Oberlin College

an institution of learning at Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1833 as Oberlin Collegiate Institute. The name was changed to Oberlin College in 1850. A collegiate department and a theological seminary are maintained. Oberlin admits both men and women. It claims, in fact, to have been the first coeducational college. Colored students were admitted from the first, but they have never attended in large numbers. The village of Oberlin was headquarters for the "Underground Railway." It was a violent Abolitionist center. In addition to the usual collegiate course there are departments of music and art. Much attention is paid to physical training. A summer school is maintained. There are nearly 100 instructors and about 1,500 students, two-thirds of whom are women. The library contains 70,000 books and as many pamphlets. The endowment is a little over $1,000,000. The annual income from tuition and invested funds is $140,000. Gifts are expected to bring the total income up to about $200,000 a year.