W E lOKCH p p hEASOX, SILVERTON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 15, 1900. The Immortal Egoism. Do they suppose that buds and flowers and fruits can grow, and A strong article on first page a ____ is ¡actually do grow, without proto- that from Prof. Ernst Haeckel on plasm,''plants »uu lrees or o.t and trees, or flit the Biological “Soul". It was only about like butterflies in the sun- three weeks ago that we printed shine, or take a trip to the moon or from the New York Journal a state off to another planet? That life or ment of this great Scientist on the thought or “soul” can do so is general subject of life, soul and im- equally absurd. mortality — a statement which has The great Biologist, in the ex been pretty well republished over tract we give, shows how all men the civilized world. The one we tal action, with its thoughts,“ego” OREGON. print now is from his great little and “soul”, is just as much a cor work called “Monism”, published relative result of the ever growing CDf-jp in English, from his German, in protoplasmic animal and social * London in 1894. It is his private organisms as the ever improving confession of scientific conclusions flowers and fruits are of the ever “ <ic c i I t y - - - i S q q - ’ o o . made public by reason of a contro improving protoplasmic vegetable versy with Dubois Raymond,which or plaut world. J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. I)., B. S. D., PRES„ made it necessary, and from which In next lorch we will give the the world has been a great gainer. reasons he gives why this plain, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynt mam ics. A great gainer, we say, because it simple, inexpugnable correlative ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E. * has done very much to bring the law and truth of Science is wildly Superintendent D epartm ent of Biology, material science of Cosmology and and frantically fought against by Anatomy, 1 hysiology, Animal Electricity, the vital science of Biology into many people who otherwise have 1 hysiological Psychology, Microscopy. agreement, and into common sup excellent common sense. Let us THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN, port of our Social instead of the old rejoice that every week the great Superintendent D epartm ent of Sociology and Law, Egoistic, and as many believe, ut Scientists hand to us the Torch of General History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics, terly immoral, immortality. And Reason giving us the light of Sci- Ethics. this common support has become entific T ru th — in our pursuit of MINNIE I’. HOSMER, L. S.,B. S. D„ necessary, as Ave before pointed out, Truth. Tt B w superintendent Preparatory Departm ent, because this Coelestial Hedonism, History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal like the terrestrial pleasure and Music. Acknowledgment of Helpful ‘greatest happiness’theories and ob Books Received. jects of life,lies right squarely across M. G. H., S ecretary , the line of the social evolution and Business Methods and Correspondence. It so happens that most of the progress of mankind. Nothing re MARY CHILDERS, ally good and great can be done on books of late contributed to the Kindergarten and Primary Classes. this Earth until civilized peoples Liberal University Library have SOPHIE w o lp ; can recover from the illusion that been just in time to meet an occa 1 iano Music, Elocution, English Literature. the end and object of their exist sion to use them. 1. Just as the question of vaccin M. G. COOLEY, ence is “the multiplication of their iolin and Cornet. own agreeable consciousnesses” in ation was up in Silverton, carne CLARA WAKEMAN, this life, or in a conscious life to fol- rom Dr. Montague R. Leverson Drawing and Painting. low it. these two paralizing forms books of Dr. W. S. Tebb, Maga ALICE DAVENPORT, of Hedonism are shown by Science zines and pamphlets of the anti vaccinationists; and they did good Stenography, Typewriting. to be neither true in fact nor good service upon that issue. Now we in results, and so we have let the LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant, need some literature giving the Scientists like Prof. Haeckel and Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic. proofs of the value of vaccination. Dr. Paul Carus train their guns up LORA AMES, Assistant, 2. The Open Court Publishing on them— in the late numbers of Physiology, Hygiene. Co., of Chicago, have contributed the Torch — the first in the vital KATIE MATTESON, and the latter in the moral world. their Religion of Science Library Librarian. Series, also The Lost Manuscript of Put beneath them as a common Fenerbach, and Dr. Paul Topin- PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER, t 1 inflation lies the great law and ard’s work on Science and Faith Lecturerson Religion of Science and Humanity. fact of Cosmology — viz., C orrela most opportunely, and Dr. Paul EMILY L. WAKEMAN, tion : that is, (1) All changes in Matron. Carus’ Tales from Science. Through the world are known or knowable as them many extracts and articles •D r. Leonard has consented to take this chair until some one can Fie found to fill it permanently. correlative , equivalents and causes | have already appeared in the Torch each other, (2) All these chang- and more will follow in time PH a m ___ j . * S T U D E N T S M AY E N T E R AT ANY T IM E . es are at bottom modes of . motion of - 3. Prof. Lester F. VVTard, of the the atoms or ultimates of m atter;, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, We are now in our New building, which gives us room (3) They never do produce or D. C., has deposited with us a most . for increased attendance and much better facilities for cieate ’ the same results of matter valuable collection of scientific teaching. For terms and further particulars, address, *H ‘ vital action, unless they have works, generally on Biology and the same antecedents. Life and Sociology, which have been already ‘tai action is the correlative re the occasion of speeches and arti SILVERTON OREGON. sultant and concomitant of thepro- cles. The all important subject of CP' ses of protoplastic animal-nerve “ The New Dispensation” will sur ns. Being correlatively pro prise that professor when in due duced in this one way, life and time he finds how he has indirectly i' and only can become or contributed to its clearness and FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION as a property of protoplasm ! progress. are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act I •n that oxB way. Any other con- ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with 4. Dr. E. B. Foote, Jr., of New Huflicient means to finish its building, now approaching comple c u-ion is not only impossible, but York, has made a very useful and tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students 18 p'en unthinkable, because it is a valuable contribution in Dr. John can he accommodated. Plea«, to subscribe, or obtain subscrip Relation of the fundamental law of Clark Redpath’s History of the tions, for our Stock, and send memoranda of pr.pertv, book- or apparatus you can furnieb. . ’’ or is sim 1 COy f ^at’ve causation. 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