HARVARD UNIVERSITY
\hˈɑːvəd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi], \hˈɑːvəd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi], \h_ˈɑː_v_ə_d j_ˌuː_n_ɪ_v_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\
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The oldest college in the United States, at Cambridge, Mass. It was founded in 1636, and chartered in 1650 by the General Court. In 1638 it was named after Rev. John Harvard, who left it probably £750. Its first class, consisting of nine, was graduated in 1642. It received State aid, in addition to private benefactions, till 1814, but its official connection with the commonwealth continued till 1865, after which time the control of the university was vested in its alumni. Besides its academic department it has schools of theology, law, medicine, science and dental surgery, founded respectively in 1819, 1817, 1782, 1848 and 1868.
By John Franklin Jameson
