, 1876-01-02
FISK. UNIVERSITY.
Celebration ct Nashville Of t:s Tenth
Anniversary Of This In:titu:ioa.
Some Account of the Efcmarl1a-
BILE Labors Of the Jubilee
Singers.
Dedication To-day Of the Imposing Build
ing Built with Their Earnings.
.Srfciai Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.

srfeial Dispatch 10 The Chicago 7rtbane.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan 1.-The iisfEl fortunes
OF war, while it had the effect Of restoring mill
ions OF human beings from tlo thra!idom Of
slayery to liberty to go aud come as they
choose, yet it left thom IN an almost helpless
state. Their old habits broken into. the farms
deso,ated, and thousands thrown together
with their myriad necessities, where before
they he'd mover known What it WAS
to provide for themselves. Thrown upon
their own resources by tho emancipation proc
lamatlon, they foundssthemselvos without either
means or experience in the midst Of a territory
which had been rayished By conteuding armies
Their first and only thought was to meet the
daily wants Of themselves aud families it was
for others to step in aud point them and lead them
to higher life and greater development OF
their faculties. at this crisis, missionary
societies Of the North undertook tho work, es-
tablished schools, and preached the Gospel to
them, and endeayored to effect substantial or
ganization tor their permanent good. These
schools took the form Of missionary institutions,
and we're supported entirely by their respective
societies, who had sent out the teachers. One
OF the first OF the kind established in Nashville
was az early as in 1868, on Oct. Is. It was con-
Quoted by tho Roy. ]. G. Mckee, OF the United
Presbyterian Church North. He was singu1arly
fitted for the work, possessing much talent and
large share Of undauuted courage that WAS not
to DO cast down by the many obstacles met at
every turn. He was immensely successful for
seros OF years. and bis school only wanod IN
strength and influence after the establishment Of
many schools by other societies and the opening
of the city schools to colored children, when it
was Abandoned Aoout tne SANS tlsne,-au 1ooo'
schools we're established in Nashville by the
Methodista. Episcopa1ians, Baptists, and Con-
crerat;onalists which have always prospered
o. t';,sea .,sat .ir,a
slnce tnat ''ue' o.,
Fisk School was opened Jan. 9, 1866 under
the auspices Of the American Missionary Aseo-
ciatinn. of New York, and the Western Freed
vna,,o Aid comm;ssion The latter Society soon
@.. -.N :4s..u 49, a,,a.;.a,, a1;aa;o,.
1aauo o'ef 'ts 4utoAcos W w SAA'o. As'4 @0'1s
ary Association, which has 1ostefea It ever e!hce'
Some Government buildings west of the Chssta-
,,oooo Danot tbon known an the Railroad Hos
..;t.1 .- ta,,,-, ,,,,za.s;,, of hv rho apents of
pltal, "ote eAAca po's0so" - - ~,
the Society, and used from lhas t1me TO tno
present as SCHOOL, building.
At TIM time OF tho establishment Of The
- rr., xr1,, xr,o +ba, rh;sf NJ
osnoU'' "eu ~ n .s,. -..at ;,toroa+ =,
Inc f1eeonsn d ou1eau' tooA stea' 4
the enterprise. and 1t WIS cai!eo oy his hahe'
lie has since contributed largely to its SUCCESS
trh a school WINS managed bv Prof. Ogden, we'll
known IN tne West now Of Ohio, and, for the
huo"A ~ .no "eo', >,.:S oo" :.N...,s.aa r,a-o
Two yaaIs OF nus froiessorsoip' 1a71suc1eo 1noAo
toau ,2oo pnp'ls hnu1an1, ras
mems M Eu1ea don1tea tne alce n'!te sum ~
Sfooo 70 Inc SCHOOL tuns tanue'k - o. ~ Ta..a
to incorporate " and appoint nouu " Luz
tees: IN August lSol' 1ne scnoel WIS Is,a.s
A. unlVsrslty Win ooato ~ nne we
Iho Academic ana Norma Depalsmea'.s raten Mo1e
tious name to ca 50 sms sn os srbt ~ tha
yersity, yet the tact vas never loss sehs u .na.
tnls was ooty tio at. !usus' % a,.J ,o1.a
intended to gro" TO vast propu..lona aua e Tho
into Ine possession " 10 .isad mn rom tbe ha1
deteInlnation mas oeeu cuetl1ueu t'oot sao s.oo
ginning that Inc opetat!ons sIou'o H. ~ ra ~
slve with the name. ana to"aru 'has eoo 1n0
oncers na9o eseau'y "oiaeu. ,.uo,;-;o,, .--aa
A,IeE INC senoU! "As as,.1t i; cnnnact;on
MADE 10! ooaIaihg usps. leut ,t ~ ~ racared
il ordst to Be under sood home influences Tho
heneuc1a s rsso's Sol. o. 1ne nt aTnaetai;ons ~
GeSonu tno moss aea aaosnt e1Eesta,tons a,I ~
l1s of'elnators. Ine ~ tL suu av,,i;n
nefs morals anu nsol.s - sn1 han hass, ;,e,1,
themselves OF INC pflsnesa Iass @ nseu ~ .n;n ;ast-
liable Ihe echoo! naa no" oeconls .; ~ ius:.. -.
tutlon OF no lnslgnlusan: po"el ana WIZ" .aotar az
operas'ons we're e1senoeu l.s "A1ss s.e"
and ITS neeos moro enoemous. on1n5 s;aa, 9s..
city OF funas tue parent socety, tne ameI.a 1stod
Missionary Association' seriously contenp'assu ~
tho abandonment OF tne ,s ouase'sl's, rs
It, had !, upon :. ts ,.,A naaa' s,,a1,ore
schools than it conld supporI'
a. this Crisis the m1se-tesehef n % the on,sels..y
Young man named george =. Mn1to, eooeelsIa .ii
tho idea OF training ana introducing .o tae "o1ia
3 band Ut cotored SINGERS. IN "n1cn Wy 10
hoped TO maintain the school, which ne 1elt mnss
be kept up as a!l hazards. ne nao unoounoeu
facility III training his c!asses, aau ~ 100 mas
not long before the jubilee olhse.s "eso
ready to meet al oos!ac'es ana eTt ~
ter upon that nntflea WORT =.
was not "1uout eono a :t 80
The object WAS undertaken, nus tney "eu. aos-
ward determined to accomplish tuela parpuso ytaet
AT first they made barely enough 20 GU o..
expenses. but the lndom1taole leaoe, "aa ~
cast down. and stoou hs gfoueo u .he iscn 49,. ~
ditiicultles AS last tno zoe tusnea IL ~
and he saw ms chershsd hopes apout ~ W 1v
lzed and FISK uniseIsl1y, tn1oush ns ~ ~
placed upon nfn oasls. AZ .',d ena end y, u;tI,
hrst concert season tncy oao nnn noo ,-",.a-
q bank account OF *Zo'oou. @ ,,nder Mv;1.
waiting 70 let tno grass etom eor, u1ou, tn,,r
their ieet the tfoupe aealn e. ,naue suntv. tnd az
and again nes1eo 9zo,ooo. nAn anGoo m ~ -,ost
acres or ground Hefe pu1cu;sem n M ~ |ns .d % 10