The Rotary Balita no. 648 (June 15, 1950).

Hardly a day passes that the Secretariat The does not receive several letters from club officers asking for help in connection with membership-classification problems. majority of these problems would not have arisen if the recommended procedure of pro- posing for and electing to membership had been followed. Here is the procedure in outline form: 1. The board of directors opens the classification. (This step is not included in the recommended club by-laws, but many clubs follow this procedure in order that the board of directors can control the proper use of the unfilled classifications in the development of a well-balanced membership.) 2. The name of a prospective member to fill the open classification is submitted by a member in good standing to the board of directors through the secretary. 3. The board of directors refers the proposal to the classifications committee for consideration and report as to the correctness of the classification. 4. The board of directors refers the proposal to the membership committee for consideration and report as to the eligibility of the prospect from the personal side. 5. The board of directors reviews the action of the committees and sustains (or rejects) their action. 6. Favorable action by the committees having been sustained by the board of directors, the proposer is notified by the secretary. (The first 6 steps are preliminary steps. During this procedure, the prospect should not be notified.) 7. The proposer fully informs prospect of the privileges and responsibilities of Rotary membership and secures his oral or written permission to publish his name to the club. 8. The secretary notifies the club members by written or printed communication. 9. Members may file objections in writing within 10 days. 10. No objections having been filed, the proposed member is considered duly elected. (If any objections have been filed, the board of directors considers same and votes on the proposal.) 11. The secretary sends notice of election to proposer and newly elected member. 12. New member fills in and signs application card and pays admission fee. 13. Secretary issues membership card. 14. Secretary fills out new member report card and forwards to the secretariat of R.I. It is extremely important for club members that they are to propose men to fill the classifications which have been opened, rather than to propose a man, hoping that the club officers, or the classification committee, will find a suitable open classification for him. -Reprinted from NEWS BROADCAST