, 1862-07-02


best results from Fuch source. Reviews have
been made more thorough and the result Of
such courIe upon the part Of the principal hns
been to restore friends who had become alien.
University firm and permanent working po.
stt1on, and to vim for himself the personal re.
spect of those with whom he has been brought
il contact, and the gratitude Of the Board Of
Education.
It was urgently desired that he should re-
main in the position, but business calling him
elsewhere, his resignation Was accepted, and
The following resolution passed by the Board
LEI Education:
s5Reso!rea. That the thanks Of this Board be ten.
Ssrtd = Perkins Bass Esq the Principal Of or
energetic and euceeasfal 6,anTet1F Which he 6az
soao9e;ted ; The EoFn. .t Sse the judst%s g
hsanees ass rsi Of The B BoaFd i nANAu 'n'
Mr. Richard Edwards, was unanimously
Chosen Is bis SUCCESSOR. He comes with an
already established reputation as successful
conductor Of NORMAL schools, having had
charge OF the State Normal School Of Aassa-
chusetts and the State Normal School at st.
Louis. It is expected that under his manage
mept the school will not only maintain Hts
present higE reputation, but become more eff
cient in i1s peculiar sphere Of Influence.
F1SASc1A1 CONDITION
When the enterprise which has culmInated
in the present University began to assume
shape about four years since, tne State grant
cd for it the university fund upon the condi-
tion that buildings and grounds should be
given by others. Various prominent locali-
ties competed in offers whtcamight secure its
location in their midst. The city Of Bloom
irg!on making what was deemed the best con
cesefous in subscriptions Of money and land,
The University was located here.
Many nay not know what is meant by
the .s:UDiyerrity Fund" When Iilinpis 8ns
organized out OF Its territorial coalition into
state, Congress gave five per cent. upon the
amount derived from the sale Of public lands
building Of pnblie roads, and three per cent
for TIC maintenance Of 3 University.
The State lad used the money lor
ether purposes, and now. pay the interest
npcu this fund which is called the university
Fund - amounting to about $l2,G00 Iris an
nual income is the source from which are paid
the current expenses ct The Institution.
When the appropriation Of this fund lad
been nude BY Lie State, and the subscriptions
| given hy this vicinity, c. E. Hovey, E 4, now
colonel Ut the 33d regiment Illinois Volunteers,
es1s ot the enterprise. Col Hoysry is {. VERY
| energetic man, vie ptidcs himself upon never
| 1s.iI.ug il anything he undertakes and after
| looking 1T ma ters, he accepted the position
| iEc work Ct building commenced, the rc;1o il
| Eel5E 6 naueted in apartments in tue city Of
Bioc1DiI: II On The Board OF E::uc:sicn meet.
iEg trl. seu'i-aLnua1ly. a building c,.n1a!ttee
! uas cLo;cn from tucir number i, IsoIz afrcr
I've 1n',f;: + 1t the finances IND erection.
This comnslttte belonging to ozll:r4ur parts
| OF tie STATE. c.l,1d nos ;ncet oficu 1t 1lcou:-
irstop. Cul Ho4vy lad III Enlarged iacl u
what building Of :his Kind should be, il its
] hole scope, aud he dercrin;a.d that This
| sl-eula be the best building OF til k':::i in tbs
world Ine lands given for the purpose de-
| preclAtcI i! y;IAc AID Subscriptions rt.Ilaiaed
| uIp*id. Everyh:dy depeudt:d UPON Hnyey,
trca ie tt came il fsct and eject the beard of
| education, The building committee, TIE t7ra-
| SURF, ard everything else. He made contr.c $,
he ordcled, lit acted, and those officially rep.
resented approved with but little. kuu :, iedx..
ms contracts, orders and acts. His idea prob.
| ably vas t. GIT The building done, and let the
| State take eSEc OF the dehts, as her interest in
an erected building would be too much to lose
for little money. He therefore reckle7sly
plunged the thing in debt, but did accomplish
his purpose. He believed that though there
mishs he temporary storm against lin, yet
time would remove the debts which would be
its causes, ard the building would remain a
monument to his energy. While this was 60
lDS cn, it vas seen that a further approprll-
given in to the board by himself and their
etllcial committees it was estimated that
| $50, ,GCO, would carry the thing through, TO
guard against contingencies SCI, 600, was asked
for, AID the State gave that sum. At the
meeting Of the board Last year, it was found
tue state of accounts, disbursements, and
financial statements, that nothing coald be
definitely figured out. Much 4as been cleared
up during the past year, but much yet remains
uEaccounted for. 1t noW bceones the duty
of The board Of EDUCATION as STRAIGHTFORWARD
| business men, as agents OF the State, and as
| representatives OF 8 great educational enter
| prise, TO present 3 tabular financial statement
to thu public, ard to meet the thing sq1?rely
IN the face, letting the blame fall wherever it
mil !
friendship, no considerations Of any nature
siould induce them to shirk this dntS, No
further appropriation srauu1u be made unless
| ttlis be oone, no further State aid extended
How do matters stand nov? How far ca n
Tou account for the moneys already had {? are
QUESTIONS th"t have got to be met, though
their answer should crush persons Let Col,
Ho.ey meet blame where he took tac respon.
sihllity Of blame. He is not far out in cllerl.
latoil, that time will look only at results, for,
getting or caring but little about the unes-
tioDable means by which they we're reached.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
This board is composed Of fifteen members
holding Office for Six years, five being ap
pointed every two years. These appoint
1ncnt6 are made hy tue governor and confirmed
by the Senate. Their duty is to care for tlt
Interests OF the school, supervise al its mat
ter6- AS usual in snch boards, some of then
duty, Others do not. The Inherent defect il
1heir organization, one hard to be remedied
only to be guarded against is, that the ap
pointment to this board made by governors
Gre opt to be political. Somebody wants t.
get the position Of principal or teacher, or to
secure the position for some friend, aud wires
may be pulled to secure appointments from
the governor which will secure these persona
crds. II this thirg be done, and the Univer
sity comc to be used for political pap or as
source Of political influence, its ruin is Ger
lain. The building will always remain, bu
its grade among Institutions will be loqered
its objects defeated, and the Normal Uniyer
sity will prove q disgrace to the State, If til,
newly appointe ed principal be capable and eff
cient. if his aims proTe to be single and pure
let him be kept there, and his hands strength
ENID. But let all friends Of education in thi
State, and all friends Of the University, SCI
personally to it that no mere motives Of sci
tehness or revenge make annual changes il
the organization.
The following members were present at thi
session: Hon. s. ". BZoulton, President
Hon. Newton Bate1nau, Secretary; Calci,
Goudy, A. r. Shannon, Geo. Rex, VIM. q
Green, VIM. II. Powell, Hon. Thomas J
Pickett. VIM. e. Wells, Perkins Bass, an.
- Reynolds.
TIE customary matters came before them
ard financial matters were closely iuve6tiga
ted. There was general disposition to scTu
tin1ze all money matters with the creates
closenes6.