LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
\lˌafe͡ɪˈɛt kˈɒlɪd͡ʒ], \lˌafeɪˈɛt kˈɒlɪdʒ], \l_ˌa_f_eɪ_ˈɛ_t k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\
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Easton, Pa., was chartered by Presbyterians in 1826, and fully organized four years later as a college preparatory to the professions. In 1866 a scientific department was added through the gift of half a million dollars from Mr. Pardee. A law department was opened in 1875.
By John Franklin Jameson