Repository: UIHistories Project: Dedication - Engineering Hall (1894) (and Inauguration of President Draper) [PAGE 40]

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INAUGURATION OF PRESIDKNT

DRAPER.

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word, there are educational forces which go directly to the m a k i n g of money and indirectly to the making of m< a. And t h e r e are o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l forces which go more directly to t h e training of men, and indirectly to the m a k i n g of money. W e need t h e m all. T h e s e forces are to be cultivated harmoniously. T h e d e p a r t m e n t s which are the weakest must be given the most help, to the end t h a t all of these forces may be cultivated h a r m o n i o u s l y and university ideals be measurably attained. Illinois h a s great, rich farms to cultivate, and it is importa n t t h a t they be cultivated advantageously. S h e has horses, and cattle and swine to feed, and it is a great service to h e r p e o p l e to show how to do it so as to p r o d u c e the most profit. S h e has vast s t r u c t u r e s to erect, and it is a great service to the state to teach y o u n g men and w o m e n how to erect them out of the materials at hand, so t h a t they will be safe, pleasing to the sight, and suited to their uses. S h e has great public highways, and water systems, and sewage systems, and electrical plants, and no end of machinery to construct. W h e n she teaches h e r sons and d a u g h t e r s to do these things she is not only p r e p a r i n g t h e m for h o n o r a b l e and profitable vocations, but for vocations which are imperative to the health, p l e a s u r e and intellectual, industrial, and moral d e v e l o p m e n t of her people.

INDI TRIAL P R O G R I S PRODUCES INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.

B u t t h a t is not all. W h e n she is doing that she is develo p i n g the y o u n g men and women themselves. And, even more. W h e n the farmer improv > his trm and his m e t h o d s . his i m p l e m e n t s and his stock', the fanner i;npro\ s himself

and those dependent upon him. When the mechanic arts upon the basis of pure mechanics and along scientific lines.

and is o m e t h i n g moi than a mere copyist, his work" -w w

in effectivene \f and he himself grows in versatility and powei

W h e n we train i chers and leaders in Industrial pursuit