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As a means of furthering the vocational service
phase of the Rotary program, the attention of
clubs is directed to "The Four-Way Test."
All reproductions of The Four-Way Test should be
in the following form:
THE FOUR-WAY TEST Of
things we think, say or do
1) Is it the TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3) Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Even though a search of the Internet produces
over 700 references to "Rotary International"
and "Code
of Ethics" and a version of "4-Way Test"
or "Four-Way Test", Rotary has not had a code of
ethics since 1980.
In
fact, at the 1980 Council on Legislation,
reference to the Rotary Code of Ethics was
deleted from the by-laws of Rotary
International. According
to the Manual of Procedure for 1981 on pages 234
and 235, the Four-Way Test is "a means of
furthering the vocational service phase of the Rotary
program."
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The sole purpose of any reproduction or use of
The Four-Way Test should be the development and
maintenance of high ethical standards in human
relations. Any reproduction should not be a
direct part of any advertisement intended to
increase sales or profits; it may, however, be
worked into a letterhead or other piece of
literature, if done in a way to explain that a
sincere attempt is being made to have all of the
human relations of the firm, organization or
institution conducted along the lines of The
Four-Way Test.
When The Four-Way Test is reproduced as a part
of or in connection with anything to be
distributed by a Rotary club or group of clubs,
the reproduction should be followed by reference
to the club or group of clubs so as to
appropriately associate the club or clubs with
the attempt being made to promote the conduct of
all human relations along the lines of The
Four-Way Test.
The Four-Way Test should not be referred to as a
"code" in any sense.
The 1981 MOP further states.
"The sole purpose
of any reproduction or use of The Four-Way Test
should be the development and maintenance of
high ethical standards in human relations."
Doug Rudman
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