Herb Taylor and The Four Way Test

Featuring TheRotary Golden Theateralong with itsFirst Radio Program from the Rotary year 1954-1955FeaturingHerbert R. Taylor : 

Featuring TheRotary Golden Theateralong with itsFirst Radio Program from the Rotary year 1954-1955FeaturingHerbert R. Taylor

Author of the Four Way Test - 1932 : 

Author of the Four Way Test - 1932 President of Rotary International 1954-1955

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Herb Taylor was born in Pickford, Michigan, and was graduated from Northwestern University. He held an honorary LL.D. from Houghton (New York) College.

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How did The 4-Way Test Story begin? It started in 1932. It's author Herbert J. Taylor had just become president of Club Aluminium Products Company in Chicago, IL. The company employed 250 people, was bankrupt -- over $400,000 in debt (equal to about $4.3 million today). The country was in the midst of what we know today as The Great Depression. Not an ideal time to be in the hole financially!

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Herb was a Christian businessman who believed that in right there is might. He believed that ethical conduct played an important role in relationships. He felt that if the company's leadership and its employees were encouraged to think right, they would act right. What was needed was some sort of ethical code or yardstick which they could easily memorize and apply to what they thought, said or did in relationships with -- co-workers, vendors, and especially clients and customers.

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In answer to prayer one evening, came The 4-Way Test. He tried it himself for 60 days. An enlightening test! Quite a few of the company's current business practices did not seem to stand up under its scrutiny. After 60 days, Herb, himself a Methodist , discussed it with four of his department heads, by faith, a Christian Scientist, a Roman Catholic, an Orthodox Jew and a Presbyterian. He asked if the Test was contrary to anything in their faith. Each of them answered "no."

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Early in his career he moved the family to Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, where he took a job as assistant manager for a pipeline station the Sinclair Oil Company had under construction. Within a year he was in business for himself as a lease broker for oil exploration and as an insurance salesman. Their first daughter Beverly was born here. It was in Paul's Valley that Herb first became involved with a Rotary Club. He helped found it!

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In 1940 he set up the Christian Worker's Foundation. With the foundation's assistance and Herb Taylor's personal commitment, five Christian organizations with emphasis on reaching youth were pioneered, nurtured and expanded in the USA -- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Young Life (located here in Chaffee County), Child Evangelism Fellowship, Pioneer Girls and Christian Service Brigade. Through his efforts, large tracts of acreage in Colorado and Michigan were bought and assembled. These would become camps for youth used by each of these organizations.

Rotary Year 1954/55 First inactivated polio vaccine announced by Dr. Jonas Salk. 1.8 million school children participated in trials of the Salk vaccine. : 

Rotary Year 1954/55 First inactivated polio vaccine announced by Dr. Jonas Salk. 1.8 million school children participated in trials of the Salk vaccine.

Since that time, Rotary has been supporting the fight against Polio, first through the March of Dimes and finally through its worldwide PolioPlus program. : 

Since that time, Rotary has been supporting the fight against Polio, first through the March of Dimes and finally through its worldwide PolioPlus program.

In 1954, Harold Koster of the Salida Rotary Club served as Rotary District Governor of District 547 : 

In 1954, Harold Koster of the Salida Rotary Club served as Rotary District Governor of District 547

His gift to the new Rotary WorldHeadquarters was two Colorado Blue Spruce trees from Salida. : 

His gift to the new Rotary WorldHeadquarters was two Colorado Blue Spruce trees from Salida.

Today one can still view one of these beautiful reminders of the past. : 

Today one can still view one of these beautiful reminders of the past.

This Photo taken via Google Earth : 

This Photo taken via Google Earth

Information contained in this presentation courtesy of:The Four Way Test Associationwww.4waytest.organdThe Rotary Global History Fellowshipwww.rotaryhistoryfellowship.orgproduced by Clyde Edmonds, Rotary Club of Salida, Co, District 5470 : 

Information contained in this presentation courtesy of:The Four Way Test Associationwww.4waytest.organdThe Rotary Global History Fellowshipwww.rotaryhistoryfellowship.orgproduced by Clyde Edmonds, Rotary Club of Salida, Co, District 5470