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88 History University of Illinois Attention has been directed already to the wide publication of Turner's plan in 1852, to the extended notice given the joint resolutions of the Illinois legislature of February 8, 1863, to the wide distribution of the circulars of the industrial league, and to the numerous requests from individuals and organizations in other states to Turner, Murray, and Kennicott for information and advice in regard to the establishment of a university or agricultural college in their own state or territory. During the years from 1854 to 1858 these points of contact with individuals and organizations increased. On at least three different occasions during these years Turner gave addresses outside of Illinois: he spoke in St. Louis in the middle of March, 1854; he prepared an address for President Gary of College Hill, Ohio, to be published in the proceedings of the northwest industrial convention of October, 1854; he delivered an address before the association for the advance of education at Detroit, Michigan, in August, 1856, on invitation of his friend President Henry P. Tappan of the University of Michigan and president of the association; on all these occasions he spoke on his favorite topic of industrial education, Mr. Murray went to Ohio to attend the north west industrial convention in 1854 and as noted above took an active part in the proceedings. Even thus early Turner and Murray were planning with President Cary, and with President Tappan to have influence brought upon congress to get through their proposed legislation for granting lands to endow industrial universities when the proper time should arrive to introduce the bill. President Oary wrote Turner that Judge McLain of the supreme court, who was to preside at the north west industrial convention, had offered to use his influence to persuade congress to grant lands for industrial universities, and he would be a valuable aid to them for he would be in Washington.54 In this same letter Cary thanked Turner that the industrial league had elected him an honorary member. " I t is an honor I highly appreciate/\ said Cary, "for from the first I entertained the most favorable ideas of its utility, and the more I have seen and reflected upon the plans and obM Cary to Turner, June 20, 1854, Tumor manuscripts.
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