Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
DIR. Il. A. BABER, DISTRICT
ROTARY GOVERNOR. SPEAKS

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The M. & M. Rotary club was ad-
| dressed Friday night by their dis
| trict governor, DR.. E. A. Baber. of
! Cincinnati. In very forceful and
Impressive talk he urged greater CO.
| operation of the entire community
in all matters of public and human
interest. He particularly directed
the attention of Rotarians to the
necessity of concerted planning and
help in the future of our young men
and young women. ''It is not
enough" he stated, "to educate our
youth, but we must think and act
concertedly in training them and
placing them in useful and bene-
ficial positions He urged serious
thought along these lines, not only
of the young men and young wom-
en- of our cities and villages, but
said those of our rural communi-
ties needed help and purpose if the
job is done in the manner necessity
demands
"The passing of our frontiers
he said, "has given rise to new
problems of absorption of these
young people in the affairs and
work they must undertake in the
future. The past few years have
brought us face to face with this
responsibility. The success of this
Will require nationwide survey
and cooperative effort. of as many
community organizations as it is
possible to interest in carrying out
the full intent of the movement"
1t is his opinion, and well founded.
that when each community of our
nation gives proper attention to this
important work, the results will
bear the proper fruit He also stat
ed, there are in the United States
alone, three million such young
people who have reached maturity
and are now at the crossroads OF
their future" This figure seems
large and may seem a tremendous
task, but if Morgan county and it's
villages direct their attention to this
matter in cooperation with each
other county of the state and ma
ton, it will dwindle into small job
indeed and will break down the bar
riers which seem to corral these
young people in world before
them. The idea in the plan is not
Utopian, but is our greatest oppor-
spoke very highly of such work as it
Is being done at this time in Ma
rietta, and complimented their or
ganiZatiOn there in a most excellent
manner.
presented a travel picture and lee
ture through Mexico in most in
teresting and enlightening manner.
During trip there this summer
while attending the meeting of Ro-
tary International he made personal
photographs Of interesting places
and scenes from the Rio Grande
river to Mexico City and extending
west into lower California and the
Pacific coast. DR.. Baber was unus-
ually we'll qualified to present both
| Of these subjects, as he is at the
present time superintendent OF
Longview hospital, Cincinnati, an
institution treating some $500 pa
tients, and employing $50 people
He has been engaged in his profess
sional work for many, many years,
and is one of the most outstanding
psychiatrists anywhere. He is an
adept at organization and manage
ment and has one of the most in
terestlng careers of any of our Off
cials in government. He has spent
a lifetime in management of Ohio
state hospitals and intensive pro-
fessional study of our social prob
lens.
The meeting was presided over
by F. Wayland Cochran, president
of M. & NJ. Rotary club
DR.. Baber was introduced by his
friend H. A. Phillips, superintend-
ent of Rocky Glen sanatorium, and
remained over night as his guest.
Guests Of the M. & NJ Rotary
club at this meeting were Justus AL
derman, DR.. A. A. Tombaugh, Col
VIM. G. Howells of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer; Mr.. Fred Fischer,
president Marietta Rotary club; Mr..
Fred Mains, secretary Marietta Ro-
tary club; Mr.. Ronald Veal, secre-
tary Y. M. G. A, Marietta; Charles
Harper and R. J. Cronin, Marietta;
and Edward Perkins.