Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-02
Club Adopts Education Idea,
Which Had It's Origin With
The Lewiston-A u b ur n
Rotary Organization, And
Has Spread Around the
World-Study Groups of Ten
Members

The members of the Augusta Ro-
tary Club will so to school for an
intensive course Of study continuing
over three weeks period. during
which time their studies, discussions.
lectures and recitations will be on
the ideals and objects OF Rotary In
ternational. Such was the decision
of the club at the regular weekly
meeting. held Friday evening at the
Augusta House, after hearing an eX-
PLANTATION of the workings of the Ro-
tary School by DR.. S. l.. Andrews OF
the lewiston Auburn Rotary Club,
who has been called the originator OF
the idea, which has since spread
around the world and gave the LA
Club international prominence, al
most overnight.
Ten teams have been designated.
each with it's captain. and each OF
these groups will meet on Tuesday
evenings for three successive weeks
at the home of one member to pursue
intensive studies according to a
clearly outlined course. At the regu-
lar meetings of the whole club dur
ing the month of January the pro-
gram will consist of summarizing the
lessons of the past week with several
the ten men teams, appointed by the
team captains.
On January 20 the regular Friday
evening meeting of the club will be
observed as the graduation of the
pupils, and the ten team captains
will he in charge of the program I'M
der the Craftsmanship Of Charles l..
Andrews.
DR.. Andrews of the lewiston
Auburn Rotary Club was the special
guest at the supper session last even
ing at the invitation of the officers
and directors of the Augusta organi-
cation, and explained most compre-
hensively the origin of the Rotary
school of instruction in his club In
1924. He reviewed the history OF
Rotary International briefly and
spoke of it's transition through the
several periods from fellowship
club. the stunt era, service organi-
cation. to that period when the Ro-
tary clubs became what he termed
the propa gandists paradise" DIR.
Andrews told his hearers that Rotary
had now reached it's true place as an
organization for the development of
the individual members.
The speaker related the circum-
stances of the preparation of the
courses OF study for the lewiston
Auburn Club members and some-
thing of the wonderful results fol-
lowing the completion of the course.
1--WE thought we were done with
the matter then" said the speaker.
"but much to our surprise we found
that Rotary International headquar-
ters had been following our progress
and We received many commenda-
tory letters and expressions"
"Then followed many letters Of IN
quiry from Rotary Cubs in every
part of the world. have letters on
file in my office from South Africa.
England, Japan, Honolulu. South
America. China, Mexico. the Prov
/ inces Of Canada, Australia. New Zea-
land, and practically every civilized
country on the globe.
whole Rotary districts as well as
many hundreds of individual clubs
have adopted the Rotary school Of
instruction ideas, and wonderful re-
suits are being reported.
Following the explanation Of the
school, President Everett Perkins of
the Augusta Club called for an ex-
preston on the matter and the men,
bers unanimously voted to adopt the