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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 10, 1Ö0Q.
that will contribute to its success.
Mr. Geer was so successful in in­
R ead a t th e Closing Exercises of th e teresting the people that he had
L iberal U niversity, F riday. May 4,
the good fortune to bring the
11*00, by Miss Lora Arnes.
A shoemaker found fault with an 6il-paiuted slipper in
Wakemans home with him, and
one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the
their help has been valuable indeed.
greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the paint­
T h e Liberal University is the
The term of
w#.n taugbl ip
ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted¡saying, Let the cobbler
•
Echoxn c; the hind in the world. tue ne« building, a i i u u d g i i i t vviis n o t
stick to his last, and let every one attend to his own business.
It is non-sectarian and Liberal in yet completed. The roll this year
every sense of the word. The stu­ contains the names of 80 students,
As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush
dents are taught to view the world and the work done by them has « Í4
at Silverton’s Busy Store and inspect the Bargains, at
as based upon the latest scientific been most excellent. Many new
discoveries. Its real object is to get classes were formed which added
at the truth of things, and through new interest to the work.
Science only can this be accom­ Prof. Wakeman delivered a
plished.
course of lectures on Cosmology,
Its teachers have thrown aside Biology and Sociology, which were
S ilv e rto n , O regon.
the old superstitious of the past and very valuable to the students and
bravely presented the new ideas— highly appreciated bv all.
S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E
PR O D U C E TAKEN
those which ah' will believe in the
The Latin, Greek and German
future—the Religion of Science and classes have progressed rapidly,
Humanity.
and in addition to the graduation
Our lives are short at the best, of a large number from the prepara­
and instead of wasting them in try­ tory course, classes in Physical
ing to prepare for a better world we Geography, Rhetoric, General His­
should work for this world and its tory, Book-keeping, Natural Phil­
TORCH OF REASON . , . ,
millions of people. It is a very osophy, Civil Government and
&
beautiful world if we only make it English Literature have taken
so; and the people need our help. finals.
If they can be taught the truth and
Miss Wakeman, the teacher in
gain happiness we have not lived drawing and painting, has good
in vain.
reason to be proud of the progress
The school was opened Jan. 6th, her students have made. They
1896, in Liberal Hall, with an a t ­ owe much to her untiring energy
tendance of twenty pupils. It last­ and patience in helping them with
ed about three months, during their work.
which time several more students
Prof. Hoffmann, of California has
were added to the list.
been a valuable addition to our
N o. 2 .
The second term, commencing in school. Though a stranger here
November 1897 and ending in May, his work has been such as to com­
3898, was taught in a private build­ mand the respect of all.
His
ing on Water St. During the fol­ botany class which was formed last
“Truth bears the Torch in the
lowing summer the University land term has progressed rapidly.
search For Truth.”
was purchased and the plan of the
A nice little museum, containing
building made.
Natural History, Geological and
The third year of school was Historical specimens, has been
held in the dining-hall, which had started. It also contains a herb­
S IL V E R T O N , O R EQ O N :
been fitted up for the purpose, the arium of several thousand plauts
L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y PR ESS
1899
University building being in course donated by Prof. Hoffmann.
of construction. The attendance
Everything is in a fair way of
was good and a number of students progress and in time we will have
P R IC E T E N C E N T S .
came from a distance. The w’ork the best school in the world. But
done during the year was very sat as to the future, 1 will leave that
isfactory, and although many diffi­ to the prophet.
culties had to be contended with it
was a successful one.
During the same year Mr. Geer
Our Job D e p a rtm e n t
Six Tracts to Promote
went east, soliciting help for the
-ALWAYS GIVES-
University and acquainting people
with the work which was being
done here. The trip was one not to
he regretted, for many became in­
terested iu the school and gave it
---- BECAUSE IT GIVES-----
In Place of C hristianity:
their assistance. A $5,000 farm in
HONEST STOCK. FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKflANSHIP
Colorado was donated by Mr. N. F.
1 Can Sins be Forgiven?
Griswold, Mrs. Turner gave $500 in
2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil­
cash, and many other noted Free­ ization?
60 YEARS’
E X P E R IE N C E
thinkers too numerous to mention 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable?
lent their aid.
1
E X -G O V . J O H N P . A L T G E L D .
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Robert G. Ingersoll became very 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
A B o o k for t h e P e o p le 2
much interested in the school, and 5 Immortality or Annihilation?
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