Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-15

The WANTS AND CLAIMS OF OBERLIS COL
LEGE.-Oberlin College makes its appeal to
the public for one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars. Rev. I. H. Fairchild, who fer
thirteen years has been Principal of tho
Preparatory Department, and therefore
knows and feels its wants, is appointed TO
raise this sum. This is the least amount
that the prudent, economical modest men
who nave charge of that institution feel at
liberty TO ask.
Sixty thousand dollars are needed for
buildings, and the balance for the endow-
ment. These wants are imperative. The
work of the College cannot DO well per-
formed without more money. The faculty
and students are constantly suffering for
the want of IT. Whether money contribu-
ted to that institution is likely to be a pro-
ftable investment, the public must Judge.
The College, as is generally known, con-
sists of -four departments, the Theological
Seminary, the College proper, the Ladies
Seminary, and the Preparatory School.
The catalogue of the last thirteen years.
shows an annual average of 1920 students,
624 gentlemen, 496 ladies. The average
number in the Theological Department has
been Is; in the Preparatory Department,
Al. The last two years before the war the
Theological Department numbered 80 and
50, the College 1919 each year.
The course of study in the College and
Theological Departments is essentially the
same as in all colleges and seminaries of
the highest order. The Ladies' course con
sists of four years of thorough study, and
requires as a preparation for it a good
knowledge of the common English branch
es, two terms of algebra and & year of Latin.
A moro thorough course of study is not
pursued in any female seminary in the land.
The Preparatory Department il not a
school for boys and girls, but for young men
and women. The average age oftbe young
menSn this department before the war, was
nineteen years. This department furnishes
not only a preparation for college, but q
thorough preparation for teaching and for
q business life. 1t embraces a scientific
course requiring two years of Latin and all
the English studies of the regular college
course.
The number of pupils now present in all
departments, not including the Commercial
College and Musical Conservatory, is nearly
500.
The teaching force of the institution. not
including teachers of extra studies, consists
of the President, ten Professors, the Pripci-
pals of the Preparatory and Ladies' Depart
ments, teachers of French painting, draw
ing and vocal music, and about forty stu
dents Of the higher classes, who instruct
pupils in the Preparatory Department. If
their means allowed, two or three per
teachers would be added for this
department.
To support these teachers they have the
interest of 1884, OO, with such additions as
supply from year to year. No tuition
IS received, as all students are received
or scholarships. The incidental fee of 81 a
term pays all other expenses of the College.
1t has been, and still will be, the aim of its
managers to keep the expenses of tho stu
dent so low that the INDECENT may obtain a
~ 1-1Ay VI "a EEluGuLS.
by manual labor and teaching during the
vacation, nearly, or quite, sustain
themselves. Before the war, the COLLEGE
furnished annually, for the schools of this
md the adjoining States, bout Eve hundred
,eachers.
The institution is surrounded by a Gem
pre- eminently moral and religious.
a a village of 5000 inhabitants there is no
'illiard-salOon, ~bowling-alley, nor any
'lace of resorts for loungers. No intsxicat-
ng drinks of any kind are sold except by !
and they, according to their pub t
announcement, sell only to those
Tho bring a physicians order. !
Finally, the College, in all its depart v
nents, is thoroughly loyal and fully com- 2
litted to universal freedom and equality.
10 college sen so many soldiers to the war,
nd none has furnished 50 many teachers
u the freedmen; but their work in taissr,-
pect is just begun. The principles of the !
ollege, in this regard, have been Yindicat-