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Illinois Plan for Land Grant Colleges 57 signed to secure the concentrated and organized action of all our industrial classes for these same ends. "But while our representatives and senators have thus with almost unparalleled unanimity manifested a disposition to do all in their power to aid us, we must bear in mind that they cannot help us unless we help ourselves. You must be first to move, first to resolve, petition and to act, talk—talk at home—talk abroad—and above all, talk at the ballot-box and then and not till then will your representatives in congress stand ready to execute your wilL" 58 Another important result of the convention was the organization of the Industrial league of the state of Illinois. I t was incorporated by the legislature on February 8, 1853, the same day that the Illinois state agricultural society was incorporated. Its purpose was to combine the friends of industrial education in an organization to secure the adoption of the plan for a university in Illinois and in each state in the union and to obtain the liberal endowment of the new institutions by federal grants of land and by state funds. The league grew into a powerful instrument during the next year and a half for the accomplishment of the purposes for which it was established. Besides adopting memorials, passing joint resolutions, incorporating an agricultural society and an industrial league, the legislature did still other things along educational lines in the early days of February, 1853. A bill to incorporate the "Industrial university of the state of Illinois" was introduced, but finally tabled. A bill for an act to incorporate the "Northern Illinois Agricultural college'? was passed and became a law February 12, 1853. On February 3, 1853, the legislature amended an act it had passed on June 21, 1852, establishing an institution by the name of "Illinois state university." "Illinois State Agricultural Society, Transactions, 1:60.
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