, 1869-03-03
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Colleges q Ra1Iurs-A
Chaoee sukxesskd-studats Fursuea
In xho Industrial UniveTsfGy-Wdy
Thess Colleges Have Proved "Rall-
ure.,,-So1wAy and su1p11la OAts- |
HtdRes-Hook OF EverxFeenE-TeXR2
Ca11ls R&vef-S.ed Potatoes.
SPECIAL Agricultural Correspondence, Of This
Lhic1zo Tftoane.
CuAxrA1da ILL.,, March Z 1859.
AGRICULTURAL coLLkaEs FAILGRE-
Tint this Is fact starea Is most unpleasant
ly In the face and 1t Is useless to deny Its
truth or attempt to palllate It's unpleasant
re<ult1 aurh Is the fact anu such the lessons
it has taught. One after another these tnstt-
tutlons have come Into being, lived eickly
existence, and returned to their elements or
been grasped by some sectarian power, aud
thus served the ends Of the denomination, to
educate their children under the influence Of
the faith Of their hthers. And yet the cull.
rators of the soil cling to the idea that
q tchool specially devoted 10 the
teaching of those sciences that
relate to agriculture and mechanic arts may
be made useful to their sons snd daughters.
They do not desire school for mental ttain-
Ing, but one that shall teach them those
branches Of learning relating directly to their
industries. The{-poor, sun.browned. hard
working farmers and swarthy mechaaics-
think that chemistry might he taught In such
manner that Its immutable truths Of COM
bfnations and af1nlties could be made to as
elst labor that botany and vegetable physi-
olory could shed some light on the growth
Of ta1rn crops that thelr study might give
some Idea Of how crops grow that the geo.
lcgy Of soils might be somewhat tnv. v.stfgAtcd
to adysntage; that veterinary science could
aid in keeping their herds In better health;
that little knowledge of geometry, OF tstg
cuomctfy, Of the laws Of mechanics, book.
kecpire, history, etc, would not iuJure the
apprentice In bis attempts TO master some
mechanical trade. To them this looks simple
| and Of easy aerom pltshment.
Suppose this State should charter such an
| institution and put It In the hands Of board
| Of say four practical farmers aud three prac-
,icai mechanics, think go9 they would not
! could make the clergy and professional men
| keep their hands OF from II. In this case
| think they would 20 to work about In this
way: They would reject q good business
| man to take charge OF Il, one who compre-
hended the objects Of the school, not theo-
| logical professor who could not tell the differ
euce belEeeu Deyon and Durham, or one
who has 10 be told that po1ied cattle hare
no horns certainly not man VII, thinks
that because q man dies who Is frozen
stiff, stYo, that a tree dies that Is
frozen 10 the heart; nor would they
select . man whose ambition Is to make
tps eches At my literary gathering, and, rs q
consequence, allow the tcnoo1 to run itself.
the halls to 70 uncleaued aud unlig hted, aud
The buys to get up exhibitions OF model
artists hut. as I said before, they would Sc.
lcct good business man to take charge Of Its
l f,Anr $1n In -.
work, not altogether IN bis salary; one who
could execute the plans Of the Trustees with.
ont obtrn1it K his twn, who would sec that
there was pfsee for everything, nd that
everything was In It's place; one who woaId
students. itudy tbslr taste. and encourage
item in those studies that will best 1t them
toE the industry that they Intend to pursue
ID alter lie.
Ths neIt step would ee to sPpo,at tacul
other Theological College for tue faculty, bu
,, select teachers who arc capable Of teaching
| thtse scIeuces In = practical manner mer
! who comprehend what Is wanted 10 lift The
farmer and mechanic up to a level With tht
! Importance Of his calling. When they hsv,
: people Of the fact, ilstcad Of advising Ii
: c!ctgs Of some particular denomination I,
send he eons OF their members; bat the
would Esq to the sun Drowned sons Of Toll
G Send US your srns and daughters, that the.
may dunk At this fountain Of 5inna and b
i prepared 10 march forward In the onwa1
progress Of the age.
c such D bD.1d would study the interests {
!; the 1t dustrlal classes, not to pension SOU
y church retainer or needy re1attoa. but NAL
u worth apd capabiltty the measure OF qua
: cation for position.
J. euch school would not interfere with =.
l. oi The schools now established; 70 one won
v be deprived Of having his sou or tauyht
- study the languages. for We have many su
a;d e be assp,aa sss aea r. IL. x9a
ar aeeof1r ran u ''ts sss old en'ss masters, fFA
$, one would b. deprived Of +. full literary al
y classical course, Tor all Of the dcnomtu atIou
le would allow the children ot manual lab
,e 10 matter those elementa Of education 20
= sential to .the1f wel14re for on thel1 totel
y gcnce and indu.try depend The wealth of tt
e. ful, and these have schools for their partlc
u Inr b. ne At then rny not one school OF a.
g. | piled scierc c. for these who arc the found
r lion + national wealth
er Il was supposed that the Industrial u1
- yerelts would have bcen such school
Of iii iii, void in the educational machinery
A. tho State. But to-day It stands % the san
he dead level With the classical colleges, th
the people so successfully combatsed VII,
"a theY attempted to grasp the cntoWmeu
~ Ana M'eI q. ~ ~ y .4s .oia. u ssstatn T.
nd o.eotS ~ h,sn,c ~ IN danom,natnnsI Al H.
o. nr deuce that has c, c,eared this state OF thtn
mar reach the llght.sud the cl1ef fconsptrato
~ .r st's.a -. r.a;ea1 - ~ ;, ,,,.nso
- @asa A4sle tauAIn SuAaSe y! - inauat
~ | Mtut, II WILL pe Just as ralaauie 10 II
" State a. any ether denominattenal tnstttu'tt
70 Of learEiOg; school In Hhich the dead In
r. guages TORN the mental traiutnE. area.
"a. n..aih1v n,.nn.I 1.ba.s .s ~ s,h..s! ssH
III wv. pIes1o'5: aaau4a' Aoo1 sSuooi
eu Which the leading object Is to tesch tho
bran .hes Of learning relat1rg to the prof
! tious, and 70 the perfect Reuttenaa; th
" ehrlt fl students for the bar, the pulpit, Al