Oberlin College,
A non-sectarian, coeducational institution in Oberlin, O., founded in 1833 by the Rev. John J. Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart, and so named in honor of J. F. Oberlin (1740-1826), a Protestant pastor of Waldbach, Alsace. In 1900 it reported 84 professors and instructors; 1,323 students; 3,662 graduates; 55,000 volumes in the library; grounds and buildings valued at $562,700; and productive funds, $912,803. John H. Barrows, D. D., was president.