Lafayette College - Melange Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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di ation To Professor Frank R. Hunt, for his sincere desire to know his students, for his wellfprepared, informative and pleasant lectures, for his interest in and thorough knowledge of his subject, for his definite convictions, which he is not afraid to hold and to express, and most of all, for his human qualities and his unassuming manner, we, the staff of the 1944 Melange, proudly and gratefully dedicate our work. -,gf page seven 1311-

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istory of In any future history which may be written of Lafayette College, the past year will undoubtedly be accorded a most prominent position. The events of this school year have emphasized for many of us the importance and true meaning of the principles for which Lafayette College stands. An institution of higher education must, in wartime, undergo certain modifications which will aid the war effort. Lafayf ette College ranks among the leaders of American colleges and univerf sities in her early actions in this direction. More than a thousand soldiers, representing various branches of the Army Specialized Training Program and the Army Air Corps, are now stationed here, pursuing special courses of studies. Approxif mately two hundred and thirty civilian students remain. Nearly eighteen hundred Lafayette graduates and former students are now in the armed services. Lafayette College continues, however, as a seat of liberal education and a respector and protector of free and independent thought, symbolizing many of our most respected and treasured rights and privileges. It is from colleges such as Lafayette that tomorrow's leaders will come, and we should by no means take for granted the intelligent foresight and constructive efforts of the leaders of past years who helped bring Lafayette to her present position. The twentyfseventh of December, 1824, saw a group of Easton's leading citizens meet at White's Hotel, where they decided to found a college named after General Lafayette. In 1826, the college was established on the banks of the Lehigh River and, in 1834, was moved to its present site on the hill. During some years, particularly around the time of the Civil War, the status of the College was rather insecure. The generosity -.3 page vigil! 13+