, 1869-01-14
ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY
Annual Course of LECTURES.
Opening Address by Dr.. in. Gregory
Relation Of Natural niN:ry to
Agriculture, BY ]. N. Ward,r--
Relation, Of .Chfmistsy to
Agriculture, BY Pfa-
ttnot Stuart. :.

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cuAurAlon, Ill, Jan ia 1850
The repular course of Lectures commenced
80 to.d,r ! A. Crot~orr lin. ia.
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liEcrfnE the opening lecture on 1he sn'1eet OF
Z tgrlcultural Facts and Theories" The
Y Gather is sprtug-lIke and the attendance Is
rood. The large hall of the university being
nearly t,,ted r,v farn,era ftnm The surror,ud.
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eouu1tss Wal" se's1"' no" o1stAn' puts
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1he lectures Hlll pe reported Al lenGth tof
publication in the annual transactions OF the
uniyl rsty. and the pscss IL quite well reprc.
sented to o;ye their readers thc mast vuiua.
h1a ,,o,nt. th.t ,,,ss ,,o rrs.srtsd
The Introductory adtlcss was IN able e;iort,
apu treated In rather a practical manner,
proving Il, the student that science mus, be
h,ssa -, Socts ~ ha of roI,s ,b.,t NAV, ,h.o.
unseu W taete !" pe " taA"e' t1as Aneis tueo-
r!ea not founded In tfnth are not Gully With
out yalue. but conta{n much Of mischief;
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1la1 We a.e % no" m eono..1on 10 'aTes'isa.c
~ ,,ut,r. n, +bo<, pr,rnds an r,ndor
~ nasus: ~ aness Elounas' w ,uAuss
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.r,, sc;o,co tho+ shall ali -. n N, ,r,,1.. -
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Jcutiy rrow an AGRICULTURAL science thut shall
9s Hs 9jx ~ Y q: I ssasss IL ss
sthlcd 10 be 10 give thoso pcrsous already
engaged In practical farming MI opportunity
Il, obiuin q portion OF the benefit intended
FIR The nrr3cuitt1rat cnmnnuni,v hv thr
itanrrs of tbc Inv,
Hs sad there was moi, as yrt a vcll4le.
were several sclcnccs rclnifnG to agriculture !;
"n,;cm1,nrc -. az vnrs, e,,io n,rs,la,s -
"s''su''1Ac' "a A4to 'eaesuo.o ns'''"Ks'
AUAtCuLTCnAL SCIENCE,
eO-callctl, was at the prcsrtt ttmn cmpirlcnl
Mere kuowlcdrn dous not cnn.tJtutr n
.oion,n hNt ra,1s 1,t ~ 1.,,.' III. S,,',
.NSuss, w taetE Inv nato vset cstHu4eMcu
~ ~ nuke sc!ehee Jul al lacts " asr!'
culture "rrc set lar from bcinE established.
When Il can asscrt that u seed nut ii, tho
ground will n5r,yc at harvest, ali Tho
Sciences wcrc n Que time Ia thv sa,nc con,il.
tlon'
ADnnsta oI 1ftco4E. .,.. -,
lcse 70 day to wseome @ % yau 10 the inaa.tns @ T in
is.fsiy ~ ~ nist annual .onfre Of Ice nsca. Nd
ns@s atas" taoa1 % pa't o. 1oe p'.n 81 opah.nots 10
"a! of ,nls un.!st.,tY eo3opd tho ot,,nasy stt:
huu!k !H AIu " Ae1lht looof. 4nc UnlScEsttJ. ~
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TO jtsin tno.. atont 10 mir. and {, d, thcn foF
jifcs cIcAt dnfirs, tcpks 10 10 out Lilo ,rr ycfY
midst IT tho aa., thaug Of fauoF. ana miA 10 II
s..'F4.s eeuIesn NV a,, nnn H. uSat - H. H.
,,,.ct!cats worIt ~, rm'|na ~ T., .,trt
i,s ssicuco to ttu Young. ii u!.o suuss 10 vntrnt.
rr, viii liz ieasrl lne. lis lsburs snd tnu lives o
wotla's arcat woRk a.a htas.Eg tho nH'don ot
~ eDoitsn ba'tses. Trschtn. to be.tnneEs 'hs
ultMeI o. ec'cnco, eIso u b'fes ~ taAe par
r. ~ solutoa e r. iss.h p1oo!sm., ~n':a ~
Ifrsitnro 81 rs,h. rea INV e9at :ient iraoa IL,
stury Sf thc Iaar. wn,n can Il be be,,ur dis
pIa,cd Than IN aiclng 10 solye Tho questtun4
wt'eh pclpIcx the pfeteIt. and III thus opanint
TIC elotge9 h1ghways which load to 'ha fltrre
noneS y, "a ss srnaaa e0nsa o. h s'ufGs 10 20
n1I1e,s,tv t,li ,n;rals 49, cn,rc. ai!h somrs -
Is ts;s ,S's Of 'si"s's md
Eut while thus welcoming you 10 these Ice
tosee a. IT, we 90 Eos tosEss taas y"q n' eom
a!sn a. teacnt IT. asa VIC easena uuu"
neds Of rract;cai r. i,fe the latest Questions Vic
have asiscn rh.re. and The latcsl and hest cl
semb;lng b. re viii hclp Us 20 rtvo snu nor
bfae,esl ensfaSssr 70 gar 1ast,tauo?s. aaa 5oa
W." n 1vnn no ns ny az az
10 tssns Won. ,hsr % tors. a. vel. q, se come you
for the aid thus Mt By Jour pres euce rere ia cls
luG to the university the pre-enlnenliy praerlc.
| chaiactct toe 'Iusfces dee1re It s.a1 Dear.
VIII es S On. = siucy 40 pleasate 10 naS. g9o
s1'n W. sne, .nnr r1.onaxst,on ~ ~ ~ ~
inssi lectu,r ssss,on sueb It.res, ~ and vain
that The IIu-tecs may feel encouraged 70 1spes
ltin the suceerssve years.
|. nas slIeaay been seriously proposed 10 hol
piaeE ctuln ee.aioaa N aiutttnt pstta oI snt
,ne sa o,n5 Vi, Is s,Ienf
Nh rssb.bis be led dur1rr Il iii Nv ,eafHo.e T
1he uenhe m Ind ore in the touthtra part Of ii
stase. It's ~ thle free ana ftequent taterehanc
=
fpral ectenee among maj k,nd. Essnbl{so1s
eome eomtnon.ts II iaeas between t,self aod ID
gEe. IN .hos, int.Is - t, wor5.. IL vii
os acarn,ae Ge e b.erysnn asa exner,ment md y,
b oiiIg % nnder It's It's eye. % the immsuse dads Of :.
Auo o,npalls, We - lcom: ,ou here sh.t you M. .
sec f9r yourselves tts ~orx We ate oo,EE 10 ~ ~
ntepaarY 70 ~ los de ea4se o. 2aaaU, ~ ~
tne x AZ. o1r n,s. sre 70. onc whit tno brnsd
tea, b thc,euphly those creat md spieaoi
branches Of il an Ing whten relate to s. avr:eutu,
and the mechan,c atte :" and 5ou "iti agree vii
Us that TO learateg Is too h'eh 70 ft men 70 soy
me gfsat 5ttetits o. ssea .. q seii. ano = n =
IT iee gay asen sd1,S rs o. c,spoa1 r., 'o
etstr. .na patoy trui, nnd travrtn1 .,ssrs.
Aeatu sna heartily welcoming yon in fhc nsu
to discuss the topic which has s.emad to ms
nsoE one y rsHn ersh ,as Goutis sssaI g Figures
nnSooN oh''N
y Al O'CLOCK tue aaafehee fcassemp'eo
'1s'cu III nm w.,nv,,a ,,crry.
The subject OF this lecture was "lhe Rel
. tlons Of Natural History 10 AEricultrrn
+ Natural aciencc treats ol the rclntious Of ma
| ter, While natural history las rc'ation 20 9
. . Eanizcd beings. lie did not ociicFo II Inc
hnences o. the moon % the plant l1tc, a. mn
did. yet ne hAa no dlsIosttlon 20 sncer
l luGkC Q0C1 EEQplE WHO put IuGlf 10HLH. LII