The senior boys of the two high schools were entertained by Rotary on May 29, 1945. There were only 49 of these young men in attendance. The reduction in number entertained indicated the inroad which had been made in the schools senior registration by Selective Service to meet the demands of the Army and the Navy. The names of the 20 members of the classes then in military service or engaged in war industry were read by Bob Clark.President Art Perry welcome the boys and stated that they were invited not only for entertainment, but that they might catch the spirit of Rotary and have the privilege of meeting men who are deeply interested in the youth of the community. To each boy he extended the opportunity of consultation with any Rotarian for advice and counsel. George Bowman, President of Kent State University was the principal speaker. He told the boys that Rotary was a cross-section of the community composed of men banded together for voluntary service with no thought of financial reward, and that if democracy lives it will be because men will adopt the Rotarian principle of giving themselves for the benefit of others. He then pictured to the boys as not now living in the happiest years of their lives, no matter how pleasant and carefree they may be, but that they could look forward to years that would be broader in experience, more gratifying in results, and richer in satisfaction and blessings in a measure as they serve others.
Those men would now be 94 years old, if still living.
Moments in our history.
Jim Myers
Those men would now be 94 years old, if still living.
Moments in our history.
Jim Myers
