, 1876-07-29

tl,c e,nnncinattnn. ia ef1orts hnve ,ccu chiefly
,,,rcc,nJ tn tha ,rcnor,tinr ~ ,,,o f,o.,,tnnn
u'see.Gu T.. " .ns p'epa.a.'on VI ',le 11ceunen
America, and as missionaries in Africa" In
began, tho Association opened school at Fort
resa Monroe for The benefit of Tho f,,o,,fycs wbn
i,urricdIy broke iro,n ti'sIr bondage sni soaqht
va speedily followed by ot1!er seL',ols e.tal,
states a .oe es varoas aSanaone 81 ad oaGa eaas
Of the loyal army. there wero gathered assc,il-
hiiaEEeN Of n;en, and /, wsonIen. and ehld.en Of
cngesly to tho inssrnction at teacher. ind mtron:
atlck, who strqve With ns much grntcfal xcal to dts
The pI.Ilan,hroptc institution which began tht,
educatlonal aid Religious work IL snpportea Almost
Nofsh pls hc as txeys years Sss ~ aae
roas @ fo4 Se n1 81 Se fee
acoes and cocses o these a.a seyes sFe
chartered Institutions, Viz: Hampton Institute,
iadega College, Aiaba.nA Tnsaiou Gniveralty, Nis.
s!ss!ppt; aud straight University, New Of}eans.
ssS ssi q as :soo, s1s Normal
ucatlon, The number Of teachers and m;sssona.
ries which .he Aanoclatton ha. had snaer IT, caro-
tendance At IL schools hse reckoncd a. fojjows.
In the Theological course. 70: in thc cni1"vs
eo%rss' ~; .hs a ehsEtersd nsti!u.!9n., 32o
1t Straight University, during the few years o,
ancs Of nesfiy j. 5oo atudents. IL sssslosuo ] Of
tho preaent year shows IN increase Of 05 over the
number enrolled last year. Al Hampton Institute.
twelycaontb; and 1t lbs a1,nual cx.mlnstiopp I'm IN
May, 45 graGastce-ths iarscst ciasa yst sent out
from tho inattute-rcceIyed The roll of parchment
al Il ~
luu, At Fix University tic catalogue far thc
yens closing ia 1870 names ii stndens In tile co.,
DR. 5 n enf t
course, ind 50 in tho primary schooI,wa totaI OF
219. The ffs graduates that have lett this ineti.
class was Email, oomprisfne outy fout ''"'' 1Do
A peculiar interest attaches 10 FIrk University,
On .ceGunt Of the ertraottnary careor q ite stu:
ern psrsuiafs rspsessnts liz % e1perienee a CO. II al
Tss asst ,choo, IN s.,h,o
opened in 1853 by the REV j. q. Mckee. It was
founder: bu{ when othcr sen5ola snte II
doofs to seiorsd Children IL nuns1,efs aee,jnsd.
asSs I liz Amc9ean Nson.ry ls ssot ot
W. et il onlesfs p Nashville 10 test tho ieasei-
~ Ma
the hospttaI buildings That htd bren nnetl hy iHr
Government during Tue War. Tho buidiucs and
prounis wcre secnred for a1( COO: and tIa nccinI
Preparations being made, ibe school wa opened
In january, 1866 In gratitude fol the pcrcrnnn
interest manifested in IL wcifaro by Gen q. II
Fisk, then President OF the Ftcedmen's Ijurean of
Tcancsses and adjoinlnE states, tha name Of F,sk
was riyen to tho Infant institvtion. The Western
Ftretmon'b Aid Commthsloa assisted for a year NJ
two in t6e support Of tbc sehooi. and then ravs W
over ths entife charge 10 the Xasnc,au0n. hr wch
It has ever siaee Gecn fostercd. - "''sn
For Two year. the school va, nunr,,ntcnd.d hv
ProL John Ogden and j. 90 chiI5raa VAR ~ Ny
uually In attendance In Scute,uLcF 1Hfr7 lin
nu1r schools Of Nashville aimjtIed coioTe,, chI.
this time, many Of lilo pupils Of FMF School Ind
advanced 10 far as 10 demand hiEher ersde Of IN
Httuction, In consideration OF thlg fact chertsr
,yas o1iaIncd, and he NH School VS. teansSorm.
cd into Fsk Uuiycfytty The 1rnt normal claes Nm.
formed ia The fsii Of la07. and a Hnrnitnrv ~ on1
lcpurtment Hers pFetnred foy tha rcec,,.
tfpn al studrnts. Yhe Pesistiy rnnd rrnnteT *
inetttntion $500 annually In ad az Intuent .tms
ionts ard the Frecdnar's Hurcan tlpnctsA IL. snr,
of A. 300. Wfth t1,s aasistanec. ths ashnoi na,s
NM IN tolerabe workinr nrrrr snt3 Il. anhcnc ~
nscf,inens WA esontiy s1tenf"d W. 'fo~'' VI
Hut in the e,,,,rse of thrce nr fonr ,..r, III.
11,fvc.sitv haa 70 far tnrrcnsed ~ nmr,,~ tn Hu
10 nntproy il ncenmmndstlnna: mi nt~r nrta.. s
nrsv nf,d ENLARGED nnnrtess rnmLt ha ,,routsoJ H.
nniv sitematye Ess + 1eTu,f. ~ re.t.iotinn ~ 1me W
s.i,isnfng tn6nencrs trhc ts.nc,ns;nn m.s T. T.. ~. ~
cnuditt In nfnr5 m. rcdnJ.tr hai, IA ne
sn-.tv Ia H. tvsi1o," 10. TIL ~, ta1aa