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N. Eugene McClintock, Governor
Northern Cog
NUMBER ELEVEN George W. Brock, Editor JUNE 1988
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Retrospect and Prospect
Rotary District #547 has forty-nine (49) clubs with approximately 2275 members. According to Rotary International records, there were forty-eight (48) clubs last year with a total of 2,168 members. Two new clubs were chartered this year: Carbondale and Cedaredge. One club, Clifton, ceased to operate.
The District continued to be a major contributor in the effort to provide medical equipment for
Lon Dickson, Chairman of the Youth Exchange Program; J.R. Thompson, Chairman of the Group Study Exchange; George W. Miles, Jr., PolioPlus Coordinator; and Lee Lewis, Director of International Service demonstrated that Rotary is an International Service Organization.
Conference Coordinator George S. Fleeson and Secretary Woodrow B. Sigley and their committees planned, organized and conducted an outstanding Conference. A special thanks to PDG Wil Irwin and June for helping host R.I. Representative Cy Johnson and Edna and all others who worked so hard to make our Conference interesting and worthwhile.
Treasurer Michael Mientka kept the books and Editor George Brock kept the clubs informed on District and International affairs. PDG Charlie Closson served as Rotary Information Coordinator. Many others made great contributions to Rotary this year. So, we salute all those members and Clubs who have given so generously of their time, talent and money in service to their community, our country and International Service. THANKS!
ROTARY IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL! NOW, IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND GOOD WILL GOVERNOR ELECT TOWNLEY AND HIS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL INDEED MAKE ROTARY IN DISTRICT #547 BIGGER AND BETTER.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND GOODWILL!
DG Gene McClintock
Club Service
Club Monthly Attendance Report
Club Secretaries are reminded that the Club attendance report for the month is due immediately following the last meeting of the month. This report should be in the hands of the District Secretary not later than the 7th of the following month. THE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE IS TO BE SENT TO WOODROW B. SIGLEY, 1420 BELLAIRE DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909, the 1987-88 District Secretary.
George W. Miles, Jr. District 547 Director for PolioPlus
Originally the program was a test vehicle to see how our organization could respond to such a project in specific areas. First in 1979 in the Philippines, then from 1979 through 1982 Rotary set aside $2,010,000 to immunize children in six countries covering 13,165,000 children. In 1983 and 1984 they again expanded the program by adding $1,703,500 to cover 9,147,000 children in eight countries and, by September 1986, 19 new countries were added to the list for the protection of 89,564,000 children. As the project grew it was decided to set a goal of immunizing the children of the world against poliomyelitis by the year 2005, the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary. This project was named Polio2005.
At the world convention in Kansas City, Dr. Sabin, the founder of the Polio oral vaccine, spoke to the delegates and urged that they consider speeding up their project timetable because many millions of children would be lost to not only Poliomyelitis but to the other five childhood diseases that were preventable by immunization, i.e., measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertusis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The delegates agreed and thus was born the PolioPlus program to raise $120,000,000 by the year 1991 to immunize, by that date, 100,000,000 children per year against poliomyelitis and to join with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other agencies in each country to include control over all six of the preventable childhood diseases. WHAT A CHALLENGE, WHAT AN Opportunity.
Over and above the Rotary International commitment to raise sufficient money to supply all the Polio vaccine needed for the five year program, our organization has further pledged to:
1. Make available to any country, upon invitation, a team of experts to help plan and implement national days of immunization against polio.
2. Provide a committee of Rotarians, in conjunction with Rotary's team of experts to plan and implement immunization days, who will seek to motivate and utilize resources of private business and professional sectors to further the Polio immunization program.
So what is our commitment in District 547 to meet this challenge and realize this opportunity? First. each club in the District must establish its goal so we can achieve more than our $500,000 district goal. Second, we need to start now to develop special major gift programs, special event programs and programs for individual giving by not only Rotarians but by others who would be interested in helping with this worthwhile project. Keep in mind that "People Give to People - People Give to People Who Have Given - People Give to People Only When Asked". Who would not want to play a personal role in such an enterprise by helping to deliver history's most cost effective medical tool - vaccine.
We all need to realize that we have a great
STATE OF
HONORARY PROCLAMATION
POLIOPLUS MONTH
May 1988
WHEREAS, poliomyelitis is a debilitating disease that kills and cripples infants and young people throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, a vaccine that is effective in preventing poliomyelitis has been available since 1955; and
WHEREAS, Rotary International has joined other organizations in promoting the immunization of children from poliomyelitis and other preventable childhood diseases;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Roy Romer, Governor of
POLIOPLUS MONTH
in the State of
GIVEN under my hand and the Executive Seal of the State of
SIGNATURE
Roy Romer
Governor
Barry Bullard, Past President, is PolioPlus Chairman for the North Colorado Springs Rotary Club. In his presentation to the Club before asking the members to vote on a goal for PolioPlus, Barry pointed out that the "Numbers that came down from
Ninety nine (99%) percent of the members of the North Club are Sustaining Members or Paul Harris Fellows, with forty six (46%) percent being Paul Harris Fellows. Further, twelve of the Club RotaryAnns are Paul Harris Fellows.
Total of Undocumented Funds Passes $221 Million
The total of funds raised for PolioPlus continues to mount-but more slowly now than before last month's 1988 Rotary International Convention in
Group Study Exchange (GSE)
In 1988, District Governor N. Eugene McClintock appointed the first all woman Group Study Exchange team to represent District #547 and appointed J.R and Laura Thompson as team leaders. Members of the team were: Cathy
At the District Conference in May 1988, the GSE team visited District #5470 and presented a program at the District Conference. The District #380 GSE team leader was Dr. Ernani Certeza, accompanied by his wife. Members of the team were: Josefina R. Honrado; Alma Jimenze; Lilibeth T. Alczar; and Sister Frances Mayugba.
World Understanding
The North Club is recognized in the District and by Rotary International as a major contributor to INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS. One such project was providing medical equipment for
The Northern Cog won the "Best Bulletin in the District", F. David Pryor, Editor.
William L. Smith Award: Donald J. Coker
President, 1988-89
George S. Fleeson
William L. Smith Award: Paul D. McLain
President, 1989-90
Woodrow B. Sigley
Rotary International Council on Legislation
PDG N. Eugene McClintock represented Rotary District #5470 at the 1989 Council on Legislation that met in
Women in the Rotary Club of
Woodrow B. Sigley, president of the North Club, and members of the Board proposed revising the Club By Laws to comply with the change made in R. I. International By Laws. Inasmuch as the issue was an emotional one, President Sigley set a date for the election to vote on revising the Club By-Laws, which would make women eligible for membership, appointed a parliamentarian and asked PDG N. Eugene McClintock to be the moderator of the meeting to be held on May 23, 1990.
The parliamentarian provided the moderator with information about the role of the parliamentarian and the moderator informed the members of the purpose of the meeting and the procedures that would be followed in the discussion prior to the vote on the By-Laws proposed by the Board of Directors.
Information Provided by the Parliamentarian
As you preside, I will not be interrupting you at any time. If necessary, I will pass you a note - inconspicuously. I am there to support you and advise you in your role as presiding officer. But I will answer questions or speak to the assembly ONLY AT YOUR REQUEST.
The following statements are from pages 457 and 458 of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 1990 edition:
"The president, knowing in advance the business to come before the assembly, should confer with the parliamentarian before the meetings open, and during recesses, in order to anticipate any problems that may arise and to avoid, as much as he can, frequent consultation during the meetings... It is ... the duty of the parliamentarian - as inconspicuously as possible - to call the attention of the chair to any error in the proceedings that may affect the substantive rights of any member or may otherwise do harm... Only on the most involved matters should the parliamentarian actually be called upon to speak to the assembly; and the practice should be avoided if at all possible. The parliamentarian should be assigned a seat next to the chair, so as to be convenient for consultation in a low voice, but the chair should avoid checking with the parliamentarian too frequently or too obviously."
IF you feel it would be helpful to the assembly to explain my presence and the nature of my duties, you may wish to use the following: LORETTA SIMONSON (SIGH-mun-sun),
Qualifications: Professional Registered Parliamentarian with the National Association of Parliamentarians; past president, Colorado Association of Parliamentarians; currently, second vice-president of the National Association of Parliamentarians; teacher of basic and advanced classes in parliamentary procedure; presenter of workshops and seminars on parliamentary subjects; consultant, advisor and author.
The role of the parliamentarian is widely misunderstood. Mrs. Simonson has asked me to make a statement about her service here. Just because you don't hear her saying anything, this does NOT mean she isn't doing her job! She has conferred with me prior to this meeting. Her duty here will be to advise me and others on matters of procedure WHEN REQUESTED. She is here to serve ALL the members, not just the president and the board. She welcomes your questions and your requests for parliamentary advice. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised states: "The parliamentarian is a consultant...who advises the president and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure. His role during a meeting is purely an advisory and consultative one - since parliamentary law gives to the chair alone the power to rule on questions of order or to answer parliamentary inquiries ... After the parliamentarian has expressed an opinion on a point, the chair has the duty to make the final ruling, and, in doing so, has the right to follow the advice of the parliamentarian, or to disregard it."
ROTARY CLUB OF
MEETING TO CONSIDER BYLAWS PROPOSED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PDG N. Eugene McClintock, Presiding
Thank you Mr. President. I shall make every effort to provide equal time to those on both sides of the question. As procedural questions arise I shall solicit the advice of our parliamentarian, Mrs. Loretta Simonson.
I'm going to set the stage and then I'm going to let you play on it. The current Bylaws of the Rotary Club of North Colorado were adopted in 1984. I was President of this Rotary Club during the 1984-85 Rotary Year. The current Standard Rotary Club Constitution was adopted by the 1989 Council on Legislation that met at the Westin Stamford hotel,
"The membership of Rotary International consists of Rotary Clubs organized and existing in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of Rotary International. "When a Rotary Club is admitted to membership in R.I. it is required to adopt as its constitution the standard Rotary Club constitution." (Page 7, Par. 1, 1989 Manual of Procedure.) This is emphasized under Article IV, of the 1989 Standard Club Constitution. ("The By-laws of Rotary International provide that each Rotary club admitted to membership in R.I. subsequent to
The Rotary Club of North Colorado Springs cannot adopt Bylaws that are inconsistent with Article XVI of the Standard Rotary Club Constitution which state: "Throughout this constitution, pronouns of the masculine gender shall include the feminine." Dennis G. Swenson, R.I. Manager for
After spending more than one million dollars in court costs in attempts to keep women out of Rotary, and subsequent to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that discrimination based on gender was illegal, the R.I. Board voted to accept and comply with government and/or court rulings on membership throughout the Rotary World.
The status of women in some countries of the Rotary World differs from that as set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court. Therefore, the 1989 Manual of Procedure is so written that those countries can apply their standards in the selection of members for their clubs. This is set forth in R.I. Constitution Article IV. Section 3 (d), page 160 of the 1989 Manual of Procedure. "Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution or the by-laws of Rotary International or the Rotary club constitution, a Rotary club may be limited to members of one gender unless such limitation is contrary to the law of the jurisdiction in which the club operates." ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3 (d), PAGE 160 OF THE 1989 MANUAL OF PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO ROTARY CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES. This has been verified in recent telephone conversations with Ronald W. Carlson, Service Supervisor of Rotary International.
In accordance with the 1989 Constitution of the Rotary Club of North Colorado Springs and the Bylaws of the club, the Board of Directors has recommended the adoption of revised bylaws and a Manual for Committee Administration of the North Colorado Springs Rotary Club.
If there be no objections debate shall be limited to two minutes per member. I shall alternate between those who wish to speak in opposition to the question and those speaking in favor of the motion. No one shall be permitted to speak twice until and/or unless all have had an opportunity to speak. It is anticipated that a vote on the motion will be taken at approximately
Mr. Secretary, if you will read the motion and if there is a second, the debate will begin.
When it was reported to the Club that a woman had been proposed for membership in the Club, many of the men refused to agree to the proposal. Then, PDG N. Eugene McClintock, requested an opinion from RI on the question: "Shall women be eligible for membership in Rotary?" The question was answered in a letter from RI dated
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Mr. N. Eugene McClintock
Past Governor, RI
Dear Gene:
Thank you for your letter of 28 February to President Hugh Archer. It has been shared with me for reply, as President Hugh is in
The 1989 Manual of Procedure is a major publication of Rotary International, but I am not sure it fits into the category of document. Some parts of it are mandatory, while other parts are not. The Rotary Club Constitution it contains is definitely mandatory, but the club by-laws are only recommended.
All clubs in
A copy of this reply is being sent to those to whom you had sent a copy of your letter to President Hugh and also to your district governor and nominee.
Sincerely,
SIGNATURE
Dennis G. Swenson
Manager,
The majority of those present, and voting, voted to approve the By Laws as proposed by the Board. When the vote was announced, twenty-two of those opposed to complying with Rotary International By Laws as amended at the 1989 Council on Legislation immediately left the room and did not return.
Those who left arranged to meet at another time on a weekly basis. An application was made to Rotary International from another club. Rotary International refused to grant a charter unless the group was willing to comply with the By-Laws of Rotary International.
Members of the group gradually diminished and the group disbanded.
Even though 1989-1990 was a difficult year for the Club, President Woody did an excellent job during his tenure as president. In 1990-1991, the membership chose a Medical Doctor as president to help heal the wounds and remove some of the scars. This was appropriate because William E. Lloyd had proposed the first woman for membership in the Club. In 1991-1992, Bill was succeeded by another member of the medical profession, Roger Allan, DDS, and the healing continued.
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