The Seven Laws of Teaching

The life of John Milton Gregory (1822–1898) was marked by a profound love for teaching; he was an educational leader of his generation. At the age of seventeen, Gregory became a district-school teacher; three years later he enrolled in Union College, New York; and after graduating in 1846 he entered the Christian ministry. In 1852, after a brief pastorate, he left the ministry and was appointed principal of a classical school in Detroit, Michigan. In 1854 he was a founder and the first editor of the Michigan Journal of Education. In 1858 he was elected state superintendent of public instruction, and in 1864 he became president of Kalamazoo College. In 1868, however, Dr. Gregory undertook the great work of his life, organizing the newly established Illinois State Industrial University, at Champaign, now called the University of Illinois.
The University of Illinois calls Dr. Gregory the “Father of the University,” and as the “Father,” Gregory asked that his body be laid to rest within the campus. The school complied with his request; his epitaph says, “If you seek my memorial, look about you.”
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