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484 History University of Illinois When Dr. K. comes we must also devise means for calling a general educational convention to be held at Springfield at the same time with the State Agl. Society meeting in Jane next. Then we must have Prest. Brown authorize Dr. K. to invite Prest. Allen of Farmers College to address the Agl. Society on the subject of Industrial Education. He is a trump—a finished scholar—elegant speaker and sound to the core for us. We must then bring him into the educational convention to face the fogy college men He's just the man and will come. His expenses must be paid and our milch cow the Society must be made to do it. This can all be done easily and my word for it he alone will take care of the educational Convention. At the same time we must have all our friends rally and attend. Then we must have prepared a bill to submit to the Legislature. This should be your lot. My idea upon this head is that we should not prescribe any particular course to be pursued in all detail except so far as is now successfully practiced by some existing institution and that then all beyond should be made a general instruction to proceed as fast and as far in the practical as their future experience shall from time to time warrant. Perhaps I had better devote a sheet to our outline of the idea. I have enclosed a slip from Telegraph. Dr. K. will be here about the 25th. I know you will not be unwilling to get this from me altho I have written you as the ladies say 'i last' ? Yours Murray
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