ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



I have already talked too long and ought to have something pretty 

 to give in conclusion. I have found an extract that you may have heard 

 from a citizen of this town, the superintendent of the schools of this 

 town — Carter, a man to whom you will have the pleasure of listen- 

 ing from time to time. 



" Teach the children if you must the sowing of the dragon's teeth, 

 but also teach them of the sowing of clover and cow pease, and how they 

 can double the corn yield in Illinois and greatly increase the yield of cot- 

 ton in Georgia. Tell them the story of the wooden horse if you wish, 

 but be sure to give them more horse sense than Trojans had. Teach 

 them all you know of the milky way, but do not neglect to teach them the 

 way to milk. Soar with them as high as you may, but be sure all the 

 time to let their feet rest on the earth for it is from the earth that all are 

 sprung and upon it there are untold pleasures undiscovered, beauties 

 and marvellous strength for the soul of mankind. 



REMARKS BY DEAN DAVENPORT. 



I could give Prof. Allen printed matter on this subject, but it is 

 limited.- The very thing he has asked permission to tell. I hope he will 

 tell it everywhere. We want anybody to come here from anywhere and 

 to take anything we teach, and we say that same thing in printed form, 

 in our special college circular. We send thousands of them out and take 

 pains to say this. 



I have one thing more to say about the short course. We are only 

 quibbing over the definition. We talk about subjects, neither long nor 

 short course, that is the old college notion that a fellow had to enter a 

 course of some kind. Our work is based on the new university idea that 

 a man may come and study what he wants to, study without reference to 

 a course. We offer 80 things in agriculture to students, and when we 

 get more money there will be 180. 



