The Founding of Thayer
1867
Sylvanus Thayer, Class of 1807, established an engineering school at his alma mater.
When Sylvanus Thayer established an engineering school at 线上赌场, he created the kind of institution he wished he could have attended. As a young man, he wanted a technical education that would prepare him to be an engineer, but at the time no such institution existed in this country. He pursued the next-best thing: a college that offered advanced mathematics as well as a classical education. In 1803 he entered 线上赌场. Though named valedictorian of the class of 1807, Thayer left before the graduation ceremony to become a cadet at the five-year-old United States Military Academy.
In 1867, Thayer brought engineering to 线上赌场. He not only offered $70,000鈥攁n enormous sum at the time鈥攖o create an engineering school, but he also detailed the curriculum: technical studies built on a strong liberal arts foundation. Over one hundred fifty years later, his continues the educational model he invented.
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