Word: patroons
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Amos Eaton and Stephen Van Rensselaer are two outstanding names in the history of the Institute. The latter was Patroon of Rensselaerwick and a member of Congress. A generous and loyal patron of progress, he | laid the cornerstone for civil engineering in the U. S. by founding what was nominally a school for "the sons and daughters* of farmers and mechanics...