IMYLKSITY OF ILLINOIS
JOHN MILTON GREGORY, LL.D.
FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
MEMORIAL CONVOCATION
AT THE CHAPEL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1898
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JOHN MILTON GREGORY, LLD.
FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
MEMORIAL CONVOCATION
A'i niK LHAPEL
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I - JOIIX MILTOX GRl >l
1822—July 6, Born at Sand Lakt i H 1846—Graduated at Union College. 1852—Principal Classical School\ Dctn \ M 1854—Editor Michigan Journal of Education. 1858-63—State Superintendent Public Instr n t at 1863-67—President Kala?nazoo College. 1866— Published "Handbook of History 1867-80—President University of Illinois. 1873—United States Commissioner to World' Fair at V 1876—Member Board of Judges, Educational Dei m if, ( vial Exposition, Philadelphia. ISIS—Pli nois Commissioner to International / vp, • ; n 1881-82—Superintendent America)! Baptist Home Mi. >;; \ 1882—Published "A New Political Economy." 1882-85—United States Civil Service Commissioner. 1883—Published "Seven LUVJS of Teaching." 1895-98—President Civic Center of Washington I) i 1898—October iQ, Died at Washington, /). (\ \ '
MEMORIAL CONVOCATION.
John M Wed October 19, 1S9S. Having expressed the wish that his burial place might be within the grounds of the University, and the suggestion having been approved by the Trustees, the remains were received and taken charge of by the University on Sun day morning, October 23. Under the care of a guard of honor from the University Military Battalion they lay in state in the rotunda of the Library Building, where the public was per mitted to view them between the hours of 12:30 and 2:30 P. M. Great numbers availed themselves of the opportunity. At two o'clock the Trustees and former Trustees, with the special!}' invited guests, assembled at the President's Rooms, the Corps of Instruction at the Faculty Room, and students of years prior to 18S1 at the Business Offices. At 2:15 the University procession moved to the Chapel from the Library Building, passing through the rotunda and around the casket in the following order: President of the University with the Chaplain of the day, Rev. \V. H. Stedman, D.l).
SPEAKERS: Dean Thomas J. Burrill. Judge Charles G. Neely, of the class of '80,
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Trustees Krancis M. McKay and Samuel A. Bullard. Profe ors Samuel W. Shattuck, N. Clifford Ricker, Ira o. Bake^ Stephen A. r<>rl)es, David Kinley and Kugem Davnport; lion. Kmory Cobb, I Ion. !. ('). ( unningham and Geor e l\ Bcardsley, Ksq, \\ ard oi I rusi ol the I 'niversitv, I
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Former President Selim H. Peabody, former Trustee- former members of the Faculty. Mayors of the cities of Champaign and Urbana. Boards of Education of Champaign and Urbana. Students of years prior to 1SS1. Clergymen and other specially invited guests. Instructional Force of the University. The exercises in the Chapel were as follows:
SINGING—"Lead, Kindly Light," - Male Quartet REMARKS, - President Andrew Sloan Draper, LL.D. RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, Rev. W. H. Stedman, D.D M SINGING—"The Lord is My Shepherd, - Male Quartet ADDRESS, Dean Thomas Jonathan Burrill, LI .D REMARKS, .... Judge Charles G. Neely, Class of iSSo SINGING—"Abide With Me," - Audie: e Benediction at the Vault. REMARKS 01 PRESIDENT DRAPER.
In opening the convocation President Draper said: The University meets in a convocation today which is lltogether unusual. We open our gates to give sepulcher to the physical body of our pioneer President: we assemble to signify our respect for the tenement of clay and give expres sion to our sentiments and feelings concerning that life which has just gone to the inheritance of the righteous, and is at one with the Father and the host of the sanctified gone before. The occasion is melancholy. It touches our innermost feelings to stand by a bier. It stirs them deeply to stand by the bier of the great and the useful to whom we have been deeply indebted and about whom the affections have grown strong. Yet the entrance into life, at full maturity, of a great man who has been widely and splendidly inspiring to his fellows, and whose work on earth was ample and well com pleted, is very far from being an occurrence which is altogether sad and melancholy. It is the special privilege of others, whose relations to the facts particularly qualify them for the grateful service, to formulate the thought and give suitable expression to the deep feeling of the University upon the event which has called us together. I am permitted but a brief word in the way of opening the exercises. John Milton Gregory came here in the spring of 1807 to make plans for this University, to lay the very bottom stones of its foundations, and, a year later, to stand in its doorway and rec ive its first students. How singularly qualified and adapt d he was for such a work has for years been upon the lips of many, but can nev< r be told too often. He was then at the age of forty-five. He was a sound English'and classical scholar. He had even more than tin ordinary v< tility of thorough scholarship, and he had already had much experience in educational administration, On cc si ns he wrote poetry of no mean ord< silven rhitrv |\ s! l !U! t n rang melodies in the tempi ol hi* soul. r art g y will always bear witm that le the e] a; I thefecli f til aiti H( /" n N :
Rev. \Y. H. St( (man, P.P.. of Champaign, conducted the reli us exercise-, as follows; Pr. Or ory once j ive me an incident conn* ted with his per al experience which I think will make a fitting introduc- m t< the re ding of the Scripture lesson. He said, as we were talkin upon the subject of the inspiration of the Scrip tures: "Do you know. 1 have found a new use for the Bible. 1 have been for many years troubled with insomnia. I have gotten into the habit of taking up some portion of Christ's sayings. 1 have committed to memory whole chapters of the Gospels and the writin s of St. Paul, and have sought to go to the bottom of them. I have turned them over and over. I have looked at them from every point of view until my soul was aglow with light. My brother," said he, 4t I no longer dread sleepless hours. I rather rejoice in them. They are the most blessed of my life." SCRIPTURES: Psalms lxv. i-8; xli. 1-4; 1. 1-6; xxiii. 1-6. PRAYER: Almighty God, our Heavenly bather, we yield unto Thee most high praise and hearty thanks for the won derful grace and virtue declared in all Thy servants who have been the chosen vessels of Thy grace and wisdom, and the lights of the world in their several generations; and we most levoutly thank Thee for the life and character of Thy servant, our honored and beloved father and friend, whose remains we this day bury out of our sight. We thank Thee for the strength of his character, for the breadth and tenderness of his sympa thetic nature, for his devotion to truth and righteousness, and for the stimulating and uplifting power o( his instruction. We thank Thee that in the morning of life his feet found a r< ting pi ce on the Rock of Ages, and thai he was led by the Good Shepherd inl 1 green pastures and by still waters. And most humbly bes< h Thee that the greatest desire ol hi for this I Iniversit) . which was conceived and brou lit into being by him, ma\ I realized. We pray rhee that a d ible portion of his spin! may abide upon all who an and all v !1 hei afl (nine into places institution, and we humbly entreat Thee that the student b 1 may ever be stimulated to higher moral and intelle< ; ual attai ments because of the abiding power of that great lif that I hoi has taken to Thyself. \\re pray esj ill) our I her hat Thy richest blessing maybe given to this inner circle of b r ave ones, who, because they knew him best of all are tod the most sorely afflicted. Grant that they may each be >mforte< as only Thou canst comfort. May the place made vacant be joyously filled by Thy spirit; may they find that Th u art indeed a " father to the fatherless and a husl tnd to the widov. And now, our Father, may each one of this wist assembly . from this sacred place with a renewed determin; ion to love and serve Thee with oneness of mind and heart ; and to 1 iv great name, to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we will give T lasting praises, world without end. Amen. SINGING : "The Lord is My Shepherd," • k Q -.ei JOHN Mil TON GR1 UN ADDRESS BY DEAN THOMAS J. BURRILL. •• I should be something more or less than human not to feel the solemn pressure of this hour." These words consti tute the first sentence in IV. Gregory's first official public ut terance in connection with the institution here over which he had been called to preside. I have quoted the first line of his memorable inaugural address. Had he then full)- compre hended all the labors he entered upon, all the hardships and painful experiences he was to endure, the heavy burden he was to bear,— the words would have been weighted with further significance than was then understood, though he better than anybody else comprehended the situation in which he was placed. Had they meaning then and to him, they have re doubled and reweighted significance now and to me. Dr. John M. Gregory, he whose voice in former times was so often echoed back from these walls, he whose words of wis dom and helpfulness were so often heard by intense and grate ful listeners in these seats, he to whom in a very large degree this institution owes its being,— the wise counselor, the heroic executive, the gifted teacher, the friend of professor and of stu dent, the manly Christian man,— has departed from Earth, and his mortal remains seek a resting place within the grounds he loved so well. Only, as it were, the other day, he spoke from this platform and in that hall across the street. With what happiness he revisited the scenes of those other times when the beating pulse was stronger and the days proved all too short for the plans and purposes begotten in the fervid heat ot an active brain! His life had been devoted to the work of the University. He would not and could not forget the thirteen years of his official connection here, and we. all of us. old friends and new on were glad that he did not forget, that he did come back, and out of the fullness oi his understand ing and of th wealth of his heart delivered anew a message of information and of help, nf inspiration and ot hope. The >dy will m !d<-r back to dust in \ onder grave, but the lessons he t ught will never perish in their ini rest and pov I time l2 UNIVEF I l Y I II I INOJ will grow old and all the things mortal will i s away, but th< immortality of a lift lib his is insun I this lid< of the >mb t9 well as beyond. It now falls to my lot to i count in limple fashion and humble w ling something of tin history of our first R t's plans and accomplishments in connection with this University I would gladly leave out in this all mention of tin obstacles encounter' I, and of the shattered hopes that bestn I his path- v ty; but light is rev< aled by shadows, and smiling v lleys lie only between hills. There is neither in this nor should ti en be anywhere in this connect ion condemnation of anyone or of anything. Opinions rightfully diff< r even though on one sid< or the other there may at length be found ( OStly and irrem< li able error. It is exceedingly difficult for anyone not having in mem ory the conditions of things as they exist- d when the move ment was made for the founding of institutions of high* r learn ing in the several states baser) upon the idea of Special use fulness to the industries, rather than to what were at that time- called the three learned professions. Let it be remem bered that this movement began in real earn* t just in the mid dle period of our century. It was in 1851 that th m< . orabl convention was held in Granville, this st te, where* in direct and public way the agitation began ; and it was I- ,3 than two years subsequently that the Illinois Gen ral Assembly • nt that table first memorial in February, [853, to the National C< 1- gress, praying for the endowment and establishment in <_• h tte of industrial universities for the promotion of th- m re "liberal and vari d education adapted to the manifold 1 its of a practical and enterprising people/1 But what a transformation has taken plao in industrial affairs since th' lat< Never before in the his- ry of tie world has there been in an equal I ngth of tine such m- plishmei s, ich a Stupendous forward mov rnent in th a . , ti n f the dominion of man ov r nature, in controlling and mar fmg the forces and forms of Iiatun for the good f man d the uplifting of his race. The magnetic telegj ph h. I its intr' I ion in / 14, only seven y< rs bef > the (ii nvilh nv d ir 1 id haidly mad' beginnii in usefulix |OHN Mil 1 N CRN >R\ I J a> v n w kn it until after this latter event. I he man who st | suadt I the Michigan ( entral railroad, in li to con t A the movement of its trains b) telegraph thing n< here known bet re—is in this i m to-day, and was a m mber until p ;\ v\ our Hoard i * 1 rU3te< Railroads them began reeping into Illinois in 1847 from whal is n that marvelous ft cus of traffic n the shore of I »ak< Mu higan. In iSsi the Grand Prairie oi Illinois, a part of which is nowoccu- pied a- the4 attractive campus oi this institution, stretched in gre; b< lies of native ^re bedecked with multitudinous Rowers never culled b) man. through more than two hundred miles «>f our territory. Notwithstanding the wonderful rich ness of its soil it was in great part uninhabited and uninhab- i le by man with out further know! \gc and power thi 1 h< then 1 $ess< d. D ing this had" century how the elements M\d force- of nature have sprung into use at the command of man! Conti nents have tn n discovered anew, the v iste places have 1 n recovered and 1 tautitied 1 garden for the king. Old Ocean tc - with th things oi man upon his tempestuous surface, but he tranquil depths pulsate sin< • 1S5S from shore tosh re with hum, 1 th tight, making neighbors oi nations and binding togeth th hands stronger than iron their common interests and mutual concerns. Heavy loads, then borne bj human achifl have been transferred to those trained ot oak and >f el, transforming a race of slaves into masters and con- queroi subju^ ttin not nations, but nature, But even th* nnon of these later times are nois\ with proclamations 1 p' .< < . A sin lly the difference in the conditions must hi r membered if w would understand the disCUJ us 1 the earlier th h not V( rv remote times. Let us nov in no critical i fault dunlin mood, but in just ind high appr< ition of the facilities And accomplishments of the then « listing institutions of higher learnin . turn to them L moment and catch a slight in lit as to what the\ wen tin hr of them, wh lemand was therefore earnest and importunate, Said Di\ Greiror) in his inaugural address: "Slowly, a gr it want ha niiTo-leil into definite sha| in the h irts of mankind. The demand has arisen ( r deliverance from the evils of i noran* e and for a more fit and practi< il education for the industrial classes. It is Labor lifting its Ajax cry for light to guide its toil and illuminate its life. Daily the feeling grows stronger that the old < ourses of classical study do not meet the new and increasing wants of the working world. The industries are steadily and rapidly becoming more scientific. They are no longer the rude, manual arts of the olden times. They have brought the mi any powers of nature to their aid, and seek to conform their labors to the great laws of matter and life. Agriculturalist and artisan find themselves working amid great and significant phenomena, which only science can explain; and the)' have caught glimpses of possible triumphs in their arts which they may win, if they can be educated to the better mastery of better processes and more scientific combinations. Hence the cry for the liberal education of the industrial classes." In our State the movement culminated upon the last day of February, 1867, when the Legislature passed the act found ing and practically locating the Illinois Industrial University upon the broad basis of the so-called Land Grant Act of 1862, backed and forfeited by the wealth and power of the State. The newly-appointed Board of Trustees had a difficult duty to perform in finding men capable and ready to take the offices of administrators and teachers. These were not merely to do work that had been done, but they were to mark out new paths, to devise new methods. The old was not to be forgot ten or forfeited, but upon it as a foundation where feasible a new uperstructure was to be raised. School men are proverbially conservative. The old with them is better because of age. * The established is likely to be to them the law and the gospel in education. To whom could the Trustees turn in the emer gency/? Fortunately,— or was it by one of those Providential order- ings by which the affairs of man are directed? — one member of the Board had heard in a convention in Chicago the elo quent words representing the fertile and timely ideas of a man i UNIVERSITY 01 ILI I from Michigan, where h had gained distin m , an ( tor, wide reputation as a writer and oi tor m leader in what n loubt app 1 m t an pp© il not ho idea, K A wo I now as to the diss nsions o( nion^and j ecments n p dun wh ch durii he I ne under era o so hai issed I le adminis at n and ha irdi I onterpi § fheyo Univi j wastl tsubje bun dam ci icism It was a disappointment in one waj anotl ihe valorous hosts and tht i load win had lab Is ho ll\ a 1 assiduously for s founding, \ ague and in | CM. v^ objt we e made, oujjh wai of inl a: \% J>% many who took 1 pa stoin ind those b< rm I at Imosthe; j int< estedw t often a e\ ;. th fs wt e ta : i I edoul le Pn ssor Tur r oi (jhi at oi ne tl al was lost Ph stoi m riti \ re i o e side beat persisted o and almost pitt ciusl) u\ n th: I \ depj lent id from ic o s artillei *plo sionso ed becat t these branches h ! been neg \ r overshadow d Almost l e ent e ess o h< S at time oi In-, was open o oi at dispai i« {[lc v ^ussions 1 o ie qua : t was charged that t «™i pos5 At achievements had I en s; ced i mak , s npl> a farmers' collegt id that of mediocre kind rhemoun . had h ought fo h, not a mot a mole t *W Trevor in the dirt \,,in and , us th, amo «.. c ,on ™? [ ' ,««^ th»t wh; *n , havcK ; * '•' »ivruus;s u\ various part ofthest-it.^ • - on,, „,.s „,,, J ( ' ' - died. were blockades and fouffs v\ hout t,UM W," 'i t ' :all"l :h:thiss unfavo ible commo on, t ends le I? ™ s the il«-ar and penetrating for* >^lu <>i the mth i I h< Industrial Unh rsity is peculiarly a hihl ol il,« ,„,,, ular will. Designed i pi moi b) edu ation, the industrial interests ol the largest classes oi the people and chall m;;. n this > -\ K' >und, popular sympathy and support, it is n the* >unts m e liable I be affected by the fluctuations oi publi< sentiment regarding it than institutions of .1 less popu- lai usii :t: n. fii thousand noble but va ue hopes and aspi rations will look line to find the help thej rave .1 thousand lee ply-felt needs of skill or power will turn to this Unh rsitj for thoir supply without knowing precisely how it is to l>< gain< 1. Evils long ndured will send up here their appeal for remedies. Fiei ei sentment against old wron s or fancied wr s, and still fiercer resolves in favor oi cherished reforms >r 1 i forms, will demand that th halls shall feed heir ha r bai in their cause, Ui ed by such varietj of m :i\ ind viewing the matter from such a diversity of stand points, it will n I be wonderful if an almost endless varietj of ins shall In pres nted for our guidance, ! h theorizer will have some one or more favorite lotions ( tncernin i duration, and each will count his notion s <>t ntral valu< and importance, and will demand that the University shall be constructed en his idea as its chief corner Unfortunatel) only one plan can be adopted, and its pti n will be the signal for a hundred men, of d< 'matte turn, t shout that a great 'mistake has been made.1 ' Hie II LltiOtl has failed in its great aim and purpose, AW^\ nothing but (lis.: • r m be 1 tpected till revolution shall come to right thc w ng l he 'mistake' is simply failure to take th ii lVh , 1 he * 1 > 11 r 1 < ' lost sight of is their purpose, and the disaster' is the loss of then approbation and patronag . I )lry j r serin tO reflecl that the adoption ol then plans v [jldhave. |uall\ disappointed main others, perhap win i intrrest in th< enterpri e is equall) great, and whose know! f jt conditions ma) poi iblj be vastl) greater.11 What 1 phe( \ was there in this! I>\ changing the future I \|\ I RSI i\ 'HI INOIS. to the4 past tense it would not onlj read like In a- I m \ ,,|,| actually be history, and the explanation would t>< i omplct [t is not stran however, that, measured bj the app;i nt p< ibilitiej ind bj the fervid hopes ol th( origin I v rl n an<| builders upon paper, rapid pn^n s wa not mad< l.u e developments were not secured, The wonder rathei is th undei it all and through it all o much was a< i omplishcd, that throughout there was a steady, unfalterin unbroken, und i ating, forward movement In essentials therewas no shifting of plans or ol purposes >\\u\ no let up in endeavoi \\ ith pei sistent adherence to the original outline ol organi ation and character, and with a sublime faith in the rtghtfulm md therefore ultimate success of these 01 inal propositions and pro\ isions, the great work, made unnecessarily and monstrously arduous, went right onward, Yonder was the goal high abov< intervening obstacles, and straight was the roughened road leading thereto, Final triumph shone out in the mental hori .on of the chief executive like a star in the I . M\^\ it al was accepted for guidance, And triumph came, not final and complete in Pi Gn ory's AA\ ; but encouraging side victories wen never whollj wanting and these, gaining in number A\\<\ kind .is time pa *ed, th< vantage ground, high and secure, became evident to th< dimmed eyesight of even prejudiced observe! From tin there was. there could be, no retreat, The bannei ol advanc ing columns floated proudly in the clearing and re oxygenated atmosphere, and the ringing call of the leadei was answered along the line by manj an encouraging cheer, Pi \o\ Turner, heretofore disheartened by what seemed a failure in the outcome of his strenuous and herculean labors, accepted an invitation of the Regent to v isit the place, .uu\ in his address at the laying of the comer atone of Universitj Hall gladh acknowledged his misinformation and misunderstanding, and proclaimed his re-enkindled hope and magnified conception of reali ed success, General Eaton, then Commii ioner ol Education at Washington, at the dedication of thi iame build ing, I December 10, [873, said; ,,()i the thirty- wu itate Institutions benefited bj what is known as the National Agricultural Grant, I coniidei this among thotuoJt It ill l 2! sih ul in admin atio II.m. in all, tm \ have co! ribttt I' h skill and m t» tin result I can t fail t haerve h A la thi-v ai no t«. the abilii laracter and attainments j ir hi admini trativ icon Is m to 8 \ ho •rtain porl iol hi no have erved to fit him pecialli to d this \s rk with sui S larlv in tasb \ and pursuits, d( WHEKKAS, Dr. J. M. Gregory, our esteemed and beloved Kegent. who ha- been at the head of the Illinois Industral University from its birth, and to whom the people of the State of Illinois owe a debt which cannot be paid by mere words, has tendered his r lignation of the trust so long- and so faithfully held b him ; therefore, Resohi \ That while this Board accepts the resignation of Dr. Greg-orw it does so with feeling's of regret ; and, whil compelled to lose his valuable services in the future management of the Univer Ltjr, the Board takes this occasion to express and extend to Dr. Gregory its appreciation of his past service in behalf of the University, the har mony and g-ood feeling- which exist between himself and this Board, and the valuable services and affectionate devotion on his part to the welfare of this institution and all connected with it. Resolved, That the Illinois Industral University is and ever will be a monument to the name, fame, and g-enius of Dr. Gregorv ; that in him this institution has had, for over thirteen years, a friend con stant, faithful, and devoted to the cause of hig-her education, as applied to the practical and useful arts, as well as to the full and com plete university system, which he has crystalized and incorporated in the s^vstem of education adopted by the University. RcsohccL That this Board in its own behalf as well as in behalf of the people of the State of Illinois, desires to, and does herel press its thanks to Dr. John M. Greg-ory for his long and faithful service in behalf of the University ; that while we are compelled I > part with him, we shall ever remember and appreciate the services he has perform 1, for the institution and 1 r the Stat* tnd ^hall ever follow his future career with i'eeling-sof affection and personal regard, full lieving- that his future work will ever be, as it has I en in the past, devoted to the moral and intelh tual elevation of his i How b ing . • REM ^RKS \\\ i Dl.l II Ki KSG Ml LYf Ol I Hi CI \ i OF 1 *i W bei ij mi -;• j>€c »r I path 1 h ist con t i ,)(,i(. \Vi v mbl l'-i\ a U"«l '• ' tile :::• :rj,., | He who i n< a \ . tl • . . hf(. \mm ate r e oi - ition in which he find him If, los< I If if a ta ir « n. [n this h 11 ar< u of he sh< 1 iti t-ns < the Si Th p< . le c 1 and ( hamj a .. and main visil - fr m cities n tr and fa *\< le t ; irticipai with the great University in • -olt \ loriaJ ' l IK -d dead. Th whole r- • is -weetl i 11) im| sh . In what more touching man ner could ex rcss I I given t human sorrow? We have nvoiced the -piri: pi v. ha\ asked a tribut f song: we ha ommani i of the lips spet h. Our hearts are ten der undt the spell of mem ry. I come to the performance of a gratt ill, though mournful duty. 11ow shall a pupil of the g •.»£ . her. re Jling the forceful character of the man, his word of gentleness ami wisdom, his self-sacrificing devotion, b< -peal, a simple word of just praise? This hall is so familiar and s le So often has he stood hero to d< lare SO! -• gre I principl* or truth of life! 1 low luminous now do h wor I hey are appealing to us to heed the lessons ey taufi 1 Here is difference between recognition and r, 01 We very readily say we recognize the truth of a IC made, but it often requires years of living and expe rt li. the truth of the statement. Those who heard 1 Gn-gc hen from this platform, could not understand his wise I ord ntil the - igencies of life revealed their worth. When I * -l boy, ' wrnt wlt^ my latmM' to attend a coun air, and in the afternoon the people gathered around z igon fr«>m which a speaker was talking. His voice rose clear and strong above the crowd, and his presence and theme in |(.(| attention. In the midst of an exhibition oi mate tl .ducts, be invited them to consider the importance of ju ilt citizenship, There he insisted upon mental and 24 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. moral development, and made plain the duty of the State to teach her children how to live. My father said to me: " When you are old enough, you will go to the University/' 'I oday, I can see the man lifting the people around him to higher ideals. It is the only incident of the fair that I can recall. Its deep impression has never left me. After many years I came here, and at once felt acquainted with that friend of young men He is the only man to whom I ever went to school that I felt was a great teacher. No single thing in my college days so deeply impressed me as Dr. Gregory's chapel talks. Politics, religion, social conditions, were his themes. He would take some living question of the day and present it in a manner so attractive and forceful that it became a possession of the hearer. This very place, this hall, this desk by which he stood recall the many scenes with surprising vividness. Here I heard him declare that every man's life is like some great wheel in the factory, a segment of which is at one time down in the foundation; then again that same segment sweeps up ward to its highest arc until it catches the full sunlight. Again he said: "It makes little difference what a man thinks pro vided he will be sincere and think long enough. If he does this he will think to a right conclusion." Once, rising to the occasion of his speech, with silver tongue, he proclaimed truth and justice God's two vicegerents upon earth, and that it was man's duty to manifest the one and strive after the other. In his closing years he was at work upon a book on Sociology in which he labored to set men in right relations and bring justice to their affairs. At another time in a burst of eloquence, he said: "Some men build of blocks of marble; others there are who build in immortal thought." He was an orator in even sense of the word, and easily held and convinced men by the pure diction of his thought and eloquence. He was a leader of men and was naturally first in a distinguished company. Sin cerity of purpose was his chief characteristic. We must judge of a man after he is gone. I le is so n ir to us when living, that there is no perspective to reveal his true relation. What any man is, must be determined by what he did while it was yet day. Doctor Gregory founded a great univer sity- The very fact thai his work outlives him, and will live 01 Mil i" < v t himt proves »n •'• ' hi "' An ii ti n t nerishes with the buil* Kris littl worthwhile. Tl ti n dure after him manif' the grandeur oi i nvr\ id it stable foundat i o n. ' The foundation ivos character to the < hi The archi tect in planning the foundation, pr ir< tli v ty r I utj vmmetry and proportion. Hie foundation i pr ph i< of walls and roof, window and arch. The catalogue of t*v s is the curriculum of 1867, <1 /e\o\ sd on the great lines laid down th n. Doctor Gregory did not build better than he knew. He built a well as lie km \ Two epochs come toge r today—the past and the pres ent. It is my privilege to speak for the student body. How shall I do it? The task is large. Those who knew him, loved him; this I know. You who hear about him will honor him, I feel sure. The human heart is most wonderfully kind. It very lovingly broods over the scenes that are gone. It most gently calls up in memory the faces of the loved. Memory, so sweet! so sad! A great spirit has this day passed into the tomb. We stand uncovered at his bier. How solemn the scene! Over in the Library Building there he sleeps, so quietly. His dear face gives no recognition, but his life and example are our inherit ance. Thousands, this bright October afternoon, sitting by their hearthstones, with their little children about them, are thinking of this memorial and of him. No grander monu ment could be uplifted toward the skies than this splendid University, where the sons and daughters of Illinois and her sister states shall come to drink freely of the Waters of Life. On the 7th day of June, 1880, Dr. Gregory delivered the baccalaureate sermon to our class. We were his audience, though this hall was crowded. He said: " My text is from St. James: 'What is your life?'" The question came home to each of us, bringing us face to face with the future that lay before us, out in the big, round world, when we should go there to a -urn luty. Many, many times that question has arisen. What my life is today, or may be. is largely due to his teach ing and exampl I stand here loving him for what he did for me and for others. 1 know he loved me. This sweet child of God drew men unto him. 1 le was known and loved and hon- 26 UNIVERSl rY OF IL1 [NOIS. ored on two continents. His work is don ! How well done histoid shall record! The hand so strong to din t 1 is fa II * -1 h\ his siik'. The stir of gn it events shall summon him to duty no more, nor mov< that great h an a: tin In th< ,e grounds, so dear to him, we shall gently lay him d n to sleep. Many feet in tin: years to come will make pilgrimages here to lav softly on the grass)' mound that holds his dust, the sweet flowers of spring. u What Is Your Lij '" Answering, I say: Your life was an inspiration to hundreds and thousands of the young men and women, citizens of this great Republic. At the conclusion of Judge Xeely's remarks the Convoca tion, under the lead of Professor 1 < rnie, of the School of Music, sang "Abide With Me," and then the University proces sion took up its way to the vault at Mt. I lope cemetery, where the remains were to be retained until the precise place of burial should be determined by the Board of Truste s. PRAYER AM) BENEDICTION AT VAULT. Now, God and Path r oi our risen Lord, we leave here in this Machpelah our precious alabaster box. The costly oint- m nt which it contained has be n poured out upon the heads and into the hearts of many of the best citizens oi this com monwealth, and wilt Thou grant that all of th se ami each one of u may share with Doctor Gregory in the first resurrection at the c ming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; and ma) the lov of God, and the fellowship oi the Hoi] Spirit, abide with you all. Amen On Saturday morning, November 10, iSoS. at u oYl. T the remain were int< rn d. as directed 1>\ the ud < Trust U1 ( ^7 A( rK >N 01 Mil Gl : \i. i \, ri.iv. v. .i ng ' the leral I held Fri< iy ( President Draper ann un( h< death f 1 Milton i First R ni or Pr -id ni of th< I On an i ot I n H ill, the following memorandum gra ' '" ht the I intelligence from Wash- > . f our di tingfuished and honored friend and • Or, J a Gn B first Regent of the University and la until I im o his death, Professor emeritus of Political T v . tl m ibei >f the General Faculty, assemble in to expl our sen of deep bereavement and personal to ; i ( it Qficial records our high and loving- esti- tn id our gratl ul appreciation of the notable and ser r idered to this University and to the general r edut ion in our country. Bv tj1( t or mizing the University the Regent was e oft io mem r and chairman of the Board of Trustees, and was 50 tinnanof the Faculty. Dr. Gregory therefore and bore the responsibilities of the two itn- jx riant offices in the nascent institution, and had officially by far the Buence in shaping- and developing- its character. 1 possibilities there were those of an engaging and ,-of an energetic and indomitable worker, of a Olivine in; platform speaker, and of a man of broad Scholar ' aiiti,ul unimu"u pi Lchable personal character. Others of high wid per >nal influence differed with him from the begin- what the institution should be, and strong opposil m ^ r or another, and in one way or another, developed ly and vigorously urged. That he. with the assist- j { ,IJ, vmwo .^ii»i.iv NNitu nim uac iiouois oi wise tore- ugh< l heroic uti n under discouraging condition ando an mat( rioi ut me. Yet there was but • K nt Gtt 28 UNIVERS1 IN OF tLLINOl He stands alone in an important, prominent place in the • lucational history of our commonwealth, and to him alone in m; ly potential particulars the University owes its being. To-day we, who in a special sense share the benefits of his mas terful labors, and who fondly cherish the mem rv of his eminent per sonal character, hereby express our thankfulness for his life and influence in connection with this University, and, for his loss, mingle our sorrow with a very wide circle of warmly appreciative friends. We offer the condolence of sympathetic hearts to his children and especially to her who with us was an est* med me ml r of our bod'- and with him bore the endearing- relation of a devoted wife. ARTHUR II. DANIELS. Secretary t meral Fa iL . JOll II I ! \il H >N « >1 I HI B( >ARD I M I Rl 5TE1 A: a sp ial m- he I d of 1 m I |,| at ,|,, I iiv< J > Sati s »veml 12, i> the I >llowin members were presen vi I.mi ^l \nn ••«,,) g m \ \ 1 .11 i y L< Flower, Fran M. M, i- _\\, ;n,|(.r Mel in. N- I M ison, ISJ 5. Raymond, and Thomas I. - nth A in of M- s. Bullard, M< l.< m and Raymon w - app< I to prepai a suitable expression of lie - neni he I 1 touching the demise of fohn M. Gr< 11 D R of the Unh rsity from [867 to [880. 1 '• < mi:;- • 1 1 the following, viz.: WHERKA Mr. John M. Gregory, the first Regent or President of died in he City of Washing-ton, D. C, on the 19th of ( r '. I WHKKKAS. the i cea I had expressed a wish that his remain m it ha- bur J wi n'u the grounds of the University, and such su gt ha9 already had the approval of the members of the Board individual! . therefore, /\ oh d. That the Hoard of Trustees of the University takes th< opportu official expr of i: appreciation of the great debt of gratitude under wh h th University must always rest to its first Executive. He was >w in liberal measure with the qualities which were needed to p the plana and effect the organization of such an institution. II holarship. his intellectual balance, his familiarity with public . his courage in the face of much opposition, and his skill in laid foundations for a University upon which the superstruc- tu 1„ D continually growing stronger and nobler since he ceased to , snt in guiding its affairs. His sympathetic nature and h ,, acy as a teacher not only endeared him to students, but gave inspiration and direction to their lives. His works will remain after him t 10 him honor, and his memory must always have a unique and aviable plae, in our history. His death, even at the cud of , bug nd dingly fruitful life, tills all friends of tth e University with Lrrow. Th Board of Trustees, not only becaus because o( its official re- •0 \1YI UNITY O* II LIN01S. to the University, and to the educational progr >s of the Stat . and knows how very feeble this formal action is in adequat ly pressing it. Not onlv in an official and a formal wav, but with a depth of feel ing which we cannot utter, we declare that it was rare good fortune which brought his great g^ifta to the aid of the University in th days of its infancy; and in the years of its strength it will never cease t cherish his memory and draw inspiration from his words and his example. Resolved^ That his desire to be buried in the grounds of the Uni versity is not only significant of his unceasing affection for it, but brings to it the opportunity to secure in larger measure the continu ance of his influence upon its life. While any common practice in this direction is doubtless to be avoided, even in the case of strong characters who have exerted telling* influence in the affairs of tin University, the exceptional prominence of Dr. Gregory in this regard is sufficient justification in this instance. Therefore, the Board directs that burial be made in mason work in the neighborhood of a point south of the line of John street, if projected into the University grounds, and about one hundred feet therefrom, and about midway between University Hall and the west line of the University grounds, and the Board will, as soon as practicable, give appropriate treatment to the grounds in that vicinity and assume the perpetual care of the grave, to the end that it ma}' unceasingly remind us and coming gen erations of the virtues of the departed, and forever exert an influence at once mellowing- and uplifting- in the life of the University. And the executive officers of the University are directed at an early date to carry this action into effect. Respectfully submitted, S. A. BULLARD, ALEX. McLEAN, ISAAC S. RAYMOND, AdoptedW. L: . PILLSBURY, Si /(try Hoard of Trustees. II xi t |or i i ( 111- i li U Ol UNIVI ;m \\\ MM \: a r Chic; < ' the Ui y s,,s i yean a I h< ora, 1 a shoe ol rij i in a: abu t» >v< and ! n.l, Dr. John M. Gi tf- r and firs- fent P at) out Uma Mater, has • l^n ^ red to hi ttner un i . a I ader of men, a friend o I iianit , i! it e progress uml advan intent of tin; IK ed ation was tr ta! to his lithl ind watchful as a parent, Ch Well vcr wry field of knowh ge, he was a man of uncom mon ro* ult w\ ee him as a teacher the power to im ps i in a cl ul iorceful manner. In this particular he fc I f .v < —no superior, i^ it rka dern the faculty of attracting and endt lag hi n to him, he was through his own personality, eaz :o D to higher and nobler achievements. His ashes . ren to the soil of the institution that was so dear t ;. his work, his influence, his fame, belong to ae try, rid, to humanity, to civilization. 1 liversity his monument; his name shall live in our heart for rer and ei r. CHARU3S H. BARRY, HERMAN S. PEPOON, SAMUEL A. HARRISON, Committee. The 1 llowing committee was appointed to secure contri- (r, m the Alumni, and prepare a suitable memorial to button-* I roni n»«- , ,r< rory at the University: N CH: Kicker, 1872, Chairman; F. h. Hatch, 1873; I. O. Ba- '1s74- George R. Shawban, 1875; II. W. Mahan, 1876; Charles II. V "' JS77; Ellis M. Burr, 1878; Eorado Taft, 1879; Charles G. 1 n. !880; Charles H. Dennis, 1881; Frederick D. Rug: 1882; W *' lth) 188; Treasurer; Solon Philbrick, 1884; John E. Wright 1885; Willi ni D. Pence, 1886; John Parson, Vrthur N. Talbot If • v. UMv ;