 The college's enrollment and endowment levels were high during the early part of his tenure, but the growing conflict between the North and the South prevent many Southern students from continuing their studies, causing the number of graduating students to fall from 75 to 45 by the end of his term.In 1860, the Board finally stopped the practice of selling perpetual scholarships, but only after the program had devastated the college's finances.By the end of his term, Jefferson College was in dire straits.