The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 25, 1927, Image 12
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1*27
KIWANIS ATTENDANCE
This Is One of the Fundamental Characteristics of Kiwanis
(Written by International Secretary)
Attendance is essential in Kiwanis. abnormal attendance methods in mam-
This i< not because attendance at club taining: such records. This means
ir-tinps is required by the by-laws | unique emphasis upon the records
but rather because of the fundamental' rather than the purpose and. values of
character of Kiwanis. Kiwanis can re-! attendance. The aim should be tOjse-
tain its uniqueness as an organization cure the maximum attendance with
only as its members through fidelity in 'due consideration to members through
attendance contribute to the follow-
ship and leadership of their clubs and
Kiwanis Is Friend
To Handica|>ped
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Delinquents, Disabled and Un
der-Privileged All Aided.
Kiwanis has accomplished much for
the under-privileged child during the
past several years. “A square deal for
the under-privileged child, a future cit-
has been adopted as a slogan
'sound and standard Kiwanis practice.
While, we believe that most clubs
that maintain a high percentage of at
tendance will be found to be among
our best clubs in functioning and ac
tivities, it is possible for a club to so
exalt the mere matter of attendance
record that it fails to appreciate the
KIWANIS BRING
FARMER CLOSE.. k ■■
® _ of its affairs is earned by any frac-
TOC PITY ti0n the ma ^ ority ‘ Tlie wel1 €Sta *>-
! “It is v a cardinal axiom that an or
ganization which depend* upon coop
erative effort to product results can
never be a success when the burden
lished success of our club is incontes
table proof of the share that each one
of us has taken in the work. Like a
house of cards we fall to the ground
when one of us fails to support his
share of the load."—Pinehurst, N. C.
Better Understanding of Each
Other Is Aim and Result
Of Meetings. '
for this reason the by-laws include the
provisions on attendance.
Kiwanis is an active organization.
Its membership is basically partici
pating. A true soldier’s place is in
the line of battle and a true Kiwan- t ^ j i
ian'* place is at his club’s meeting. It i basic function of attendance in devel-
is not in accord with Kiwanis procedure ; oping the fellowship of representative
or Kiwanis legislation to have a large members for leadership in community
paper membership of non-attendants, betterment. Likewise, a member may
Only through the regular presence of maintain an excellent attendance rec-
the members of a Kiwanis club can it | ord and yet contribute ittle to the
develop and function in a manner true real life and work of his club He may
to the peculiar character of our or-; even maintain his record while slip-
ganization. Only by fidelity in atten-; P>ng in late and leaving as early as
dance can a Kiwanian become thor-. possible to secure credit for attend-
oughly acquainted, with the other | ance. Such an atitude robs attendance
members of his club and contribute to ( °f its fundamental values,
and share in the fellowship that ere-, Attendance should primarily be up-
ates the basic man power for leader-. on tbe meetings of a member s own
ship. Absentees cannot be Kiwanians, club. - This is the fellowship to which
and in proportion as members fail to be must contribute through his pres-
attend does a Kiwanis club cease to enefi and classified representation. The
• gt value of inter-club relations, however,
Membership in Kiwanis is represen- * s recognized and the larger fellow-
izen
for the service organization’s program
of aiding the unfortunate, no matter
what handicap the child may be suf
fering.
The work of aiding and assisting the
under-privileged child has been divided
into four major groups. The physi
cally, the mentally, the morally and
the economically under-privileged. Di
vided this way the helping hand of
Kiwanis may begin work on a basis
where efforts will be., so utilized that
the individual groups will get special
ized attention. As the handicapped
child is given classification, plans for
help may be immediately started and
in this way each group receives the
maximum attention and aid.
One might ask, what kind of gen
eral assistance has really been given?
The question covers so large a range
that is is almost impossible to answer
it sufficiently without remembering
the numerous phases of work connect-
members 7aiT*to be must contribute through his pres- ed with the under-privileged child ac
tivity. During a recent period of 12
months over 300 clubs administered
general welfare work. This service
tative and limited to two members in s bip among Kiwanians of duferent
each classification. Obviously a given vlubs of different districts, and of di -
line of business or industry or a given ferent sections of our international
profession can be adequately repre- field is encouraged. It is for this rea-
sented in the fellowship and function- son *bat credit is granted for attend
ing of a Kiwanis club only through ance at ones own club when a mem-
the continued presence of the member ber. compelled to be absent from that
representing that respective business, vlub, is able to attend the meeting o
industrial or professional activity, some other club. It must,however, be
Any member that absents himself is recognized that this is not the funda-
depriving his club of the representa- niental purpose of attendance. A mem-
tion of his specific vocational field in ber must attend the meetings of his
its fellowship and work. It is mani- ( ^ u b to make his representative con- ( — — . - - . ,
festlv the duty of a member, given the tribution to its fellowship and service; children, pledging thousands of dollars
privilege of membership in Kiwanis and to secure from his membership the , for children’s homes, building fresh air
as the representative of a given husi- largest personal values,
ness, industrv or profession, to see Let s'attend our club meetings more
that proper represenUtion is earned faithfully because we thus can give
through in the fellowship, official ac- 1-be most to Kiwanis and can best m-
tions and services of his club. This sure that' Kiwanis fulfills its purpose
can only lx* done through faithful at- to create fellowship for leadership,
tendance.
From the standpoint of the member KIWANIS IDEAL IS
himself, attendance is also essential. ; ^ „ ACIMAIM C \ VC
Only through active relation to the vILil* Ao Jrli\iNj ox\. X d
fellowship and activities of a Kiwanis DISTRICT OFFICER
club can he secure the full values of
rendered concerned sponsoring milk
and ice funds, financing day nurseries,
members adopting fatherless boys and
keeping check on their progress, send
ing under-nourished children to moun
tain camps, supplying needy school
children with clothing, sending girls
to summer camps for vacations, giv
ing free scholarshpis in the Y. M. C.
A., establishing Kiwanis camps for
children, giving 280 orphans birthday
presents, sending clothing to suffering
German children, aiding immigrant
The development of closer relations 1
and understanding between the farm
er and the city man is an international
objective of Kiwanis. One of the great
aims of the present-day world, when
as individuals we specialize in certain
classes of work, is to bring together
all the working forces for the benefit
of everyone. The gulf that has for
years separated the farmer and the'
city man has been bridged by Kiwan
is; and it was accomplished primarily
through the good fellowship spirit and
co-operation of the city man and the
farmer in dealing with problems of the
town and farm.
When Kiwanis International first
stressed the closer friendship, the ag
ricultural committees of the many
clubs did not so much consider the 1
problems of rural and urban people as
they did the vital need of better hu- •
man relationships. It was known that
an understanding would soon bring,
about an exchange of ideas to combat
the peculiar problems that for years
had been causing friction.
So the farmer came to Kiwanis;
luncheons as a guest; and in turn the
Kiwanian city man went to the farm
er’s home in a similar manner. The
meetings brought about a mutual un
derstanding, and as problems became
apparent the two sides, one the farm
er’s viewpoint and the other the city
man’s, were discussed.
The “We Build” motto of Kiwanis
added another achievement, for it suc-
cetded in establishing a worth-while
relationship between two groups that
were in the past widely divergent. Al
most unconsciously the leavening work
began in the groups, and the entwined
network of existing conditions began
to unravel as the city man understood
the farmer and his problems, and vice
versa.
In his Kiwanis meetings the farmer
has found an intelligent'and worth
while group of men anxious to heed
the problems both of their own busi-
Quality
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Shade Cloths
Joanna
Cotton Mills
Kiwanian Dick Moorhead
camps, and engaging “Kiwanis Hap
piness Cars” to take inmates of hos
pitals and institutions to recreation
centers.
TheThysically Handicapped
Work with the physically handi
capped child is being engaged in by
hundreds of clubs. Clinical examina- nesses an( j the farm; and on this ba- ||
sis the Kiwanis city man and the ag
riculturist working together have per
formed excellent work, and will accom
plish greater things in the future.
his membership. We regret to find
that the reason for many deletions ft
indicated as non-attendance. Of course
if a member cannot possibly attend, he
is thoroughly justified in severing his
connections with a club, as he cannot
secure the personal benefits or per
form the duties of a member. We sus
pect, however, that many of these de
letions for non-attendance are not thus
justified inasmuch as the members
could have attended the club meetings
if they had the desire born of an ap
preciation c? the fundamental reasons
for such attendance.
It is, therefore, most advisable that
membership committees in approach
ing prospective members shall thor-
tions under the supervision of spec
ialists, followed by hospitalization, is
the major work with the children of
this group.
Usually a club commences with hold-
international Has Put Life Intojing a survey of its city or county to
Brotherhood Idea. , find all the children suffering from
I paralysis, deformities and general dis-
"There is nothing ne» in the Ki-|‘«“t Kiwanian, will then arrange
wanis ideal—the brotherhood-idea. lt„ f »T,f cl ™ c t0 be . held the
is as old as the ,oul of man. hut K<-; for expert Mammation. Fol-
waras has put the breath of life into, thl f the children will be taken
old ideas by translating them into'to hospitals where medical and surg.-
terms which the average man may ap-J™ 1 treatment is started ftKmg the
. • » survey, clinic and hospitalization mem-
Such i. the statement of J. L. John,.' t? r > ‘ re constantly in charge of the
of Appleton. Wis., governor of the: ch-Wcen. Of ten, too, they aid a de,tl-
Wiaconsin-Upper Michigan district of tfe family where no financial aid tan
Kiwanis International, who has been P™ 1 *0 the child while receiving
active in Kiwanis for many years. jU’eatmen . . .. ,
“I believe if the spirit of service is ... . , .. _ . . _
.... - .properly developed through Kiwanis ^ ilHtu'
oughly instruct them as to the obli-| c i u bs throughout the world, it will chddren s rooms in in 11
gations and privileges of membership, w ipe out petty jealousies and sectional ^ er . f 1S e y e _ 1 i_ r „„
especially attendance upon the week- animosities which are among the most 08 18 I ^ eT ! .1^, War 6 j f nP
ly meetings. . dangerous forces at work to tear down number of children could be cared for
In the education of new members, in a world where the people are living a °" e e*’. d a fellow
as well as absentees, the essential so widely separated. Hospitality and s ^ e ™ TXas anntdlo
character of attendance and the vital j cordiality help to rebuild the destruc- 8 , p ^ ^ children PP
r^hipT!" stuTtuiXtr
.hould be fully mede known. With the liberty will put en end to fanatict.m w f (h air g These
and persecution and the grounds of ra-! u j j /
, .... . . .. . . , ,, ;camps have hundreds of undernourish-
political and religious mdiffer-> jV ^ nrp
the courts and offer themselves as!
guides for the youthful offenders, thus |
keeping them out of reformatories and
jails. When members, investigating
conditions, find need of strenuous en
forcement, they personally help pro
bation officers, judges and health au
thorities in the interest of child wel-
fore. /
Boys arrested for minor offenses,
which would have sent them to a re
form school, have been paroled and
placed under the guidance of Kiwan
ians. Clubs have formed boys’ work
committees to co-operate with police
authorities to care for runaways.
Through club vigilantes bad influences
on the streets of cities were destroyed,
and children were introduced to play
ground activities.
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The principles upon which our business
is built are closely akin to those of Kiwanis.
Following these principles, our local
trade has quadrupled in the three years
since we bought our plant, and started in
business here.
CO.
CLINTON COHON OIL
“Headquarters for Fertilizers”
Night Phone 2403
Phone 62
Kiwanian Henderson Pitts
cia;
adoption of such methods not only will
attendance be increased, but delega
tions for non-attendance •will be de- ences.”
creased.
There are many members who are
justly proud of their fine attendance
records. There are also many clubs
Secretaries’ Sayings
“Your own hands have more to do
cd and tubercular children, who are
under the care of trained attendants
and specialists. Clinics for eye, ear,
nose and throat operations are also
held repeatedly.
“Better Babies” conferences are
that rightly regard highly their excel- with your success than hands of fate.” prov j ng popular. Hundreds of moth-
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lent percentage of attendance. We do
not disparage the attitude of such
members and clubs. We believe, how
ever. that it is a serious mistake to use j crab apple vinegar or maple syrup ?
questionable membership methods or —Cleveland, Ohio.
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ers take the advantage of receiving at
these conferences the expert advice of
“ Wlum life shakes you, do you spill | p hy8icians . The assuming of guardi
anship of orphans, the building of con
valescent homes for destitute children,
and the paying of surgeons’ fees for
children’s operations and care are also
a constant Kiwanian activity.
The Mentally Gifted
Because Kiwanis recognizes the
youth of today as the citizen of tomor- j I
; row, no obstacle is allowed to stand i
that might dwarf the education of the
child. To the mentally gifted are giv-
, en opportunities to make the most of
their talents; to those whose advance-1
I ment might be hindered because of
lack of money, Kiwanians finance their |
way.
Nothing is too good for the child!
who in later years, through his educa
tion, will become valuable to society.
So Kiwanis is eager in aiding the |
under-privileged child who shows the]
ability of making a good citizen.
The purchase of clothing and school!
supplies helps to keep hundreds of I
children in the schools of the country.
The paying of tuitions for those who
can advance no further because of
lack of funds enables many to keep]
on with their education.
In jiurseries, where only physical at
tention was formerly given, Kiwanians |
engaged instructors of expert child
training to teach reading, writing and |
the fundamentals of right living.
Schools in large factory districts were 1
visited and children given the neces-1
sitiesi to be able to attend regular]
classes.
Moral Delinquents
, Juvenile delinquency is attacked by
| Kiwanis with the same pressure as the j
physically and economically handicap
ped child problem. Kiwanians go into
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