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Seminary and College Funds 171 of the interest in the college and seminary funds among the colleges in a manner similar to the proposal of 1851. Their bill which was in the hands of Mr. Moulton, chairman of the house committee on education was entitled a "Bill for an act for the encouragement of practical and general education." 28 It provided that the annual income from the college and seminary funds was to be divided among the colleges that gave certain prescribed courses and that had an endowment of at least $30,000. The bill, which was to go into effect July 1, 1853, did not pass chiefly on account of the activity of Mr. Lumsden whose letter to Turner discloses something of the feeling of the time: •• Dear Friend Turner: Such is the splendid affair I have caught them honeyfuggling with. I have underscored such passages as give the key to the mystery of the colleges in general and the Priests in particular. Your article will not be needed here, as the thing is crushed I believe, for good. (After you have taken a copy of this "BUI," send it hack to me as I have not retained any other.) Through the kindness of Mr. Moulton, I have been able to get hold of this thing. I have written a "BUI for an Act to incorporate Industrial University of the State of Illinois, and for the encouragement of Practical and general Education among the people." And have a pretty popular and strong Board of Trustees to commence organization and location etc., when there shall be $20,000 of Money. To have a normal department, with district or county hranches if required. This will do no harm. Yours truly, Geo. L. Lumsden." 29 In February, 1853, the legislature passed a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the northern Illinois agricultural college. " The bill made no request for funds from the state but empowered the corporation to raise funds by selling shares and by receiving bequests and donations. The bill was approved by T h e bill is printed below, p. 535. "In Turner manuscripts, Springfield.
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