, 1866-10-31
ILLINOIS COLLEGES,
Convention of Pressdents-Formatf6
ora College Association.

Convention Of Prcs,lents-Formatioa
on College Association.
The agricultural Fnnd-The State
Normal, and Other Universities
The Question Of Divided
Appropriations.
Reports md 1actson On Course Of
stuuy-Tht Education OF Females,
and College Comfy.
The Presidents of the different Colleges in
Illinois rcafeemhled yesterday morning. TIE
meeting was opened with prayer BY Rev. ". S.
Curtis, D. d. President or knox College, The
minutes Of tho meeting held the evening previous
snrni @ snht.ea M thc tooMR3n Rat
report:
II view ef ,he fact that the present movement
dent Of Monraonth College,
Exsolrtd, That he be ciecled President. and
D.. BLANCHARD; President ot Whcaloa College be
Secretary,
: Which was adopted. ...-........
members present for The honor shown him, and
hoped ihal the fesntte Of the meeting Nigh; prove
elessins to The Institutions IN the State.
he committee further recommend that a COM
uittec be appointed to draft constitution OF such
fraternity and TO take means to bring the sub.
S @ 'ssa ess one s as o us G * s and 5 s
cooperate with l. In Its designs for increasing the
power and benea's OF thorough and com
%%ssa..ea % Sss taGa saopsei aud As he sse?a 81
snch Committee: rev n. Allyn, b. h., rev. ". ).
The committee recommended thai ti. ali The col
!cgGs Of onr Slate be invited to unite in pc7ma-
ntnt association Or fraternity, Of which al Of
nual meetings 81 the Association to be either dur
9s s p sa 1sse during the long
On motion OF Rev. j, c. Burroughs, D. D..
the hours for the session were ordered to be from
q; N. to p. NJ, ffom sp. m. 10 supper hour,
from .cretal Presidents, ali Of whom endors-
ed tic melting except one. His dissens!oa was
eiese iroft@ity and il the spp9opl @ "a
5enltsIal Go1lcee; AZ letters were osdersd to lie
a!dr reported as follows:
Tint the cntire Educational Fund Of this State
amounts 70 l.ctwcen five and stx mtttion. Of lo!-
laEr. ret the colleges Of tho State which fu-nisl
and which seiH furnish vast numerical proper
ton Of the teachers, have, as get, received from
t1c state nothing BIT tic naked donation Of their
Ths oEsina, School Fund of the State,
esea.ed by act of Congress, was three
II 1sH pnts e sa "a net II ss s. Of t.. 's s
sixti, q he whole amoaat Of sa,a School Fund.
shie W. con1esratea 10 eol1eiste edussEion
ausd e q Sa'*ssssd sss
or uttered about the intention Of the law
creating , e, -, this bis @ Golless Fanl; j was
on IN lbs IS staie whe II IS % now tahe IL saasn aos,
tHayy,.h !9Ha,y kneyn as ,,Ths clas,isal Course he
this Stase College Fund ws+ created, were scarcely
doabt about tic legal intention Of ill Slate col.
N; m friends of ,ss COLLEGES IN This State hare
Ed Fan aave s ssep To- Pe0Ts e. ., hs s$ s$
sis SaEo;s Sne to in d se s5a ssGss Ga2sts s
atss, tecappe, tEoueh trustee. and Officers of tic
Of our common schools, and wished, and still
wish, gil to he done for them which money can
do. No meetings were held, and no attempts
venl thIs diversion ot thu College Fund from ils
original intent. And we, Presidents Of existing
sGgss ..sgs s g. nGt e sSTpSa q :;
IL. STATE sA' are s' liz ns'ar. ssisi sni ac,ns!
Eiends and mothers Of popular education assl
own. as some Ignorant persons hare becn won, /,
ns!unate, The colleges have seen their OWL tu!r!
diverted 10 the uses Of eonmo- schools wishoat
breaking ont Of The late slavery rebellion eol
vs men, nsab besss our II 0s eoees ers
sss?: ssss'e1! ,.a ! s:sss' p.5iats sas 'ns:t
TO Us; and with thcn multitude ot their com
radee whom the war has Ief al1vc. One Of our
colleges haefsiren recrlpied bills 'o returned SOL
nay hsye done more and none Of Us wish 10
charge these State troops With tuition bills. We
thnE therefore that the members Of our fozthcom-
something for the education Of onr State troops
And yonr con,n,fliee respectfully recommend
D9"s 10 shf d.
pas,5,ed. and lhe rre;ident ~ tha, day approved,
rlil. Of Vermont, donating public land anounttng
10 SG, 00U ncres for each Senate. aui Rcprcserfa-
tire, to each Of all loyal States, Tor agricultural
arg ~ neenanieat e colleges Our share OF this fund
And your co,nmi.tee further recommend t5as
application be also made to cur State Legislature
Name, New York. Mehisan and other staies;
se1sred to m spec special committee. % suen Apn''a0n %
The law provides that 20 buildings shall be
raid out Of The fnna-that, with q slieht e1rcp-
the income expended, in the words Of the law.
Tor "1he endowment. support and maintenance Of
ct least ohe college where The leading object shall
cal stndies, and including military lactica, to
teach such branches Of learning a. are related to
acricurure and the sneehan!c arts, in such manner
IS ns Legislatures Of the sao' may respectively
The ide. Of the law !ts r1aialy that though