JOURNAL ARTICLE

Putting New Wine in Old Wineskins: The Origins of the Founding Curriculum of the University of Illinois.

  • Published In: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 2023, v. 116, n. 2/3. P. 65 1 of 3

  • Database: America: History and Life with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Behle, J. Gregory 3 of 3

Abstract

Jonathan Baldwin Turner, who has been suggested as the father of the land-grant idea, was an Illinois resident.[5] Illinois saw the need to create a I new i university in keeping with the uniqueness of the land-grant model. Gregory, in his inaugural address, referred to Illinois as the "West Point for the Working World."[26] Illinois could not ignore West Point, but in the post-Civil War era, it was perceived as elitist and counter to the citizen-soldier populist model favored in the more democratic and inclusive land-grant universities. Both of these sectarian colleges required manual labor and argued that they should be the recipient of the Morrill Act status within Illinois.[12] Traditionalists held that scientific and practical studies had their place, but not in the traditional college curriculum. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 2023/06, Vol. 116, Issue 2/3, p65
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Education
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1522-1067
  • DOI:10.5406/23283335.116.2.3.05
  • Accession Number:171997898
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