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DAILY OAPtTAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, ULYRCH 28, 1008. "READ.' 9 m Vi otmation On the Launching of One of the Greatest Projects of the 20th Centttry INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS FRATERNITY OF THE WORLD It Idea of fraternnllsm is not ii f as old as trio nisiory 01 ,, II tho original mother (iieen of tho other sex, tho union 1 a.ihh iirntiM Itnvrh fated the first real fraternity, ewpposo that when they be- ,lMiekeplng in no uaruen 01 both of them garbed in n mou- of the Highland costjmo, , Mobbatlon was something bct- ItSMtven tho best fraternity. term fraternal, from tho work for brother, Is Indica tory close association. Such titloni 09 the ono wo propose i (tilted from the most romoto U Erery nation as It dovolopod Mr and civilization nnturnlly I tm organizations thnt wore LxHt In their nature and pur- i,wdcrory such union among fhn constituted with correct V has done a vast nmount of upbuilding the rnco and earn? the Idf-a of tho bro- k'soj of mnn. lio!dt fraternity now In exist- tm baron continuous record Is :tl the Masons who trace their tatlnn back to tho tlmo of So'omon's temple. From tho lotthe CrnsaJcR until now, this : orginlzctlon has boon promt- J La the lntellctual and mnterlnl fitfjidi at mankind and hns tin- wo are capable of mnklng it. It used to bo that If anyone could say In any part of tho world, "I am a Roman citizen," tho most dnrlng and 1 awl orb would pantso boforu ho would violate tho Blmplo rights tlnV tho highest civilization known In tho world guaranteed. In Blmllar fash Ion It Is our purposo that anyone who is ablo to sny, "I belong to tho I. C. S. Fraternity of the World," can array Influences In his favor that cannot bo Ignored or resisted. Habit in itself is without doubt ono of tho most powerful forces that dominates In llfo. Tho customs of countries nnd Individuals nro noth ing moro or less than thr crystalliza tion of habit. that tho I. C. S. Fraternity of tho on a raft" caused a great revolution World was originated. Tho orgnn- In nnvnl architecture, and from that Izatlon was not tho outcome of any humble beginning linvo developed special design on tho part of tho tho steel Dreadnoughts of modern 'management. Thousands of letters times. have been received asking thntVwo ' Probably tho host exnmplo tho should do just what wo nro attempt- world has ever known of self roll ing to do urging that wo tako the nnco Is shown In the llfo of Cyrus Inltlntlvo' In tho formation of such Field. . Ho bellovcd In hlmsolf and nn order, and tho results of yearB of had perfect confldonco I hat what he thought and Investigation on the undertook, Tie could do. Undaunted pnrt of tho mnnngoment hns cop- by repeated fat hires and deaf to tho vlncod us of tho wisdom nnd nocea- efforts of friends who endeavored to Blty of what so many students havo dissuade him from what seemed to asked us to do. Wo havo no doubt thorn a difficult and Impossible task, that our constitution and statuto ho persisted until success crownod laws will Jmve tho alleglanco of a 1Ib undertaking. Ho bolloved that groator number than any other or- an electric cnblo could bo laid con gnnlzatlon In tho world, nnd that nectlng Europe nnd America, and iftor the expenditure of millions, It In tho organization of tho I. C. S. our Fraternity will bo tho most bonc Frntornlty wo realized that In ordor ficlnl and powerful in Ub Influence to make our union ondurlng, wo of nny on tho fnco of tho oarth. should select as tho motto of our Whon wo consider that tho rallying! Fraternity, throo habits that count cry of tho Fraternity Is Industry, for most In Iwislnoss success. Those Concentration and Solf Reliance, throo nro Industry, Concentration there can be llttlo doubt of Its ulll- nnd Self Reliance tho cardinal mato wonderful nosslbllltles. Theso principles or olomonts that go to habits Industry, Concentration nnd mako success In llfo no matter In Solf Relinnco aro, as every ono what buslnois wo may be ongnged. knows, tho trinity of buccobb ropro Whon you stop to consldor what Bentlng as thoy do tho habits that tliufo throo habits will monn for aro most nccossnry for tho upbuild- you, you will begin to ronllzo that Ing of tho character and efficiency In tho I. C. S. Fraternity of tho World, tho strugglo that monnB tho survival has u mission. Its mission covers nn of tho fittest. ' untroddon flold virgin ground. It) History is fill of Instances of men M't been a powerful factor In conseuently has no precedents to i who havo nchlovod grontness ns a fof the great reformations that follow hut to hlazo Its own trail, rosult of theso throe habits Indus- lUken p'aco d'iring tho past Thoro nro no textbooks on tho ac-, -try, Concentration nnd Solf Rollance. Tako for oxnmplo tho enso of our martyred Prosldont, Abraham Lin coln. It his llfo exemplified nny- Jttwssm! years. quiring of tho habits of Industry, drtdt of fraternal orgnniza- Concentration nnd Self Relinnco. iiomo of them good, but moot Our Frntornlty Is unique; It Is'orlg- havlng In view somo form.lnal In conception ns well ns In -the thing, It was tho potency of Indus- lawn betterment, havo beon or- honoflts that will accrue to Its mem- try. With him industry became n In every part of tho world hors by reason of their following Its hnblt so strong that ho was notod as rth?r. Is civilization worthv procopts and becoming Inoculated . bolng an omnivorous reader. It Is (during tho month of AugUBt, at Scranton, Pa. Tho names of tho officers of tho trahordlnato Chapters aro taken from tho old English university names, that Is, all of tho names of tho var ious positions shall havo tho ancient scholastic flavor. Tho names of tho various officers for each subordinate Chapter will be: Worthy Protarch, Chancellor, Sngo, Instructor, Dean, , Vorgor, Bursar, Roglstrar, Proctor and Sen tlnol. Tho Bnmo titles will bo used In tho Grand and Supremo Chnptors only that thoy will bo preceded by "Grand" or "Supromo" as tho enso may bo. Tho Worthy Protarch Ib tho pro siding officer of tho Chnptor and must bo a mnn with somo knowledge of parliamentary laws; a man of oxooutlvo ability, ono who has a rop utatlon of doing things, becauso up on him will dopond, in n largo mens uro, tho buccobs of tho local Chapter. Tho Registrar or Secretary occu pies probably one of tho strongest positions In. tho Chnptor. Ho must bo a Htudont who has a thorough knowledgo of tho mnthomatlcs In nil our coursos, In ordor thnt ho may bo nblo to assist tho mombors lit difficult problems In tho mnthomatlcs to assisting students In tholr coursed, ho Is to act as kind of a clearing hoiiHo or employment buronu for so Dime Knch of thoio com- with tho virus of Its motto. has been for s,omo definite This Frntornlty will undoubtedly looking to the advnntngo of hocomo a power In tho Intellectual sbrf" Myriad millions of advancement of tho ago and mark fit tire been expended by them an epooh In tho world's history slnco writing an abstract of It on bits of 4 alleviation of sufferlnir. In Its momborshlp will naturally be paper, nieces of wood, or othor sult- lae tears of widows and or- composed of men differing In polltl- nblo matotial. It Is rolnied that ho Bald that ho would walk for nillos to secure n copy of a book ho hnd not read, and he would mako tho contents of thnt book his own by la caring w'th lovlnc hands cal views and religious principles ns 4 lck and helploss, nnj In well as men having dlveiso views on fating that men aro not al- tho questions of capital and lnbor. ,e'1ili U wns thought best that tho orgnnl- "wh unions among mon have zntlon should bo non-sectnrinn and rtrong and flourished is tho non-pnrtlsnn and thnt no question Wesce that tho world needs should bo Introduced nt tho meet- 'w ll all the bettor on nrnniipl Inc nf Hia ordor thnt would nrobn- i ni'tonre i,iv nnctmrter strife or dlvlfilon. wolkod 2f miles to borrow a copy of on English grnmmnr from which ho might ohtnin n knowledge of the structure of our language Even after ho had passed his examination and was admitted to tho bar, hi made ;i journey of GO miles in order to borrow a law hook that ho deemed of Importance, and on his W roe fraternity or othor. 4ury, mny work together in studylng r ls perhaps true that In and proparing themso'ves with the " n Bw wn . m a. th-re la much that Is necessary knowledgo to qualify them- ... - hvm mac to ttcuuuiy kuuwiuu&u iu iuuiuj hibih- "r nrd,(1' 8ml 8,flah' yet Belvos for the opportunity when it feu,. . ,'" oi itiiowsiup comes. Tho I. C. S. student body "" love interwnvan in u n n.. ,., i .i r oor of humanity. tho men who are In oarnost fn tho Nn. . u of the objects doslro to make something of them- ilu.'" natoival orders selves, man who want to get ahoad. ott i. ho,ver-thoy may man who go to school rather than it. It would bo difficult to clto a more commondablo example of por- 'Ifylne 4ne vnrloiiR nnimnin Tho pnntrni nurnnsn wns hnt wo way homo, ho mastered fifty pages of "Oria, naturalists hnvn ilt. nhnuhl hnvo nn nltnr nrnimrl whlnh lttBi Into two great groups tho brain nnd brawn could meot ro- "wrythe animal that goes gardless of rollglwis and political I'Jr by h,mself- and the gre- belief and t'hat they should be bound " tit antm.il that la nnt tin.. ntV.n- nn V.nkrr. ..m1- il.n l.nx.li, j7- The divine flt, "It is not or truo fellowship, brotherly lovo. jad ' ,)W !ono-" wttorod ThiiB under one common brother- ;"""" 'nouMinu years ago, is hood, stud?nts from all English ? as it wi'g then. That speaking portions of the earth, who oi iratrnlty is Innate In believe In preparing 4homsolve3 for H0Td by the fret thnt nn.ir. ttm u-nnlarfnl nniuirhmlllM ! nTi M . . . "v " " ..... .w. w,.,.w.v ..... - - rtJ.. of ,ntl'lgence is a sure to come in this twontloth cn- slstent ludVustry; yet Abraham Liu- Alaska, Cuba and Porto Rice, Thoro coin claimed that he was only pre-J will be htindrods of thousands nf pnting hlmsolf for the opportunity .members who havo taken tho same i.nt might come to him. When the obligations, the samo purposes nnd was laid. After only ono mossago hnd pased through It, It coasod to work, and the tltantlc task had to bo undortokon nnow. Not ono man In a million would hnvo persisted, ljut today wo pralso him for tho solf relinnco thnt has resulted in almost instantaneous communication bo twon all parts of tho world. It would not bo ensy to select bet tor examples showing tho powor for good that lies In tho throo hnblts of Industry, Concentration and Solf Ro llance. Tho constitution adopted for tho governmont of this Frntornlty Is dl- ' their course. It Is Intended thnt vlded Into throo distinct dopart- ,10 dovoto part of IiIb tlmo to tho montfl Executlvo, Judicial and Log- duties of hid olllco, and In addition Islatlve. The Executlvo function Is vested In tho Supromo Worthy Protarch and his Cnblnot; tho Log. Islntlvo is, ho Supromo ChapUr in Bosslpn; while t"he Judicial function bolongs to tho Supromo Tribunal. You can see, thoroforo, that It Is modeled on tho Constitution of tho Uhltod tSatoB, which I think you will ndml!. Is a vory good modol to fol low. If tho constitution of tho Unl tod Statos has boen grand and good enough under which to build up tho groatoU and most glorious country thnt the sun ovor shono upon, It Is comprehensive onough for n modol for a constitution to govern tho msm bors of tho I. C. S. Frntornlty, Tho Field of tho I. C. S. Frntorn lty will be tho wholo oarth, toe It Is Intended to organlzo Chapters In overy English spoaklng community on tho faco of the globe. Chapters will bo formed under Grand Chaptor Jurisdiction In Now Zoalnnd, Aus tarlt, South America, Groat Urltian, Manila, Canada, Phlllpplno Islands, Ritual to ono of tho most tronl w comprohouslvo yot conceived By bjt Fratornlty. Thero 1b nothing la tU obllgntln that any mnn may not mh scrlbo to. Tho member could fce nny religious belief, and could en tortaln any Ideas ho mny desire- jk. lltlcally or mpon almost any other quootlon nnd still bo ablo to hh ncrlbo to tho obligation of tiro I. O; S. Fratornlty, for thoro Is nothing1 Ik It to conflict with tho dictates of hie eonBcIonco, tho laws of hia couBtry tho laws of his church or tho tonots of his political croed. It has boon endorsed by a Catholic Bishop, a Proobytorian Doctor or Divinity, nnd hns been subscribed to by Mothodlots, Ilaptlsto and Episco palians. Thero Ib, thoroforo, noth ing in tho obligation in which nny honest, woll-moanlng mnn could ob ject. In tho preparation of tho Ritual wo realized that a largo majority or tho momborB of tho Frntornlty would ho men who work during tho (Iky In different vocations nnd thnt n relax ation from tho sorloiiB conditions of llfo would ho neco88ary In ordor to mako tho Fratornlty mooting plcanar ablo. Wo concluded to pay particu lar attention (o tho hurlosquo on of tho first of tho mnlrlcnilato de gree, that Is, tho dogroo thnt all tu donta must tnko In ordor to bocora momhorn of Iho I. C, S Frntornlty. This burlcsquo part is porfectly Inno cent, ovory ono who goes through It, will come out Just as good physi cally as whon ho went In, but white curing positions nnd promotions forlhnrmloss It will keep tho candldnto tho members of the Chapter. It will I guessing while thoro. Wo uro lm- rpportunlty came, ho was admirably the samo pbjoots as you havo boro 1 roparod forjt In overy respect and In the United States. The Intontlon t th raNlce' wni disclose are sent to school, mon who recog- Mv ' 'v "nsnizeu ror nlze that merit and ability constitute of ih'T"' f furth8r,n? tlie roal differences that separnto so- i. ' uiriiAur niMik..in. - . . . . .-. i t - iimma .oiety .; a"purlty. . : W.WP. ! lu V "''"winess. Thy . r ,oe, Wi,: wr,a,B heP8 tliat -. nK Bial 1 tar . " u" raoro em- .vcatioBs aBd jnoroas, W oar ui,aw. Into strata. We have, there fore, the vory pick and choice of the world's beet elements mon who aro willing to pay the price in genuine, r PUrDORft Hia l.niin.t n,.i - n..fthlno .Mm Ihav . --. ...- uuilQJl DUUIl tut Dl,i;"lh .."V . ask of the world. The management of the I. C. S has for a long time realized the ad fie result Is that his name Is now 1 nown and honored in every part of the oarth. In the inventor, ThomaB Edison, wo "hnve an exnmplo of the moro tlroloss concentration. His wonder ful success that hns resulted in numberless bonofnotions to tho hu man raco has boen due in the larg est measuro to this habit of concen tration. Whon a problem presented Itself to him for solution, his prac tice was to shut hlmsolf up in a room nnd dovoto his wholo attention to tho problom. It Is said that had a hole cut In the door of tho room in which ho wns working In order that his food might he passed to him without distracting his attention. How many of us are willing to de privo ourselves of our rent pleasures In order to roal'xe an Important ob ject by concentrating' our attention upon It as Edison did. Another example of concentration Is to divide tho United States as well as foreign countries Into tho greatest possible number of Grand Chapter Jurisdictions. Tho membership of ho necessary thoroforo that ho koop In close touch with employers of labor. Aftor he has furnlshod a few good mon to tho dlfforaut omployors, It will nnUirnlly boromo a habit with tho omployors to tolophono. or wrllo him asking him to furnish mon for cortnln positions, bocauso omployors will ronllzo thnt tho class of mon furnished, oro mon who oro willing to study, who want to oducnto thorn- solves and fit thomsolvos for ndvnnco- mont; In other words, thoy will bo preparod for opportunity whon op. portunlty prosohts Itself, It Is not lack of opportunity thnt Bpolls fall- uro In tho lives of many mon, but tho Inck of preparation when demand arises. Employers would soon roollzo through an onergetlc Roglstrnr that tho class of mon to be secured through tho Registrar, would bo the boHt possible for thorn to omploy. It would be tho business of tho RogU Ing n spoolal apparatus designed and? manufactured which will bo pntanto;I and ho tho solo proporty of tho f. C". S. Fratornlty, and whon In worfclnc ordor, tho I. C, S, Frnternlty goat will bo us vigorous nnd unlmatod ani that in any othor Frntornlty. It Is tho Intontlon to hnvo thrco dlfforont pieces, each ono exemplify ing In a hnrmless way tho cnrdlnttl principles of tho fratornlty; that In, Industry, Concentration, and Sole Uor llauco, As was mentioned befbro, ther Inltlatory dqgrao Ih called tho Ma triculate dogreo, but wo still liaro another dogroo called tho Fellow ship dogroo, which can bo tnkoa only by those members of tho Frft tornlty who havo passod certain- srxh Joot In tholr courBoa. A olrcular is now In proparntfon that will glvo tho name of overy oourso taught hy tho schools, wi? with tho nnmo of tho course will bo trar, In catio a momber was offered iKivon tho name of tho subjoots whfoh a largor salary to go to work for; tho studont must pass before ho Is somo othor Arm, to notify the firm for whom he Is working of this fact. with tho Idea that thoy, would bee the wisdom of raising his salary to such an extent that tho momber some states Ib- largo enough to form would be Justified In remaining. This Grand Chapter Jurisdiction of them-J could all bo done by tho Roglstrar in selves; rqr instance, thoro will ho, a diplomatic way with mutunl nd sufficient number of Chapters organ I n.lASflnn Tt If anM llini Yt n. tritt !, ', : i vantage nnd the necessity of binding1 ' nr.v". y .u iu. . u .. ",,, our work as ii. n, ,. Intn n ftommnn.a uiary oi wiiui ub mu uvery nour " ISA -. . " UUMWWMVJ w0w-..-. brotlierhood, certain of the fact that in unity there it strength, and cer tain aiso mac eacn buiuuuv wuu uc comes a member of the Fraternity would be strengthened In his posi tion, in his desire to benefit himself. iU v. saieet university brrn-thre,8a "wWtr x r,aB,,shment tB.J. "ith "wre than a re;th0rtI,i!!,t,,i,oa "Hurt,, . '" ""ny ways It kJr-Xe4 after tfeo ino... Hr tolT4 hm" with us. rs iir.?v' u Mtv" ' De the most Ue st helpful that of tho day in his waking moments for 40 years, and that ho expressed regret at tho expiration of that long period that some of the days showed some wasted hours. Ills wholo life was devoted to tho concentration of and would reap he benefit from thesis energy or the benefl of man cprlt d corps that is the greatest kind In the form o f Inventions One element of strength in such an or-ireeu t of this habK was the bu Idlng eanlzatlon. It was for these pur-! of the MonUor which compelled !L -.. ,-- v thr. that MiTd . complete rebabllitatlou of the navies not be specified In a brief address of the world His little "cheese lux preme Chapter will meet annually Ized in Massachusetts, Ponnsylvunln, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mkhlgan and pnselbly Iown, to en Joy the distinction of bolng Grand Chapter Jurisdiction. In other oases it may roqulre two or moro stutos, depending entirely upon the number of Chapters organized in oaoh scotlon of the country. The I. C. S. Fraternity will bo purely a representative ono, tho I vantngo both to tho emplnyor, and to tho membor of the Fratornltv. You onn thoroforo see that a groat deal will depend upon tho kind of a man you soloot for tho position of Roglstrar. It will become tho duty of every member of tho local Chaptor to do what ho can to holp mako tho po sition of Roglstrar In his Chapter a paying one. In compiling and writing the rJt subordinate Chaptors will elect ono'uallstlc work of tho Fraternity, we delegate o the Grand Chapter, for 'realized thut It would bo necessary eerb hundred or fraction thereof of to soouro the bast brains in tho member and then the Grand Chap- country, thoreforo wo called into ter will eledt delogatos to the Sit- consultation some of the foremost preme Chaptor at the homo of tho Fratornlty men in tho country In Schools in Scranton at the ratio of order to secure tho honefit of tholr one delegation for ovory 40 mom- suggestions and Ideas. The result hers or a majority fraotlon thereof has beon that wo havo now prepared In the Grand Chapter. So you can readily see that ouch subordinate Chapter will have a voice In accord ance with Its numorlcal strength In both the Grand and Supreme Chap ters. The annual meeting of the Grand Chapters will bo called annually In the different states within the Grand Chapter jurisdiction, while the Su- what wo believe to bo the most per fect Rltuul from a literary stand point that is possible to convelvo; it is a literary classic without a doubt, representing asj It does the brains and genius of many men, men who havo made a reputation for them selves in othr Fraternities In tho lino of ritualistic work. The obllgatlpn taken by every member la accordance with the ellgiblo to tho second or Fellowship. dogroo. In tho hurlosquo part or tho boo ond degree, tho goat will bo a Illt! moro oduonted than the Matriculate goat that is, In tho Fellowship de gree, his head will bo up and his tnll down, whllo tho opposite Is true ot tho first dogroo goat. Tho oostumo of tho Fruternlty wilt bo tho student's cup and gown. Tlv ory momhor within threo months nft or Initiation must proouro ono or those blnok cap and gowns. The?u cosUimos are to bo secured only by an ordor through the local Chaptor Roglstrar who has all noceawry blanks for measurement, etc., nnd ho will In turn sand such blank to tho '8upromo Roelstrnr. who will fill iho order. The roason for doInK this Is to seeuro uniformity In etylw and material. Tho coBt of tho cos tume will bo 5.80, Including imp and grown, nnd ovory momber wlir have throo months from tho tlmo he Is Initiated to secure the costume. Evory member who hn tko tn Fellowship dogroo will bo ontltled? to wear throo gold bars on euch bIoovu of his gown, that bolng the nmrfc or tlio second degreo. You can readily appreolato tho effect of these bars upo'n tho members who haVo not yoc taken It. Naturally it will bo an inceHi7o to study to pass the required wjb Jects In order to wear the bare, it (Continued on page eiovun.) y i j r .
