The Rotary Balita no. 759 (December 9, 1954).

Shortly after the new R. I. headquarters building was opened, two young visitors stopped at the reception desk and asked if they might look around and find out about Rotary. Casual inquiry disclosed that each youngster in a class at school was assigned to visit a place of interest in Evanston and prepare a written report for the class. One of the visitors, a nine-year old boy, was assigned "Rotary International" and brought a friend along with him, perhaps for moral support. Like all boys, young and old, they were particularly impressed with the mechanical devices that are essential to the operations of a modern office, such as the metering machine for mail, printing press, etc. But some of us wondered about their views on Rotary after a brief visit and, through the cooperation of their school, the written report has been received at the central office. Colorful hand lettering of the words ROTARY INTERNATIONAL and a photograph of the building have been combined to make a decorative cover and, in addition to the hand-written story of Rotary International, the young writer has attached the copy of "Brief Facts" which he received in the course of his visit. The information in that pamphlet provided considerable statistical material for the report. However, there are several quotable comments about Rotary: "Rotary is a group of men that do all kinds. of work. There are more than 390,000 members of the Rotary clubs. They have 78 flags in the Rotary building. There are 77 foreign flags and one American flag... The people in the Rotary clubs meet and have luncheons. They help with boys' clubs and other kinds of clubs and do all they can to make the community a better place to live." Classifications, size, internationality, fellowship, community service — others may have used more glowing descriptive terms, but this nine-year-old has given elemental expression to some of the things basic to Rotary. (From the Secretary’s Letter)