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Caption: Commencement - 1922
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serving only those who are headed for the university They will demand that it shall he also a fini hing school fo the region and for the convenience of those who go farther, and the university will y of , this will set up local, geographical, and ] >litica] in- *'$** rests that will prove competitive to a surprising degree; g d once started on such a program, the state university rfH* )uld soon find itself spread over the commonwealth and fc ° tie the prey of petty j • < • • CONTROL WORK BELONGS TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT I J An activity that has often been confused with education is control work, such as inspection duty and law ' enforcement. That the university may well be consulted ' ! j to as a source of expert information bearing on proposed iect legislation, goes without saying; but to enforce the laws enacted with or without its advice, arrest and fine citiJC crs zens or put them in jail—that is the business of the ad" ministrative branch of the state government, backed by ^ ** the armed forces of the state if necessary. Illinois has *°J w been a leader in establishing this distinction between the ° " legitimate and the illegitimate functions of an educationaJ institution operating under public funds. • it nz cr RESEARCH AND TEACHING BELONG TO THE UNIVERSITY . m port duct On the other hand, it is equally important that the control agencies of the state observe the same careful distinctions. The frequent attempt of state dep of agriculture to set up an extension service, teaching and advising the people about their business, is not only an invasion of the field and function of the imiversit) but its effects are wholly bad. Such an xtension service popularity with none ot the responsibilities of research, and so seductive is the temp tation to expand that states can In- found in which the funds appropriated^ to the state department of agnailch of th ! 8 t a t ? government are l a . e e bv ' . . far than all that is appropriated (,, ,|1(- ,miversit> tor 12 U r lav b« on c drx J the :s" PO> rtt J | U *- *, tu<
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