, 1862-06-27
FROM BLOOM1NET0n.
anniversary " eek-.State Uniyers1tT.
lFraM Our Own Correspondent
B1naMrrcrnr linn q 1870

st hand. "A at other places, where are loca-
ted institutions Of learning, Commencement
week" forms the festive occasion, the carnival
season Of the year: And this il especially true
Of this place, where the State University IL
,oc,ted afrco that h,1,xs +.-a.,...
1s ~, '14'., 'eso'net VIC oe''e
ooala oi Eouea11on' ana ls gradually but
steadily aggregating around Itself the various
educational and scien,,Ac st.ta a,,+orn-;sas
Tha .~a-,,n.+,,,,. - 49,
da-,sst,,a1.. L".a Nv .4aeeeo AL sas1oas
- ,s-N <A~os e'1nenceo' anu
SEEN 10 nave neen marked go Tar with great
thoroughuess and promptness. The Board Of
Education are feeling In high spfr1ts over the
resu7ts AZ tha naat vea, q, @h,,s s.,,>a.. 1,oe.-
+h,n .Lsn 80 n1at =. 90. 90 Inus et4eao ueioie
snen. snau not, at this time, make any
special note of these exercises, pzeferzing to
present togefhe,. snpb f,onr.a:;o,,a :, +t,a
,,-a,,,.a. =, - s1sus - '1o
fe.n-seo .@ as a'1s DC oetlSeo " an observer
commenced it's annual session Yesterday and
the f,11o,xtno f,cta rpoarr7fno +h;e ..+a-,.,.s
.e1,.sea stIsr..s1s1.,. 'n9 te'P'ise'
eo4'a'eo uom We nelnte1estlng report ot1ss secre-
tary, Z. u. WILDER, Esq, Will show better
than enlarged comment It's value to the state,
Th;s enfernrfse ,r,a oororan.aa !, 1oso a.
80 49, I.i.., 'r 80 -. eon"eneeo III teoo' oo-
Ing 1oe ne'kne u soe hnauclal Crisis. No
money has been furnished directly to the
undertaking., and the work done has 4,een ac-
comn1,hed bv the hearty -o,,.r.+;on ~ ra.tH
~s1,eta 1a.,e,.r 49, N.e pelet.on VI naso-
fAlls1s, personal labor, and sacrifices on the
part Of individuals, and, not least, the assist
q &C Of the railroad and express companies.
30 far as any calculation can be made, the
value Of the individual labor and railroad aud
express gsatuities thus given may be estimated
At $223 600, which sum may, therefore, be re-
garded Is the cost Of the specimens already
gathered into the museum.
The object of the society ia +broaf,1a. u.
collection Of enecimens f,r tha -a..~a' ~
accumulation nf a sc;ant;fc 1;h-ar-- a19' ~ tle
annual nnhlication n 1esnits ICY Thss aa ana Luz
tTansaetions has s,,1n1iaa ~ 91 tts aLe
ID 0O0 cnni-a bsva +hHs ~. a's nsuI, -. en9
ibrnnohont ; Tho a1ota 'Aus peen o1s11oueeo
T,he sunna1 IL eeh;b;t,o, ~ ,ox.;o
n,nsenm At each state "a, =. h. pol.aods % VI !ae
fhe objects of tha socsat1 .13 II ;ts 10 nIln
reeults intellirenty hfore % the as nniip
the eyhihst;nTs mada ~ +tie .ne puuee An4
~ nn;1, nnrtont Faatn-, 'aS ~ nase 1ofMea
The Apricn1tnra1 societv h I.s % eord;aha hl aArs.
Grated nv deyotine tie 1ecesssru Go9p, 3I
fhe 3;snIav md ~ g;v;aT sTo1 naltnS LUZ
vnn1d rnvr ths oaen gie"o"l1s ID
With regard to the m1senIn Il nav IN ,,;z
that the hSsfn-v ~ snnh n,'ta.:y - 10y oe sala
co71ecfion nf enna1 go erd 4aei1o snon ~
fha so[oa ~ se aa9 ~ FAue ainassea IN
80 shc H. spaeS " tnue me WORE OF coAec-
!
on-r ~ cMsus, Mia,,a ousany, ooncnology, Geol-
~ e1u at.St :oey, ne 1ea1lJ completed.
49, ~ .n9 counties IN WHICH Inoroug1 surveys
Is5and ~ Ga-n1s m1p may oe mentionea Kock
4s'ano, C2rfoll, 20 Davies, Jersey, Madison,
! henoal, haae, Cook, Lee, .LaSalle, Adams,
uauSh' - aS."' aiu u seneral, Lhose portions of
fne 9laie lntGisecteo oy railroads and rivers
us ~ ts: uae osen y o9ne IN l4e extreme south
e'n uitione @ VI Tue elate- II Is believed that
a2enera! and complete museum Of the Missis-
| 6lEpt valley could he now ma1a with 1acc av
pGrse Ts avg tou Laan mas already beon expended.
of III ~. nJeIs ~ n museum ls 10 present type
VI ~ Ine species OF eSlstencies In the various
55ingaoms 5g ol nature, arranged in groups accor-
n'ng ~ nc Eype OF aIdul1y OF eaeh group. It
- H., Al at1empt 70 represent the Divine idea in
G1'ss sne siea..o1 I " real panorama OF objects.
nneu ~ unue1tahlng, Inny carried out, is an
-.Dnepes one. IN the various departments Of
1919 Inaiaa IN tne animal ~ and vegetable
44tnSaon 45oa alone, snefe eIe 4VV,uU species. In
ahaie nrrena 1neao Gon Godec1on @ o. species OF
snens aumnefing z2,ouu: The species Of in
eee.s @ ~ - nan aie ssllaled q MI Walsh
~ u'er JV,Nu. lne noIa OF the United States
WI toel9ae sqme 1o,ooV species, OF which
OUT o"n S'a1e mas, possibly, 2,0D.
70 similar enterprise, hitherto, has made
such rapid strides They have invariably
sla1te4 m from s1nall and meager beginnings.
he efforts OF the Smithsonian Institute wifh
us 1nnd OF Souo,oo is well kaovn; and Agasiz
has recently laid the foundation Of an i'm
| Nv @AA1AtA11$E 4lil6S+ kl4E COEE
| OF The building alone being estimated bY him
At sS2u,ooo. Each department ot natural his
tory is to have devoted to its use separate
structure In this undertaking the State
sss1ets.
| Natqra history IL rapidly becoming premI-
nent element IN the studies Of educational in-
| stltu1lons. and hence the great value of the
| MUSEUM IN It's Intimate connection with the
Institution which cducates teachers for the
State.
l 'Fn YtTTY11 114AHf IT,
BY the Society is nearly 81, ,000, of which about
one-haf have been placed in cases or other
wise provided for. The museum room is 100
by thlrty-three feet, and sixteen feet in height,
and hes been fitted up at q cost OF nearly
e5.0G0, and more room will soon be needed.
The large number OF duplicates in tie hands
| OF the Society, will afford large additions bY
| exchanges with sister societies.
| :. The next volume OF the society's trausac-
tons will contain, among other matter, =
complete and general description Of the Flora
| Of Illinois, with new and complete catalogue
by Dr.. George Vasey; condensed report OF
The geology OF the State; the coal measures
OF Illinois, with analysis, and illustrations Of
our coal flora; on account of the minerals of
Illinois, giving their amount, value aud de-
ecrpton; the mcta1llftrous veins of the
Lake Superior district; and papers on our
destructive and useful insects bY Messrs,
Waleh and Thomas. Many OF these will be
Illustrated BY engraEinga, and the whole will
| AN!an d faAAap1C tAlAusAt REPORT
!he society has accomplished without ma
1erlal aad The work which has in vain attempt
co 70 pc accomplished BY the State. New
1ofk mas pad nearly half million for her
natufA history survey. The United States
government mas recently paid nearly :, ,W0, 600
tor M+ ne sae1ne 1alf9ad survey, being in
14ct put great WORK on natural history.
Fallous s1ates nave appropriated large sams
1fom time to tamotor the Development Of their
esn nn tGsoulJes, r. a''4 LIMOS nas expended
S2o'oV. thc only result Howlng therefrom be
nmg ING laoots 1ol tne past three years Of the
e'a1e eeolosist, ~. a T. Worehen-
r:sI aHI LEV !Satnls ~ teaen1ng, nemg now
iial4ut5 i" it1,tiTauGea :, NV eseIy"acre, Is SOoJect
ESssons; S:a =: A1e ioea' SIMPLY, Is 70 present an
99pJee1 iol lesson, instead OF picture OF
oescf1pIlon OF some object, this reM object
pelng tneofetlcaliy neucleus around which
Is lo pe grouped the facts and relations per
ta91ns 70 that object These objects being
feal, MAKE strongest impressions on the mind,
and hence are most valuable aids in instruc.
lion: 1t is easy to see that Natural History
Is the great stofehousc from which object
lessons "1li be derived; and hence the great
value OF this museum to the State, serving as
object lessons for the branches Of natural
history taught in the State University.
The large amount of duplicates in the
hands Of the society, can be made to furnish
a fund, by being arranged in cabinets i(lus.
| trating text books, put up neatly and sold at
d low price to families or schools,
The donations made to the society are as
follows: A collection representing nearly the
entire fora of Illinois, Numbering nearly = o0G
species of plants, from DR.. Geor9e Vasey. he.
il e doubtless the most finished And cnmn1ete
Eerbafium ever made in this State Tho donor