The Rotary
Centennial Outdoor Classroom in Jordan Valley Park played host to a kids
reading area during the annual Snowfest event. The Classroom is designed
with four stone blocks, each with a pillar from the Four-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 in 1932 by Rotarian
Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to
take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for
employees to follow in their business and professional lives 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. 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?"
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