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ty of students of both colors. From the start I determined to help Berea, particularly because of its Southern origin and because of its stuition of the manhood of the negro. In 1866 and 1867 we called it Berea literary Institute. It was still elementary and then composed of blent recitations in mathematics and the classics, and predicted for Berea a grand future. A year later the construction of Chase Hall, whi Another communication of my superintendent in Kentucky concerning Berea says: Upon the earnest solicitation of President Fairchild and Mr. Fee I determined to finish the work at Berea by giving them an additional $2,000. And the final reference to the college in 1870 shows mye to complete the large and commodious Ladies' Hall. This placed Berea with its extensive grounds on a substantial basis. The students there numbered 170 with eight teachers. Having steadily grown, Berea in 1896 had 460 students and 23 instructors. In 1903, 972 students and 5