Volume 88, Number 9 - August 27, 2002

UPCOMING PROGRAM (September 3, 2002)

Dr. Jerry Israel, President of University of Indianapolis will speak on the topic "Private Colleges and the Future of Higher Education"

SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - CAROLYN JONES - 11:15 to 11:45a.m. and JOHN SANDERSON - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - ROB MILLER; Invocation - AL CHISCON; and Music - DAVE LUHMAN.

SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS

Chair PHIL KLINGER presents the line-up for September meetings:

• September 10 - Nancy Klinger, retired teacher at Klondike Elementary School will talk about "Polio Then and Now - A Survivor's Story"
• September 17 - Dr. Blaine Brownell, President of Ball State University will talk about "Building Better Communities"
• September 24 - Dr. Charles Stewart, Professor in the Department of Communications, Purdue University, we will speak on the subject "The Use of Humor in Public Speaking"

CLUB CONCERNS

PRESIDENT DAVE BOUGH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: DAVID BRIDGES; JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; and Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER. 

JERRY MC CARTHY suffered head injuries in a fall at Lake Freeman last weekend.   He is in Home Hospital critical care, but his wife Mary Ann says he is improving very rapidly and a full recovery is expected after about a month.

CONGRATULATIONS

LEONA COHEN became a Paul Harris Fellow today.  The presentation was made by JIM TURLEY.

GREG and Stephanie NAPIER are the proud parents of their baby boy, Isiah Gregory.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JAN ANDRE BOOTSMA from Daybreak announced their auction at Judi Painter's on September 7th at 11:00 A.M.  200 items valued at $15,000 will be auctioned.  The proceeds will be split between Food Finders, Lafayette Reading Academy, the Women's Shelter and the Senior Center.  JAN invited and encouraged us to support this worthwhile Rotary event.

Golf Anyone?  The Greenfield Sunrise Rotary Club will hold a golf tournament on September 18, 2002 at Angel Hill Golf Course, Rossville, to raise funds to eradicate polio.  Registration Deadline is Friday, September 6th.  Entry fee:  $50.00 per person

A THANK YOU letter was received from Pattie Hall at the Lafayette Family YMCA for the $550.00 in camp scholarships enabling 5 children to enjoy the experience of Straight Arrow Day Camp.

INFORMATION committee will present an orientation on Tuesday, September 10th at 1:00 (after the meeting).  Sponsors, please arrange with your prospective member to attend.

ROTARY logo or souvenir items purchased to provide a display for the Board of Directors to choose from will be available for sale at meetings beginning September 10th.  First come, first served.  Don't miss this opportunity to own a license plate, a paperweight, a framed 4-Way Test, or a set of mugs sporting the Rotary.

PROGRAM (August 27, 2002)

President DAVE BOUGH introduced HUGH BAKER, past president of the Indianapolis Rotary Club and currently our District Governor.  HUGH then introduced Assistant District Governors FRED BRAMES, Indianapolis, and OSCAR HOPKINS, our own past president.  Under the title Rotary is Relevant (R squared - note: my keyboard won't let me raise the 2!) he listed the following points:  Relevant in Membership - Rotary's Global Quest brought in 72,000 members in the last year; Community Service; RI Foundation - Rotary Peace Scholar is a new program, requested every Rotarian to give $100 to Polio Plus in addition to $100 in Annual Giving; International Outreach - Gift of Life costs $5,000 each with a goal of 10 recipients.  HUGH also announced that the Centennial Celebration in 2005 will be held in Chicago where a statue to Paul Harris will be unveiled on the Lakefront.  The goal is to have 1.5 million members and to be able to declare the world polio free.

VISITING ROTARIANS: HUGH BAKER, District Governor from Indianapolis; FRED BRAMES, Assistant District Governor from Indianapolis; TONY SCHETZSLE, Estes Park, CO; ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL; ALBERTA BARKER, President of Daybreak; JAN ANDRE BOOTSMA, Daybreak

GUESTS:  TERRY WEST introduced Friederich Ellerbrecht, Ambassadorial Scholar from Germany

MAKE-UPS:  JOHN BARRETT at Snowmass Village, CO 6 times in July and August; BILL HATFIELD at Greenfield and Lebanon on August 15th

And 24th (3 times); and TOM SCHMIDT at Hart, MI on August 14th.

FRON THE ARCHIVES

President DAVE ended the meeting with the following information, which members requested be available here:

Students starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1984.

• They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot.
• Black Monday, 1987, is as significant to them as the Great Depression
• There has been only one pope.
• They were 9 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the cold war.
• They are too young to remember the space shuttle explosion.
• Tianamen Square means nothing to them.
• The first video game - Atari's Pong - predates them, as do vinyl records.  They have never owned a record player.
• They may have never heard of an 8 track.
• The compact disc was introduced one year before their birth.
• As far as they know, stamps have always cost over 30 cents.
• They've always had an answering machine.
• Most have never seen a television with only 13 channels, nor seen a black and white TV.
• Most have always had cable.
• There have always been VCR's, but they've never heard of Beta.
• They cannot fathom NOT having a remote control.
• They don't know the "Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up", the "Where's the beef?" or "I'd walk a mile for a Camel" commercials.
• Popcorn has always been cooked in a microwave.
• They've never seen Larry Bird play.
• Jay Leno has always been host of the Tonight Show.
• They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was!
• Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America are places, not bands
• Lastly, there has always been MTV!

Money Collectors:  JIM HOBBS - 11:15 to 11:45a.m., and KIRK CLARK - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15   p.m.; Greeter - JOHN BURGNER, Invocation - FRED KUIPERS, Music - BOB VERPLANK; and REX KEPLER for dinner music and music accompaniment. JO WADE'S able assistance at the back table is greatly appreciated.

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