New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-25
A Mixed School.

The lecture of Rev. E. II. Fairchild, presi-
dent of Rsrea College, in the small hall of
the Masonic Temple tonight, will De some.
thing new in Louisville. Az Mr.. Fairchild
comes among us in capacity somewhat
peculiar, it might be Of interest to the pubic
to learn something of the man and the insti-
tuition Of which he is president He is
native Of Massachusetts. When child he
was taken TO Ohio, and educated at Obeflin
College, he aud his brother forming the first
tresbrnsu class of that institution. The
latter. Mr.. J. II. Fairchiid ia now presi-
dent of the college, and for sixteen
wears L. III. Fairchild vas the principal
Of the preparatory department there
of This position no held until about i've
wears ago, when ne received the appoint
lnent to presidency OF Berea College This
school was established about fifteen years
ago, and has a somewhat singular and very
;nterrsting history. about twenty i've years
agp Ar auLu Fee, native OF Lewis
county, Kentucky, WAS sent to Lane Sem
mary, near Cincinnati, to study theology,
and while .here. Notwithstanding he Was
a member of a slavehOldDg family. became
an abolitionist Previous TO changing his
views, he had expected to become mis-
sionary TO some foreign country, but when
he espoused the anti slavery cause he de-
tsrmined to remain in America and
c,uploy his talent in behalf OF the negro.
He commenced ais work at home by
irving to persuade his father to free his
slaves. For his paine aud sympathy for
the blacks he was lisiu herited by his father
and sent adrift. He went out alone preach
ing through the counties of Lewis and
Brwckep, where in tho course Of few
wears, he organized several churches. About
nineteen wears agp, on invitation from Cas-
sins NJ. Clay, Mr.. Fee went TO Berea, Madi-
SOD county. where he settled down and
organized ~ church. Three years later he
organized u mixed school, for both white
and eoored, the only school Of the kind
that ever EXISTED in the State. This school
was the foundation Of Berea College.
which is today conducted on the pin
ciples with which it was originated. A
short time after the John Brown Rad, in
1850, political excitement was so great
throughout the State, aud indignation
against the aboltionists - strong IN the
neiyhborhuod OF Berea that 70 committee OF
sixty armed men went to the town and de-
manded that every one Connected with the
school ar 10 sympathy with 1t should leave
the State. The order WAS given to Profess
Ror Rogers, the principal, who came before
the crowd and addressed them, renlon
etrating against the course they had taken.
But remOnstrance was useless. The citl-
gems were determined and the abolitioDists
were compelled to move ou'. Immediately
after the war. IN 1865, the came persons re-
surned and reorgauized the school, which
was soon after its re. estabis hment chart red
nnder the name of BereA College. The col
iege from that time to the present. has been
open for both white and colOred students,
male and female. The attendance now
cumbers $50. three.Gfths OF that number
6.ing colorei. The school is conducted in
every particular without GistlDctIon be-
tween The students on account OF race or
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