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Oberlin was the first college in the United States to regularly accept African-American students ( 1835), and was also the first coeducational institution. The first four women to enter as full students were Mary Kellogg (Fairchild), Mary Caroline Rudd, Mary Hosford, and Elizabeth Prall. All but Kellogg graduated. Oberlin has long been associated with progressive causes; many of its students were involved in the controversial Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of a fugitive slave in 1858. One historian called Oberlin "the town that started the Civil War."
The school's sports teams are called the Yeomen and Yeowomen. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the North Coast Athletic Conference. Oberlin's football team was the first team coached by legendary coach John Heisman , who led the team to a 7-0 record in 1892. In modern times, however, the football team was more famous for a 40-game losing streak which ended in October 2001.
Oberlin College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and The Five Colleges of Ohio consortium, including Ohio Wesleyan University, Denison University, Kenyon College, The College of WoosterThe College of Wooster is a liberal arts college with fewer than 2000 students located in Wooster, Ohio, in Wayne County, Ohio. Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian church as the University of Wooster, it was from its creation a co-educational institution..
Oberlin College's motto is "Learning and Labor" (see College seal, below). Its school colors are crimson and gold.
The Oberlin campus in 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National
Both the college and the town of Oberlin, Ohio, were founded in 1833Events January 3 Britain seizes control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. June 6 U. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train. September 29 The infant Isabella II becomes Queen of Spain, under the regency of her mot by a pair of Presbyterian ministers , John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart . The ministers named their project after Jean Frederic OberlinJean Frederic Oberlin ( August 3 1740 June 1 1826) was an Alsatian Protestant pastor and philanthropist. Born as the son of a teacher at Strassburg, he studied theology in his hometown. In 1766 he became Protestant pastor of Waldbach, a remote and barren, an AlsatianRegion Alsace ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Information Capital: Strasbourg Population Total Density 1,734,145 1999 209/kmē Area8,280 kmē Arrondissements13 Cantons75 Communes903 President of the regional council Adrien Zeller ( UMP) Departements Bas-Rhin (67) minister they both admired. Oberlin attained prominence because of the influence of its second president, the evangelist Charles Finney.
The college was built on 500 acres (2 kmē) of land specifically donated by the previous owner, who lived in Connecticut. Shipherd and Stewart's vision was for both a religious community and school. For a more detailed history of the founding of the town and the college, see Oberlin, Ohio.
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