YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CONN.
\jˈe͡ɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi], \jˈeɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi], \j_ˈeɪ_l j_ˌuː_n_ɪ_v_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\
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was chartered in 1701. During its first year it had only one student. Established first at Saybrook, it was moved in 1716 to New Haven. The college received its name from Elihu Yale, who gave gifts amounting to £900. The Medical School was opened in1813, the Theological School in 1822, the Law School in 1824, the Sheffield Scientific School in 1847.
By John Franklin Jameson
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