, 1877-12-29

Times wherein N uncailctI+tor attack is made
upon thc 1linote industrial University snl It's
Regent, Dr. ]. II. Gregory. 80 gross misrcp-
rcsentatTon of tho University and its mauagc-
tncnt conceive can proceed only from onc Of
Two conditions: either tDtat ignorance Ut the
afms and purposes for which tho University WAS
founded, and uf the subsequent SUCCESS thatl.as
attended their execution, OF malicious purpose
In IL misrepresentation seeking 10 e1citc
a prejudice nmonR tho people Of Illinois agAsnst
q faSorfto institution OF lcarninK. Both of these
suppusttioua arc alike tfscrrtlltaGfc to \ paper
t..at Is des!.uus of being known as leader in
thought aud aGtiou.
have IN abiding belief that the University
Will suffer very little, II any, irom such cauiuus
criticism. It has wholly outgrown The opposi.
ton II snct viii. In tho carly yearn Of It's history
mud las practically demonstrated It's usefulness
in various ~aJs.
Tl,c immediate cause Of attack seems to have
been lecture delivered bY III. Gtrgory At to.
cent convention Ut the Illinois palrtmcn's Asst,-
cfaifon. The cditotfs cuatsc wit aud rptga:
comments differ in a marked manner fronn tl,t:
cot.,nlcDtntory notices which II received from
oas5 p'pss f. q w,Ier 5 n ae1 asy a -
controyert the position taken hY nr. Gtguty
tn reference " tic ca,isc Of the prevailing hard
times, but saEety observes that In nut including
tho indasirta! University aHtdhg shc osht'r ck.
travaganecs, "hc omitted the best example Ut
ertrayagancc that coua possibly be fou.d.''
AIN aware tlIat ths,e arc 4 cettn'" class 9!
people Hhu regard with jealous eye any tuRti.
tuition Of leafitnE; wl,u treu all higher cult.
urc' such % ~ 'hly received thefc, ~ ao utt'ce.
cssaty and ~ "uhsleee c1ttavaEaiee -; wig aold
That the dissemination Ut knowledge Is the p1c
cursor OF inin!eucc AMI jdlcneta; who luok upop
literary and scientitlc ttuiug, preraFatory tn
the practical duties M iife' as lmt'litae aI,i VS.
tpnary: ana Nno eoIs'afI a.! ptolosMtiont laoR,
!nN tu this purpose ~ the dfeaHy tbctrcs III
!ule enlhus1astA Ihat clase u smn'l. however.
aai WAS nut p1crafea t" bclleve thai metro.
po'itun 1ourna' ~ouId oec"s"s the exponent Of
SUI. v'sws' , ,., ,,.,u
the 1s".kt sara thcss was hescF s.tr 1snta'"'.'
WIS the o9tgrowlh Vi puhtic SEN
tinlcns wb1th fccoEh'aed Lint = hl.n'
IT culture WAS hecaen IL coeIti'ctc
departments VI human industry. From . rs'',-
Ff'ltion Unit wy hctn IN lSst mcinu'ta! *ns
nrrsfHtetl TO- the uefisrai Assembly u t!!a
stato asking that Assembly to tnrlnoslalizc
Co,lgresn "t' appropriate 10 ench State 10 li,e
unson al' atilant OF ffl1tc las'tlst f'et lcs" III
vn!uc tltnn taN,uu 'or tnc 'ttHfal ctdu"n,sht
Ut syttcni u industrial Universities, Oltc In
each state ~ t!c Union, ior w Hl"fe 1:hcfal
alal practical eautnlon OF nur INDUSTRIAL e1asscs
IT. their varnls pursuits, Tor t!c trsAi!'.ttoh NJ
Knowledge AMI llternll!ru ncetl!ui IL tht'se iur.
suiis, NIL dcsctop'n9, to the i'!tlrst nnl most
perfect cAttnl, thc reso1Tet. y! cur soils ami
our nFts, the v'fthe anu tn1ellEeru ri MIR pro.
pc, aiItt tho true glory ok unr cuiilon coatiFY.n
SAID the Hon. Newton batcina!,, tue able hs'd
elo9ucIt Suucslhtc1alrnt nf faEltc instruction,
"whrn II wus presented t'a tldc larhi to lhc
Legislature q thc sA'c. tncn It. session; ,, lhc
reception II there tnet WIN was worthy alike 0t
fts commanding itntprtahsc ana thc IOftTntt
allt1etatcsn'anship OF great C"mEnoHwcalth.h