, 1859-01-10
Agricultural 4 Colleges.
E1fratt fran President Cartlss, address before
the State feathers Association 1t Galesburs.

lltPeitE2 ~. s!- 1Ee.s ana 1ll0QQe
There Is ore other topic to which 1 soil.
ci: yorr atte.tsion il this connection. 1t is
r1uln=cj to have aa Agricultural College Gu.
do6ed ty tile State. 1t may bc that this would
h. wi.". but, II at PRESENT informed, very
1aurh 'lvnb il. Taere Ii some praprie1y IN The
education "l teachers by lhp State, 1ur they 1.roe
themselves tc the 1crycs Of the Stale. Yhe E1tted
States government eaac3te at the public expea~e,
tI.o:e wlln ate 70 serve tile county as officers in
1hssArmy or the Navy. The Church aids in cdu-
c4sIng tue 1uen who are to minister At her al!a.S
and ptln!lr eJuca:itu il branch Of tie public
Service, t3r which, peculiar tr2iinG il necessary
BIZ: ia stspect tn teachers, le: llcir distinctive
education Le that which is professionally 10 tit
t!len specially f"r their peculilr work. That
pnstt'n D. their education which ii cpnnlen 10
then and to I'LL Others should tie ohsrcl il COM
mon. And go oi Ill the professions. Let ali
cl~s"s Of our citizens be educated Together iu,t
~ 'araa they caa a,e. proc-, gai.ls cla y lsi..
latI":l aud clas3 e,'Iea'luu. Why should Ne have
al Agricultural C.t5e! \ iar1ar,'s educ ,tlon
~cu!t &,S te sltu. in all its MaiE teatuies 81 tln
c,!ssat;fs1 ot the 1:rclanc ur ttie merchant. Why
rot -tuty together in acquiring tl4t which il eon-
ul1a IL III. II VIC have an Agricultural Cvl eye,
ne sdaii 1c1t bc a-ked 10 hage 4 Mechanical Tut
sersly endowed, with a. many seiatate depart
luents as tberr aic separate Trades mil ,uen Z
Ie:cantl1e College viii be dem snJe Tor all VIII,
exiect to e.ls ~ in nelc*tlfc pur-uits, and then
ne ='a.l wait Horticultural College for lie
t.2nr;it Vi 1Ii.~c wiio intend 10 haze cartlsns.
Ana 1lcu We ~l,ll haye rival Interests. E,cTy
separate ,r.!lc h1arcs CT ItI>aess, be.
c";a;us Il separate guild or corporation. Aud
sutc.y viii e '!s;JeA ito 12rtcs, aud je Lieu les
ard cni1i!ie> viii be eage.1ered, and we shall
Aave vast" a:nrnE us, With al its lnlniiod mis-.
thi. Is. Ne 10 tut waI!l any such Class education
II will naturally ten.l 10 lcon,e i,.ttl, itar,oH
il its scope, and altogether detective in cl,arac-
'cs. /; II the gury vi Americans lllat tley arc
tn: sfcn o.obe iLca that they Euuw soaletlin.
t-sdt their own rccu.i1r Lus:ncs.. Neu eau
r''anSc thc: business and s.:ceed III ..uything
We do not want tie operative system Of The Old
Gated nittned tor ju~t one Thing, and Tor n3:.,.
''E e!'t. suea Z system NAY ml&e rery Eool
n IrhInfs in working :nml Ills hut it viii make
"nlT AW1y nm h: Naul. brought rilhiu The
reach II al. III education which will quicken
ii!'i, !:i2 70 ,t5' IT clos> and ACCURATE o,e7-
E.tinl and itlres:is.tfon-an education whc4
saai cosssa5:.ics:e, ard explain, aud ll;us-
trar the luillanlen;al principles of ali se.nte,
a:G thus nv tnIinda.h tpr general i!r eiiige.ce
"a:cA >'alt lit nj III for aDy position il liz, or
eGy employment in W!:lt 'e lnay wish to engage
lil.n, s'l;'er.died 10 ibis, LEI tue future d1ug>t
Exy *t'cc! attr1ttlun to c.c,nistry, and the ne.
e,lric to natural lsalo.npy. and tlse myrclant 10
coainlrcll :c;eate. Tuu5 shalt We rclaaia nj.
l4tnni", Intelligent, cncIpTi>ng and fite. Gut it
l. .af tie agricultural trtts: is very extensive
anu ln"'raut, and *!"2t therefore !:e c,tfeI [ur
f ili ~tn"- Il is t1:en~ive, aEl till II 1;lts arr
ac to ;a.,'' rare "t it. When VI. have i!;t:rit:.
l'.!. !'> this c1a.. e.lncit:"t, s!,a lrj@ cue,ll
vi I" a flI u1cr5 only, and 1T lor nothing clse,
VIII latHfs" .aTcr cA~tc-tNc utere rarl,ls vi
1ae l4",. II tic >lne wishes to f,>lcr lie mole
gar"r:ant iu,lst~trsal pursuits ut ,hc country, let
It o@er {,rcnsiuu- tnr ~ki!l and success, and the
ehple viii tinti ,peals tu develop That skill and
I:isi1Fe that ~uccess+ Or i t!:r agricultural ill.,
,:tsst demands ";etial :.!11 in nrl4r 10 its
1lur'' rapid ve.rpueut-iue:caI q! An a-ricu!-
turAl college, Nac1 mat ii; Necessity BE- tcnl,tc
lf''cl txo.tlifls 0: iIore Tor shu-t heaett il Is
cf'4h;'hed, and to which not n1usc tlan ore III
III: :"l cur Foaug farmers would EYER co-in,;eal
o t:j- let five or SIX ci1t.'tcAt rlcn uc ap7nint-
I'd. aud la;d BY t:,r st X. IL Heed e, whu sh.ll
"res sEt wu-k e:.tn 4 1aa!W fl,n il j G.s.ut 4ty-
nao u lae Site. Let i hc tue .lu.r OF THESE
:ncii to 20, "rte Year, through their Respective
esses!'tS, aad give cru@e Of lectures, with abun.
alAt illustrations, ii Spn1e ccnr4l la.i;t it t.4c;i
t';'tnit, OF aii lite I1H:c l'Dpu1t.In tnc, nl,ci,
Iee-! the FARMERS I'll tb:.t -tctio!l I'll The .:at,.
I:iE Muu!I b: I:lcNtei i,tl,r::.u.c, aud wull Lt
IL rrncl';u- In.nT .sat r't:il.l kna,y.c,l,. ut
les cZi4cI%s, i .1le'l i,cs NJ .;;y ptrSn.x
- wet. .serl,tetG gtea! ve,::ill c,llegc. Aul
tIiss2 seyer,! ninjc i4rmS Nh1c, woiliI DAY tucjr
'tEn way. cnu1i csi,tcI by suuny iurn a:,,i I'D
IL III tic i l.s"a. i uat-s, Lid 'uS rrae.ivL IeS.
s,a> IL h1ssnntliy fe qli:6'y in.l ea-i1; learned
Is:e~: sir1. msy i. tlrt!l".l heresic1l by A,.ac
Et:e. sHb'n'i them Tor ":sa: they arc wor.h.