The Rotary Balita no. 698 (June 19, 1952)

"It takes a long time for a man to become a real Rotarian. If he is not something of a Rotarian in spirit before he joins the club, he hasn't much of a chance of ever becoming a true one. That is, he must have something of the Golden Rule spirit in his life to build on, and then he must be exposed to the atmosphere of Rotary until it soaks in. A man who has been in the club for two or three years begins to catch the idea. By the time he has been in for ten years, his attitude and viewpoint are definitely colored by the principles of friendship and service, or else he is no longer a member. "It takes a long time to build a genuine Rotarian, but the finished product is worth the time it takes." -ROTARY PUNCH, Sioux City, Iowa.