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Industrial Universities for the People 879 On motion of Mr. Greble, a committee of three was appointed to report business upon which the convention should act. The committee consisted of Mr. John Greble, Prof. J. B. Turner, and Mr. Lewis Weston. During the absence of this committee, short addresses were delivered by Messrs. Hise, Greble, Ware and others. The committee returned and stated that they would not be fully prepared to report before evening; and suggested that the afternoon be devoted to a general discussion of such subjects, pertaining to agriculture, as might present themselves. A lively discussion was then commenced on various subjects, in which Powell, of Mt. Palatine, Butler, of Spoon River, Greble, of Putnam co., Weston, of La Salle co., Gilmer, of Granville, Reddick, of Ottawa, and others participated. After which the convention adjourned until half past six o'clock in the evening. EVENING SESSION The convention was called to order by the chairman. Prof. Turner, as chairman of the Committee on Business, reported the following resolutions for the future action of the convention: Resolved, That we greatly rejoice in the degree of perfection to which our various institutions, for the education of our brethren engaged in professional, scientific, and literary pursuits, have already attained, and in the mental and moral elevation which those institutions have given them, and their consequent preparation and capacity for the great duties in the spheres of life in which they are engaged; and that we will aid in all ways consistent, for the still greater perfection of such institutions. Resolved, That as the representatives of the industrial classes, including all cultivators of the soil, artisans, mechanics and merchants, we desire the same privileges and advantages for ourselves, our fellows and our posterity, in each of our several pursuits and callings, as our professional brethren enjoy in theirs! and we admit that it is our own fault that we do not also enjoy them.
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