DAILY OAPtTAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, ULYRCH 28, 1008.
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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
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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
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