Herb was the third
child of Frank and Nellie Taylor, born in Pickford, Michigan in 1893. The
family were devout Christians and Herb was no exception. He would go on to
found the Christian Workers Foundation to develop youth organizations.
After graduating with a BS degree from Northwestern University, Herb worked
for the YMCA in France. In 1917, he also joined the Naval Reserve as the USA
entered the Great War.
Herb married Gloria Forbich in 1919 and moved to Oklahoma. It was there that
he helped found the Rotary Club of Wynnewood. He moved to Chicago in the
late '20s and joined Club #1 to which he served by holding almost every
office of the Club including the Presidency.
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Herb gave the right to use his famous Four Way Test to Rotary International
in 1942 and also gave the movement the copyright in 1954 - the year when he
himself served as RI President. (1954-55) He retained the rights to use the
test for himself, his Club Aluminum Company and the Christian Workers
Foundation.
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