this is a very interesting; do you know how many Indians attended the school before and after the War? Did any attend after the War? and when did they stop (or maybe never) taking Indians? Your information also underscores that MOST students were of the planter class, which should surprise no one; college was almost always been for the children of the elites until WWII. The big exceptions were the "urban college" -- Univ. of Akron, City Univ. of NY are two examples, that were locally funded and served a diverse and usually poor urban community, and state "normal" schools which trained teachers starting in the late 19th century, but would be after the issue in this discussion. Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, New York 12208-3494 518-445-3386 [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 12/17/07 10:54 AM >>> Emory & Henry College enrolled several students from the non-planter class. Joshua Ross (class of 1860) was one of six Native American students from the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nation that went here. He later served as principal of the Cherokee Female Seminary. In order to repay a debt to the commonwealth's Literary Fund, in 1850 E&H agreed to take 16 students, one from each senatorial district in the state (although it appears some districts sent more than one while other districts sent none), and educate them free of charge. It seems logical to assume that no planter's son would take advantage of such a program. Some of the sixteen who entered the college in 1850 under this program were William M Bridges, Richmond John W. Carter, Appomattox County Napoleon L. Cherry, Norfolk County Edwin W. Gordan, Charles City County Robert L. Omahundro, Charlottesville William S. Overton, Chesterfield County P. Vivian Daniel, Richmond George W. Early, Albemarle County James D. Mosby, Appomattox County Robert O. Peatross, Hanover County Robert A. Price, Prince Edward County John A. Randolph, Richmond I trust this helps. Regards, Robert Vejnar Archivist Emory & Henry College Archives Holston Conference Archives P.O. Box 948 Emory, Virginia 24327-0948 276-944-6668 - office 276-944-4592 - fax [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anne Pemberton Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:14 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Southern Colleges In a discussion about "The Education of Henry Adams", someone remarked that the colleges in the south were exclusively for the plantation class. Can someone provide examples of southern non-planter sons who attended college prior to the Civil War? Thanks a bunch! Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html