Lafayette College - Melange Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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fayette Colle e of Mr. Ario Pardee, however, kept the rapidly growing school on its course. In 1865, the College established the Engineering Department, which was in addition to the already existing Arts and Science schools. During the first World War, the campus was a veritable armed camp as students and administration contributed unselfishly, as they are doing now, to the war effort. Since the World War, Lafayette has grown rapidly and has taken her position as one of the foremost colleges of the state. The presence of such scholars as Francis A. March and many others, has done much for the growth of prestige. Lafayette now is an institution to be envied and respected. She has a beautiful hillside campus, overlooking the Delaware River and the thriving town of Easton. On this campus are attractive fraternity houses, beautiful lawns, wellfplanned athletic systems, two well' stocked libraries, and an expanding dormitory system, which is now used to house soldiers. The Class of 1944 will be the third war class to be graduated. Most of its members are already in the service, and many graduates are headed for the armed forces after graduation. It is now more than two years since that Sunday at Pearl Harbor. These two years have not been easy ones. They have seen many changes at Lafayette, some of which will continue in effect after the termination of the war, and others which will be eliminated for a return to normalcy. Despite these difficulties, which are infinitesimal when compared with those which some Lafayette men are enduring in the war, most of us will look back on our days at Lafayette with nostalgic pleasure. For Lafayette is not merely a place where we acquire some knowledge. It is a part of us for life. -:gl page ninr 194-

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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+

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Zin jflllemuriam The year 1943 has seen the deaths of three men who devoted themselves unselflshly to Lafayette College. Their loss has been deeply felt and will be long remembered. . 4'VY1Z 'n xYlI,l,l,XNl P, CZUUGIILIN Dk. lilmuum IKOCIUVICIJ. llmfl lnmflmll CMH-I4 I'r'ofr'x.s1n' of Civil lfngin1'1'ring Died Nlzly 7, lfllfl Dilfll Mily 26. 1913 Dlx. l:RI'1l'1MAN Wfxkn P ro 1 csso r of f I no logy' Died Scplcmhcr H, I9-I3 -.gf page ten