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
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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
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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.
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