The Rotary Balita no. 777 (August 4,1955)

The man who was elected to the presidency of Rotary International at the Golden Anniversary convention in 1955 impressed the 14,312 persons registered at that meeting not only with his warm friendliness but also with his many qualities of leadership. Your new president, A. Z. Baker, has had long Rotary experience, dating from 1929, to equip him for his assignment from 1 July, 1955 to 30 June, 1956. In addition to his activities as a member of the Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., he has served Rotary International as director, district governor and as committee chairman and member. "A. Z." is president of the American Stockyards Association, with headquarters in Cleveland, and chairman of the board of the Cleveland Union Stockyards Company. He was born in Whitesboro, Texas, U.S.A.; attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.; and was graduated from the College of Law of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, U.S.A. In addition to his full business schedule and longstanding activity in Rotary, President A. Z. is trustee of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. U.S.A.; trustee of the Cleveland Automobile Club; and a member of the Greater Cleveland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. A. Z. has outlined five aims for 1955-56 to meet the needs of the organization as it goes into its second half century of service, looking toward the "Development of Our Resources." Summarized briefly this program suggests: 1. We can develop our resource of manpower by making more Rotarians. 2. We can develop our resource of idealism in business by putting Rotary to work where we work. 3. We can develop our resource of neighborliness by living Rotary in our communities. 4. We can develop our resource of understanding through personal acquaintance locally and by extending that acquaintance throughout the world. 5. We can develop our resources for the future by helpful assistance to youth today. General Officers in 1955-56 At the conclusion of the 1955 (Chicago) convention the members of the board of directors for 1955-56 met in an interim meeting and elected the following members of the board as vice-presidents of R. I. for 1955-56: First vice-president: 0. D. A. Oberg, Sydney, Australia Second vice-president: Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello, Niteroi, Brazil Third vice-president: Roy D. Hickman, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. In addition to these three vice-presidents and President Baker, other members of the board of directors for 1955-56 are: Joseph A. Abey, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Allin Winston Dakin, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A. Alphonse Fiever, Soignies, Belgium Alejandro Garreton Silva, Santiago, Chile. Spencer J. Hollands, Wallington, Surrey, England Kenneth G. Partridge, Port Credit, Ontario, Canada Dan Procter, Chickasha, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Herbert J. Taylor, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. C. P. H. Teenstra, Hilversum, The Netherlands W. B. Todd, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. Rotarian Richard E. Vernor of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., was reelected to the office of treasurer of Rotary International in 1955-56 by the 1955 (Chicago) convention. The board of directors has elected Rotarian George R. Means, of Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A., as secretary of Rotary International for the calendar year 1956.