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50 History University of Illinois lecture for each evening during the session was referred back to the committee.48 In addition to the above business the following important resolution was adopted: "Resolved: That the chair appoint a committee of three to present a memorial to the Legislature, petitioning that the University funds of this State may remain as they are until the majority of the people shall indicate a desire to appropriate it to other uses." In conformity with the above resolution the chair appointed on that committee L. L. Bullock, L. W. Weston and James McBurney. On request of this committee Turner wrote after the adjournment of the convention a memorial which was signed by the president, Bronson Murray, and presented immediately to the legislature as ordered by above resolution.44 The members of this convention aided their cause greatly by adjourning on Wednesday afternoon and evening, January 5, to enable members to attend the meeting called to organize the Illinois state agricultural society. On the morning of the 6th of January, the convention reassembled in the state house and formally closed its sessions by resolutions furnishing the newspapers of the city with copy of the proceedings for publication.45 Not for more than seven years did another industrial convention meet in Illinois.46 Not that the work for the cause was abandoned but rather because it was turned in a different direction. Popular conventions gave place to methods of a different kind such as organizing those friendly to their cause into F o r the minutes of this meeting see appendix, p. 405. "For this memorial see appendix, p. 406. **On the evening of January 7, 1853, there was a public meeting in the senate chamber at which Bronson Murray presided; brief addresses were made by Turner, Paine, Denio, Lumsden, Ballance, Murray, and Bryan. Illinois Journal, January 8, 1853. Abstract of addresses reported by Lumsden in Ottawa Free Trader, January 22, 1853. ^The statement by Mr. Pillsbury that a fifth convention was held in Springfield in 1855 is correct. Illinois School Beports, 1886-1888, p. exxiii. Turner, however, does not count it as one of the series of industrial conventions. He says the fifth convention was held at Bloomington in 1860. Illinois State Agricultural Society, Transactions, 5:38. The call went out for the convention but only a few of the leaders responded. For actions taken at this meeting January, 1855, and the call see below, p. 81. a ^B I K£
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