Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-11
OUR INSTITUTIONS OF LEARsrNa,


Ine EABA university.
The Fisk School was founded by the
American Missionary Association and West
ern Freedmen's Aid Commission, in Jsnu-
airy, 1856, While conducted as a Free
Public School, there was an enrolment, for
the year, of sbout twelve hundred pupils,
with an average attendance of eight hun
bred.
In August, 1867, (the city of Nashville
having provided Free Schools for jail class
esq a charter was secured for the Fisk
University, and the Academic and Normal
Departments were opened the following
September.
The whole number in attendance during
the year was four hundred and twelve, of
which forty-one were in the Normal De-
partment, and eighty-seven in the High
School. The average daily attendance of
all the departments, for the year, was two
hundred and thirty-two. For the second
year, the attendance was three hundred
and fifty-seven, with an average of two
hundred and three. For the third year
the attendance has been four hundred and
seventy-seven, with an average of about
three hundred and fifty.
The following named constitute the first
board of trustees: John Ogden, Nashville,
Pres; Rev. 81. S. Bennett, Nashville, Sec;
Geo. L. White, Nashville, Treas; Rev. NJ !.
E. Strictly, New York; Rev. E. M. Cra-
vath, Cincinnati; Judge Jno. Lawrence.
Nashville; Major Enos Hopkins, Nashville;
John Eaton, jr., Washington; John j. Cary,
Nashville.
The first board of instruction was as fol-
lows:
John Ogden, A, NJ, Principal and Pro
lessor of Didactics. Miss Carrie NJ. Sem
pie, Assistant Principal in Academic De-
partment. Miss Helen G. Morgan, teacher
in Latin and Greek. Miss Ada Appleby.
Miss Julia E. Maginnis, Principals in "A'
Department Model School. Mrs. E. NJ.
Robinson, Principal IN "B" Department
Model School. Miss Julia E. Benedict,
Principal in &C" Department Model School
Miss E. w. Douglass, Assistant Teacher.
Mrs. John Ogden, Superintendent of In
strumentsl Music. Mrs. Leanora E. Array,
Miss Ella Sheppard, teachers of InstrumeL-
tai Music. Mr.. Geo. l.. White, Steward,
teacher of Vocal Music and Penmanship.
Miss L. Nina Strstton, Matron. Mrs. Laura
G. White, Miss Henrietta Matson, Saperin-
tendents of Ladies' Hail..
Ten different States are represented in
this school, which numbers at present two
hundred and fifty pupils. From thirty to
fifty teachers for colored schools throughout
the South are furnished by the Fisk Uni.
versity each year. The majority OF TIE
lady teachers ere graduates of ODerlin Col
lege, of Oberlin, Ohio, and it capnot be
charged that they are working for money.
as but few Of them receive over SIS per
month and their board.
Excellent order is obseryed. In one of
the study rooms the. reporter noticed a
large number OF advanced pupils who were
let ehureiy 20 Unemseives-no teacher be-
ing present.
one o. the Professors, in speaking of the
anxle..y to learn manifested by the pupils,
tod of porter at the Maxwell and another
at Linck's hotel, each of whom went on
watch at six O'Clock P. NJ, coming off ct
six the next morning; when, after two
hours sleep, they would go to school, stay
till two P. NJ, sleep until five, and then &c;
their suppers and go on watch again.
Two others were spoken OF, who were
taught their letters six years ago, and are
now in their second year Of the collegiate
course.
Boarding students are provided for at
very reasonable rates, being furnished board
with room and lights, fer $3.50 per week.
A very fair library has been collected,
principally by contributions. Four hun
dred dollars worth of books were present.
ed TO the jubilee singers during their last
years tour.
The Institution Owls three first class pi-
amos, and great attention is paid to music.
"Old Fort Gilem," comprising eight
acres of ground, has been purchased by the
trustees, for which the sum of $4,000
was paid. This sum ard $4,000
additional, represents the net receipts
of the Jubilee Singers" This troupe S
made up of students of the University, who
are travelling IN the Northern States giving
concerts in aid Of the institution, under
the management Of George L. White,
Treasurer Of the University. They have
been highly successful, having cleared as
high as $1,000 by a single concert. The
erection of a building costing $4,000 will
be commenced next spring, on the fine site
just purchased.
At present, the salaries of the teachers
are paid by the American Missionary Asso-
citation, but it is hoped that the University
may be made self-sustaining before long.
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fcials Of the institution:
BOARD OF TRUsTEE.-GeD. Clinton B.
Fisk, st. Louis, Mo-, President; Rev. H. S.
Bennett, Nashville, Tenn, Secretary;
George L. White, Nashville, Tenn, Treas
ureT; Rev. E. N. Cravath, New York CITY;
Rev. Nj. E. Strictly, New York City; Hon.
John Eaton, Jr., Washington, D. c.; Hon. |
John Lawrence, Nashville, Tenn; John j. |
Cary, Nashville, Tenn; Enos Hopkins,
Nashville, Tenn.
EXECUTIVE Contaminated. A. (. |
Spence, Chairman; George L. White, Enos
Hopkins.
ADVISORY COMMUNICATION Smith, |
Nashville, Tenn; Rev. Page Tyler, Mem
phis, Tenn; Richard Harris, Pulaski, Tenn; |
Rev. W. w. Mallory, Memphis, Tenn;
Prof. j. 81. Barnum, Memphis, Tenn; Rev. |
3. 0. Tade, Chattanooga, Tenn; Rev. VIM.
Howell, Knoxville, Tenn.
INSTRUCTORS AND MANAGERs.-Prof. |
Adam K. Spence, NJ. A =; Rev. II. S. Ben
nett, III. a.; George L. White, hiss Helen
.. Morgan, B. a; Austin Il. Burr, B. A;
w. Hubbard, d. S.; Miss Henrietta
Aatson, Miss Celia f. Burr, Miss Mary C.
Day, Miss Emma e. Gross, Miss Ella
Miss Rebecca Massey, Miss Sarah
N. Wells, Miss Mary L. Stanley.
THE DESPERATE JACKSON.