Objects of Rotary/Four Way Test
Object of Rotary:
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as
basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of
the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each
Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society
The application of the ideal of service of each Rotarian's personal
business, and community life
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace
through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united
in the ideal of service.
The 4-Way Test
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with
promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's
most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4- Way
Test which was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked
to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. 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. It asks the following four questions:
"Of the things we think, say or do:
Is it the
TRUTH?Is it
FAIR to all concerned?Will it build
GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?Will it be
BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"For more information on The Rotary Club of North Kingstown,
call 295-2878, or write to us at Box 807, North Kingstown, RI 02852.
For more information on Rotary International,
visit www.rotary.org