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First Years of Work 335 "Resolved, & That it is the sense of this convention, judg• ing from the annual report of the Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University, that the course of studies of the University is not in accordance with the design of the originators of the scheme of industrial education in the United States, or with the act of Congress, or with the charter establishing the institution. "2. That in our opinion the ancient languages should not be made prominent or taught as an independent course in the Industrial University, but only in connection with an agricultural and mechanical education. " 3 . That we claim the right, as citizens of Illinois, to freely criticise the doings of our State Institutions, so far as the same are made public in their published reports. "4. That a committee of five be appointed by the Chair, in compliance with the invitation of the Regent of the Industrial University, to examine into the management of the same, and make such report as circumstances shall seem to justify to a future meeting, to be called by said committee."23 Turner, called upon for an expression, said that he had tried "to secure for Illinois a great Industrial University, such as Mr. Cornell had secured for New York. He then took up the Annual Report of the University and read from its course, 'First, wefindhere Chemistry,' said he, 'this you will say is right. Next comes Natural History. This is as it should be. Then follows Agriculture, Mechanical Philosophy, Mathematics, -Civil Engineering, etc., and this you will say is right. And what comes last? The Languages, just as they should. All this is much better than the old system, and this institution is far in advance of others in those particulars.' " The criticism he made then was that the student must be ground through a four years' course while he thought " a young man ought to be permitted to take what he pleases—to take chemistry alone, if he wishes it, for three months.'' Had Turner given the catalog a thorough reading he would have found that the very elasticity for which he pled was accordedJ§ Under the heading, "Departments of Study" in the first catalog is found this paragraph: 'It is expected that each "Champaign County OatsetU, March , 1870.
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