Printed on cards, etched on plaques, chiselled in granite, and publicized by billboards, it is rotarys most conspicuous contribution to the moral climate of the modern world. Gilroy rotary singalong meeting with specs providing the live music. The mission of the rotary international is to support its member clubs in fulfilling the object of. I only recently learned of the four way test, one of rotary s central principles. It was later adopted by rotary international, the global federation of rotary service clubs. One of the worlds most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics is the 4 way test, which was created in 1932 by rotarian herbert j. The rotary district 6600 fourway test speech contest will be held saturday, april 18th, 2020 at the niswonger performing arts center of northwest ohio, 10700 state route 118 south van wert, oh. The fourway test was ahead of its time as a model of business ethics, notes paul bube, a professor of religion at lyon college in batesville, ark. The four way test encourages the good in person who uses it. Herb gave the right to use his famous four way test to rotary international in 1942 and also gave the movement the in 1954 the year when he himself served as ri president.
During a business crisis in 1932, he wrote the four way test, shown below. The fourway test of the things we think, say or do. We rotarians are meant to ask ourselves these four test questions as. Contestants will be judged on content and delivery in applying the concepts of the rotary fourway test. Taylor, the four way test is a guiding principle for rotarians that forms a morale code for personal and professional relationships.
The compact flash drive includes all of the information needed to start a program in your community at public and private. Members of the rotary family worldwide recite the fourway test of the things we think, say, and do, at all formal meetings. Taylor an american from chicago as he set out to save. Created by rotarian herbert j taylor in 1932 and adopted by rotary international in 1943, the four way test, a 24word test of business ethics, has since been translated into more than a hundred languages. Rotary district 5300 fourway test speech contest judging procedures contest rules 1. Bob meroney is an emeritus professor of fluid mechanics and wind engineering with a long career at colorado state university. It is of special interest in the current day, when truth or, more precisely, truthfulness seems to be losing its prestige in public life. The fourway test of the things we think, say or do is a test used by rotarians worldwide as a moral code for personal and business relationships. He envisioned instilling the fourway test into the. Aldrin even planted a fourway test pin on the moons surface. The 4 way test award is given annually to a nonrotarian who has contributed to the kernersville community.
Herb taylor became president of rotary international in 195455. More than 60 years ago, in the midst of the great depression, a u. Taylor who later served as rotary international president when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. For rotary, the fourway test is the cornerstone of all action. In the booklets and guides section of downloads all downloads are in english. The four contestants with the highest scores will give their speeches in the final round. Soon embraced and popularized by rotary international, the fourway test. One of the worlds most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is the 4way test, which was created in 1932 by rotarian herbert j. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. The theme for the 20192020 rotary year is rotary connects the world, which will also be the topic for this years four way test speech contest. Taylor, a chicago rotarian and president of rotary international in 195455. In what they speak, think and do, rotarians have a responsibility to continually ask is it the truth. The fourway test the rotary club of paradise california. Rotarian devised a simple, fourpart ethical guideline that helped him rescue a beleaguered business.
He suggests that first you memorize the fourway test and then formulate the habit of checking your thoughts, words and deeds with it. History of the 4way test the 4way test was conceived by herbert j. The fourway test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by rotary in 1943, the 4 way test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. Rotary district 5300 fourway test speech contest judging.
The rotary 4way test has become an important fixture in rotary guiding rotarians in their personal lives as well as in their professional lives. Way the four test poses the following four questions. The fourway test of the things we think, say or do is a test used by rotarians worldwide as a. It was there that he helped found the rotary club of wynnewood. The statement and the principles it embodied also helped many others find their own ethical compass. Failure to articulate all aspects of the rotary 4 way test will result in. The best way to put the fourway test to work is to start at home. Most items listed under downloads are in english in portable document format pdf or jpg files.
He applied the 4way test to the operation of his company with remarkable results and subsequently shared it with others. He envisioned instilling the four way test into the values of every student within. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and rotarians recite it. They all four agreed that truth, justice, friendliness and helpfulness not only coincided with their religious ideals, but that if constantly applied in business they. The fourway test object of rotary plastic wallet card see product detail this is a plastic card not laminated paper and features the rotary international masterbrand signature logo.
The fourway test in a posttruth era rotary international. Let us apply the fourway test to our relations with youth, he wrote, and then i am certain we will all become more determined to. At a civic club meeting one member said to the president, i have a community service. Taylor when he took over a company facing bankruptcy, the test served as a tool to guide employees in ethical decision making for use in their personal and professional lives. History the four way test essay contest in district 6600 was an initiative of district governor do nguyen during the 201617 rotary year. Through rotary international, it spread around the world.
History the fourway test essay contest in district 6600 was an initiative of district governor do nguyen during the 201617 rotary year. Truth is the first aspect of the fourway test, and probably the most necessary for life. Taylor, president, rotary club of chicago, 193940 and rotary international 195455. A member of the rotary club of chicago, walgreen, who died in february at age 100, informally used the test as early as 1947 while serving as president of the. The fourway test is now being used successfully around the world in business, government and schools as an effective measuring stick. Back in 1932, the creditors of the club aluminum company assigned me the task of saving the company from being closed out as a bankrupt organization. The fourway test from the earliest days of the organization, rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. The fourway test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for. The japanese were the first to use the four way test in high schools. It has influenced thoughts, words and actions of countelss people, and through them, even government and world events. The test can be applied to almost any aspect of life. The four way test started in an office in the days of the great depression as the result of a prayer for help to preserve the jobs of 250 people.
Close examination of its content reveals that it is a moral code for personal and business relationships. For over sixty years rotarians have been using the 4way test as a guideline for making decisions. Rotary club teaches test to next generation rotary. Living my days by telling the truth, according to god and the bible has been very helpful to me.
This publication starts out by giving the history of the creation of the 4way. Rotary district 6670 fourway test speech competition release form as a participant in the rotary fourway test speech contest, sunday, march 29, 2020, at wright state university, i understand a video recording may be made of the four finalists presentations either at the march 29, 2020, contest or at the district conference. One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the rotary four way test. Eleven years later, the fourway test was adopted as one of rotarys guiding principles. Eleven years later, the fourway test was adopted as one of rotary s guiding principles. Let us apply the fourway test to our relations with youth, he wrote, and then i am certain we will all become more determined to give as much as possible of our time. The fourwaytest from the earliest days of the organization, rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages. The deadline to email contest applications is march 6, 2020.
Adopted by rotary in 1943, the fourway test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and rotarians recite it at club meetings. Adopted by rotary in 1943, the 4way test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. The fourway test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. All entries must be received on or before this date. Rotary district 6780 fourway test speech contest district 6780 fourway test speech contest will be held march 7, 2020 pigeon forge, tennessee the fourway test the rotary fourway test speech contest was conceived as a mean for rotarians to support students to make healthy choices in the ethical issues that they face in everyday life as teens.
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