| 词条 | New-York Central College, McGrawville |
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New-York Central College, commonly called New-York Central College, McGrawville, was an institution of higher learning founded by Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor and other anti-slavery Baptists in 1849 in McGraw, New York.[1] It lasted about 10 years. Grosvenor "proposed a 'free institution,' for the 'literary, scientific, moral, and physical education of both sexes and of all classes of youth.'" The college was modeled after Oberlin, which in 1835 began admitting blacks and in 1837 women. New-York Central College and was the first college in the U.S. founded specifically to educate all students: black and white, male and female. It was also the first to have African-American professors: Charles L. Reason, who was an alumnus, William G. Allen, and George Boyer Vashon. Reason was the first black college professor in the country. Some of the school's funding came from New York State.{{explain|date=December 2018}} The school's curriculum included classical education as well as agricultural science. The Rev. Grosvenor served as the school's first President, 1849–1850.[1] In 1856 there were 226 students and 9 faculty.[2] Approximately 50% were African-American. A scandal was caused when African-American professor William G. Allen became engaged to a white student, Mary King. To escape possible violent repurcussions, Allen fled to New York City, where he was joined by his fiancée. This event exacerbated already lingering social and political opposition to the school. (Marlene Parks has published a collection of press clippings, which show the hostility;[3] it was called "Nigger College at McGrawville"[2].) Facing bankruptcy, the school was put into the hands of the wealthy activist Gerrit Smith, who lived nearby, in Peterboro. A smallpox epidemic struck McGrawville in 1860. The effects of the outbreak, coupled with the lingering social and political opposition and financial difficulties, caused the college to close that same year. Another source says it closed in 1859.[1] The New York Central Railroad, with which there is no known connection, began in 1853. Alumni
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Passic|first=Frank|title=Cyrus Pitt Gosvenor|url=http://www.albionmich.com/history/histor_notebook/951001.shtml|publisher=Albion Historical Society Collection|accessdate=28 November 2010}} 2. ^1 {{citation|title=Personal recollections|first=Frank|last=Place|url=https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/NYMHG/id/240/rec/12|accessdate=December 24, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=New York Central College, 1849-1860, McGrawville, N.Y. : the first college in the U.S. to employ black professors|first=Marlene K|last=Parks|publisher=McGraw Historical Society, through CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2017|isbn=9781517478124}} Further reading
|title=New York Central College, 1849-1860, McGrawville, N.Y. : the first college in the U.S. to employ black professors |first=Marlene K. |last=Parks |publisher=McGraw Historical Society |year=2017 |isbn=9781517478124}} External links
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