The Washington times., 1895-01-31
APPLIED ETHICS TAUGHT
PIymouth..s Famous School to
Hold a Winter Session Here.
AT THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY
Seven Weeks Course Presided Over by
Leading Thinkers or washington-LabOr
Problem~to Pc Thoroughly Discussed
Prof Felix Adler Will Participate
Educational Conference to Be-a Feature.
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The famous School OF Applied Ethics,
which for the past three summers has held
sessions at Plymouth Mass, has decided to
hold its first winter session in this city. The
school will be conducted under The auspices
of Columbian University, and will begin with
a public meeting Wednesday, February 19, at
4:15 p. M, in Columbian University Hall, and
will continue for seven weeks.
This course will, no doubt, attract wide at
tention. and will he attended by the leading
clergymen OF different denominations, col
lege instructions, teachers, aad students, and.
in fact. the leading men in Washington inter
ested in social problems.
Among those who have consented to take
part in the educational conference, which
win be part Of the course are Rev. Bishop
Keane, Hon. William T. Harris, President
James MacAlister DTexei Institute. Phila-
delphia; DIR. W. " Hailman. superintendent
Indian schools; Samuel t. Dutton, superln-
teEdent public schools, Brookline, Mass;
DIR. l.. II. klemm. Bureau OF Education. and
Major ]. ". Powell.
All lectures will begin promptly at 4:15 p.
m, and the programme Is as follows:
On Wednesday, February IS. will be held
the opening meeting. free TO the public. Rev.
Samuel II. Greene, acting president OF Co
lumbian University. will preside and will
give an address Of welcome There will be
addresses by Hon. William I. Harris, Com
missioner OF Education; Rev. Alexander
Mackay-Smith and Prof. Felix Adler, OF New
York, who is dean OF the school of applied
ethics, and who will speak on ITS scope and
aims.
ETHICS ASD Eeoxo1ucs.
On Thursday, February "A. an Introductory
lecture will be given by Prof. Felix Adler or
'The True Relation Between Ethics and
Economics" On Wednesday, February 20,
Prof. Woodrow Wilson. OF Princeton Uni
yersiiy. viii speak upon The nature Of the
State. aud its relation TO proSIssS.a This
lecture will be followed bya conference upon
the same subject at which JastieeeHarian.
of the Supreme Court. VIII preside.
On Thursday. 4FesFuaFx~ 81 the same
speaker will lecture on ''Iberty, expedi-
ency, and morality in the Democratic State
This lecture Will also be followed by con-
ference.
Tuesday. February 26, Prof Adler will de-
liver "A criticism OF socialism from the ethical
point OF view. and it will be followed by
conference, ar which Senator Hawley, of Con-
necticut. will preside On Wednesday. Feb
ruary ~ Prof Adler will lecture on The
Thursday the 18th, on Moral ideals as an
aid ia the ISOLATION Of the labor question.
Each OF these lectures wall be followed by a
conference; atEthe first Hon.. Carroll ID.
Wright, Commissioner of Labor, will preside;
Prof. j. Mcbride S;errett of Columbian Uni
yeisity. wIiI preside over he second.
Prof. IL c. Adams, OF the University OF
Michigan. will lecture March 5. on "Evolu-
tion OF the labor and monopoly problems:
on the 9Th. on socialism as social theory.
and on TIE 7th, on Proposed solutions OF
tie industrial prohfem. Alter each OF these
lectures viii be a conference. presided over
by Prof dney sherwood. Johns Hopkins
University; Prof. Lester F. Ward. National
Museum, and by Prof. L, d. Lodge. of Co
lumbian University.
SOLUTION OF THE LABOR PROBLEM.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of
Labor, Will lecture on March u on ''The
function Of government in the solution of the
labor problem. :" followed by conference.
Wednesday, March Is. viii be devoted to
''Ihe duties OF citizenship. upon which
Prof E. J. James. University OF Pennsylva-
MIA will lecture. The conference will be
presided over by Dr. John NJ. Gregory,
chairman of the civic center. On March Il,
DR.. Z r. L. Gould, of Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity. Will lecture upon The liquor prob
lem: It's scientific treatment, which viii he
followed by a conference presided over by
DR.. C. A. CHAMPION, chemist OF the Internal
Revenue Department; and at which Rev. r.
II. Mckim and other prominent speakers viii
take part.
Three conferences upon the relation oi
education to social problems will be held on
March 19. The relations of the university
to the labor question, VIII be considered.
Right Rev. Bishop Keane. rector of the
/ Catholic University. will preside. March &C
E.a ro ssTha ralnfi0p OF in6ISfrf.tl
/ schools 10 the labor question. James Mac
I Alister president Of DFexeI Institute. will
preside The relation of the public schools
/ 10 the labor question" p" will be considered on
I Thursday, March u, and Samuel T. Dutton,
superintendent of public schools. Brookline
Mass, will preside.
/ THE CHURCH AND THE LABOR PROBLEM.
The last three days OF the course will bt
devoted to 1.-The struggle of the modern
/ church with the labor problem" On Marcel
26 Mr. John Graham Brooks.,of Cambridge
Mass. will speak on THE Roman Catholi,
( Church and the labor question DIR
! Thomas O'Gorman, ofthe Catholic Univer
sity. will preside over the conference Whict
follows. On the next day the same speaker
/ will consider The Protestant Church and th,
labor question. and at its conference Rev
Stephen NJ. Newman will preside, and Revs
Feunis S. HamEn and Charles 4. Stakel,
and others wilftake part.
On March % the course will be concluded
Mr.. William NJ. SaIter, of Philadelphia, vii
lecture on Moral forces in dealing Will
the labor problem" to be followed by a con
ference. presided oserhy Prof. Otis I. Mason
of the National Museum.
The local advisory-esmmittee consists o
Henry F. Blount, esq.,, President E. NJ. Gal
laudet, DIR. G.. Brown Goods.e Presiden
Samuel II. Greene. DR.. John NJ. Gregory
Rev. Teunis S. Hafnlin, Justice John N
Harlan, Hon. William T. Harris. Hon
Gardiner G.. Hubbard, Right Rev. Bisho
Keane, Rev. Alex. Maekay-Smith. Rev. r. h
MeKim, Prof. Otis T. Mason. Rev Stephe
NJ. Newman, Major.J. W.PoweA, Kev. Rus
r. Shippen, Rev. Charles A. Stakely. Prof
Macbride Sterrett,, lester f. Ward, and HoI
Carroll D. Wright,
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