The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-10

founding Of this school has been a pet
project among theosophlsts for more
than year II was exploited last year
nj the convention Of the theosophlsts
held IN Madison Square garden. Dona-
lions were received from All parts Of
the country, and an English woman
has given 1850 10 found q professor
ship. The objects which the school
hopes 10 attain. as given IN the arti-
Giles on Incorporation. which are duly
iilod In Albany. are: THE mutual Inn
proycmcn' DO religious knowledge by
the comparative study o. religious, In
yesiigaiion OF the secret mysteries Of
antiquity; the Performance Of charlt-
able and benevolent services" The Of
hcers OF the institution are DR.. j. u
Buck Of Cincinnati. president T. ~
Pierce Of New York. vice president. J..
Augustus Nerosheimer OF Sew York
treasurer. and Clement a. Grisgom. D.,
secretary.
Tho only member OF the faculty who
has been selected Is Charles Johnson
who will give The pupils a kCy 20 the
locked mp mysteries by instructinr
them IN slnscrli and parsec. Tho oth-
era are coming from India. Egyp. end
other lands Of lhe Oar east n you sec
intellectual looking persons In flowing
garments and 'urhans arriving here by
steamer next April you VIII know that
the honorable faculty b. coming 60
town.
The school will be on high ground
Owe looking the sea and the ciy % San
Diego.
The school has purchased 100 acres
The theosophlsts are huUdinr hIEh
fence around o. and q temporary wood
cn arch De- being placed over ihe cu-
trance The fence viii Boz time be- rr.
placed hy a wall OF granite and the arch
will Dol OF stone. Tho cornerstone Cor
The nrst temporary wooden building
viii be laid some time next month
and o. o. expected iha, the temporary
buIid.urr will te done ln ths carly part
10 April Tlo0slpi g,s rr,k not ~
contractors. carpenter and such other
human agonCloE Tho buildings which
they purpose 90 erect viii bc mere ass
trail shells 90 The Stone structures OF
massive Egyptian architecture which
will succeed them. The permanent
buildings will De- built slowly. while
,he work Of unwilling the ancient mys-
terics goes on behind walls OF pine and
poplar The plans Tor the permanent
buildings have not been officially de-
sided upon. Those who have attained
grcat proficiency In the study o! The
occult viii form a community apart
There they will commune with the my
teries which we're los, and have been
found They will have nothing IN
common with the noophytes who take
the train Tor the city and dinner The
rordid ideas OF earthly wealth will not
bother ihcm as LONG as somebody regu.
larry clips the coupons 90 the bonds
which will be- invested Cor their sup
port. The students who come In con-
tact with the outside world viii wear
the ordinary American glrh Those
Nho live the inner NE 90 the colony
tnd whose minds ore allied with eso,s-
ric knowledge win not bo rlrcum
scribcd ln their choice of attire by any
fashion plate. Mr Nercslclmcr said
that the more advanced will wear East
Indian dress Tha, means pljlmas ana
turbans
Several hundred persons have a.
ready applied for admission 90 the
school 10 Is likely that when the ma
circulation cards are given ont only
three or four % these students will De-
selected Tho conditions uf admission
are very strict indeed The s,udcn,
must. lrst Of an. De- thoroughly In earn.
est tie must know about thcosophy
ana his inner glils must be OF a hirl
.itandard ~ excellence Il Is expected
that most OF the students VIII deyo,,
their lives 20 the study OF ancient mys
tcrics. a man must be much in earn.
est To conform his habits 90 ufc To th,
severe regimen and the earnest. In.
tellcctual lie which is expected OF
those who intend TO enroll Themselves
a. students. Schools viii also De cstab
ilshed In ireland and Egypt when thh
American institution Is well under
way. 80 there Is no prescribed cour1.
and there will probably be- NO gradua
ton day the progress of student vii
BE- noted by hIs transfer 90 the greater
schools abroad. ireland has been sc
lcctcd as a place Tor The school because
the thcosophista think that u Is m,
second oldest country in the world an,
Egypt has been chosen because % q
supposed 90 Boz the most ancient lar,
OF all "Thc institution" said Mr.
Noreshclmcr. iu outlining the work @
the school will hc unsoclrIun Teach
crs will be- appointed 40 q meeting q
Dc held Ia New York on the tourtl
Tuesday In April u viii be the dur
Of those teachers TO devote their cntlr
time 10 the study OF the following mys
tcrlos that have hitherto been close
or partly closed books % the niuotccnu
coaWry knowledge Of the world:
"Firs,. the spiritual powers latent q
man. We start with the Fundamental
belief that man possesses a soul Il
tina, soul we believe there are hidde
powers that have lain dormant 70
thousands Of years. The average ma
or woman has only a gllmmering OF th
powers latent In the spiritual part O
man. We propose to probe the secret
Of the soul a. the men Of science hay
prohod tho secrets OF the body.
Next. we shall study the mys'erle
Of symbolism. Other subjects for r.
search will be occult algebra, mathe
MATES and geometry In their relatio
10 the universal laws; the study q
comparative religious doctrines. th