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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1900)
TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 29, 1900. 5 T ra v elin g . BY PEA RL W. GEER. M itten b erg is entitled to th e honor of being the first one to respond to m y call on this trip. H e is now the owner of two shares of stock in the L iberal U niversity, and he seems to be as delighted over it as I am. Mr \\ ittenberg is a F ree th in k er in earnest, and he knows why. The w eather was still delightful when I boarded the 4 o’clock train and started up the great Colum bia. This river and its gran d scenery have been described by me before, and I will let it rest this tim e. AVe* * ‘ Blessed be the tie th a t hinds.” The Torch of Reason is the tie I have reference to. i t binds to gether a fam ily of L iberals, every member of which it is a pleasure to meet. But w hat a pleasure it is for a m em l^r of th a t Torch of Reason fam ily who has strayed away from home to get in sight of the Torch once more— be cheered by its b rillian cy and comforted by its w arm th. You c a n ’t realize it were soon at The Dalles, and I was as I do. I have ju st received and delighted to see our stu d en t, Jam es read the issue of M arch lo th , and Officer, walk into the car. He was it comes freighted with good things. on his w ay home, and we had a I d id n ’t th in k th a t my sim ply pleasan t visit u n til we reached starting on the road would be the H eppner Ju n ctio n , where our roads cause of so m any donations coming parted, and we had to do the sam e, t in, but let us hope th a t they will Let us hope th a t Jam es will be continue as begun. Do not think, with us again next year, as usual, dear reader, th a t the L. U. O. is so a t the L iberal U niversity. rich now after this windfall, th a t it W hen the train reached W allu la doesu’t need an y more help. J u s t the rain was splashing against the kindly bear in m ind th a t the Lib car windows, and after we had eral U niversity, Oregon, has come crossed into W ashington the rain to stay, and the degree of success had changed into snow, and I have j with which it meets depends on the been in a blizzard ever since. In support and financial aid it gets the m orning I was a t Spokane, from its friends. where I changed cars for St. P aul, i Make the L iberal U niversity self- N othing exciting transpired on the supporting this year w ithout delay, journey. We had ra th e r a jolly I . i . and we will have cap tu red a crowd. There were several people “kopje” th a t we can hold against retu rn in g to eastern homes fro m ' all the guns and shells of the com the K londyke. They were all bined arm ies of ignorance and broke, but each had about a thous superstition. This is an easy m at and d o llars’ worth of experience, ter. We have alw ays had about which he said he would not sell for all the stu d en ts we could com fort twice th a t am ount. I d o n ’t believe ably care for, an d our work has just they will. I d id n ’t hear any one begun. We have forty-four acres m ake any offers. of land, and buildings planned and In M issoula, M ontana, there in course of construction th a t will accommodate 300 students. As lives a m em ber of the Torch of soon as these buildings are com Reason fam ily who is also a stock- pleted, we are assured enough h°lder in the Liberal U niversity. students to pay ru n n in g expenses H is nam e is D onahue, and in re of the school. T h at will be the sponse to a telegram from me, he kind of success th a t succeeds, and was at the depot for a fifteen min-- 1 have im plicit faith in the L ib er utes, chat while we changed horses als of the United S tates m aking and drivers. Mr. D. is a deputy sheriff, and I should judge by his this possible. Be prepared to meet me or le t I k ’“ n a “ T * * r" 6' T LIBERAL UNIVERSITY ___ ©nl% In s titu tio n MZ MZ MZ MZ mz MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ <1/ -T. t,,a' \f/ ... me meet you while I am on t h i s “ ? ’ h " ge f“ r trip, and we will try and see if " a Sn,,le,i 1,18 8'" e “ '" « '' ^ b l y and bzx i , m ade me feel all shriveled un bp- some plan can be devised where-1 i • • n t hy the L iberal U niversity wH, " lde ln m - y P ™ '» 11? that z-ro flourish, and w esh all all feel proud . i n " ? ? Ur, of our work. If I don’t call on P .1. Ub OREGON. I ©f th e ^ C L 1 1 1 \ i S ( flavin p ni7 ’ a,"d epe" ‘ PartO f “ , e .1 « '« ’•'worker., don’t forget to .end 5 in I ortlan d with friends. Mr. for a set of the Forstner Auger bits. MZ )(> J. EARL HOSMER, Ph. D„ B. S. D pEES. Superintendent D epartm ent of Cosmology. Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dvnt ■namics. ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,* Anatomy, I hysiology, Animal Electricity, 1 hysiological Psychology, Microscopy. THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN, Superintendent D epartm ent of Sociology and Law, General History, Sociology, Lau< Linguistics Ethics. MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S., B. S. D„ Superintendent Preparatory D epartm ent, History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal Music. 1 EAKL \Y. GEEK, M. G. H., S ecretary , Business Methods and Correspondence, MARY CHILDERS, Kindergarten and Primary Classes. SOPHIE WOLF, I iano Music, Elocution, English Literature. M. G. COOLEY, iolin and Cornet. CLARA WAKEMAN, Drawing and Painting. ALICE DAVENPORT, Stenography, Typewriting. LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant, Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic. LORA AMES, Assistant, Physiology, Hygiene. KATIE MATTESON, Librarian. PROES. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER, Lecturerson Religion of Science and Humanity. EMILY L. WAKEMAN, M atron. *Dr. Leonard has consented to take this chair until some nn« can be found to fill it perm anently. 8ome One S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E . " * rm en° “gh’ b,,t our you, I hope you will not w ait n o r 1 “ y " 8 W“ '( “ a ” 'y c°ld feel a and a . to prove this, . • I t to correpP°nd with the weather, icei slighted, The tim e passed very quickly, U>pe you will follow the exam ple set by Mr. Griswold, Mr. H olm an, and I was soon spinning away Mr. G arth and others. W hy not toward the east. We were unfor raise enough by May 1st to do what tu n a te in not having m any ladies 1 have set forth above? Did it on the train. One would get on ever occur to you th a t we can do it occasionally, hilt we were all so anxious to talk with her, or at least we try ? L et’s try. Tko . j , a t her, th a t she would soon lie 1 he hrst day of M arch was mv . 1«. u . i j lasf flu« ; c i * ‘ eompletely exhausted or stared out last d a y ln S ilv e rto n fo r some t me. , Now tk .» T • . , . of countenance and glad to leave ‘ ow th a t I am in th e m idst of ♦ 1: • • c. n , snow ««A ; 1 , j, , at th e npxt division. St. Paul was w and ice, I can h ard lv m ake j , mveplf kzu; .u , reached M onday afternoon and our «nyselt believe th a t th a t beautiful I ,, , snrinc»^« 1 crowd divided up, never to meet 1 ng day w’as a reality. It seems kk*4 a dream . I left Silverton F ri- again. K in d : We are now in our New building, which gives us room for increased attendance and much better facilities fo teaching. For term s and fu rth e r p articu lars, address, MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ MZ P e a r l W G e e r , S e c ’y , S IL V E R T O N OREQON. .4* FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION are earnestly rem inded th a t the above U niversity is in a c t ive and harm onious operation, but th a t it m ust he provided with Z n C1C A meari S t0 fin ,-h ,118 b',i,d in g ’ “ ° W a PPr °ach in g com ple tion and p artly occupied so th a t a paying num ber of slurb r.u fin n Uaecom " '° d a te d - G ease to subscribe, or obtain s u h ^ r ip tions, for our ."Rock, and send m em oranda of property, book* or a p p a ra tu s you can furnish. 7 J. E arl H osmer , P resident o f F aculty, n P resident Board of Directors. I . W. G eer , Sec’y Board and Business M anager