Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27
SCHOOL OF SOCIALISM,
Four Courses Of Study With
Text Books to Be Given.
REQUEST OF MRS. RAND
institution VIII Be Established in
New York.
DISCUSSION OF IT'S AIMS
Principles That Will Be Laid Down
in a Series Of About Two
Hundred Lectures.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence The Star aud the Chicago
Record Herald.

stocks, bonds and real estate, trust to
her daughter, the wife Of Prof. George ID.
Heron, formerly of Iowa: Morris Hillauit.
a lawyer and leader of the socialist party
of New York, and Mr.. Fleming. an Iowa at
torney. to care for until her grandson. now
about three years old. should attain the age
of twenty-eight In the meantime the In
come from the estate, or such part OF It as
Is not required to maintain and educate
the heir, Is to be expended In the support
Of a school of socialism. The income avail
able for that purpose Is expected to be not
less than 1880. and may. perhaps. reacn
$4,000 q year. Prof. and Mrs. Heron are
now living in Italy. and they expect to re-
main there indefinitely. They Will have no
direct connection with the schooi, aitnouSn
they will take deep interest," N ~ W. -,
fare and the results which are expected TO
follow. The funds have been placed az Tn sne
disposition of the American Soclahstc 0o
ciety, an incorporated organization. iormeu
In 1901. for the purpose OF receiving anu
disbursing requests given for the advance
ment of the socialistic cause IL mas now
twenty-six members. most OF them prom
nent in the socialistic propaganda OIL we"
York city.
The Proposed School.
On behalf of Mrs. George d. Heron ana
himself co-trustees of the Rand fund, Mr..
Hillquit offered the society last winter the
endowment Of the school. and 1t was unanl-
nously accepted An estimate of $1,000 for
the compensation Of lectures; $l.ooo TOT
secretaries, salaries and expenses; 81, 800
for rent, light and heating; LOCO for print
ing and 5000 for incidentals. was made for
the disposition Of the income.
AIgernon Lee, the soclalistic candidate for
mayor Of New York at the last election. Is
president of the college. and william j.
Client of 2o0 West 64th street. New York:
is the secretary He Is the apt M,,a OF
Cl--
ISM and other well-known sociaiistic
works Morris Hillauit. 800 BROADWAY. IS
treasurer A large old-fashioned residence
building at 112 East 10th street mas peen
rented for term of years and VIII be
opened as headquarters on july J.. Inc
parior floor will be fitted up Tor noraIy,
reading room. reception room ana One ,. oi
the second floor lecture hall and class
rooms will be provided, and regular instruc-
ton will begin on Monday, October /. The
leading socialist publications OF the world
win be kept on file. reference library OF
works on socialism and social problems Will
be provided, and new publications on that
subject will be placed on the shelves as
soon as they are issued 1t is proposed to
invite eminent socialists or Europe 10 oe-
liver courses Of lectures
Four courses of study will be given In a
systematic manner, with the use or text
books, personal instruction ana examina-
ttons-On the economics of socialism, the
| history Of socialism, the relation or tne IN
| diyidual to the state, and in composition,
rhetoric and elocution students VIM nay
| a full opportunity to question their lnstruc-
tors and lecturers The following is the
program for the coming fall and winter.
| l. Economics OF Socialism.
p Principles of Sociology.
g. History OF Socialism.
4. Methods and Tactics
a. a. Socialism slts and Art. a~ -aaafr -.
Z The State.
| 8. socialism and Social Problems ,s7-v
| FIRST GROUP.
The Race Problem
The Woman Question
| The Farmer.
socialism and Trade Unonism.
SECOND GROUP.
Child and Woman Labor. ..,--
Old Age Pensions
The Housing Problem,
immigration.
Proletsrian Diseases.
| Labor Legislation, etc.
Anarchism.
| single Tax.
Communism
Reform Movements
IN History Of the Labor Movement.
u Tss ArtsIterature the Drama, Painting
Sculpture, Music and Architeetunrs so,o0v and
| 49, Physical Evoiution--Astroho"s'- "so'os' anu
:. c1 Saososf Rhetoric and Execution,
| This Course involves nearly two huhoIeo
| ,.,,ras which will be delivered by the
| most competent instructors that can pc
| obtained. TIA - r,o+r,cu,at
al
| womsn will be admitted to the classes.
| Common Ownership Of Productive
Means.
| When I asked Mr.. Client what sort OF
| socialism they intended to teach, he SAID;
Socialism In the sense In Whicn the WORD
has been used since the time Of Marx; So
| cIalism as 1t involves the common OF social
| ou,rershtp of all the means OF production
1 nd
| sht- ~ fine commodities acquired by the
/ indiy,dual The mines. factories. railroads
| and lands are to be owned by the people
| iust as parks and streets are owned TO-
low INIT the things produced herewith,
| affer requirement by the individual, on the
| terms set by the social organization viii
| be hts own to do what ne likes. with them;
| 1--WE do not concede the truth of the
| statement that tho term socialism covers
| as much ground as the term Christianity.
| IF any organized body OF communicates in
| any faith or any organized body OF be-
Iieyers In any philosophy has the right to
declare the true principles and practices
| of that body. certainly the right must be
given to the n ,ta. aoaa,t s6eiaastlc
munist rnanifestos of Marx and Engals as
/ it's declaration of principles and abstract
/ OF methods. This Is. the only socialism we
know anything about. 1t expresses itself
i in votes OF which 1t now has about seven
millions in the various civilized nations
| All other things calling themselves social
] ism, or being SO called by non-socialists
/ are but leather or prunela-'
| Other Schools Of Socialism.
'.There are, or have been. several other
| schools of socialism," continued Mr.. Client.
| in answer to my question Zone. was con-
Quoted largely by the correspondence meth
/ cd In Wichita. Kan. for several years by
i Thomas E. Will. member OF the social
/ istic party 1t concluded Its work about
l turo wears ago Another Il thu Rus7rin
/ College or University. begun by Walter b.
| yromann several years ago at Trenton,
1 Mo- 1t was afterward moved to Glen
Eiiyn, near Chicago. where. under the d.
rection OF George MICA. Miller. 1t Is still
/ giving instruction. Walter Toman Mills
| author OF the Struggle for Existence. and
| O. prominent member Of the socialistfc
party, conducts q correspondence school at
Chicago. Mr.. A. NJ. Stmons, editor OF the
/ International Socialist Review, and his
wife. May Wood Simons, conduct school
| partly by correspondence at Meiros8 Park.
/ Chicago, III. There is also q socialiatfc
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