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Yale (ELIHU an Anglo-American)

ELIHU, an Anglo-American philanthropist; born in Boston, Mass., April 5, 1648; son of an English colonist.

He went to England while very young and was there educated, educated, never returning to America. About 1678 he went to the East Indies as a trader, and acquired great wealth. From 1687 to 1692 he was governor at Fort St. George, Madras.

He gave to the Saybrook Collegiate School books and money valued at $4,000, a gift which resulted in the connection CANADIAN TROOPS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY ON THE RHINE. FROM THE PAINTING BY SHELDON WILLIAMS CANADIAN TROOPS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY ON THE RHINE. FROM THE PAINTING BY SHELDON WILLIAMS Photo, British and Colonial Press ज्या Photo, Central News Photo Service A PICTURE, MADE BEFORE THE WAR, OF THE FAMOUS CLOTH HALL OF YPRES, BELGIUM, BEGUN IN THE YEAR 1200. BEHIND IT IS THE CATHEDRAL. AT THE RIGHT IS THE HOTEL DE VILLE British Official Photo YPRES AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR. IN THE CENTER IS THE CATHEDRAL TOWER. AT THE RIGHT, THE CLOTH HALL © Underwood & Underwood PORT OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Ewing Galloway THE SISAL DRYING YARD AND BUILDINGS ON A YUCATAN PLANTATION Photo by George Grantham Bain THE FAMOUS RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER THE ZAMBEZI RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA, NEAR VICTORIA FALLS Gilliams Service ZULU WARRIORS EXECUTING A WAR DANCE E. M. Newman ZURICH, LAKE ZURICH, AND THE ALPS, SWITZERLAND YALE of his name with the college after its removal to New Haven. His full-length University. He died in London, July 8, Wales. His epitaph contains the following well-known lines: ing well-known lines: "Born in America, in Europe bred, In Africa travel'd, and in Asia wed, Where long he liv'd and thriv'd; at London dead."