, 1869-01-26
INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.
Closing Of tho Annual Course OF Let.
turts-Timber Plautins-Yl.it Of the:
Joiut. Committee Of the GeueraI
Ass,mbly-Specthts Showing tho
Great Yalue Of q Scientific
Ed1eation for the Industrial
Clatses--WantS Of thc
Dniyerslty-Yote Of
Thanks.

Thanks.
Special Agricultural Correspondence Of the Chi
cage tribune.
CHAaPA,as. H.. jan. u.
CLOSING DAT or LECTURE COURSE.
The weather was moro beautiful and spriug-
like. and the large hall OF the university was
filled with Interested flrncrs.
MORNING SESSION.
O. B. Gaiusha read an essay on the subject /
of timber-erowirg, copy Of which I will |
send yon tomorrow. It contains very many
valuable suggestions, that will asslst thou
sands Of OUT farmers to embeI]ish their homes
aud farms with forest trees, both for orna-
mental and useful purposes.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session was doubly interest
Ing, as the Committees Of Education anl
etate Institutions Of the Senate md House
o. tue General . assembly were present. The
Hon. Il. c. Childs, Chairman Of the fo,nt
committees, Was called on for remarks at the
close OF Dr. Warden's lecture on hedges aud
fences.
Mr. Chllds said that the joint committees
bad come here to Inquire into the wants Of
tue uniyersIty-to ascertain how the State
could aid the institution to enable II to er.
tend It's usefulness. lie WAS grat,tied 10
know that we had such au fustitu Ion, in
which We could lcaru practical lessons, to
apply the sciences to aid our Industries.
THIS earth We tread, and trom which We
eraw our food. should be our study, to
soar among the clouds for a time. but va are
brought buck to tue real foundation from
Nhetee We can onlr sustain life.
lie was satisfied that this would be the
great institution OF the state-that 1t might
not 5e popular to say s.. iu ysev of our vsry
excellent ce1nmon schools, hut he was ppsi-
tive TINT this wou'l be the resut-thai tic
day was mt distant wien this will ho the
highest Institution u learning In the State.
llr was followed ty HtngmI Nc Nnlta OF
TUG Reuate. The General said he did hot
come with tho expectation Of luaktnr 4
speech. but for work but he would say that
hhs1"g (ils liuIna utdtt Tie sIIndor pG tls
Normal VI lvefsi'r. thai he tunld ,ot br utl.
erml<r than l tHsnt Of sueli Institutions. and
u such az ui,o ~ this, Tint e.lucailutl rttc
| ssht,l aluuhg lie iItghcst.
Addressing 'lliilsef to ltln hundred students
III fttt VI fl. hU retnltlffed tilrtll thai tho
strrss "f lfte iitHEt'h depended ,ItpA lhetr
!n!'tllpr!ru at'a lht1!'slty. tuf !tey *efc y x"
atAnln lnrh!s .how ille Y#lar At y selpnAnr esiu,
ealloh, wltH applied sa lhrtF eavuFal iAdnsr
lFirs, tla knew 'lhry enAltl nlnku It u allrauas,
t"F ts1are, ,Has TINT IN .tletr llnArlnK that
cu|lslnael titit ltRt sllc!l result Walld ful,
Inv la flad y, en- such Discrimination ou the
| tblll.tthaneta Of lis soldiers On TIM eVa Of
hattie. lhatt ID HIN in looks nlore fascitta
lllan wards, !" Wn a1s gning through"
! ha Idea II faAt dying nut that when maj,
thta'lls Il sillattcrllg u education, tlMt he
must hc t"etnr. nr lawer, or iii ao1aa Of
crowded, mud three.fouEtls Of those who ca.
ter their runks become simply Professional
loafera. without aim or objects In ltia. lie
who attempts to 4llun lAbur IN the farm,
in the workshop, in tho counting: room, or tho
o.lce, will make d failure In life. We are
best fortified with good education against
| failure, but VIC cann0t ehun labor.
MoEcy invested In education Is tho best out
10y, The best de!ehce against foreign or do
hit s'tc foes. You will win success. and this
Il stitution will be d success through you.
Mr. Phelps, Chairman Of tho House Com.
nlittce on Education, said he occupied q
different position in regard to this school
from that Of The speakers WHO had preceded
him. He Was farmer. tho son Of o farmer,
born and rcised on the iarm that ho n,w tills
Nth bis oHn hands, He had seen this State
erow up from q frontier State, commanding
tue respect and drawing to ii talent and wealth.
He had passed ever these prar'cs WHEN
no1ght but the winds played With the rank
Rrass that grew up to feed the annual tlres
OF aututnn, that served to light up his path.
lie had seen the Stn.c grow from q wild into
! d garden, rttfcn(aled with railroads aud dot.
ted with beautiful iarms and pleasant homes.
Tic hailed with delight the foundation OF an
education for the bottom rock Of society.
Let us hu'll It up; let us labor together for
this great object.
L. l. Bond, Of Took County, said that he
was no Chairman OF committee, but as you
might judge from his size, he came 10 do
some OF the heavy staEding around. Sitting
here, to-day reminded him that two years
| atyf1 }1a ma In aesf.f in In Ia ~
this university. II Is now located aud we
must make 1t the centrs and build around 1t.
To the studeats he would say that there
Sc ms to he q disposition on tie part nf all
Yontg r men. ut some periods Of their lives,
to he loafer, but hu thanked God that q
large proportion Of them failed In that
respect, ID the transition state. II they
passed this period in safety all was wSu.
Hi in this broad State, in the great West,
We encouraged broad yieWs, VIC are ready to
Young men do not come here to kill time.
or to spend some Of the old gents money,
but come to help us achieve the erandest
victory of any etate-to educate thnse who
create us wealth, whose sunorowned checks
and stalwnrt arms insure our steady, on
which to be proud, our own rich soil, our
orchards, our fields and our parks, hut the
rohlest Of them all ure the educated men
and women ofthcm NC have right to be
| juekl3
uc was glad that he had been able to as.
s'st IN the foundation OF this great school
and "as glad that he could glEc it his future
fostering cure.
Mr.. .incher, member OF the Committee
on Educstfon Of tho Senate, said that L,
fit bashful amer listening 10 20 much cio
queuce, and would only say to The students
that while cuitivating The minds, they shoult
not forget their muscles. They must lcarr
TO labor At best during the lang vacations, AMI
you light the weeds, encourage the soil. study
how 10 make It yield its richest rewards witt
the least labor, make beautiful homes o,
these rich pralrtes; don't walt, Mtcawbcr
like, for something to turn up, but turn VI
something yourself. 1t Is on you. own stronl
.. and when you win It you hare right to It
results. Never fear labor, btt 70 ont from
, thi: school doubly armed to make 1t useful
and sou will thus have the advantage Of 9th
. eIs. The careful training that you receir
here will aid you, and II Is expected that 30
, will demonstrate to the world the value {
this school.
!, Tn locking over the hail, so closely packe
with fatmcts, be began to 1eel like making
. speech. It gave him announcement. 81
: wanted no better evsdeuce that thl
!; school would be q success than tn
: presrEcc OF 50 many farmers who have com
i l.Dg mifes over the bad roads, that the lat
= . mild weather had produced.
He believed ID the success Of this unlyel
= flty that in fe~ short years the Stat
. suite Of buile ings, 10 which those will bo bu
= = the back kitchen.
Education Is the proper standard bg whic
: to measure our sous aud daughters, aud t
enable them to 20 ont into the worl
h.; credit wit t. ths asaSs State tSsn ana an
: Educate our industrial classes in such
'5f school md theJ will create more wealI|
: tha. will roll into the Treasury thnu Gnu
> Equandefed By the most proiligate Lcyisl
= lure that has darkened the history OF Il
state.
y. Mr.. Tilly, n farmer, offered the following
!, which was adopted
. Rstotrtd, ln.t as citizens Of Champaign cou
:. mnsihods nj Il cai'.SatiDE % the soll, We gt.tsfai
: receEn,z the ltocrality Of the Industrial Gu
II srIs1ty n pit I1ding the course Low aeisereo.
that 1hey are hereby teudr req most hehrt1tJ 70 1
70 | tue geusie1n, wnote varied instfue'1ous Il b.
- seen our pleasure to attend during the delire
b " Hon. Hon {. 4. Griees. member Of the Boar
If Of Trustees, made few appFupr1ate +
K marks, when the committee adjourned To Il
(, carriages and Waited
le THE INDUSTRIAL FARA.
q. No improvements have been made as =
; for the want Of funds, and the Board
ID Trustees oak an appropriation 1of stoe G
1e fences aud buildings for this tarm ct SIS, GO
and for the horticultural farm OF Two hul
le dted acres less sum.
70 At Z O'Clock the committee met In Il
h library OF the university to hear explain
T. tions Of the object Of the approximation
l. The Rege.t gave d detailed statement Of u
. several objects, and N. L. Dunlap, TFuste
1e ia regard 10 the horticultural department
N THIS department Is to embrace wide field
Of usefulness In forest tree planting and TRrieti
Ii Of orchard fruits.
N The appropriations asked for embrace fo
rs | denartments to enable this school OF nppt,
2 science to meet its wants, alt of which We
ID clearly set forth BY the Regent: l. Fl
Of horticultural department, embracing fore
ID and fruit tree culture, experiments with pe