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In [[1879]], Fairchild was hired as the third President of [[Kansas State Agricultural College]] in [[Manhattan, Kansas]] (later [[Kansas State University]]). He took office on December 1. Notably, at the same time one brother, [[James Fairchild]], was President of Oberlin College and another brother, [[Edward Henry Fairchild]], was President of the progressive [[Berea College]].
While at Kansas State, Fairchild stepped into an ongoing debate about the role of [[land grant college]]s. While some felt that the college should be limited to agricultural and mechanical arts, Fairchild reimplemented a classical [[liberal arts]] education at Kansas State. He is credited with saying, "Our college exists not so much to make men farmers as to make farmers men."<ref name=reference1>{{cite book | last = Williard | first = Julius T. | title = History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science | date = 1940}}</ref> Fairchild restored [[classics]] courses and brought in prominent professors. He also bolstered the number and caliber of students at Kansas State, lifting attendance at the young school from 207 to 590 students during his tenure.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/schools/ksu/1891/34.html College Symposium - through 1879<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Ernest Fox Nichols]], [[Philip Fox (astronomer)|Philip Fox]], [[Walter T. Swingle]], [[Charles Lester Marlatt]] and [[David Fairchild]] (his son) were drawn to study at the school during this era.
President Fairchild retained his position at Kansas State until June 30, [[1897]]. Fairchild submitted his resignation that year in connection with a complete restructuring of the college by members of the [[Populist Party (United States)|Populist Party]] on the state Board of Regents, who terminated ''every'' employee of Kansas State because the Board disagreed with the University's direction.<ref name=reference1/>
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== Legacy ==
* [[Fairchild Hall]], on the Kansas State campus, is named in his honor. The building, completed during his tenure in 1894, is home to the K-State Graduate School.<ref>[http://www.k-state.edu/grad/ K-State Graduate School<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The [[Fairchild Theater]], on the Michigan State campus, is also named in his honor.<ref>[http://theatre.msu.edu/Department/History/ Michigan State University Department of Theatre - History of MSU Theatre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== References ==
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