, 1864-12-12
AGHICULTURALAN NDmECIIANTCAL
COLLEGE,

weakness 70 an imitation of thc example Of him
who "died for man"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COLLEGE,
Meeting of Mechanics and Others
Report OF the CommIttee-Rcr-
mnnent Organization.
meeting Of mechanics and o.hers OF Chicago,
interested in the Congressional Land Grant for the
endowment Of an Agricultural and Mechanical
College for the benefit Of those classes Of the peo-
pie Of tls State. WIS held In the Mercantile Asso-
ciation rooms on Saturday evening last The meet
ing was called to order by P. "; Gates, Esq, who
took the chair and briefly stated its objects.
A. D. Ellsworth, Esq, then read the report Of
the committee appointed to 60 to Springfield and
meet and act eonjoInty with the Agricultural
In pursuance Of the object ior whrch they were
appointed your Committee left for Springfield, on
Monday evening, and on reaching there, yonr
Agricultural Society, and found several Of the
above named Committee present but not being
ready for business, owing to the absence of the
man Of the Committee. to organize an Informal
meeting, which was done by calling z. II. Fell Of
Bloomington, to the Chair, and +. ". Baxter, Of
dss Was ae2asy and o
TIC meeting. Il was ..dsteEmined on
the meeting to advocate division OF tthe fund.
m agricultural School, and onc.hs,f for school
a1 iaon as s
growing out Of the different circumstances Of the
iwo clasees contemplatedin the act. Agriculture,
Il se as9agh sag
Institution Of learning for that class should be cen
tra1ly located equally accessible to all, and where
a Sufficient quantity Of lands may be obtained for
practical purposes; on the othez hand, It was
urged thai mechanics necessarily locate in larCe
cities towns and villages, where there is sufficient
population to encourage and sustain mechanical
pprsnits, and that It vas even more necessary
toconnect pxactice with theory in Mechanism than
in Agriculture. Therefore, 1t was contendcd that
school for mechanic arts should be rated where
the mcchunic arts arc the most extensively con-
Quoted, md where the student on theory may at
the eame time have an opportunity to reduce The
ory to practice; and your committee further con-
tended, that college located in an agricultural
district, remote from mechanical circles, would
mechanic, md would virtually snbvert the appro-
and many other reasons were presented by the
several members Of your committee, tending to
show the necessity for division Of the fund, and
the location Of the mechanical branch in the city
division Of The fund xas stsenuensly opposed
sustain two Institutions; that both would be
weak mud inefficient and therefore defeat the OBJ
Jet q 81, the APP Appropriation. And a{ain, It was
argued That while the act contemplated one or
more schools, 1t nevertheless declares that the
some branches Of study shall be taught in each.
Others contended thatit was not legal under the
Supreme Coprt would !assne m injunction, should
the fund be divided. Others went 60 far as to saY
that tthhat they yould apply for ~ Injunction, should
many other objections. wcrc raised and kindly
discussed BY the several committees.
xcur committee are q tae opinion that the CON;
to the Legislature, Will not encourage the idea Of
division, but will ali their influence againstit
do with location bnt viii leave that entirely With
the Legislature; but would suggest that tho Insd-
tutIcn hs located where the largest amonnt Of ms
as Chicago OF ae far South as Cairo.''
The report was accepted. and discussed at con-
5eEs6s Ts1.sr lensth nna h. Meess A. TwG5h T.
3. Emory, Charles walker, and Others. The lat-
ter gentleman cloacd with a motion to form per-
n'anent organization as connected with this sub
Eon motion, committee Of three Was appointed
70 carry into effect the object Of Mr. Walker mo-
ton The following gentlemen were appointed
and Charles Walker
H. D. Emery explained the present condition Of
The speakers, with single exception, adyoca.
ted division Of The fund, but all desired unity Of
action between thefarmers and mechanics.
a., 1ks committee on permanent organization made
RTtsident-e Charles Walker.
TTce Prttidfnt-P. n. Gates.
srstaSy-a 1estigyy asai;'es-1ra B. Gsee r. Mum, W. W.
Boyipgton, II. Crane, 4. D. Titswostth, i. II.
pointed to gather Statistics Of the origin and pro-
gress Of mechanic arts in this city and the State
at large The following gentlemen were apPoi9t-
G. W. Schneider and H. D. Emery.
Mr. Baxter moved that a committee Of three be
appointcd to draw up an act to Be presented to the
Mum Rnd 81. c. Parsons, were appointed.
1twas moved that the odicers of this meeting be
committee to collect funds to aid In the work
The meeting then adjourned to assemble on the
call Of the President
The River Tunnel Question.
Editors Tribune:
The Common Council will meet this evening, and
the question Of tunnel under the river will come
up for discussion II not for decision. In the mul
titude of fAcouncillore VIC told there Is WISDOM
and an therefore inclined to snbmit !" my ptau.''
1tis briefly this:
1st Remove the Randolph and Madison street
lines between the river and State streets to Wash
'Is!o4 q: Tnnnei The river at Washington street
3a. conti9ne the West Side lines on the came
iii. Let the city build the tunnel. and build it
wide enough to admit the passage Of cars and
5th. Charge no toll. r.
9Th. Provide by ordinance that no railroad be
coEsnnetea On West Washington street
Th IN bls Is ~ { 4 dosS o1 net
and the Committees Of the Common Council, be-
cause it has not been submitted to them. It has
least this merit that twill obsiate many Of the
the objections urged against the tunnel at Adams
street. and requires but single street to be deEo
ted to railroad uees, fnstead Of two now. Is It
not feasibles WEST SIDEE.