Oneida Baptist Institute

James Anderson Burns founded Oneida Baptist Institute at Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky in 1900. Four teachers and 125 students were on hand for the first day of school, January 1 of that year. In addition to educational basics there were courses in domestic science and manual arts, and an emphasis on religious instruction. By 1916 the Institute was operating extension schools in nearby communities, and teaching night classes for working adults, and had made sizable physical plant expansions. For several years the school was able to rely on its own farm products for much of its food. By 1953, the school was receiving more applications than it could accept. The 1960s saw an increase in the number admitted from urban areas and foreign countries. By 1982 there were 90 staff members serving 470 students in grades 7-12. Throughout its history, the school has depended upon individual contributions for a substantial part of its income, even though it receives funds from Baptist organizations and its own endowment.

From the description of Oneida Baptist Institute Records 1906-1983. (Berea College). WorldCat record id: 51875989

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