THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 5, 1900
Travels
I niversity by contributing to the
financial part of our work.
BY PEARL W. GEER.
Next morning I met Mr. De
Crane at the doctor’s office and he
Monday night it snowed and in subscribed for the Torch. We then
the morning we couldn’t see the proceeded to the office of Mr. Van
ground by six inches. The sun was Eizenga, who also joined the family,
shining brightly and it was very
Orange City, Iowa, is settled by
nice overhead, but very few people Hollanders, and of course Boer
travel that way. The inhabitants sympathy runs high. Mr. De Crane
of St. Paul, however,enjoy the snow had a large Oom Paul button on
and there were sleighs of every de- the lapel of his coat, which he very
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OREGON.
scription, and as they went slipping kindly gave to me, for which I am
along over the snow, jingling bells very thankful. It remained on the '
in every key, they were' more diffi- lapel of rny coat until I reached !
cult to dodge than bicycles and Chicago, when Mr. Reichwald, a
automobiles. I went out onto the great admirer(?) of the pious i
P a c u i t y - - - 1 8 9 9 - ’0 0 .
high bridge and took a picture of Dutchman, took Oom Paul from me I
the great Mississippi, which at that and wore him on St. Patrick’s Day
J. EARL HOSMER, Uh. D., B. S. D., P res .,
Superintendent Department of Cosmology.
time was an immense skating rink. 1 (in the evening) with a bow of
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Dynamics.
I then proceeded to thedepot,where green ribbon and a pretzel. I have !
I boarded a train for South Dakota, recaptured the button, however, and
ABEL A. LEONARD, M. D., M. E.,*
I wired Dr. Slaman that I was on will not allow him to remain a
Superintendent Department of Biology
the road, and when I arrived at prisoner like Cronje.
Anatomy, Physiology, Animal Electricity,
Lennox he was at the station to
I hj siological 1 sychology, Microscopy.
The noon train took me to Alton,
meet me. We were soon driven to then to Sheldon, and then on to
THADDEUS B. WAKEMAN,
his pleasant home, where Mrs. Sla Madison, M is., where I arrived
Superintendent Department of Sociology and Law
man and the two children, Lamont bright and early Friday morning;
Lreneral History, Sociology, Law, Linguistics,
and Corrinne, were waiting with a in fact it was more early than
Ethics.
warm fire and a good supper. The bright for the day had not begun to
MINNIE P. HOSMER, L. S„ B. S. D„
evening was spent in pleasant con dawn. I waited until Mr. Tenney
.
Superintendent Preparatory Department,
versation concerning the Liberal came to his office, then I called
History, English Grammar, Botany, Vocal
University and the Liberal work in and had a jolly as well as interest
Music.
general. Dr. Slaman is deeply in ing time. Mr. Tenney is a stock
1 EARL W. GEER, M. G. H., S ecretary ,
terested in the work in Oregon,and holder in the Liberal University, of
Business Methods and Correspondence.
says the time to help it is right now which fact he is very proud. Heis
when it needs it and the help will very deeply interested in the work
MARY CHILDERS,
do the most good. The doctor not at Silverton and gives it all the
Kindergarten and Primary Classes.
only gives this advice, but he fol support and encouragement pos
SOPHIE WOLF’
lows it. Lamont is a bright boy sible. The productions of his pen
Piano Music, Elocution, English Literature.
and expects to get his education in are well known to the Torch family.
M. G. COOLEY,
the Liberal University.
W e called on several Unitarians
Violin and Cornet.
The next morning Dr. Slaman and had both love feasts and ar
CLARA WAKEMAN,
and I visited the Liberals of the guments. Madi»on does not possess
Drawing and Painting.
town and I had a very pleasant many outspoken Liberals, but there
ALICE DAVENPORT,
time. Mr. Macomber, a druggist are many progressive thinkers
Stenography, Typewriting.
and a stock-holder in the Liberal whom it is a pleasure to meet.
LOUIS RAUCH, Assistant,
Mr. Tenney took me to lunch
University, was the first one we
Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic.
met. He is deeply interested in and then escorted me to the depot,
LORA AMES, Assistant,
the work and renewed his subscrip where I boarded the train for
Physiology, Hygiene.
tion to the Torch. Mr. W. B. Smith, Chicago. The last I saw of Tenney
KATIE MATTESON,
who keeps a store across the street, he was hunting his dog.
I reached Chicago in the evening
Librarian.
did the same thing. I also had the
pleasure of meeting Messrs. Curtis, and everything looks about the
PROFS. HOSMER, WAKEMAN, GEER,
Gayken and Wilkinson, who joined same as it did last summer, with
Lecturers on Religion of Science and Humanity.
the
exception
that
the
Chicago
the Torch of Reason family, and
EMILY L. WAKEMAN,
Matron.
expressed great satisfaction on river runs the opposite direction
learning what we are doing in Sil from what it did, and the water is
*Dr. Leonard has consented to take this chair until some one
can lie found to fill it permanently.
verton. It is likely that we will clear. At first I thought I was
have several students from Lennox. turned around, but I remembered
S T U D E N T S M A Y E N T E R A T A N Y T IM E .
After an enjoyable visit and a reading of the great drainage canal
splendid dinner at the Slaman and all was made plain. Chicago |
are now in our New building, which gives us room
home, I took the afternoon train used to be situated at the mouth of I
for increased attendance and much better facilities fo
for Parker, S. D., where I changed the Chicago river but now it is at
teaching. For terras and further particulars, address,
ears for Orange City, Iowa. Arriv one of the sources . Chicago hasn’t
ing at this latter town in the even moved but the course of the river
S IL V E R T O N OREGON.
ing, I took supper at the hotel has been changed. Instead of flow
and then proceeded to the home of ing into the lake, the river flows out
Le Lespinasse, where I found of it, and the water instead of being
Mrs. De Lespinasse and her mother so muddy and greasy that it occa
at home. I was invited to remain sionally caught fire and burned, is
pure that the FRIENDS OF LIBERAL AND SECULAR EDUCATION
’•ntil the doctor’s return from a call now so clear and pure
are earnestly reminded that the above University is in act
’n the country, which invitation I gulls can swim in it, and it can be
ive and harmonious operation, but that it must be provided with
gi't<i;y accepted. Mrs. De Crane, a actually used for extinguishing fire
sufficient means to finish its building, now approaching comple
lister-in-law, and her daughter in8tedd of kindling it This is an
tion and partly occupied, so that a paying number of students
Came in to spend the evening, and a^e changes,
can be accommodated.
Please to subscribe, or obtain subscrip
I soon found the Green family at
presently the doctor leturned. We
tions, for our Stock, and send- ,numro taU ied oroperlv, bo >ks nr
apparatus you can furnish.
Quixote, 4 volumes m .. .
ha'l a jolly time until far into the the home of the Freethought Maga-
nicht
.
1 . . zine, where I always have a pleas-
J. E a r i . IP
for sa le by
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’ and the doctor allowed hia ant time. The proapecta are bright
T. B. Wxs&A?; e n TO RCH O F R E A S O N .
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^ rality and iuterest in the Liberal
Concluded on 8th page.
. . G eek , Sec’y B<s,¡|verton, Oregon,
'*!? LIBERAL
UNIVERSITY
©nl^ Institution of the Hind!
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