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Caption: Book - Banks of the Boneyard (Charles Kiler)
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54 On the Banks of the Boneyard heaped insults and indignities which he didn't deserve, for I have always thought that some of the trustees and faculty were the forced harsh and unjust rulings upon the students. powers evei Chapel exercises were held at 9:45 7 morning and they became a bedlam of hisses and cat calls. Someone cut the webbing under the regent's big chair and he went on through the seat when he Another time when he tried to down ; the poor man then started to open The committee repeat of students who had directed the strike soon learned that it is easier that time 1 have been able to understand the ternoie excesses ot crime and torture that invariably follow a revolution. The student radicals turned themselves into goons and ruffians, and I can't find words strong enough to express the revulsion that was felt by every right-minded student. These terrible events continued until the end of the school year and then the trustees failed to re-elect Dr. Peabody. He left the University to become head of the department World's Columbian Expo and served with great < The trustees tried to make dear old Dr. T. J. Burrill, who had long been vice-president, the president, but he wouldn't accept the appointment but did agree to serve until a president could be found. This was June of 1891. Now let's see what followed this change in administration. Regent Peabody, in his last trip to Springfield for the biennium of '89-'91, had secured from the legislature the sum of $68,650, which was the largest amount secured up to that time. Dr. Burrill, a scientist, knew little and cared less for matters of a on alumni, faculty, and students, to go to the biennium of '9i-'93 and to ask for twice what had secured in the last period. We were fortunate very able representation in the person of Senator M. W. and Representative T. B. Carson, both of Urbana. All working together we got $135,200; for '93-'95 we got $295^ With the advent of President A. S. Draper in '94 money commenced $427,000 covering the '95-'97 period 1 must acid that by this time Senator H. M. Dunlap represented our district with great distinction. ! I 1 I j •
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