Free Thought 1912/3

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The state form of the republic, which was inaugurated by the newspapers on the occasion of George Nagy's greatness, is undoubtedly a more developed, more perfect form of state than the monarchy. A democratic republic is also among our ideals. Yet, when we see the romantic, primitive agitation of the Hungarian Republican in a few threads, we must say that we do not consider their efforts expedient and timely. Hungary has much more burning, depressing, current problems than the form of the state. The rule of the great estate and the church in its service, which is the cause of genocide, emigration, child mortality, tuberculosis, the export of girls and many other things, is the main trouble for this sad country, for the abolition of this rule, for the democratization of the country, for the progressive for secularization and the first means of achieving all this, universal suffrage, the true and sensible friends of the country and progress must fight with all their might. It is obvious that this work alone also creates the preconditions for the republic. Anyone who, instead of fighting for these closest and most important goals, is just objecting to the form of state and is waging a windmill fight with little prospects for the time being, is diverting usable energies from those on the way forward. It is difficult to suppress our feeling that the Hungarian Republican movement is not much different from the old, perhaps not so very old, “cursed Austria-Vienna” slavish opposition struggles, without, of course, their destructive goals. But, gentlemen, think about what they would do with a republic with Albert Apponyi or Mihály Károlyi as its president and everything but the form of state remaining the same? (sz–úr.)

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Galilei Kör.
The Galileo Circle continued the debate that began after Oscar Faber’s presentation on monastic orders on February 3, with huge interest from an audience of about 2,000. On 11 February, at the invitation of the Galilee Circle, Robert Michels, a professor at the University of Turin, gave a lecture entitled Die Soziologie der Studentenschaft. On February 14, Béla Bosnyák dr. In his presentation entitled Student Misery, he reported on the results of a student statistics survey conducted in 1908. On February 18, Ernő Bettelheim dr. gave a lecture on Catholic autonomy.

The Galileo Circle held a successful seminar last month. The science seminar included four gatherings to discuss the history of the earth, major problems in biology, the fact and evidence of descent, and theories explaining descent. The Macheminar led by Jenő Lóránd held four hours. The thermodynamic seminar started last week, which deals mainly with the medical and biological aspects of thermodynamic items.

In the framework of the lecture series entitled Jurisprudence and Sociology organized by the Legal Department, Pál Szende dr. “Public law and sociology”, Zoltán Rónai dr. “Criminal law and sociology”, Péter Ágoston dr. “Property law and sociology”, Artúr Szirtes dr. “Contract law and sociology”, József Rédei dr. A presentation was given on ‘social policy and perpetual law reform’.

The lecture series of the medical student department on the social aspects of medicine was given by Gusztáv Dirner dr. began with a lecture on “Sterilization and Its Social Aspects”. In the following, the social aspects of tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, child mortality, morbidity and mortality statistics will be discussed in one lecture.

Last month, there were several member meetings, two of which were the subject of a debate on the future of the Galilee Circle.

On February 25, an extraordinary general meeting was held by the Galileo Circle to conduct internal affairs.

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Original Publication: Szabadgondolat, 2.3, March 1912
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