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According to his bio "Ken" moved to Jacksonville in the 40's to head the
Gulf Life Insurance Company. Below, courtesy of Rtn. John Chalmers, RC
of Millicent D9780, South Australia, is a very interesting postcard sent
to his company, on the first day of his presidency. (see the RI Archives examination of his handwriting here.)   |
President's Name Presidential Year Biography Theme Home Town Convention Host Convention History |
S. Kendrick Guernsey
1947-1948 Biography Enter to Learn, go forth to serve. Jacksonville, Florida, USA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 16-20 (7,511) Also chairman of the 1961 Convention. "Emphasis counts. Let ours in all our human relationships fall on the hopeful, the constructive, the positive. Let's stress what we can do." Guernsey - "After Understanding- Action!", The Rotarian July 1947 |
Tom J. Davis Fernando Carbajal Charles L. Wheeler Richard H. Wells T. A. Warren Richard C. Hedke S. Kendrick Guernsey Angus S. Mitchell Percy Hodgson Arthur Lagueux Frank E. Spain H.J. Brunnier Joaquin Serratosa Cibils Herbert J. Taylor  |
| The phrase "Enter to Learn - Go forth to Serve" has adorned doorways over
police academies, schools, churches and is a noted motto of Brigham
Young University. So, it is a very common and meaningful declaration.
This saying as it graces the walls of the Rotary International Assembly
held each year for incoming DG’s. I found several references to this
phrase in articles about the RIA. Apparently the motto is attributed to
RI President S. Kendrick Guernsey who is perceived to be the originator
of this saying for the RI assemble. The only hard proof evidence of this accreditation was found in the February, 1978 Rotarian Magazine on page 48 in an article by Frank Spain titled "S. Kendrick Guernsey - A Tribute" which I assume was written shortly after his death. According to Mr. Spain, he writes that Mr. Guernsey, "developed such long-lived pamphlets as "100 Questions and Answers About Rotary" and he originated the informal motto of Rotary International Assembly, "Enter to learn - Go forth to serve." By this it might be assumed that Mr. Guernsey did have something to do with the Rotary application of this familiar motto. I personally doubt he is the original author but rather he found it fitting for the mission and goals of the Rotary International Assembly. I did a quick read of articles related to Mr. Guernsey in the July, 1947 Rotarian Magazine, and could find no reference to this phrase in conjunction with any "official" recognition by RI of this motto. I believe this recognition came later as the yearly mottos of the RI presidents became more popular. Research by PDG 02/03 Fred Carvin |
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