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法薩爾大學 (Vassar College) 的創辦人--馬修‧法薩爾 (Matthew Vassar) 生於1792429

你會看到古老的法莎大學

我們的愛永遠都不應該消逝

也都很清楚的知道

我們感念馬修‧法薩爾的啤酒

這首對馬修‧法薩爾致敬的歌曾經一度受到歡迎,她是法莎大學的創辦人,於1792429日出生於英格蘭的諾弗克 (Nortfolk) ,他因為釀酒事業能成為富豪。在他的外甥女莉蒂雅‧布斯 (Lydia Booth) 遊說之下,他捐出一半的財富、以及在紐約樸基西 (Poughkeepsie) 地區廣達200英畝的土地,成立一所女子大學。他之所以成立這所學校,就是為了要和當時拒絕女性入學的那些名校相比。


And so you see, to old V.C.
Our love shall never fail.
Full well we know that all we owe
To Matthew Vassar's ale.

This once-popular song pays tribute to Matthew Vassar, founder of Vassar College (V.C.), who was born on April 29, 1792, in Norfolk, England. He had made a fortune in the brewing business. His niece, Lydia Booth, inspired Vassar to donate half of this fortune, as well as 200 acres of land in Poughkeepsie, New York, to create a women's college. He intended for it to be comparable to the best universities of the day, most of which excluded women.

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