ary , ▁while ▁the ▁B urr us ▁brothers ▁were ▁both ▁prominent ▁educ ators . ▁They ▁later ▁became ▁ ▁profess ors ▁at ▁F isk . ▁ ▁C rav ath ▁organized ▁the ▁College ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Moz art ▁Society , ▁the ▁first ▁musical ▁organization ▁in ▁Tennessee . ▁R ising ▁en roll ment ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁Adam ▁Knight ▁Sp ence ▁became ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁F isk ▁Normal ▁School . ▁To ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁initi atives , ▁his ▁wife ▁Catherine ▁Mack ie ▁Sp ence ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁mission ▁Sunday ▁schools ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁F isk ▁students , ▁organ izing ▁end ow ments ▁through ▁the ▁A MA . ▁With ▁a ▁strong ▁interest ▁in ▁religion ▁and ▁the ▁arts , ▁Adam ▁Sp ence ▁supported ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁student ▁cho ir . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁the ▁student ▁cho ir ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁fund - ra ising ▁tour ▁in ▁Europe ; ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁F isk ▁J ub ile e ▁Sing ers . ▁ ▁They ▁tou red ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁fre ed men . ▁They ▁raised ▁nearly ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁fund ed ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁J ub ile e ▁Hall , ▁now ▁a ▁designated ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁When ▁the ▁American ▁Mission ary ▁Association ▁decl ined ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁financial ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁J ub ile