A survey of vocational service around the world shows it assuming a variety of forms adapted to local needs. In one country, Rotarians may be found corn-batting the black market with personal approaches to leading dealers requesting them to display prices and price-lists. Here, the Rotary club organized an exhibit of thirty-five local industries. There, a code of practices is drawn up and adopted by local merchants or the vocational service committee is instrumental in bringing about an amicable settlement of labor trouble in local factories.
Important is the reference of vocational service projects to an actual need of the local situation. Equally important is the keenness of the local Rotarians who recognize the need and their own obligation to do something about it. In every club that deserves the name of Rotary, there must be some members prepared to take this initiative, for without vocational service in active operation Rotary has lost its meaning and mission. It may be the chairman of the vocational service committee whose enthusiasm provides the spark, or it may be someone else.