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| Title | Yeomans, John William |
| Subject | Photographs
College presidents
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| Description | 1841-1844: During his short presidency Rev. Yeomans attempted to open the college to both black and Native Americans. The blacks were educated for missionary work in Liberia and were sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. The Choctaw Indians never arrived, possibly because the President of the Board of Trustees, James Madison Porter, who as Secretary of War designate was responsible for sending them to the campus, was not confirmed by the Senate. The college was filled to capacity, but failed to attract sufficient financial support. |
| Publisher | Lafayette College |
| Contributors | David Bishop Skillman Library, Department of Special Collections & College Archives |
| Date | 2005-10-05 |
| Format | jpeg |
| Identifier | http://spcol.lafayette.edu/public/images/presidents/filename.jpg |
| Source | College Photograph Collection. Lafayette College, Department of Special Collections & College Archives |
| Language | English |
| Rights | The public may discover, display, and print the image for personal use. Permission is required for publication and all other public use. |
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