Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-28

used to be that IL anyone could say
In any part of the world, ~ am a
Roman citizen" the most daring and
lawless would pause before he would
violate the simple rights thN the
highest civilization known In the
world guaranteed. In similar fash
ion Il is our purpose that anyone
who is able to say. II belong to the
II. c. s. Fraternity of the World" 4"
can array influences in his favor that
cannot be ignored or resisted.
Habit In itself is without doubt
one of the most powerful forces that
dominates in life. The customs OF
countries and individuals are moth
ing more or less than the crystalliza-
ton OF habit.
In the organization OF the I. c. s.
Fraternity we realized that in order
TO make our union enduring, we
should select as the motto Of our
Fraternity, three habits that count
for most in business success. These
three are Industry, Concentration
and Self Rellance-the cardinal
principles or elements that go to
make success in life no matter in
what business we may be engaged.
When you stop TO consider what
these three habits will mean for
you. you will begin TO realize that
the /. c. s. Fraternity OF the World
has n mission. Its mission covers an
untrodden field-virgin ground. II
consequently has no precedents TO
follow but TO blaze its own trail.
There are no textbooks on the ac-
quiring OF the habits OF Industry,
Concentration and Self Reliance.
Our Fraternity Is unique; II is orig
inal In conception as well as in the
dement's that will accrue 10 IT'S mem
bers by reason OF their following it's
precepts and becoming inoculated
with the virus OF It's motto.
This Fraternity will undoubtedly
become a power In the intellectual
Advancement OF the age and mark
an epoch IN the worlds history since
it's membership will naturally be
composed of men differing in politi-
cal views and religious principles as
well as men having diverse views on
the questions of capital and labor.
II was thought best that the organi-
cation should be non-seetarian and
non-partisan and that no question
should be introduced at the meet
Ing of the order that would proba-
bly, engender strife or division.
The central purpose was that we
should have an altar around which
the brain and Drawn could meet re-
gardless of religions and political
belief and that they should be bound
together as brothers under the bonds
OF true fellowship. brotherly love.
Thus under one common brother
hood, stud dants from all English
speaking portions of the earth, who
believe In preparing themselves for
the wonderful opportunities thft are
sure to come in this twentieth en-
tury. may work together In stndying
and preparing themselves with the
necessary knowledge to qualify them
selves for the opportunity when II
comes. The ]. c. S. student body
all over the world is composed of
the men who are in earnest in the
desire to make something of them !
men who want 10 get ahead /
men who go 10 school rather than !
are sent TO school, men who reeog-
nize that merit and ability constitute I
the real differences that separate So
ciety into strata We have, there
fore, the very pick and choice OF the
worlds best elements-men who are
willing to pay the price in genuine,
honegt effort for everything that they
ask OF the world.
The management OF the I. G. s.
has for a long time realized the ad-
vantage and the necessity Of binding
lis students together into common
certain OF the fact that
In unity there is strength, and GER
tain also that each student who be-
comes a member OF the Fraternity
would be strengthened in his posi-
ion, in his desire to benehI himself, |
and would reap the benefit from ne
spirit De corps that is the greatest
element of strength in such an Or
Il was for these Dur-
poses ana for many others that eou't .
lot be specified In a brief address