, 1866-11-07

The Agricultural College Qucs-
ton.
The Meeting of College Presidents.
Monn1sos, H., November s, 1866.

The Meeting of College Presidents.
Monn1soS, Ill.,, November 5, 1865.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Having carefully read the proceedings OF
the College Presidents, I fall to see the mat
ter in the light they present 1t, but fully CO.
inciae with the farmer OF Rantoul aud your
editorials Of October 9lst and November I'd.
1t was to be expected that this council Of
literary men, seeing things in the light OF
thclr own interests, and being masters Of the
nrt Of persuasion, would conjure from the
mist and vapor Of their own wishes argu-
ments that would make plain matters ap-
pear difficult, aud difficult ones seem easy
und desirable.
Fearing the public would regard their ae:
tiou as an organized ra!d on nll educational
appropriations, made or to be made, and.
perhaps, feeling sort Of weakness In that
way, the first paragraph Of the committees
report was devoted to fortifying In that d.
rection: II the position taken BY them in
regard to the funds appropriated to the Nor.
mal University IL correct, the people will fail
to see the parallel between their conduct
then and now, or tho propricty Of rrmuucrn.
ling them by the disbursement Of this fund,
which vas never intended to be thus dlstri.
butcd.
Rev. Mr.. blanchard, In his recent elaborate
I'LL the ground Of tlc committees rcnort
adding howery details anl closing with m
appeal. After stating n plan in brief lc
adds that It "lias been submitted to souud,
from Chicago to The Mlssissippi River and
without execution. has met Nth annrobn
tion.'~ 1Ie llas certainly been 5s,rtunnie in
finding lis men. I hayc scarcely 1nct m IL.
teil'Ecnt farmer who does not coudcmn their
For ono. dissent rom lii nh,n @ ttat;ns to,s as.
ccution to every rojut statcd.
4 simple cnrnon,tion ia nnt n eo,1coo
within The Shirt and meaniur of tho nct.
.. An cz-o1icio cornorution consisting of
near two hundred members. Gotten M Is a
sham 10 cover the letter If taw xlE,c ~"
Legislature would really ,1o hii tl'c business
would be too bar1.fi,ccii n schrmo ~ nav ~
on nnybody. f'
Nor do admit fhc f;,rcc Of nny one of HE
or tlclr reasons for having the ro9,rrc s.dif.
fused"
i. II is mt ncc,ss,rr that m Ar,;.,,t,,.
rai Cv1crc Should bc fosott m cror,
f;,nt of xii II nnnfvz.s ~ thot ~ ~ 49,,
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its we're roof in order 10 hsyr thc,r csr,c,a Tsa
and fht, nrinrintcs rnnncctcd ,ho1...;ti ~
Tlainc ma ta,si,t ",,'ta.-, tns"rto a.11.. X
ratri conid an,iv1c ,he sn;1 1f III snG,,aus ~
md fearh thn nr;ncinios ~ - an-ie,,1,,'.ai
CLemistry and t}e inws nf rr,wtS that nra
ap,ffcah1n ia this and tn ofl1rr S,afos E~d
,,ates Of such iniv.ss;sv as starI'i W. m'aa' ~
,ablishe.i wnu1a he sc;r1t;tc far,nars os ns ~
whrr" 1,;,b tho r,ren.r taa,s nensas ~ aGf-
tbcsc presidcnts nn w"nf i1s h. sIe III ioIen ~ oy
1s,sc thaf etn1sr+ 1+od,,a.;r.. ~ T., ~ ~ " sup
pf thc Mats Wn,,1a Insa ,.,ast ~ ~ .nS sen5Is
Of hIs acricniturai .3ncatio, ,rI. ~. aee neuents
m,1n - ,t,Laa - ~ Ms. Msle ~ 70 r.
- s"r;aus w s.inSa ti+n,r ~ 10 Hills LUIS Nohlo oc
s,ron,r ea1 n,n.,. urnn usA uvvA s!alTla!lon ara
,nnoe r.GunaSn' ear"i asssalus' Agricultural Sol"
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.cinf;,,c and II, ~ ~ -" tnat ~
fT,.n IN nonnant;-,. Xxx ~ snala " stasut
~ NE M tSa .orin ~ ".an .ng T. aeao.ng isatuIe
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,nanr ' nn.nd'Mas asrnasusat si,e clatfs 70 tEs
! if IN tGa o,ha, s99avS1s 9a 49, y. sng oeate:
a,,,d Ja,ort,,.o.te a.. nt eaesc otaueues
iraa =, is1o,..s .' ~ W. nsassan5 - AusAt
49,, t,,o tas as ~ uult;so ~ sast nun
s;, ssas ~ one ~ esea :" ustltatlons. ana
Iceel'e pfo rug oensats. ~! ol 1hls East en-
0o"fnehl can theh pc appllca ~ building up
an1 sustaining well APPOINTED aGricultural
and mechat!ical departments. which would
feneci greater cIeait upon TIC state, aud
tIe 4o.e nsnt @ upon he ihe science o. agricn!ta1e,
'tsaa s9uiu posstolN ~" uom t"o aozen
toan.s.i a saaIs .. aEIieultu5e, Win taetf gar
usm ar ItsnTs tsthee ~ h,ncSs una - no"ers
~ ea U.ner ~ 1sntes a9e 70 pe taasht lree,
an fran,1cpt Trnn1v pro ~. ~ IT. I3 "a9h hs