THE TORCH OK REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, 1SW.
step bv step, until the doors of hon- times ’twill seem the o’erpoweriug
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Ü Û ’ or were opened to thorn. T h in k of surf, in its retreat, will take u« with
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the sacrifice and poverty, the in- it. But, like the retreating forces
Darwin and our own Lincoln; not dustry and perseverance necessary of a despondent arm y, by good gen-
d en ts a t th e Liberal U niver­
forgetting Admiral Dewey, and to overcome before some even get a eralship we are sure to rally and
sity , from an Old T each­
other great soldiers on land and foothold in clim bing the hill of call to aid the old m otto and all is
er, in th e fledical
sea. H istory shows th a t scholastic
w ell, the victory is won, the b attle
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profession.
attain m en ts w ithout adversity can prosperity or encouragem ent.
Think of the assiduity and con- o’er, the enem y ours.
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W ithout these qualifications and
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im pelled by national pride, or qtien&g elements required in Jb e
lives of such men as E lih u B u rritt, endow m ents, acquired by our own
The first lessons in student life political and professional aspira-
the stu rd y blacksm ith, who became will, desire, effort and ^ rs is ta u c e ,
are apt to influence the character tions. The student in his anxiety so scholarly and distinguished; o f . we are but little better th an the un-
and integrity of the individual to excel should not forget th at
Chas. Lam b, of H ugh M iller, of cultivated native; devoid of self-re-
through life’s entire career. Hence, honor, probity and m orality are
spect, principle, honor or d istin c­
they should be founded upon facts, the great stars th a t are beckoning C haucer, of Herechel, Fergison, tion, and subject to d isap p o in t­
Spencer, G rote and Mill.
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tru th and m orality. At the age of him tow ards the goal of tru th , wi -
should not forget our own Edison m ent in confidence, in life, in busi­
fourteen vers, the writer began his out which success is never success.
ness, in friends and in the future.
academic course, and the great gol- The crown of h o n o ris th e eymbo and Tesla. The m ajority of these
K eeping in m ind, then, th a t con­
conquering heroes were men of lib­
scientiousness is the goal of good­
den embossed letters in the motto, of the highest authority. It rep ie-
eral thought. T h eir analysis of ness, and goodness and purity the
“ W E W ILL DO R IG H T ,” which gents chivalry, virtue, nobleness,
the mystified conditions existing principless in the “ golden rule,”
hung in a semi-circle over the ros- and m agnanim ity.
between life and death were un b i­ and the m otto of “ rig h t” our bea­
tram , has influenced my whole life. u^jine i,onor ¡s nJy life, both grow in one.
con light, we will he enabled to
Not nnfreqoently one of the pro- Take honorfromm eandmy hfeisdone. ased and ratio n al. They did not “ paddle our fragile h a rk ” through
take the “ ipse d ix its” from any
the billows of adversity, despond­
feasors, after the m orning service,
would silently point tow ards the'; In your seal to become learned m an or set of m en; they were not ency and despair, and gain the
motto. It had its im press, and ev- and successful in w hatever vocat. on religious, but righteous. T he great shore of distinction and honor; true
erv student felt it a pleasurable du- you m ay choose, do not fail to grasp problem s they labored so assid u ­ to ourselves, our friends, our neigh­
ty to do right. As a teacher, I have o p portunity. Let not your ideal ously to solve were how best to ele­ bors and the whole world.
vate m ankind a r d increase the hap­
frequently felt th a t I would like to escape.
piness and w elfare of h u m an ity F o r th e Torch of Reason.
complete th a t circle by by placing There is an h o u r in each m a n ’s life ap-
generally. They gave C h ristian ity
“ E d u cated S u tfra g e .”
under it, “ W ithout Application, No
Inttk™ Me hap p in ess, if th en be seize
very little credit for civilization;
AchievemeiU” .
it.
- B e a u m o n t.
“ the ethical life in n a tu re ” was
BY E L IZ A B E T H CADY STANTON.
Ambition and energy, with vigor- “ W ho seeks, and will not tak e , when th eir guide as educators. H ad all
ous application, will—‘ceterus par- ghftU
¡?n
^ore.”
of the old teachers been as ratio n al,
Let us attack every block in the
jf)U8’ — conquor all obstacles.
A
—S hakespeare,
the world would he filled today way of w om an’s em ancipation.
genius, however, will make mi,re j Qur most distinguished men of with better men and women, and
W alking in P aris one day, I was
rapid strides with less a p p lic a tio n ,
of science, of p*t. m anners there would he h ap p ier fir. sides,
deeply im pressed with an em blem ­
perhaps, than the ordinary student.
culture, were not slow in com- more joy, pleasure and m irth, more
atic statu e in the open square C h at­
A genius, like a poet, is born — not prehending M ilton, when he said:
w ealth and prosperity.
eau d ’E au, placed there in 1883, in
m a d e — wp h th a t p articu lar apti-
From the brief histories of a few honor of the republic. On one side
,
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1:1», frnm pfi b ia in -
“ Zeal and d u ty are not slow ;
tude, and he readily frames his in B n to n OCCft8ion8foreioek w atchful w a it.’’
of the distinguished men who g ain ­ is a m agnificent bronze lion with
tuitive impulses to m atters of tact
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or fancy. Hence, never feel jeal-
W itness th e application of W .l- ed th eir world-wide renown by his fore paw on the electoral urn,
o„s of 'one who excels you in a kie, who, wh.le in great poverty, delving profoundly’ into their re­ which answ ers to our ballot box, as
quick com prehension or a retentive | began his career as a painter, by spective studies, conscientiously if to guard it from all unholy uses.
memory.
Y ou may succeed in using a b u rn t stick for a pencil, weighing every thought and prob­ H aving overturned all pretensions
lem, we learn th a t knowledge can to ro y alty and nobility and all a r ­
m any attrib u tes where he would and a barn-door lor his canvas.”
Gifford, the triu m p h an t m ath e­ only he gained through the c h a n ­ tificial distinctions between class
make an irretrievable and dis
and class and declared the rights
graceful failure— i. ©., while you are m atician, began solving problems nels of rational thought and d ili­
conquering problem s in Euclid, or on pieces of leather while he was gent “ application,” virtue, honor of th e people to have a voice in
their laws and rulers, they exalted
in your L atin or Greek, he is sue- apprenticed to a cobbler. G alvani and truthfulness.
Rem em ber, then, th a t th e first the idea of republican governm ent
cessful at football, and ‘vice versa’, sees the tw itching of the limb of a
A failure is oft tim es better than a frog, and he goes forth with his leBsons'in life should be tru th fu l- and universal suffrage with this
success.
It should stim ulate the wonderful experim ents which lead ness to ourselves. Conscientious­ m agnificent m onum ent, the royal
loser to renewed energy. He should to astonishing results in electricity, ness should guide our footsteps, lion guarding the sacred treasures
buckle on his arm or with a v e h e -. H undreds of distinguished names should be the lan d m ark , the beacon w ithin the electoral urn, more v al­
menee and a determ ination to con- m ight be m entioned, who have light, as well as the incentive, of uable th an crown or scepter, the
quer.
sprung up from poverty, and the all our future actions. T hen wis- votes of a great people. As I turn-
Adversity in failures n a tu ra lly lower places in society, who grasp- dom , truthfulness, prosperity and ed aw ay, I thought of the Ameri-
call for factors of a buoyant nature; ed the opportunity to become men goodness will predom inate. Good- can republic and our ballot box
ness, like all virtuous blessings, with no guardian or sacred rever­
and necessity, knowing no law, and of u tility to the world.
ence for its contents am ong the peo-
being the “ m other of invention” , is
Read th e histories of A rkin- necessarily involves a purity* of
always a reserve power. W hen call- w right and T urner, once harlrers, purpose, a principle and desire t o ; pie. Ignorance, poverty and vice
avoid error and all evil incentives, crowd its precincts, thousands from
ed into requisition it is a potent one invented the spinning-jenny,
exhibitor of latent ab ility ; a touch- the other became a renowned land- It teaches us the “ Will do R ig h t” every incom ing steam er march
from the steerage to the polls, while
stone of genius and power, and a scape painter. H unter, the phy- m otto, w ithout which we are con-
revealer of unknown greatness. As siologist, was in early life a car- stan tly subjecting ourselves to the educated women, representing the
quartz yields gold in the crucible penter. Cook, the sculptor, was an 1 incredulity of our fellowm en and virtue and intelligence of the na-
If we are true to tion are driven away. I would like
of heat, so man yields golden ordinary sailor; and the poet Burns, associates.
ourselves, we will conscientiously to see a m onum ent to “ educated
thoughts and reveals his character a farm er. The bricklayer, M iller,
and virtues in the crucible of nec- by profound study and d in t of per- be true to others, and thus true suffrage” in front of our nationa
ethics will be established. G uiding capitol, guarded hy the goddess Mi-
essity. There is nothing like ad- severance, achieved the enviable
nerva, w ith her rig h t hand resting
versity to bring out the character, title of M aster of Geology. Wilson, our frail rudder by the old m otto,
we will he enabled, in d riftin g on the ballot box, her left on the
courage and bravery in a man; as the great ornithologist, was a wea-
down the tide of life, to evade th e 's p e llin g book, the declaration of
is evinced in b attle by the brave ver; and from the butcher shop
soldier and the courageous sailor in sprung C ardinal Wolsey and Aken- billows of despair, the crags of rights and the national constitu-
a storm. All of the great men of side. Benj. F ran k lin , once a print- w antonness and d isappointm ent, tion. I t would be well for us to
the past have struggled against the er, became the greatest philosopher Our wavside thoughts m ay err, our ponder the F ren ch m an ’s idea, but
billows of adversity and the currents and statesm an of his tim e. By tran sien t and erratic m inds m ay instead of the royal lion represent-
of dispair.
T hink of Copernicus constant and untiring application linger o’er the driftw ood, scum aud ing force, let us su b stitu te wisdom
and Galileo, Columbus, Cromwell, and industry, these men gained, I dross of a wayward world; an d a t and virtue in the form of woman.