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Emmons Bi.aine Hall from Scammon Court. 



Education of the university. There 

 were also additional addresses and de- 

 partmental conferences in connection 

 with the dedication of the building. 



In their addresses President Harper 

 and Dr. Jackman traced the history of 

 the school, the former concluding with 

 these words: "And so it has come 

 about that in each case two agencies 

 have united with each other; and that 

 finally all six have been drawn to- 

 gether. These were Colonel Francis 

 W. Parker with his faculty, and joined 

 with them the sympathy and interest 

 of Mrs. Emmons Blaine; the work of 

 the Chicago Manual Training School 

 under Mr. Belfield, and with it that of 

 the South Side Academy, developed 

 under the leadership of Mr. Owen; and, 

 finally, the creative work of Mr. Dewey 

 in his Laboratory School, and in con- 

 nection with this the factor represented 

 by the university itself. The history 

 of these several movements and of their 

 union with one another has been one of 

 peculiar interest. Many difficulties 



have presented themselves from time 

 to time, but one by one these difficulties 

 have disappeared. What this school, 

 made up thus of many elements, shall 

 in the end contribute to the cause of 

 education no man can predict. We 

 may hope, however, that the results 

 will be in proportion to the earnest 

 effort thus far put forth by the many 

 who have had at heart the sacredness 

 of the cause. In so far as the school 

 shall represent true ideals, it will help 

 on the work. No more than this could 

 be expected; no more than this could 

 be asked for. The names of Colonel 

 Parker, Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Mr. Bel- 

 field, Mr. Owen and Mr. Dewey are 

 written in large letters on the founda- 

 tion stones of this new structure." 



Education and philosophy at Chi- 

 cago suffer a serious loss by the re- 

 moval of Professor Dewey to Columbia 

 University. But the work that he has 

 accomplished at Chicago remains; it 

 has sufficient vitality to create its own 

 leaders. 



