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A lithograph of Lafayette College, c. 1875 South College, one of Lafayette's largest residence halls, housing approximately 220 students in a coeducational setting. A group of Easton, Pennsylvania residents, led by James Madison Porter, son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown, Pennsylvania, met on December 27, 1824, at White's Tavern to discuss founding a college in town. [14]
Lafayette met Lehigh in its first intercollegiate game in October 1869, a 45–45 tie in Easton, and earned its first win against Lehigh, a 31–24 decision in Bethlehem. Lafayette's first non-Lehigh college game was a 26–11 loss to Princeton University in May 1874. Football appeared on campus in 1878, and did not become fully organized until ...
Kaboom – gargoyle mascot of the Bradley Braves; Kate and Willy Pride – lions, co-mascots of the Hofstra Pride; Kasey the Kangaroo – mascot of the Kansas City Roos; Keggy the Keg – unofficial mascot of the Dartmouth Big Green; proposed by the Jack-o-Lantern humor magazine) [20] Katy the Kangaroo – mascot of the Austin College Kangaroos
Selden Jennings Coffin, class of 1858, first registrar of Lafayette, biographer of the college, professor of mathematics and astronomy William McMurtrie , class of 1871 and first Ph.D. in chemistry awarded at Lafayette (1875); Chief Chemist for the United States Department of Agriculture , 1873–78; president of American Chemical Society in 1900
The statue was dedicated on the university's annual Founder's Day, [2] on November 17, 1921. [7] Notable attendees at the ceremony included Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul, Associate Justice William I. Schaffer of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (the ceremony's orator), Pennsylvania Attorney General George E. Alter, and Clothier as the special guest of honor. [2]
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The 1947 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ivy Williamson , the team compiled a 6–3 record and was outscored by a total of 156 to 89.
The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 record. [1] Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith were the team captains. [2]