old. tooth-paste and,

shaving cream tubes. .

What’s the Score?

There are many plans used
by Rotary clubs for purchasing
defense stamps. and bonds. A

novel idea is the one used by the’

Rotary Club of Central City,
Kentucky.. All club members
buy ‘defénse’ stamps according
to the number of enemy naval

- units destroyed. A plane calls . :

for 1c, a merchant ship, 5c, a
troop transport, 10c, a subma-
rine or destroyer, 25c, a cruiser,
$1.00, an aircraft carrier or bat-

tleshiy , $2.50. The purchases in .

a recent week amounted to
$38.75.

The plan sounds like a good

one, but who keeps the score? —

‘Don’t Wait! ,
It has been said that “A Ro-

tary club is made up of leaders.
It can provide leadership in any
community undertaking. This
leadership is greatly needed in
an emergency.” Are we all pro-
viding: that leadership in our
community? Let’s not wait until
the emergency is over.

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ANNUAL CONVENTION
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
TORONTO + CANADA

 

 

The Way
Rotary Works

 

 

 

(The Sixteenth of a series of arti-
cles describing the organization and
administration of Rotary Interna-
tional.)

The Rotary Foundation

One of the elements of the organi-
zation which is somewhat separated
from, but is nevertheless an integral
part of, Rotary International is the
Rotary Foundation. The 1927 con-
vention adopted an amendment to the
constitution of Rotary International
establishing an endowment, known

~_as the Rotary. Foundation, which pro-

vides for the board to receive con-
tributions of money or property for
the accomplishment of the purposes
of Rotary International and/or the
encouragement and fostering of the

’ objects of Rotary. Plans are being

made for the raising of an endow-
ment of at least two million dollars
for the Rotary Foundation.

A Great Experiment
In view of the wide extent of world

‘territory which Rotary International
embraces, the differences in customs

and practices, the many languages
used, the length of time it takes for
communication between us and for
us to assemble together, it would ap-
pear that through the years we have
been wonderfully successful in keep-
ing the machinery of Rotary rela-

‘tively simple in operation. As an

International organization, Rotary
stands alone, a great experiment in
human relations which has met with
phenomenal success for 30 years.
Whether it will continue to live and
serve, increasing in prestige, influ-

- ence and usefulness, rests with the

individual Rotarians and their re-
spective clubs, and particularly with
those who find themselves in posi-
tions of leadership in the movement.

Stop griping about your inceme
taxes. Suppose you had to pay en
what you think you are worth.

**A Bath for a Yank’

That’s the name of a campaign
being considered by the Rotary
Club of Huntington Park, Cali-
fornia. Bathing facilities for
soldiers in camp near Hunting-
ton Park are poor, and the Ro-
tary club hints that mobile
showers will be furnished for
the soldiers.